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Speedway raises thousands for East Winnling’s recovery

ESCANABA — Drivers and members of the community came out to the Escanaba Motor Speedway on Sunday to show their support for Easton Winling. Winling, who was seriously injured when his car hit the wall in the first heat race on June 7, spent over a week in the hospital from injuries sustained ...

Cubs stay perfect, sweep Rangers

ESCANABA — Strong defense and pitching continue to lead the way for the Escanaba Cubs as it defeated the South Central U.P. Rangers 6-1 and 3-2 in a baseball doubleheader here Monday. The Cubs are now 6-0 on the season. “Defense and pitching is winning these games so far,” Cubs coach ...

Yacht racing results

ESCANABA — Hazy conditions and a decent wind out of the northwest added to the drama in last week’s yacht racing action. Racing was fast and close between boats, with the two spinnaker class teams finishing less than a second apart. Drama unfolded when the two cruising class boats Sweet ...

Manninen wins big on Father’s Day

ESCANABA — Weekend rain pushed the start time back one hour but couldn’t stop the Escanaba Motor Speedway from putting on another exciting night of racing. On top of all it was Father’s Day and for Ethan Manninen it was a very special night as he came away with the feature win after ...

Escanaba Cubs earn weekend sweep over Appleton

ESCANABA — A well rounded team effort once again paid off for the Escanaba Cubs as it swept Appleton Post 38 in a baseball doubleheader hers Saturday. The Cubs won game one 3-2 and took the second game 6-1. Dr. Tom Fisher was in attendance to throw out the opening pitch. Fisher was a member ...

COLUMN: How I’ll remember this era of Gladstone softball

Let me take you all back to Friday morning this week. I was camped out at my brother's house in Wayland. My favorite part of visiting is being able to take off the journalist cap, It's here where I get to take on my favorite identities as "Uncle Funny" to an 11-month-old girl named Selah. In ...