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Prep Schedule May 8

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Today’s games Golf Munising Invitational at Pictured Rocks, 10 a.m. Track and field Negaunee Invitational, 3 p.m. Norway Invitational, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Ignace at Manistique (DH), 4 p.m. Crystal Falls Forest Park at Superior Central (DH), 4 p.m. Bark River-Harris at ...

Emeralds shine in softball doubleheader

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RAPID RIVER — The Manistique Emeralds climbed over the .500 mark by sweeping both ends of a softball doubleheader for the Rapid River Rockets here Wednesday. Manistique raised its record to 9-8 by taking the opener 19-7 in five innings and the nightcap 22-6 in three on this partly sunny and ...

Riverside defeats Norway in 13-15 softball action

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NORWAY — The 13-15 year old girls softball team sponsored by Riverside Auto Sales defeated Norway 17-6 at Marion Park here Tuesday. Riverside got on the board first as Aubrey Adams had an RBI-single and laila grounded out to score a run. Landon Davis stole home on a passed ball to put ...

Trout season rekindles memories of youth in the U.P.

Outdoors

“It’s often said that life is strange, yeah, but compared to what?” – Steve Forbert During the early days of my youth, the last Saturday in April opening day of trout season quickly became something I looked forward to as much as Christmastime. My birthday falls on April 9 and by that ...

State report says 2025 was a wild ride for Michigan’s forests

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A new annual report that surveys the health of Michigan’s forest says 2025 was a year of “progress and challenges.” Every year, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources compiles a forest health report that details new and existing threats to those forests. In the 2025 edition of ...