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Meet the Athlete: Alex Prins

ESCANABA — As the Gladstone Braves prepare for the 2025-26 basketball season, Daily Press sportswriter Adam Hinch got the oppertunity to sit down with Braves sophomore Alex Prins to discuss a various number of topics. Adam Hinch: What got you int basketball? Alex Prins: I started playing ...

Sports Flashback Nov. 23-29

Nov. 24, 1965 — Paul Miller’s 27 points were enough to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to an 82-64 basketball triumph over Marquette. Dave Nyquist added 20 and Jim Boyle tallied 16. Doug LaCoursier scored 23 points, helping the Hermansville Redskins roll past Pembine, Wis. 82-40. Randy ...

Meet the Athlete: Emerson Droubie

IRONWOOD — The Bay Colllege Norse are now six games into their 2025-26 season. Before their matchup with the Samsons Daily Press sportswriter Adam Hinch got the opportunity to speak with Droubie on a various number of topics. Adam Hinch: So Emerson. What made you choose Bay as your college ...

Norse sweep Samsons for second time this seasons

IRONWOOD — A Impending blizzard didn't stop the Bay College Norse from sweeping a doublehearder against Gogebic Community College here Tuesday. The Women won 92-71 and the men picked up a 77-46 victory. In the women's game Samsons guard Hannah Vaughn had eight of her 15 points in the first ...

Manistique boys open swimming season with victory over Marquette

MANISTIQUE — The Manistique boys opened their swimming diving season on a positive note, earning a 65-58 victory over the Marquette Sentinels Manistique’s girls held their own in a 93-57 loss. “I was very happy,” Emeralds’ coach Parker Birr said. “We had only two weeks to ...

All-U.P. Volleyball awards released

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association released its All-UP volleyball awards. Miss Volleyball went to Ava Fischer of Forest Park as well as defensive player of the year in division 4. Mia Hemmer of Ishpeming took home defensive player of the year honors in ...