Today’s games Volleyball Northern Lights Conference at Superior Central, 10 a.m Carney-Nadeau, Powers North Central at Felch North Dickinson Invitational, 10 a.m. Escanaba at Oconto, Wis. Invitational, 10 a.m. Cross country Manistique at Rudyard Fall Classic, 10 a.m. Monday’s games Volleyball Bay College at Montcalm C.C., 6:30 p.m. Powers North Central at Bark River-Harris, 7:15 p.m.
ESCANABA — Anglers, hunters and outdoor enthusiasts will once again have a chance to connect with vendors, discover new products and prepare for the season at the Daily Press’ fifth annual U.P. Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo. Limited booth space remains available for vendors interested in ...
Oct. 11, 1966 — Randy Fochesato fired a one-hitter, struck out eight and walked none while leading the Hermansville Redskins to a 1-0 baseball victory over Alpha Mastodons. Doug LaCoursier led the Redskins with two hits. Ed Curtis, who had Alpha’s lone hit, took the loss. He fanned 11 and scattered six hits. Oct. 14, 1966 — The Menominee Maroons were crowned Great Northern Conference cross country champions with 18 points. They were followed by Escanaba with 47, Holy Name 87 and Iron Mountain 108. Menominee’s Gordy Pekuri set the conference record by covering the two-mile ...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has begun using genetic testing to track the success of some of its fish-stocking operations. The goal is to find out if fish living in a particular water body descended from the parents of stocked fish. Doing so helps the DNR know if its multimillion-dollar stocking efforts are paying off by telling them if the stocked fish are living on in the waterway. "Think about genetics (testing) like Ancestry.com, 23andMe," Jen Johnson, senior fisheries management biologist for the DNR, told the Michigan Natural Resources Commission during its ...
“The pretty waters in the sea feel as cold as you left me. Yes, blue must be the color of the blues,” – George Jones and Lawton Williams The night was almost completely dead silent. The overcast skies and the otherwise blackness seemed to enhance the quiet. However, the void created by ...
MARQUETTE — It was a birthday to remember for Ella Fure as she regained her Great Northern Conference cross country title on her home course here Thursday. The Marquette High School senior, who just turned 17, covered the 3.1-mile course at Presque Isle Park in 18:53.9 on this sunny, windy and seasonably cool afternoon. Her latest effort was the fastest time recorded by a Marquette female runner at Presque Isle, but slightly more than five seconds away from the course record (18:48.8) by Emily Paupore of Negaunee in the 2019 Marquette County meet. Lindsey Rudden had the previous ...
