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Hannahville tames Bobcats in volleyball action

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HANNAHVILLE — A vastly improved Hannahville volleyball team enjoyed a big serving night here Monday in a 3-0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-8) triumph over the Munising Baptist Bobcats. McKenzie Mathias set the tone early with a five-point service run, helping the Soaring Eagles grab a 6-0 lead in the first set of this Northern Lights League match. A service error by the Bobcats, enabled Hannaville to stretch its lead to 11-3. Munising Baptist then trimmed its deficit to 11-6 on a four-hit violation by Hannahville. The Soaring Eagles, however, extended their lead to 18-8 on back-to-back ...

Braves defeat Maroons in tennis action

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GLADSTONE —The Gladstone girls tennis team continues to move in the right direction with a 5-3 win over Menominee here Thursday. The Braves were very impressive in singles action as Lillian Ketcham defeated Menominee’s Ella Chouinard in a pair of 6-0 sets. Lillian used a combination of a ...

Prep Schedule Sept. 16

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Today’s games Cross country Stephenson Invitational at Banat, 4 p.m. Soccer Escanaba Bayside jayvees at Hannahville, 5:30 p.m. Volleyball Bay College at North Central Michigan, 6:30 p.m. Thursday’s games Volleyball Hannahville at Kinross Maplewood Baptist (DH), 1 p.m. Munising at Rock Mid Peninsula, 6 p.m. Rapid River at Carney-Nadeau, 6 p.m. Manistique at Iron Mountain, 6 p.m. Superior Central at Bark River-Harris, 7:15 p.m. Girls’ tennis Kingsford at Escanaba, 3 p.m.

Esky tennis splits doubleheader

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ESCANABA — The Escanaba girls salvaged a split in two tennis matches here Monday. Esky fell to Ishpeming Westwood 7-1, then did a little experimenting in a 5-3 triumph over Munising. Sophie Hill and Claire Jaacobsen provided the Eskymos with their lone victory against Westwood, defeating ...

Eagles defeat Rockets in volleyball action

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RAPID RIVER — It was a tough night on the court for Rapid River volleyball as they fell three sets to one against Stephenson here Monday. The Eagles jumped out to an early 5-1 lead on a pair of aces by senior Addison Olson. Stephenson extended the lead to 10-2 on a four-point service run ...

Soaring Eagles fly to win over Bobcats in soccer action

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HANNAHVILLE — The Hannahville Soaring Eagles reaped the benefits of a stingy defense in a 3-0 soccer victory over the Munising Baptist Bobcats here Monday. Hannahville packed it in down low, often forcing the Bobcats to take shots from outside. Goaltender Antonio Eagle also helped their cause by stopping 17 shots. “He had some nice saves,” Hannahville coach Dan Kleikamp said. “Our defense has been playing real well. I’ll give them a lot of credit. They had a handful of shots we thought would get in.” Devin Arteaga scored Hannahville’s first goal from point-blank ...