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Nightmare at the Chamber returns to Escanaba

ESCANABA — The Escanaba Chamber of Commerce will host the 3rd Annual Nightmare at the Chamber on Oct. 31, 2026 as UPW Wrestling returns to Escanaba following a great show put on at this year’s U.P. State Fair. The doors open at 6pm with the first bell drop at 7pm. As in past year’s there ...

Lakes defeat Rockets in 8-man action

RAPID RIVER- On Friday, October 2, the Rapid River Rockets dropped a 58-16 football decision to top-ranked Lake Linden-Hubbell, falling into the Lakes’ tempo early in the game. The Lakes began fast, scoring the first touchdown by senior Brady Axford and the two-point conversion with ...

Prep Schedule Oct. 9

Tonight’s games Football Norway at Powers North Central, 7 p.m. Calumet at Escanaba, 7 p.m. Stephenson at Rapid River, 7 p.m. Manistique at Gwinn, 7 p.m. Gladstone at Houghton, 7 p.m. Bark River-Harris at Hancock, 7 p.m. Saturday’s games Volleyball Bark River-Harris, Gladstone at Marquette Invitational, 8:30 a.m. Manistique at Indian River Inland Lakes Invitational, 9 a.m. Soccer Northern Lights League tournament at Mackinac Island, TBA Football Superior Central at Munising, 7 p.m.

Black Bears claim regular season title

GARDEN CORNERS — The Big Bay de Noc Black Bears captured the Northern Lights League regular-season volleyball championship by sweeping both ends of a doubleheader from the Paradise Rockets here Wednesday night. They took the opener 25-4, 25-8 and nightcap 25-6, 25-13. “This season truly has exceeded my expectations,” Big Bay coach Angie Carley said. “We came into this season looking at it as a building year with how young and green our team was, and despite that, we walked away with a regular-season championship for the Northern Lights League. Big Bay senior Payton Pederson ...

Bowling Results

Young & American Circlemcountry.com 38, E&E Furniture 33, Lucky Strikes 24, Spare Time 19, Red Hots 18. H.T.G. — Circlemcountry.com 366 H.T.S. — Circlemcountry.com 1,002 H.I.S. — Matthew Meerstein 527, Rhonda Imeson 483 Three high games — Men: Matthew Meerstein 201, Dave Moran and Trevor Sebeck 199. Women: Rhonda Imeson 181, Abby Dubord 153, Andria Thompson 127.

Meet the Athlete: Alex Ison

ESCANABA — As the 2026-27 football season heads toward the playoffs it's time for another Meet the Athlete. Today it's Escanaba senior quarterback Alex Ison. Adam Hinch: When did you start playing football? Alex Ison: I started playing flag football as a kid but my first year of real ...