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Eskymos go to the air to beat Petoskey

PETOSKEY— Escanaba’s aerial attack was too much for Petoskey to overcome as they fell 27-10 in a Big North Conference football game here Friday. Nolan Bink had three touchdown passes in the contest. “The boys played unbelievable tonight,” Eskymos coach Bailey Lamb said. “Petoskey is ...

Forest Park wins The Rock Tournament

By John Vrancic For the Daily Press GLADSTONE — The Gladstone Braves returned to the semifinals in the ‘Rock’ Invitational volleyball tournament here Saturday, but fell short in their attempt to advance. Once they got to the semifinals, the Braves dropped a 25-18, 25-16 decision to ...

Eskymos take down Braves in Battle of the Bay

ESCANABA — Thursday night marked another edition of the Battle of the Bay as Escanaba defeated Gladstone in straight sets (25-22, 28-26, 25-17) in a Great Northern Conference volleyball matchup. Escanaba used momentum from the win in the second set as they imposed their will on the Braves as ...

Rockets and Wolverines go down to the wire in volleyball contest

ST. NICHOLAS — A pair of volleyball rivals went down to the wire here Thursday night as Rapid River escaped with a 3-2 (23-25, 25-20, 26-24, 21-25, 15-12) victory over Rock Mid Peninsula. The Rockets secured the decision on a return which sailed out of bounds. “They’re looking like ...

Sports Flashback Sept. 14-20

Sept. 17, 1960 — The Bark River-Harris Broncos rushed for 176 yards, rolling to a 26-0 football victory over the Carney-Nadeau Wolves. John Martin scored twice. Larry Luchay dashed 30 yards for a touchdown. Jerry Sundquist added another score on a quarterback sneak and Ken Hammerberg ...

Rapid River girls CC victorious at Manistique Invite

MANISTIQUE — Several area cross country runners, including a trio of freshmen, continued to show promise in the Manistique Invitational here Wednesday. Rock Mid Peninsula freshman Ashdeyn Gerow placed second and classmate Eli Stiglitz took fifth in the boys’ 3.1-mile race and Rapid ...