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Meet the 2025 Skyline Central Conference softball award winners

ESCANABA - The Skyline Central Conference unveiled All Conference teams and individual honors for the 2025 softball season. Provided below is the full list of recipients. Player of the Year Kara Stanchina, junior, Norway  Offensive Player of the Year Jessie Loehr, junior, Forest ...

Christian Groleau Memorial Race set for Saturday

ESCANABA — This Saturday marks the running of the sixth annual Christian Groleau Memorial Race.  Groleau died of suicide in January 2020 at the age of 24. This race was brought to the speedway as an instrument to support suicide awareness. Groleau was a three-time track champion during his ...

Meet the 2025 Skyline Central Conference baseball All-Conference recipients

ESCANABA — The Skyline Central Conference announced its recipients for season awards and honors for the 2025 baseball season. Provided below is the full list of recipients. Co-Player of the Year Landon Amundson, senior, Norway; Cole Baij, senior, Norway Offensive Player of the Year Owen ...

Meet the racer: super mod driver Gunnar Hansen

ESCANABA — The Escanaba Motor Speedway had a week off as it prepares for the back half of the 2025 season. Daily Press sports writer Adam Hinch got a chance to sit down with super mod driver Gunnar Hansen to discuss a variety of topics. Adam Hinch: What got you into racing and how long have ...

Cubs fall to Marinette in title game

ESCANABA — Victory was within Escanaba’s grasp, but Marinette had other ideas in the championship game of the Gregg Johnson/Al Erickson Memorial American Legion baseball tournament here Sunday. Maverick Williams scored on a balk, lifting Marinette to a 6-5 victory over the Cubs on this ...

Local athletes shine at U.P. All Star football game

MARQUETTE — They may not have been selected Most Valuable Players, but a trio of area athletes played important roles in helping the Team Black romp past the Team Red 56-7 in Upper Peninsula All-Star football game here Saturday. Bark River-Harris’s Cristan Spear scored twice inside ...