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Broncos fall to Patriots in volleyball action

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HARRIS — Playing from behind didn’t work out for the Bark River-Harris Broncos here Tuesday night as they dropped a 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-21) volleyball decision to Ishpeming Westwood. The Broncos stayed close for much of this non-conference match, but couldn’t quite get over the hump. A kill by senior defensive specialist Mira Johnson brought the Broncos within 23-21 in the third set. Junior Bailey Dunphy got a service ace which gave the Patriots a 21-15 cushion, but the Broncos refused to go away. “All three sets were very competitive,” first-year Westwood coach ...

Young hunter finds success at Liberty Hunt Weekend

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11-year-old Blaine Evans sits with the seven point buck he shot in Cornell during the Michigan youth Liberty Hunt weekend. Submit hunting news by emailing news@dailypress.net or filling out the information on the “submit news” tab of the Daily Press website.

Community Fundraiser Launched for Proposed Gladstone Bike Park

Community

GLADSTONE — Delta County Nonmotorized Trails (DCNT) has launched a community fundraising campaign to support the development of a new bike park at the John and Melissa Besse Sports Park in Gladstone. The proposed Gladstone Community Bike Park would create a safe, accessible outdoor ...

Prep Schedule Sept. 17

Local Sports

Today’s games Volleyball Hannahville at Kinross Maplewood Baptist (DH), 1 p.m. Munising at Rock Mid Peninsula, 6 p.m. Rapid River at Carney-Nadeau, 6 p.m. Manistique at Iron Mountain, 6 p.m. Superior Central at Bark River-Harris, 7:15 p.m. Girls’ tennis Kingsford at Escanaba, 3 p.m. Friday’s games Soccer Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter at Hannahville, 3 p.m. Big Bay de Noc at Beaver Island, 4:30 p.m. Volleyball Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter at Hannahville, 4:30 p.m. Big Bay de Noc at Beaver Island, 6:30 p.m. Football Petoskey at Escanaba, 7 p.m. Gladstone at ...

U.P. Scores

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Tuesday’s matches Volleyball Negaunee 3, Escanaba 0 Ishpeming 3, Gladstone 2 Norway 3, Rapid River 1 Powers North Central 3, Superior Central 1 Ishpeming Westwood 3, Bark River-Harris 0 Hancock 3, Calumet 2 Crystal Falls Forest Park 3, Felch North Dickinson 0 Crystal Falls Forest Park 3, Houghton 1 Kingsford 3, Menominee 0 Ontonagon 3, Bessemer 0 Painesdale Jeffers 2, Dollar Bay 0 Painesdale Jeffers 2, Chassell 0 Newberry 3, Engadine 0 Sault Ste. Marie 3, Alpena 0 St. Ignace 3, Pickford 1 Big Bay de Noc 3, Munising Baptist 0 Game 1 Big Bay de Noc 3, ...

Upper Peninsula fishing report

Outdoors

- Little Bay de Noc: Anglers targeting walleye reported fair to good fishing over the past week. In lower Little Bay de Noc, anglers found fish around deep structure, including points and humps. In the upper bay, anglers reported success along weed edges and the eastern shoreline. Casting anglers caught fish using artificial reaction baits retrieved near the bottom with a fast-snapping motion, tied to braided line with a clear leader. Anglers trolling or drifting ran crawler harnesses or crankbaits, while a few jigging live bait on jigheads reported limited success. Yellow perch fishing ...