ESCANABA — After four top three finishes including three second place finishes, Tanner Rae found himself back in Victory Lane for the first time in the 2026 season after winning seven of the 10 races last season. “It was a fun night out there tonight,” Rae said. “I knew that Wyatt ...
ESCANABA — As we pass the midway point of the 2026 racing season at Escanaba Motor Speedway it's time for this week's Meet the Driver. This week we introduce you to 600 sprint driver Caden Tolliver. Adam Hinch: So Caden, when did you start racing? Caden Tolliver: I started racing carts ...
MANISTIQUE — They say records are made to be broken. Not only did Uriah Aili of Manistique beat his own course record here Saturday morning. He shattered it by 41 seconds in the Emerald Chase five-kilometer run. The Bessemer High School graduate covered the 3.1-mile course in 15 minutes, 10.3 seconds on this sunny and very warm day. David Partyka of Manistique was a distant runner-up at 18:44.7, followed by Ben Goldsworthy of Fishers, Ind. (18:58.1). Aili, who coaches track at IUE University in Richmond, Ind., is trying to get ready for the 2028 World Olympics in Los Angeles ...
ESCANABA — A pair of drivers claimed their first career feature wins at Escanaba Motor Speedway here Saturday night during the 7th Annual Christian Groleau Memorial Race. The first was in the 600 sprints as Jace Murray rebounded from a tough heat race to pick up the win in feature ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Iron Mountain 13-14 All-Stars punched their ticket to the state tournament with a 13-4 win over Gladstone here Friday. Gladstone got on the board first as Jaxdon Quigley drove in two runs in the top of the first inning. Iron Mountain responded in the bottom of the ...
July 5, 1966 — Ishpeming Woody’s Bar captured the Escanaba Invitational softball championship in a 5-3 triumph over the Escanaba Merchants. Bob Corriveau rapped a two-run homer in the first inning and scored on triple by Tony Derkos in the sixth. July 7, 1966 — Doris Swanson led the way in the Escanaba Country Club Women’s League by shooting a 43. She was followed by Sally Fontaine 45, Rosemary LeMire 46, Gloria Hansley and Lou Berglund 47, Peg Douglas 48 and Marie Wicklander 49. Vicki Beck shot the best score in the Highland Golf Club Women’s League with a 45. ...
