FLINT — The 96th Michigan PGA Professional Championship is Monday through Wednesday at Flint Golf Club, and in addition to being a state championship for Michigan golf professionals it serves as the starting point on the road to major championship golf. Eight-time champion and the ...
POWERS — Several years have passed since the North Central girls been able to field a full cross country team. Coach Cherie Granquist hopes that will change this season. “Our goal is to have five girls and get a team score,” she said. “We haven’t had a full team in at least four ...
ESCANABA — The teams of Joann Poncino-Paxton Johnson and Karen Plaisier-Lori Shea combined forces Thursday for a 73 and tied for top honors in the Women’s Ryder Cup at Escanaba Country Club. Barb Scott-Mary Bergman hit 79 for third place and Nancy Mantel-Karen Wiles carded 81 for fourth ...
ESCANABA — It’s a new football season and a new look for Escanaba football. The Eskymos will wear a new logo on the left side of their helmets— a black E, with a black image of the Upper Peninsula used as the middle line of the E. Escanaba coach Dave Howes said the new logo was crafted ...
GLADSTONE — The Gladstone elementary and Junior High cross country teams will have a parent meeting on Tuesday at the pavilion in Gladstone (across from the State Police post) at 7 p.m. Any student from grades 3-8 that are interested should have a parent attend. Registration and T-shirt ...
GLADSTONE — Tim Dementer shot 34 Wednesday to lead the Irish Oaks Men’s League. He was followed by James Smith 36, Tom Warren, Steve Gauthier and Matt Smith Jr. 37, Don Cousineau 38 and Chuck Briggs, Wayne Arts and Kevin Vogel 39.
CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Arrieta pitched into the seventh inning and allowed a run, Javier Baez homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 on Friday in a rare interleague matchup. Anthony Rizzo went 2 for 4 with two RBIs, Victor Caratini went 3 for 3, and ...
Saturday’s games Volleyball Gladstone at Sault Ste. Marie Invitational, 9 a.m. Munising Invitational, 10 a.m. Escanaba at Kingsford Invitational, 10 a.m. Girls’ tennis Escanaba at Kingsford Invitational, 10 a.m.
ESCANABA — All area veterans and their spouses are invited to a free pre-game picnic before Friday’s Escanaba-Alpena varsity football game. The picnic, sponsored by Elks Lodge 354 and Escanaba Quarterback Club, starts at 5 p.m. at the Escanaba Athletic Field. Kickoff is 7 p.m. for the game, ...
MADISON, Wis. — Sometime early in training camp, Wisconsin linebacker Chris Orr launched himself into a pileup on the practice field to make a tackle. He took a hit to his surgically repaired right knee during the scrum. Orr got up, felt fine and walked back across the line of scrimmage. It ...
ESCANABA — Seven former Escanaba football players — including three who had standout careers at Northern Michigan University — will be honored Aug. 25 as the Quarterback Club’s 2017 Wall of Fame class. John “Jack” Hirn, Scott Herioux and Jace Daniels followed up their stellar ...
GLADSTONE — Nobody can fault Gladstone’s Steve Bratonia if he caught the lottery Powerball fever Wednesday with all the good luck going his way. “I may have to go buy some tickets,” Bratonia admitted Wednesday. “It was a good week for me. I got a hole-in-one, won the club ...
ESCANABA — The girls tennis season is underway and Marquette spoiled Escanaba’s opener Wednesday with a 6-2 victory. “I was happy with their performance,” said Esky coach Denny Lueneburg. “I basically looked to see what their attitude is and what their efforts are. They looked lost ...
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Joey Randazzo’s teammates marveled as the Grosse Pointe, Michigan, shortstop lifted pitch after pitch over the left field fence during Little League World Series batting practice on Wednesday. They were in awe again a batter later as Joseph Wisniewski used his ...
GLADSTONE — Karen McCorkle highlighted her round Tuesday with a hole-in-one at Gladstone Golf Club. McCorkle used a 4-hybrid to ace the 140-yard, 11th hole for her second career hole-in-one.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Call Martellus Bennett the “quarterback whisperer.” The Green Bay Packers’ tight end is with his third team in as many seasons, which means another training camp of building rapport with a new quarterback. He’s proven to be productive at every stop. Bennett is ...
Here are the official scrimmages this week involving area high school football teams: Thursday – Escanaba at Negaunee: Jayvees at 10 a.m., varsity at noon. Friday – Gladstone at Munising: Varsity and jayvees at 10 a.m. – At Bark River-Harris: Bark River-Harris, Manistique, North ...
GLADSTONE — Most golfers go a lifetime without recording a hole-in-one. But then there’s Steve Bratonia, who has eight in his career. Bratonia hit his eighth ace Monday using an 8-iron on the 162-yard seventh hole at Gladstone Golf Club.
GLADSTONE — Steve Bratonia fired a 69 Monday to lead the way in the Men’s League at Gladstone Golf Club. He was followed by Dennis Bratonia and Terry Cartwright 74, Jim Rogers and Wayne Marshall 75, Mark Hager 76, Bill Swartz and Scott Neurohr 77, Jim Broman and Kelly Shea 78 and Mark ...