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Meet the Athlete: Kyle Husturlid

ESCANABA — As the Bay College Norse roll on now in the final month of regular season action Daily Press sports writer Adam Hinch got a chance to catch up with freshman guard Kyle Hustrulid to discuss a variety of topics. Adam Hinch: What made you choose Bay College? Kyle Hustrulid: I ...

Hannahville and Ojibwe Charter put on three-point barrage

HANNAHVILLE — This wasn’t a three-point shooting contest, but the Hannahville and Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter shot the lights out in a Northern Lights League basketball match-up here Saturday. That was especially true in the third quarter when they combined for 11 of their 25 trifectas en route to Hannahville’s 76-61 triumph which wrapped up the No. 2 seed in this weekend’s Northern Lights League tournament at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie. “This was a big weekend for us,” Hannahville coach Jon Bintner said. “We set a goal with these games. It makes a ...

Prep Schedule Feb. 10

Tonight’s games Boys’ basketball Rock Mid Peninsula at Big Bay de Noc, 6 p.m. Gladstone at Negaunee, 7:15 p.m. Rapid River at Munising, 7:30 p.m. Superior Central at Engadine, 7:30 p.m. Escanaba at Menominee, 7:30 p.m. Bark River-Harris at Carney-Nadeau, 7:30 p.m. Felch North Dickinson at Powers North Central, 7:45 p.m. Hockey Manistique at Kingsford (Iron Mountain), 6:30 p.m. Wednesday’s games Wrestling Team districts Division 2 At Sault Ste. Marie Escanaba vs. Marquette, 5 p.m. winner vs. Sault Ste. Marie, 6:30 p.m. Division 3 At ...

Todat in Sports Feb. 10

1908 — Tommy Burns knocks out Jack Palmer in the fourth round to defend his world heavyweight title in London. 1949 — Joe Fulks of Philadelphia scores 63 points in a 108-87 win over Indianapolis to set an NBA scoring record which would last for nearly a decade. 1952 — The Baltimore Bullets play the 48-minute game without making a single substitution and beat the Fort Wayne Pistons 82-77. 1962 — Jim Beatty becomes the first American to break the 4-minute mile indoors with a 3:58.9 in Los Angeles. 1968 — Peggy Fleming wins the women’s Olympic figure skating gold medal in ...

Eskymos fall to DePere on senior night

ESCANABA — Escanaba hockey found themselves on the womg side of the scoreboard here Friday night as they fell 8-5 to DePere The Eskymos got off to a fast start as senior Graham Johnson scored in the first minute of the game off assists by Owen LaBonte and Nolan Bink to put the Eskymos up ...

Eskymos fall to Copper Kings

CALUMET — The Escanaba Eskymos girls basketball team played there best game of the season despite falling 42-35. The Eskymos trailed 35-34 with 1:20 to go in the fourth quarter before senior Landry Bray fouled out with 13 points. The Copper Kings outscored the Eskymos 7-1 from that point on to earn the win. Senior Susie Moberg had her best game of the season on defensive side of the ball as she held Calumet’s Bailey Strom to six points as she also fouled out in the fourth quarter. “I was really proud of the way our girls fought tonight,” Eskymos coach Tracy Hudson said. ...