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Prep Schedule Oct. 21

Thursday’s games Volleyball Rapid River at Rock Mid Peninsula, 6 p.m. Cheboygan at Manistique, 7 p.m. Escanaba at Menominee, 7:30 p.m. Ishpeming at Powers North Central, 7:30 p.m.

Meet the Athlete: Will Spranger

EBEN JUNCTION — As the varsity football season winds down it’s time for another Meet the Athlete. Today we introduce you to Superior Central senior quarterback Will Spranger. Adam Hinch: So Will, when did you start playing football? Will Spranger: I started playing in seventh ...

Today in Sports Oct. 21

1950 — Tom Powers of Duke scores six touchdowns — three rushing, three receiving — in a 41-0 victory over Richmond. 1956 — Billy Howton of the Green Bay Packers catches seven passes for 257 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-17 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. 1961 — Eddie Arcaro wins the Jockey Club Gold Cup for a record 10th time. His mount, Kelso, wins his second straight Gold Cup. 1967 — The expansion Seattle SuperSonics win their first NBA game, a 117-110 overtime victory over San Diego. 1973 — Fred Dryer of the Los Angeles Rams becomes the first NFL player to ...

U.P. Scores

U.P. scores Friday’s games Football Eight-player Cadillac 43, Escanaba 7 Calumet 44, Gladstone 28 Bark River-Harris 45, Manistique 16 Kingsford 21, Menominee 14 Marquette 19, Petoskey 10 Negaunee 38, Houghton 8 L’Anse 34, Hancock 26 Alpena 40, Sault Ste. Marie 0 Eight-player Powers North Central 42, Felch North Dickinson 34 Rapid River 28, Calumet Copper Island Academy 22 Ishpeming 42, Norway 26 Crystal Falls Forest Park 49, Ironwood 22 Lake Linden-Hubbell 66, Gogebic 30 Munising 26, Ontonagon 6 Rudyard 34, Newberry 6 St. Ignace 73, Stephenson ...

Prep Schedule Oct. 20

Today’s games Cross country Mid-Peninsula Conference at Flat Rock, 4 p.m. Volleyball Big Bay de Noc at Superior Central, 4 p.m. Big Bay de Noc vs. Rock Mid Peninsula at Superior Central, 6 p.m. Carney-Nadeau at Norway, 6 p.m. Marquette at Gladstone, 7 p.m. Manistique at Menominee, 7 p.m. Escanaba at Kingsford, 7:15 p.m. Rapid River at Munising, 7:30 p.m. Rock Mid Peninsula at Big Bay de Noc, 8 p.m. Soccer District tournament Division 4 Big Bay de Noc at Harbor Springs, 6 p.m.

Public surveys on the Hiawatha National Forest

Gladstone, Mich. — Starting October, 2026, you may encounter employees, partners or contractors conducting public surveys on the Hiawatha National Forest. Surveys are voluntary and all responses are confidential. The information collected is useful for forest planning and local community tourism efforts. Surveys will be conducted through September 30, 2027; names are not included and interviews last about 10 minutes. Surveyors will be out in all types of weather conditions, wearing a high visibility vest and be near a sign that reads “Traffic Survey Ahead.” They may ask: — ...