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Braves get win on homecoming

GLADSTONE — A lot of guys got a piece of the action here Friday night as the Gladstone Braves celebrated homecoming with a 57-8 football triumph over the Hancock Bulldogs. The Braves, who broke into the win column for the first time this season, improved to 1-3 overall and 1-2 in the ...

U.P. Scores Sept. 19& 20

U.P. scores Football Friday’s games 11-player Escanaba 53, Sault Ste. Marie 7 Gladstone 57, Hancock 8 L’Anse 46, Manistique 16 Marquette 20, Saginaw United 12 Menominee 25, Calumet 15 Kingsford 35, Negaunee 21 Houghton 46, Ishpeming Westwood 44 Eight-player Rapid River 58, ...

Wolves beat Rockets in four sets

RAPID RIVER — Carney-Nadeau found themselves on the right side of a four-set volleyball match as they defeated Rapid River 25-10, 24-26, 25-12, 25-22 in a Skyline Central Conference match here Thursday. Carney-Nadeau eighth grader Jenah Ernest had a big game with six aces and five kills in ...

Emeralds sweep Mountaineers in straight sets

MANISTIQUE — They were challenged at times, but the Manistique Emeralds prevailed in a 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-20) volleyball triumph over the Iron Mountain Mountaineers here Thursday night. That was especially true in the third set when both teams seemed to pick up their intensity. Iron ...

Sports Flashback Sept. 14-20

Sept. 14, 1970 — John Vogt was a thorn in Menominee’s side, helping the Escanaba Eskymos post a 19-6 football victory. The junior tailback ran 17 times for 66 yards, intercepted a pass and scored on a 30-yard fumble recovery return. Bill Suriano added a one-yeard touchdown run and Tom ...