LITTLE BAY DE NOC — Braving gales and swells on Little Bay de Noc, sailors took part in the Escanaba Yacht Club (EYC)'s annual Frostbite Race on Sept. 12. Pushed up by strong overnight winds that continued into the race, waves of three to five feet littered the bay with whitecaps. One ...
EBEN JUNCTION — Edye Burdett may only be a freshman, but she has already achieved some important milestones as a cross country runner at Superior Central. Not only did Burdett win the Superior Central Invitational here Saturday, she tied the course record which she now shares with Ewen-Trout Creek senior Bree Besonen. Burdett covered the 3.1-mile course in a personal-best 21 minutes, 2.6 seconds and Besonen, who won here a year ago, was runner-up this time at 21:08.1. “Overall, I’m happy with my running,” she said. “The race on Wednesday (at Manistique) took a lot out of ...
Today’s games Girls’ tennis Menominee at Gladstone, 4 p.m. Soccer Munising Baptist at Hannahville, 4 p.m. Volleyball Stephenson at Rapid River, 6 p.m. Munising Baptist at Hannahville, 6 p.m. Delta College at Bay College, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday’s games Girls’ tennis Kingsford at Gladstone, 3 p.m. Iron Mountain at Gladstone, 4:30 p.m. Soccer Munising Baptist at Big Bay de Noc, 5 p.m. Volleyball Hannahville at Rock Mid Peninsula, 6 p.m. Norway at Rapid River, 6 p.m. Munising Baptist at Big Bay de Noc, 6:30 p.m. Escanaba at Negaunee, 7 ...
GLADSTONE — It was a tough home opener for the Gladstone Braves here Friday night as they dropped a 35-0 football decision to the Kingsford Flivvers. The Braves simply didn’t have an answer for senior quarterback Blake Tomasoski, who ran seven times for 191 yards and four touchdowns in this WestPAC-Copper Conference contest. Tomasoski scored the first TD on a 21-yard keeper around right end less than four minutes into the opening frame for a 7-0 lead. Senior running back Jake Lockhart added Kingsford’s second TD on a 10-yard run around right end for a 14-0 cushion. Midway ...
ESCANABA — It was Veteran’s night at Escanaba Athletic Field as well as the 25th Anniversary of September 11th here Friday as the Escanaba Eskymos defeated the Alpena Wildcats 29-12. The Escanaba Quarterback Club along with the Escanaba Fan Club paid honor to Bruce Craig who was named ...
ISHPEMING — The Stephenson Eagles had issues with Ishpeming’s potent ground attack in an 80-42 eight-player football loss here Saturday afternoon. Ishpeming finished with 647 yards in total offense, with much of that coming on the ground. The teams combined for 17 touchdowns, including 11 by the Hematites. Junior running back Derek Meyer ran 24 times for 282 yards and five TDs in this non-conference contest. “They ran hard,” Eagles’ coach Logan Carlson said. “We knew they had a lot of fast guys and were quick. They’re a very physical team. They were calling audibles ...
