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Rebirth of Manistique ball field

MANISTIQUE, Mich. — A long-dormant piece of local nostalgia got a second chance thanks to a partnership between Schoolcraft County 4-H, ProAmpac Manistique, Nalco Water (an Ecolab Company), Schoolcraft County Road Commission, DesJarden Excavating, Bichler Concrete and Gravel, and numerous personnel and community volunteers. After years of sitting unused for games, the iconic community ball field is being rebuilt and restored to once again serve local youth, families, and athletes. Local 4-H baseball and softball program has been increasing with participants each year, and with over ...

Mickey Thomas wins pro four race on Sunday in Bark River

BARK RIVER — The excitement continued on Saturday and Sunday at the 50th Annual Island Resort and Casino Off-Road Rumble in the U.P. at Bark River International Raceway. The four-day event drew more than 21,000 people with great bands and fireworks and a great racing program. "We probable ...

Escanaba defeats Gladstone in tennis action

GLADSTONE — Escanaba and Gladstone girls tennis teams took the court for the first time on Monday with Escanaba defeating Gladstone 5-3. “After a long week of practice we played our first match of the season,” Eskymos coach Chris Ogren said. “We have several players returning as well as a few newcomers with seven seniors, three juniors and two freshmen.” Anna Martin was able to cruise to victory at No. 1 singles as she defeated Gladstone’s Carly Maki 6-0, 6-0. “Anna has put in a lot of time over the summer and it showed up today,” Ogren said. Martin was the only one ...

Today in Sports Aug. 19

1909 — The first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Twelve-thousand spectators watch Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer win a five-mile race with an average speed of 57.4 miles per hour. The track’s surface of crushed rock and tar breaks up in a number of places and causes the deaths of two drivers, two mechanics and two spectators. 1921 — Detroit’s Ty Cobb gets his 3,000th career hit at age 34, the youngest player to reach that plateau. 1934 — Helen Hull Jacobs wins the women’s title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. 1981 — Renaldo Nehemiah ...

C.J. Greaves wins Richard Ault Legacy long jump

BARK RIVER — The 50th Island Resort and Casino’s Off-Road Rumble in the U.P. got underway on Friday with five classes in action plus the Richard Ault Legacy Long Jump at Bark River International Raceway. In the Sportsman SxS, Chad Emling picked up the win Raymond Deininger finished ...

Island Resort and Casino to host top collegiate golfers

Harris, MI – Island Resort & Casino will once again welcome some of the nation’s top collegiate men’s golf programs to the Upper Peninsula over Labor Day weekend, September 6 and 7, 2026, for the seventh annual Island Resort Intercollegiate at Sage Run Golf Course. The public is welcome to watch the tournament. Admission is free. Hosted by South Dakota State University, the 54-hole, two-day stroke-play tournament has established itself as a premier early-season event on the collegiate golf calendar. The 2026 field of twelve NCAA Division I programs includes defending champions, ...