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Escanaba Cubs crush Niagara in season opener

ESCANABA — Walks and errors told the story here Tuesday night as the Escanaba Cubs defeated Niagara 20-1. Carter Seidel got the start for Niagara and allowed eight runs on three hits with eight walks in the first inning. Daunte Sandoval took over in relief and gave up 12 runs and walked 10 ...

Gregg Johnson /Al Erickson Memorial Tournament set for this weekend

ESCANABA — The Gregg Johnson/Al Erickson Memorial tournament will take place this weekend with 10 teams making the trip. Games will be played on Friday and Saturday at The Bay College Field in Wells and Al Ness Field in Escanaba. The semifinals and championship game will take place at Al ...

Team Superior edges Team Michigan in U.P. All-Star Baseball Game

ESCANABA — Team Superior came up with the big defensive plays when they needed them most in a 7-6 baseball victory over Team Michigan in the Second Annual Upper Peninsula All-Star game here Sunday. Michigan got within a run on Desmond Gleason’s double to leftfield in the bottom of the ...

Meet the Driver: Doug Belongia Jr.

ESCANABA — With three weeks of racing in the books at the Escanaba Motor Speedway it time for another Meet the Driver. This week we introduce you to sport mod driver Doug Belongia Jr. Doug currently sits sixth in points on the season. Adam Hinch: So. When did you get into racing? Doug ...

Negaunee captures the 12U Great North Open Championship

ESCANABA — Maddox Halamka made his presence felt during the 12U Great North Open this weekend. Halamka hit a trio of home runs over the weekend as he helped lead Negaunee Irontown to a 9-2 victory over Thunder Bay in the championship game. “They were throwing my favorite pitch low and ...

Lightnings sail to victory

ESCANABA — The Escanaba Yacht Club (EYC) kicked off its racing season on Wednesday with the first race of the June series. With the summer still young, not all the EYC's racing boats participated because they aren't launched or fully rigged yet, but the boats that did sail had a challenging ...