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Wolves defeat Eagles in conference matchup

CARNEY — Carney-Nadeau was in control throughout as it defeated Stephenson in straight sets, (25-17, 25-12, 25-15) in a Skyline Central Conference matchup here Tuesday. The Wolves jumped out to an early 6-1 lead on a pair of aces by junior Paige Jardeen. The Eagles tied the game on an ace ...

Marquette beats Esky tennis in a close match

ESCANABA — Escanaba girls tennis team got Anna Martin back at No. 1 singles Tuesday. The Eskymos now only short Lily Benetti at No. 4 singles the Eskymos are finally getting close to back to their full lineup. However it was not enough as they fell 5-3 to Marquette. Anna was able to win her ...

Kingsford hold off Escanaba in volleyball action

KINGSFORD — The Escanaba Eskymos tried their best to stay in contention here Tuesday night before dropping a 3-1 (18-25, 34-32, 25-19, 26-24) volleyball decision to the Kingsford Flivvers. This Great Northern Conference match appeared to be headed for a fifth set when the Eskymos took a ...

Kingsford girls defend home turf winning Kingsford Invite

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Kingsford girls defended their home turf here Tuesday, edging Stephenson 26-29 for the title in their own cross country invitational. “This was a nice win,” Flivvers’ coach Sara Noascone said as rain moved into the area. “The girls gave it their all. We placed ...

U.P. Football Polls

11 Player Escanaba (2) 2-0; 22 Menominee (2) 2-0; 21 Negaunee (1) 2-0; 17 Calumet 2-0; 9 Marquette 1-1; 4 Others receiving votes: Bark River-Harris (2-0) 1; Kingsford (1-1) 1; 8 Player Pickford (4) 2-0; 24 Norway (1) 2-0; 18 Newberry 2-0; 16 North Dickinson 2-0; ...

Valiquette looks to back up last year’s win at the Yooper Fall Classic

ESCANABA — The green flag drops this weekend for the 2025 Yooper Fall Classic at the Escanaba Motor Speedway. On Friday night, each class will have an open practice followed by the king of the hill event for the street stocks and sport modifieds with each class racing for $500 to win in ...