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Blade’s Ice Report

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Ice conditions are great north of Saunders Point and Hunters Point with 11-12 inches of ice. Ludington Park by marina and Band Shell is also good. Butler's Island areas as well as the Days River area should be avoided not safe.

Grayling captures top honors at Escanaba Elks Invite

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ESCANABA — The championship trophy from the Escanaba Elks Invitational wrestling tournament headed south of the Mackinac Bridge as the Grayling Vikings captured top honors with 185½ points here Saturday. “It was pretty close, then we pulled away in the championship round,” Vikings’ ...

Eskymos fall to Braves in girls basketball action

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ESCANABA — Murphy's law was in full effect here Friday night for the Escanaba Eskymos girls basketball team as they fell 80-29 to the Gladstone Braves. The Braves were led by Lillie Johnson who had a double-double with 29 points 12 rebounds with seven assists and five steals. "It was a ...

Escanaba takes down Kingsford in hockey tilt

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WELLS — The Escanaba Eskymos were in lockdown mode here Friday night in a 4-1 hockey victory over the Kingsford Flivvers. Esky limited the Flivvers to nine shots on goal, including three on their second power play opportunity nearly midway through the third period. Kingsford, which had ...

Prep Schedule Jan. 5

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Tonight’s games Wrestling Gladstone, Kingsford Iron Mountain at Negaunee, 6 p.m. Girls’ basketball Big Bay de Noc at Powers North Central, 6:15 p.m. Rapid River at Stephenson, 6:30 p.m. Manistique at Engadine, 7:15 p.m. Munising at Bark River-Harris, 7:30 p.m. Carney-Nadeau ...

U.P. Scores for Jan. 5

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U.P. scores Friday’s games Girls’ basketball Gladstone 80, Escanaba 29 Bark River-Harris 48, Carney-Nadeau 24 Felch North Dickinson 64, Powers North Central 24 Newberry 64, Ironwood 31 Munising 56, Brimley 32 Negaunee 58, Iron Mountain 30 Baraga 52, Houghton 40 Calumet ...