EBEN JUNCTION — It was a tough afternoon on the gridiron for the Superior Central Cougars as they fell to the Brimley Bays 52-16 here Saturday. This marked the first victory for head coach Tim Wilson as the Bays improved to 1-4. “This is special,” he said. “This is the first ...

ESCANABA — Josh Granquist of Powers set the pace in the Escanaba Fall Classic Half-Marathon here Saturday, covering the 13.1 mile course in 1:24:55.4. He was followed by women’s champion, Amanda Wojan of Gaylord, at 1:32:49.6, Nathan Jackels of Maple Grove, Minn. (1:33:21.9) and Andrew ...

U.P. scores Football Thursday’s game Eight-player Cedarville-DeTour 44, Pellston 14 Friday’s games 11-player Escanaba 42, Cheboygan 13 Gladstone 59, Ishpeming Westwood 22 Pewamo-Westphalia 49, Bark River-Harris 0 Marquette 48, Sault Ste. Marie 6 Negaunee 44, Hancock ...

ST. NICHOLAS — It was a big night for the Mid Peninsula volleyball as they faced off against the Big Bay de Noc. The Wolverines lost in four sets (25-20, 25-11, 18-25, 25-17) here Thursday. The Wolverines did raise $11,600 for their Superintendent Eric VanDamme who was diagnosed with Multiple ...

KINGSFORD — A four-year reign as Great Northern Conference tennis champions came to an end for the Escanaba girls as they were runners-up to Marquette here Thursday. “Today’s tournament was tremendously close from the beginning to the end,” Esky coach Chris Ogren said. “Going into ...

MARQUETTE — Things appeared to be going Escanaba’s way after the fourth set of a Great Northern Conference volleyball match here Thursday night. After dropping the first two sets the Eskymos rallied to force a fifth and a pair of kills by senior Landry Bray helped them take a 2-1 lead in ...