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Today in Sports Jan. 7

1920 — Joe Malone of Quebec scores two goals to become the NHL’s career leader with 59 and leads the Bulldogs to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Arenas. 1925 — Harry Broadbent of the Montreal Maroons scores five goals in a 6-2 triumph over Hamilton. 1972 — The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Atlanta Hawks 134-90 for their 33rd straight victory, an NBA record. 1979 — The Pittsburgh Steelers win their third AFC championship by beating the Houston Oilers 34-5 in a cold, steady rain at Three Rivers Stadium. 1981 — Marcel Dionne of the Los Angeles Kings scores his 1,000th point ...

Lady Broncos drop thriller to Mustangs in Skyline Central Conference action

HARRIS — The Bark River-Harris girls made things exciting in the second half on Parents’ Night before dropping a 34-30 basketball decision to the Munising Mustangs here Monday. BR-H, which failed to score in the second quarter, trailed 21-7 at halftime of this Skyline Central Conference match-up. Junior guard Kaylen Kienitz hit a layup to give the Mustangs a 23-7 advantage to open the third quarter. The Broncos answered with a 10-0 run, climbing within 23-17 on a jump shot from the right corner by senior guard Julia Nault midway through the third. “We came out weak in the ...

Meet the Athlete: Jaykob Dahm

ST. NICHOLAS — As the calander has flipped to 2026 Daily Press sports writer Adam Hinch got the opportunity to catch up with Mid Peninsula junior Jaykob Dahm to discuss a variety of topics. Adam Hinch: So Jaykob, when did you start playing basketball? Jaykob Dahm: I started during my ...

Irene Neumeier signs to University of Texas Permian Basin for swimming

ESCANABA — Today was not just another day for Escanaba senior Irene Neumeier, it was the beginning of a new chapter of life as she signed her letter of intent to the Univerity of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) for swimming. "I always wanted to go somewhere warm," Neumeier said. "When I went and ...

Grayling captures top honors at Escanaba Elks Invite

ESCANABA — The championship trophy from the Escanaba Elks Invitational wrestling tournament headed south of the Mackinac Bridge as the Grayling Vikings captured top honors with 185½ points here Saturday. “It was pretty close, then we pulled away in the championship round,” Vikings’ coach Andy Moore said. “I think we had a similar number of wrestlers in the finals and we had three champions. We have a good mix of kids. This is our second tournament win and we’ll keep building for that post-season. It will be nice wrestling at home next weekend. This was a great place to ...

Blade’s Ice Report

Ice conditions are great north of Saunders Point and Hunters Point with 11-12 inches of ice. Ludington Park by marina and Band Shell is also good. Butler's Island areas as well as the Days River area should be avoided not safe.