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Kingston Berube starts junior season off with a win for Escanaba

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MUNISING — Kingston Berube started his junior cross country season on a positive note in the Larissa Vartti Memorial Invitational here Wednesday. The Escanaba High School runner earned his first varsity victory by covering the hilly 3.1-mile course in 19 minutes, two seconds on the Valley Spur trails. He was followed by Menominee’s Brad Klan at 19:18, Munising’s Blake Lakosky (19:41) and Superior Central freshman Jaxon Klyk (19:54) on this sunny and mild morning. “I tried to be a little conservative and just wanted to run smart on the hills,” Berube said. “This was a ...

Prep Schedule Aug. 21

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Today’s games Girls’ tennis Escanaba at Kingsford, 10 a.m. Gladstone at Negaunee, 12:30 p.m. Soccer Mackinac Island at Big Bay de Noc, 5 p.m. Volleyball Mackinac Island at Big Bay de Noc, 6:30 p.m. Norway at Powers North Central, 7:45 p.m. Saturday’s games Volleyball Mackinac Island at Big Bay de Noc, 8:30 a.m. Munising Invitational, 9 a.m. Kingsford Invitational, 10 a.m. Bay College vs. Lewis & Clark C.C. at Rockford, Ill., 5:15 p.m. Bay College vs. Carl Sandburg College at Rockford, Ill, 7:30 p.m. Soccer Mackinac Island at Big Bay de Noc, 10 a.m.

Loon sightings: ancestral interpretations

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In many Native American traditions, the sighting of a loon carries spiritual, symbolic, and sometimes prophetic significance. For several tribes, especially the Algonquian-speaking peoples like the Ojibwe and Anishinaabe, the loon is regarded as a divine messenger or a spirit animal. Its ...

Dishaw Dashes To eagle River Speedway B Mod Win

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EAGLE RIVER, WI - Defending track champion Dave Dishaw passed hometown driver Ryan Brown for the lead with two laps to go and went on to capture his second B mod feature win of the year at Eagle River Speedway Tuesday. Dishaw started seventh in the 20 lap contest, and hovered around the 3rd ...

Local Golf Scores

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Terrace Bluff Women's scores under 50 Denise Wilson 43 Betty Fleury 43 Savanna Stenberg 43 Judy Lafleur 44 Sharon Pinar 44 Rosie Spindler 45 Debbie Peterson 45 Paulette Trask 45 Melissa Becotte 45 Jane Kleiman 45 Jami Pond 46 Tammy Beauchamp 46 Ann Labumbard 46 Margie Movalson 46 Caron Salo 46 Julie Mayville 46 Katie LaVigne 47 Mel Beauchamp 47 Debbie Valiquette 47 Lynn Burak 47 Linda Williams 47 Wendy Hathaway 48 Holly Marenger 48 Becky Smart Geri Alanko 49 Kristie Nevala 49 Kristin Powers 49

Rebirth of Manistique ball field

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MANISTIQUE, Mich. — A long-dormant piece of local nostalgia got a second chance thanks to a partnership between Schoolcraft County 4-H, ProAmpac Manistique, Nalco Water (an Ecolab Company), Schoolcraft County Road Commission, DesJarden Excavating, Bichler Concrete and Gravel, and numerous personnel and community volunteers. After years of sitting unused for games, the iconic community ball field is being rebuilt and restored to once again serve local youth, families, and athletes. Local 4-H baseball and softball program has been increasing with participants each year, and with over ...