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U.P. Scores Dec. 1st Paper

Local Sports

U.P. scores Friday’s games Hockey Escanaba 5, Traverse City Central 0 Big Rapids 5, Manistique 1 Orchard Lake St. Mary 9, Sault Ste. Marie 2 Marquette 5, Houghton 3 Calumet 5, Hancock 1 Saturday’s games Riverview Gabriel Richard 7, Escanaba 0 Manistee 5, Manistique 2 Houghton 6, ...

Prep Schedule Dec. 1

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Tonight’s games Boys’ basketball Ishpeming at Gladstone, 7:15 p.m. Powers North Central at Stephenson, 7:30 p.m. Carney-Nadeau at Rapid River, 7:45 p.m. Tuesday’s games Swimming Gladstone at Ishpeming, 4 p.m. Hockey Manistique at Hancock, 7 p.m. Boys’ basketball Escanaba at ...

Meet the Athlete: Alex Prins

Local Sports

ESCANABA — As the Gladstone Braves prepare for the 2025-26 basketball season, Daily Press sportswriter Adam Hinch got the oppertunity to sit down with Braves sophomore Alex Prins to discuss a various number of topics. Adam Hinch: What got you int basketball? Alex Prins: I started playing ...

Sports Flashback Nov. 23-29

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Nov. 24, 1965 — Paul Miller’s 27 points were enough to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to an 82-64 basketball triumph over Marquette. Dave Nyquist added 20 and Jim Boyle tallied 16. Doug LaCoursier scored 23 points, helping the Hermansville Redskins roll past Pembine, Wis. 82-40. Randy ...

Bowhunter kills big, 500-pound U.P. black bear

Outdoors

MARQUETTE — Taxidermist Raymond Caswell of Escanaba killed one of the biggest black bears taken with a bow and arrow in the state during the 2025 season. The bruin he arrowed on the evening of Sept. 16 in Delta County while hunting over bait had a dressed weight of 443 pounds and en ...

Meet the Athlete: Emerson Droubie

Local Sports

IRONWOOD — The Bay Colllege Norse are now six games into their 2025-26 season. Before their matchup with the Samsons Daily Press sportswriter Adam Hinch got the opportunity to speak with Droubie on a various number of topics. Adam Hinch: So Emerson. What made you choose Bay as your college ...