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Elks Hoop Shoot

Local Sports

Calling all young free-throw shooters to the carity stripe! The Escanaba Elks Lodge #354 will be hosting the Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest on Saturday, December 13, 2025, with registration at 11 a.m. at the Escanaba Area High School Gymnasium. There will be three divisions for both boys ...

Manistique boys earn first win of the season over Engadine

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MANISTIQUE — A pair of double-digit scoring runs proved to be too much for the Engadine Eagles as they fell 69-36 to Manistique here Friday. Manistique trailed 9-8 early to Engadine, when The Emeralds went on a 13-0 run. Manistique junior Connor Tennyson had six of his 23 points during the ...

Gun deer harvest drops in UP and statewide in 2025

Outdoors

IRON MOUNTAIN — Michigan’s statewide firearm deer harvest is down about 5% from a year ago with local counties dropping more than that. In Dickinson County, the total reported harvest of 1,038 represents an 18% drop. Iron County, with a harvest of 1,070, was down nearly 10%. Menominee ...

Prep Schedule Dec. 8

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Boys’ basketball Big Bay de Noc at Kinross Maplewood Baptist, 6:30 p.m. Iron Mountain at Manistique, 7:15 p.m. Norway at Escanaba, 7:30 p.m. Powers North Central at Superior Central, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday’s games Swimming Kingsford, Gladstone at Manistique, 5 p.m. Girls’ ...

Braves earn second place finishes in both ends of triangular

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ESCANABA — Gladstone swimming and diving teams placed in the middle of a triangular meet here Thursday. The Houghton boys edged the Braves 128-112 and third-place Manistique scored 52 points. Houghton’s girls had 142 points, followed by Gladstone 78 and Manistique 54. “The meet ...

Rockets ground Jets improve to 2-0

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RAPID RIVER- On Thursday, December 4th, the Rapid River Rockets won their game against the visiting North Central Jets with a final score of (45-40). QUARTER ONE: The game started with Rapid winning the tip but it was quickly lost out of bounds allowing North Central to set up in a four out ...