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Eskymos defeat Northmen, advance to Regional Championship

ESCANABA — Everything was clicking for the Escanaba Eskymos here Wednesday evening as they defeated the Petoskey Northmen 10-0 to advance to the regional final where they will face Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills on Saturday. Lennox Peacock was strong on the mound in four innings allowing zero ...

Prep Schedule June 5

Saturday’s games Softball regionals Division 2 At Sault Ste. Marie Shepherd vs. Gaylord, 11 a.m. Negaunee vs. West Branch Ogemaw Heights, 1 p.m. Championship game, 3:30 p.m. Division 3 At Cheboygan Traverse City St. Francis vs. Gladstone, 10 a.m. Calumet vs. Boyne City, noon Championship game, 2 p.m. Division 4 At Lake Linden Superior Central vs. L'Anse, noon Hancock vs. Norway, 2 p.m. Championship game, 4 p.m. Baseball regional finals Division 2 At Ada Forest Hills Eastern Escanaba vs. Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills, 10 a.m. Division 3 At ...

Local athletes shine at U.P. Track Finals in Kingsford

KINGSFORD — Bark River-Harris had strong performances here at the U.P. Track and Field Finals on Saturday as the boys finished third with 77 points behind Rudyard who was second with 104 and Pickford who was the champion with 139. The Bark River-Harris girls finished as the runner-up with 78 ...

Fire danger is extreme in the UP and very high in northern Lower Michigan; be careful out there

Put down those matches. With fire danger levels extreme across the majority of the Upper Peninsula and very high across the northern Lower Peninsula, Wednesday and Thursday are not the days to burn in Michigan. Leave yard waste piled for a later day, watch your camp or cooking fire and make sure it is completely out when you’re done. Be careful when using power equipment or off-road vehicles, as heat or sparks can ignite a wildfire. “Burn permits are closed until we receive sufficient rain to set back fire danger levels,” said Paul Rogers, fire prevention specialist with the ...

Outdoor North: Looking Up to a Diamond Sky

“I look up to you 'cause nothin' else makes any sense now. I look up to you 'cause ev'rything else brings me down. I look up to you and all of your stars up there twinkling. I look up to you and all of the wise things you know,” – Steve Forbert It’s a warm evening – late. I’m ...