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Braves defeat Maroons in tennis action

GLADSTONE —The Gladstone girls tennis team continues to move in the right direction with a 5-3 win over Menominee here Thursday. The Braves were very impressive in singles action as Lillian Ketcham defeated Menominee’s Ella Chouinard in a pair of 6-0 sets. Lillian used a combination of a ...

Hannahville tames Bobcats in volleyball action

HANNAHVILLE — A vastly improved Hannahville volleyball team enjoyed a big serving night here Monday in a 3-0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-8) triumph over the Munising Baptist Bobcats. McKenzie Mathias set the tone early with a five-point service run, helping the Soaring Eagles grab a 6-0 lead in the first set of this Northern Lights League match. A service error by the Bobcats, enabled Hannaville to stretch its lead to 11-3. Munising Baptist then trimmed its deficit to 11-6 on a four-hit violation by Hannahville. The Soaring Eagles, however, extended their lead to 18-8 on back-to-back ...

Soaring Eagles fly to win over Bobcats in soccer action

HANNAHVILLE — The Hannahville Soaring Eagles reaped the benefits of a stingy defense in a 3-0 soccer victory over the Munising Baptist Bobcats here Monday. Hannahville packed it in down low, often forcing the Bobcats to take shots from outside. Goaltender Antonio Eagle also helped their cause by stopping 17 shots. “He had some nice saves,” Hannahville coach Dan Kleikamp said. “Our defense has been playing real well. I’ll give them a lot of credit. They had a handful of shots we thought would get in.” Devin Arteaga scored Hannahville’s first goal from point-blank ...

Esky tennis splits doubleheader

ESCANABA — The Escanaba girls salvaged a split in two tennis matches here Monday. Esky fell to Ishpeming Westwood 7-1, then did a little experimenting in a 5-3 triumph over Munising. Sophie Hill and Claire Jaacobsen provided the Eskymos with their lone victory against Westwood, defeating ...

Sailors navigate waves in Frostbite Race

LITTLE BAY DE NOC — Braving gales and swells on Little Bay de Noc, sailors took part in the Escanaba Yacht Club (EYC)'s annual Frostbite Race on Sept. 12. Pushed up by strong overnight winds that continued into the race, waves of three to five feet littered the bay with whitecaps. One ...

Eskymos take Kingsford Invite for tennis

ESCANABA — The Escanaba girls tennis team made their annual trip west for the Kingsford Invite and took the title by one point over the home team Flivvers. Six schools competed with Escanaba coming in first with 25 points, Kingsford was second with 24 and West Iron County was third with ...