Sports
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
Local Sports
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
Local Sports
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
Local Sports
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 ...