Sports
Elks Hoop Shoot
Local Sports
Calling all young free-throw shooters to the carity stripe! The Escanaba Elks Lodge #354 will be hosting the Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest on Saturday, December 13, 2025, with registration at 11 a.m. at the Escanaba Area High School Gymnasium. There will be three divisions for both boys ...
Manistique boys earn first win of the season over Engadine
Local Sports
MANISTIQUE — A pair of double-digit scoring runs proved to be too much for the Engadine Eagles as they fell 69-36 to Manistique here Friday. Manistique trailed 9-8 early to Engadine, when The Emeralds went on a 13-0 run. Manistique junior Connor Tennyson had six of his 23 points during the ...
Gun deer harvest drops in UP and statewide in 2025
Outdoors
IRON MOUNTAIN — Michigan’s statewide firearm deer harvest is down about 5% from a year ago with local counties dropping more than that. In Dickinson County, the total reported harvest of 1,038 represents an 18% drop. Iron County, with a harvest of 1,070, was down nearly 10%. Menominee ...
Manistique and Cheboygan skate to 3-3 tie
Local Sports
MANISTIQUE —- Fifty-nine minutes of hockey wasn’t enough to determine a winner here Saturday as the Manistique Emeralds and Cheboygan Chiefs skated to a 3-3 tie. Manistique appeared to be in position for a breakaway opportunity before losing possession of the puck with 27 seconds left in ...
Eskymos take down Copper Kings improve to 4-3
Local Sports
WELLS — The Escanaba Eskymos stuck to the basics here Friday night in a 6-1 hockey victory over the Calumet Copper Kings. Senior forward Graham Johnson scored a hat trick in this contest, getting his first goal on a shot from the high slot for a 3-1 lead slightly more than halfway through ...