Vote! Who's the greatest Upper Peninsula female athlete of all time?

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With America’s 250th birthday in the books, we’ve looked at the 10 best female athletes from the Upper Peninsula.

From Krista Clement to Becky Iverson to Ginger Polich, there have been a ton of elite Yooper athletes that thrived over the past several decades in Michigan.

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Here’s your chance to vote on who you think is the greatest female U.P. athlete of all time.

The poll opens on Wednesday, July 22, and closes at 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 25.

Here’s a look at the 10 candidates:


Sarah Stream, Ishpeming

Krista Clement, St. Ignace

Becky Iverson, Escanaba

Erica Ledy, DeTour

Nicole Elmblad, St. Ignace

Marion “Mingo” Anderson, Marquette

Jill Wettuhn, Carney

Sara (Boyer) Rhode, Rapid River

Ginger Polich, Ironwood

Amber Smith, Ishpeming

Contact sports editor Jared Greenleaf at [email protected]. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter @sportsCDT

This article originally appeared on Cheboygan Daily Tribune: Vote! Who's the greatest Upper Peninsula female athlete of all time?

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