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Uriah Aili shatters his own course record by 41 seconds at Manistique Emerald Chase

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MANISTIQUE — They say records are made to be broken. Not only did Uriah Aili of Manistique beat his own course record here Saturday morning. He shattered it by 41 seconds in the Emerald Chase five-kilometer run. The Bessemer High School graduate covered the 3.1-mile course in 15 minutes, 10.3 seconds on this sunny and very warm day. David Partyka of Manistique was a distant runner-up at 18:44.7, followed by Ben Goldsworthy of Fishers, Ind. (18:58.1). Aili, who coaches track at IUE University in Richmond, Ind., is trying to get ready for the 2028 World Olympics in Los Angeles ...

Another severe winter hampers U.P. deer herd

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This past winter, with its heavy snowfall, marks the third severe winter in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the past five years and could significantly impact the peninsula’s white-tailed deer population. Wildlife biologists from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources conducted field necropsies of vehicle-killed deer in late winter and spring and documented widespread signs of starvation. A white-tailed deer in winter in the Upper Peninsula. Biologists look inside leg bones of deer to examine bone marrow fat as an indicator of nutritional status. Deer that are exhibiting a ...

Jace Murray, Kyle Johnson collect first career feature wins

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ESCANABA — A pair of drivers claimed their first career feature wins at Escanaba Motor Speedway here Saturday night during the 7th Annual Christian Groleau Memorial Race. The first was in the 600 sprints as Jace Murray rebounded from a tough heat race to pick up the win in feature ...

Iron Mountain advances to state tournament for 13-14 All-Stars

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IRON MOUNTAIN — The Iron Mountain 13-14 All-Stars punched their ticket to the state tournament with a 13-4 win over Gladstone here Friday. Gladstone got on the board first as Jaxdon Quigley drove in two runs in the top of the first inning. Iron Mountain responded in the bottom of the ...

Sports Flashback July 5-11

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July 5, 1966 — Ishpeming Woody’s Bar captured the Escanaba Invitational softball championship in a 5-3 triumph over the Escanaba Merchants. Bob Corriveau rapped a two-run homer in the first inning and scored on triple by Tony Derkos in the sixth. July 7, 1966 — Doris Swanson led the way in the Escanaba Country Club Women’s League by shooting a 43. She was followed by Sally Fontaine 45, Rosemary LeMire 46, Gloria Hansley and Lou Berglund 47, Peg Douglas 48 and Marie Wicklander 49. Vicki Beck shot the best score in the Highland Golf Club Women’s League with a 45. ...

Kingsford defeats Gladstone in 13/14-year-old All-Stars

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IRON MOUNTAIN — An eight-run first inning proved to be too much for Gladstone 13/14 All Stars as they fell 13-3 to Kingsford here Wednesday. Maddox Paoli had a lead-off single and advanced to second on an error. Conor Chrisman then drove in Paoli on a single and later scored on a passed ...