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Prep Schedule Dec. 10

Today’s games Girls’ basketball Big Bay de Noc at Mackinac Island, 1 p.m. Boys’ basketball Big Bay de Noc at Mackinac Island, 2:30 p.m. Superior Central at Munising, 7:30 p.m. Engadine at Rock Mid Peninsula, 7:30 p.m. Wrestling Sault Ste. Marie, Munising, Ishpeming Westwood at Gladstone, 6 p.m. Thursday’s games Boys’ basketball Rock Mid Peninsula at Hannahville, 6 p.m. Big Bay de Noc at Grand Marais, 7 p.m Manistique at Gladstone, 7:15 p.m. Carney-Nadeau at Powers North Central, 7:45 p.m. Girls’ basketball Gladstone at Iron Mountain, 6:15 ...

Meet the Athlete: Jae Poma

RAPID RIVER — With the 2025-26 basketball seson underway Daily Press sports writer Adam Hinch got the opportunity to sit down with Rockets junior guard Jae Poma to discuss a various number of topics. Adam Hinch: So Jae, when did you start playing basketball? Jae Poma: I started playing ...

Elks Hoop Shoot

Calling all young free-throw shooters to the carity stripe! The Escanaba Elks Lodge #354 will be hosting the Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest on Saturday, December 13, 2025, with registration at 11 a.m. at the Escanaba Area High School Gymnasium. There will be three divisions for both boys and girls, ages 8-9, ages 10-11. and ages 12-13. To compete, the contestand must be at least 8 years old and no older that 13 years old by April 1, 2026. Contestants must a pair of clean, dry gym shoes to change into prior to the competition. Any questions or for more information contact Trent ...

14th Annual Mary Vandermissen Holiday Classic Freeskate Award Recipients

Manistique boys earn first win of the season over Engadine

MANISTIQUE — A pair of double-digit scoring runs proved to be too much for the Engadine Eagles as they fell 69-36 to Manistique here Friday. Manistique trailed 9-8 early to Engadine, when The Emeralds went on a 13-0 run. Manistique junior Connor Tennyson had six of his 23 points during the ...

Mary Vandermissen Classic continues to grow

WELLS — The Mary Vandermissen Holiday Classic is continuing to grow. A record turnout of 150 skaters were here for a figure skating competition that started Friday night and continued into Saturday. “Next year we’ll probably start Friday afternoon and go into Saturday, because the ...