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Escanaba holds off Menominee in thriller

ESCANABA — Halloween may still be several days away, but there was kind of an eerie feeling in the Escanaba High School gym on Parents’ Night as the hometown Eskymos struggled past Menominee in a Great Northern Conference volleyball match here Thursday. A service error foiled the Maroons ...

Sports Flashback Oct. 19-25

Oct. 20, 1980 — The Rapid River Rockets celebrated homecoming with a 21-6 football victory over the Bark River-Harris Broncos. Kirby McCarty led the Rockets in rushing with 88 yards, including a four-yard touchdown, on 19 carries and Craig Moser hit 7-of-14 passes for 120 yards, including ...

10,000 walleye released into Bay de Noc

KIPLING — The Bay de Noc Sportsfisherman’s Club released 12.800 walleye into the bay this fall. Of the 10,000 released today 50 percent have the possibility to grow to 15 inches in two years. The club also released 107,000 fingerlings during the spring time. “These drops help sustain ...

Prep Schedule Oct. 24

Today’s games Cross country Bay College at Region 12 championship at Port Huron, TBA Volleyball Bay College at Muskegon C.C., 6:30 p.m. Football Gladstone at Escanaba, 7 p.m. Houghton at Bark River-Harris, 7 p.m. Crystal Falls Forest Park at Powers North Central, 7 ...

Jasenovsky wins back-to-back Defensive Player of the Week honors

ESCANABA, MI – Jade Jasenovsky has been awarded the MCCAA Northern Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week. The Norse earned a split on the week. On Monday they dropped a match in four sets to the North Central Michigan Timberwolves on the road. Jasenovsky ...

Knights roll to three set victory over Hannahville

HANNAHVILLE — For a short time, Hannahville hung with Norway in a non-conference volleyball match here Wednesday night. Midway through the first set, the Knights took charge in a 3-0 (25-10, 25-5, 25-7) conquest of the Soaring Eagles for their 10th straight victory. Hannahville trailed ...