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Marquette rallies to beat Escanaba in five sets

MARQUETTE — Things appeared to be going Escanaba’s way after the fourth set of a Great Northern Conference volleyball match here Thursday night. After dropping the first two sets the Eskymos rallied to force a fifth and a pair of kills by senior Landry Bray helped them take a 2-1 lead in ...

Marquette claims GNC title in tennis action

KINGSFORD — A four-year reign as Great Northern Conference tennis champions came to an end for the Escanaba girls as they were runners-up to Marquette here Thursday. “Today’s tournament was tremendously close from the beginning to the end,” Esky coach Chris Ogren said. “Going into ...

Meet The Athlete: Ashton Rymkos

ESCANABA — As the Escanaba Fan Club officially unveiled the new renovation of the football stadium to the community, Daily Press sports writer Adam Hinch got a chance to sit down with Escanaba senior Ashton Rymkos to discuss a number of topics. Adam Hinch: What got you into playing ...

Game Preview: Escanaba at Cheboygan

ESCANABA — The Escanaba Eskymos will make the trip to Cheyboygan tonight for a matchup against The Chiefs. The last time these teams met was during the 2014 season, with Cheboygan winning 13-12. The last Eskymos win in the series came in 2013 when they beat the Chiefs 33-21. The Eskymos ...

Prep Schedule Sept. 26

Volleyball Hannahville at Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter, 4 p.m. Muskegon C.C. at Bay College, 6:30 p.m. Football Escanaba at Cheboygan, 7 p.m. Felch North Dickinson at Rapid River, 7 p.m. Manistique at Bark River-Harris, 7 p.m. Carney-Nadeau at Stephenson, 7 p.m. Powers North Central at ...

Eskymos take down Braves in volleyball matchup

ESCANABA — Escanaba was on the victorious side of a Great Northern Conference volleyball match as they defeated Gladstone in four sets, (25-17, 22-25, 25-22, 25-23) here Tuesday. “They gave us a battle tonight,” Eskymos coach Beverly Ziebell said. “There were moments where we had a ...