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Mid Peninsula raises $11,630 for Eric VanDamme

Local Sports

ST. NICHOLAS — It was a big night for the Mid Peninsula volleyball as they faced off against the Big Bay de Noc. The Wolverines lost in four sets (25-20, 25-11, 18-25, 25-17) here Thursday. The Wolverines did raise $11,600 for their Superintendent Eric VanDamme who was diagnosed with Multiple ...

DNR to conduct walleye surveys

Outdoors

MARQUETTE — Michigan Department of Natural Resources personnel will be conducting nighttime walleye recruitment surveys from late September to mid-October. These surveys are an important tool for fisheries managers to determine whether walleye that hatched in the spring — known as ...

Boney Falls boat launch to temporarily close Monday

Outdoors

CORNELL – Upper Peninsula Power Company on Monday will temporarily close the company’s boat launch at Dam No. 4 on the Boney Falls reservoir to the public. The closure is required to support the de-mobilization of equipment that was used for planned maintenance activities and facility ...

Marquette rallies to beat Escanaba in five sets

Local Sports

MARQUETTE — Things appeared to be going Escanaba’s way after the fourth set of a Great Northern Conference volleyball match here Thursday night. After dropping the first two sets the Eskymos rallied to force a fifth and a pair of kills by senior Landry Bray helped them take a 2-1 lead in ...

Marquette claims GNC title in tennis action

Local Sports

KINGSFORD — A four-year reign as Great Northern Conference tennis champions came to an end for the Escanaba girls as they were runners-up to Marquette here Thursday. “Today’s tournament was tremendously close from the beginning to the end,” Esky coach Chris Ogren said. “Going into ...

Fishing report

Outdoors

Ontonagon River: Angling efforts on the river remained fairly low over the past week. Reports of walleye being caught in low numbers. Recent rain showers and runoff had left the river waters dirty. Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: Ontonagon saw a fair amount of fishing effort over the past ...