ESCANABA — Kids from all over the community came out Saturday for the 1st Annual Josh Soper kids fishing day. Josh died in 2024 after battling colon cancer. Josh was an avid fisherman. The kids were treated to a day of fishing as well as games and lunch. Each kid that registered also ...

RAPID RIVER — When Jack Smith graduated from high school and bought his first dirt bike in 1993, who would have known it would be something that he, his wife and their four sons would all do together as a family? “My parents weren’t really the dirt bike kind of people,” Smith said. ...

ESCANABA — As the Escanaba Motor Speedway winds down on the 2025 regular season. Daily Press sports writer Adam Hinch got a chance to catch up with sport compact driver Dylan Lanaville to discuss a variety of topics. Adam Hinch: What got you into racing? Dylan Lanaville: It’s a family ...

MARINETTE — Garrett Lanaville drove in four runs on two hits including a grand slam as Escanaba Bears 13U Ends season with tournament title. The Bears faced off in the championship game against Luxemburg Casco taking the game 14-0 in four innings. The Bears put up 11 of their 14 runs in ...

OK, last column in Escanaba, better make it count, right? First, because so many of you asked, where am I going? Well, that requires a small back story. This particular story starts in 2005, when the athletes I covered weren’t even born yet. For a project in the fourth grade we had to do a ...

GLADSTONE — After helping Gladstone softball reach three state quarterfinal games during her tenure, Brooklyn Pendergraft put pen to paper for her next step. Pendergraft inked her letter of intent to play softball at Bay College on Tuesday afternoon. “I feel really good about it. I feel ...