Briefs
Hughes wins race
ESCANABA — Gladstone HIgh School sophomore earned top honors in the Seventh-Annual Escanaba Diehard/Kevin Holmes Birthday four-mile run in 26 minutes, 39 seconds here on a chilly and windy Sunday afternoon.
Gary Whitmer of Gladstone (27:53), who did the race virtually Saturday, was runner-up and Wes Papicak of Florence, Wis. took third (31:04).
Lilly Karl of Gladstone was women’s champion at 34:35.
Holmes won the two-mile race in 17:26 and John Vrancic of Escanaba took the mile at 10:40.

