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Gilroy, Taylor win Emerald Chase races

MANISTIQUE — A pair of recent high school graduates tuned up for college cross country by earning top honors in the Emerald Chase five and 10-kilometer races here Saturday. Manistique’s Ben Gilroy covered the 5-K (3.1-mile) course in 18:27.3, followed by Jackson and Tim Helms of Santa ...

Meet the racer: Ethan Juhola

ESCANABA — With only three weeks left in the 2025 regular season at Escanaba Motor Speedway, Daily Press sports writer Adam Hinch got an opportunity to sit down with sportsman sprint driver Ethan Juhola to discuss a number of topics. Adam Hinch: Ethan what got you into racing? Ethan Juhola: ...

Big Dog’s favorite photos from the 2024-25 season

ESCANABA — Throughout the 2024-25 school year, sports editor "The Big Dog" Mitch Vosburg captured thousands of photos. But of those thousands (and thousands) of photos, 15 stand out above the rest. In no particular order, here are Big Dog's favorite photos from the 2024-25 sports year.

Amelia Hart earns return to victory lane

ESCANABA — Amelia Hart returned to victory lane on Sunday at Escanaba Motor Speedway. Hart came into Sunday’s action trailing Tanner Rae by three points in the youth micro sprints class. With the win she cut the gap down to two points with three regular season race nights remaining. “It ...

Lundquist brothers win big on Veteran’s night

ESCANABA — It was a big night for the Lundquist family as the brothers Brayden and Braxton both found their way to victory lane in feature action here Sunday during Sayklly’s Candies Salute to Veterans Night at Escanaba Motor Speedway. Braxton Lundquist picked up the heat and feature sweep ...

Meet the driver: Colton Yelle

ESCANABA — As the Escanaba Motor Speedway passes the halfway mark of the 2025 season, the excitement on the track continues to heat up. Daily Press sports writer Adam Hinch got the opportunity to sit down with one of this season's rookies in the youth micro sprints Colton Yelle to discuss a ...