Top 10 Sports Stories of 2010
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Top 10: Thirlby Field gets a facelift
Traverse City's Thirlby Field at Harry T. Running Stadium received the finishing touches on its long-awaited facelift, earning the top spot in this year's top 10 local sports stories.
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Top 10: St. Francis booted from LMC
In July, the superintendents of the Lake Michigan Conference voted to remove the Gladiators from the conference in 2012, but only for football. The schools that were perennially beaten by St. Francis on the gridiron finally scored a win against the Gladiators.
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Top 10: Anderson, Hines go to MSU
It's not often a basketball player from northern Michigan receives a scholarship to a high profile Big Ten program. It happened twice in 2010 when Suttons Bay's Dwaun Anderson and Central Lake's Jasmine Hines signed with Michigan State.
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Gordon savors MSU's championship season
Eric Gordon and the Michigan State Spartans had Big Ten Conference championship dreams long before they took the football field this fall.
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Top 10: North Stars make history
After several years of getting oh-so-close to making the playoffs or nearly winning a postseason series, the team finally did it. And they did it in a big way.
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Top 10: Coaches retire, move on
Nobody expected Keith Haske to coach boys basketball at Charlevoix forever. But it's doubtful many expected to see him coaching elsewhere, especially at a rival school.
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Top 10: Races continue to grow
After expanding the field by 500 runners for both races, registration opened for the 2011 Bayshore races on Dec. 1. The half marathon was filled in less than 48 hours and the full was capped in six days.
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Top 10: Glass on to national stage
It was a big year for Alisha Glass. But an even bigger year awaits the former Leland standout.
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Top 10: Skiers win area's only state titles
Two northern Michigan teams won state championships in 2010. And they came in a sport those schools have long excelled at.
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