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Prep Schedule May 8

Today’s games Golf Munising Invitational at Pictured Rocks, 10 a.m. Track and field Negaunee Invitational, 3 p.m. Norway Invitational, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Ignace at Manistique (DH), 4 p.m. Crystal Falls Forest Park at Superior Central (DH), 4 p.m. Bark River-Harris at Stephenson (DH), 4:30 p.m. Baseball Saginaw Swan Valley at Escanaba, 6 p.m. Southgate Anderson at Escanaba, 8 p.m. Saturday’s games Softball Swetkiks Strikefest tournament at Escanaba, 9 a.m. Hancock at Bark River-Harris (DH), 1 p.m. Baseball Saginaw Swan Valley at Escanaba, 11 ...

Sky’s the limit for Escanaba sophomore Andrew Hamlin

ESCANABA — Ever since his eighth grade year, Escanaba sophomore Andrew Hamlin has shown big gains year after year in the high jump and this year broke Escanaba’s high school record not once but twice — and a third time could happen again at some point this season. Hamlin took his first ...

Gladstone wins both ends of Manistique Invitational

MANISTIQUE — It was windy and cold here Tuesday, but Maggie Karl didn’t let that interfere with her setting another school record in the Manistique Emerald track and field invitational. Despite the elements, the Gladstone sophomore soared 10 feet, five inches in pole, three inches better ...

Prep Schedule May 7

Today’s games Golf Crystal Falls Forest Park Invitational at George Young, 10 a.m. Boys’ tennis Escanaba at Negaunee, 1 p.m. Escanaba at Ishpeming Westwood, 4 p.m. Baseball Superior Central at Stephenson, 4 p.m. Powers North Central at Bark River-Harris (DH), 4 p.m. Iron Mountain at Gladstone (DH), 4:30 p.m. Menominee at Escanaba, 5 p.m. Softball Felch North Dickinson at Rapid River (DH), 4 p.m. Negaunee at Gladstone (DH), 4:30 p.m. Kingsford at Escanaba (DH), 4:30 p.m. Track and field Big Bay de Noc, Superior Central at Rock Mid Peninsula, 4 ...

Braves build momentum with victory over Ishpeming

GLADSTONE — The Gladstone Braves were looking to build momentum and may have done that in a 6-2 tennis victory over the Ishpeming Hematites here Monday. “We absolutely wanted to gain some momentum before facing Negaunee,” Braves’ coach Ryan Barron said. “The boys have been putting time in during the weekends. We make our mistakes, but we just tell the guys to move on to the next one. I’m absolutely happy with the way we performed today.” This started a challenging week for the Braves, who travelled to perennial power Negaunee Tuesday and visit Escanaba today at ...

Prep Schedules May 6

Today’s games Golf Hannahville Invitational at Sweet Grass, 9 a.m. Boys’ tennis Gladstone at Escanaba, 4 p.m. Softball Superior Central at Munising (DH), 4 p.m. Manistique at Rapid River (DH), 4 p.m. Bark River-Harris at Norway, 4 p.m. Stephenson at Carney-Nadeau (DH), 4:30 p.m. Gladstone at Marquette (DH), 4:30 p.m. Baseball Escanaba at Marquette, 5 p.m. Thursday’s games Golf Crystal Falls Forest Park Invitational at George Young, 10 a.m. Boys’ tennis Escanaba at Negaunee, 1 p.m. Escanaba at Ishpeming Westwood, 4 p.m. Baseball Superior ...