ESCANABA - The short-handed Mustangs made the hour drive to Escanaba to take on the Eskymos in boys tennis action. Mother Nature had a different story as about 20 minutes into the match the rain fell and did just enough to make the courts unplayable. "We dont have as much flexibility as the ...
ESCANABA -- It seems likely that Andrew Hamlin, sophomore athlete at Escanaba High School, will keep shattering his own track and field record for the high jump. At the Eskymos Track and Field Invitational on Friday, May 1, Hamlin cleared a height of six feet and seven inches -- breaking a ...
MENOMINEE — The Escanaba Eskymos generated plenty of offense here Wednesday, sweeping to 16-0 and 18-0 victories in a softball doubleheader. Abby Derkos collected three hits and drove in five runs in the opener. Among her hits were a three-run double in the second inning and a two-run double in the third. Harlee Coolman ripped a two-run double and Landry Bray an RBI double in the opening frame. The Eskymos showed patience at the plate, drawing 14 walks. Mara Anderson and Chloe Dubord led the team with three apiece. Bray struck out the side in the third stanza and the Eskymos ...
NEGAUNEE — It was a mix of ups and downs for the Escanaba Eskymos here Wednesday night as they dropped game one to the Negaunee Miners 6-5 before coming back to pick up a 10-0 win in four innings in game two. The Eskymos got on the board first in game one as Brody Ison and Ashton Rymkos each drew walks to start the game after Mikaiden Hughes reached a fielder’s choice and Rymkos advanced to third on the throw, Senior Lennox Peacock hit an RBI-single to center field to put the Eskymos up 1-0. The Miners tied the game in the bottom of the first as Tristan Slater reached on a ground ...
DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored a franchise playoff-record 45 points, including a step-back jumper with 32 seconds left, and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons beat the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic 116-109 on Wednesday night in Game 5 of their first-round series to stave off elimination. Orlando leads the series 3-2 and will get a second chance to advance at home on Friday night. The Magic fell to 0-10 in franchise history on the road in a Game 5. Detroit never trailed and went ahead by 15 early in the final quarter. The Magic made one more run, pulling within three points on Paolo ...
MARQUETTE — It was a tough day on the court for the Escanaba boys tennis team as they fell 8-0 to Marquette. The Eskymos best match of the day came at No. 2 singles as junior Brett Swanson went the distance against Marquette’s Brady Janofski. Swanson dropped the first set 4-6 before taking the second set 6-3 and losing the third set 3-6. “Brett continued to shine today,” Eskymos coach Alan Adams said. “Even with the loss today Brett continues to show his ability to go toe to toe or better with everyone in his field.” Escanaba sophomore Kyle Smith dropped both sets to ...
