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Escanaba sophomore Andrew Hamlin cleared six-and-a-half feet in high jump, breaking a 1978 school record. A full story with details about the track meet are on page B1.

Arnt throws perfect game as Eskymos defeat Braves

ESCANABA — Escanaba senior Cannon Arnt used only 61 pitches for a perfect game as the Eskymos defeated Gladstone 10-0 here Tuesday. That was the best game of his career,” Eskymos coach Scott Hanson said. “To do it against Gladstone is a really big deal and highly impressive and to have ...

Prep Schedule April 23

Today’s games Marquette at Gladstone, 4 p.m. Baseball Negaunee at Escanaba (DH), 4 p.m. Felch North Dickinson at Bark River-Harris, 4:30 p.m. Softball Munising at Bark River-Harris (DH), 4 p.m. Carney-Nadeau at Crystal Falls Forest Park (DH), 4 p.m. Manistique at Iron Mountain (DH), 4:30 p.m. Escanaba at Negaunee (DH), 4:30 p.m. Friday’s games Golf Norway Invitational at Oak Crest, 10 a.m. Softball Mid Michigan College at Bay College (DH), 2 p.m. Rapid River at Stephenson (DH), 4 p.m. Bark River-Harris at Felch North Dickinson (DH), 4 p.m. Superior ...

Escanaba sophomore Andrew Hamlin breaks 48 year high jump record

GLADSTONE — Sophomore Maggie Karl scaled new heights while helping the Gladstone girls retain their Delta County track and field title here Tuesday. Karl won the pole vault with a school-record leap of 10-2, an inch higher than the previous record by Emily Siebert four years ago. “This ...

Negaunee defeats Escanaba in tennis action

ESCANABA — The Escanaba boys tennis team took the court for the first time this spring and fell 7-1 to Negaunee here Monday. The Eskymos only win came at No. 4 singles as Kyle Smith defeated Axl Sarasin 6-1, 6-1 in his varsity debut. The sophomore has a tremendous tennis I.Q. and Kyle has an athletic and smart style of play that is going to frustrate all his opponents at four singles this season. The Eskymos did have some other matches where they had lots of positives. Freshman Chase Korpi lost 3-6, 4-6 to Easton Guenette. Korpi, the only freshman of the group, is a fierce ...

Braves ground Jets in baseball action

GLADSTONE — A big third inning made a huge difference as the Gladstone Braves defeated Powers North Central 14-2 in five here Monday night. The Braves, taking advantage of four fielding errors, scored 11 times in the third en route to their fifth straight victory. “They gave us a game, then suddenly a couple hits dropped and it turned quickly,” Braves’ coach Tyler Swanson said. “We’ll take the runs anyway we can get them. In the first couple innings we put the bat on the ball and they made the plays. They’re a young team, but they came ready to play.” In the top of ...