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Escanaba softball’s top 5 moments of 2025

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ESCANABA — While Escanaba softball fell short of a state championship there was a lot to be proud of. The Eskymos 40-5 record is the best in the program’s 29-year history while reaching the state semifinal round for the first time since 2022. And through all 45 games there were countless ...

COLUMN: How I’ll remember this era of Gladstone softball

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Let me take you all back to Friday morning this week. I was camped out at my brother's house in Wayland. My favorite part of visiting is being able to take off the journalist cap, It's here where I get to take on my favorite identities as "Uncle Funny" to an 11-month-old girl named Selah. In ...

COLUMN: How I’ll remember the 2025 Escanaba softball team

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Respect — a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements. It’s a word that has deep meaning in the world of sports and in life. It’s also the first word that comes to mind when I think of this group that made up the 2025 ...

Sports Flashback June 8-14

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  June 8, 1970 — Herb Iverson won the modified feature race by several car lengths at the Escanaba Speedway. Ed Prowley of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. nipped Ken Iverson of Hyde for the runner-up spot.   Joe Haferkorn of Norway took the checkered flag in the sportsman feature, followed by ...

Local golf roundup

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Here is this week's local golf roundup: Terrace Bluff  Wednesday Men’s League under 40 Alex Sullivan 35 Kevin Vogel 36 Charlie Stafford 36 Dave Fassbender 37 Bradly VanDamme 37 Nick Aird 37 Dan DeRouin 37 Steve Douglas 38 Jake Sinclair 39 Dale Ford 39 Chris Noel ...

U.P. hoopers shine in All-Star action

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ESCANABA — Basketball athletes from all across the U.P. came together at Bay College for the 39th Annual Upper Peninsula All-Star Basketball games. The west girls picked up a 50-41 win over the east and the east boys needed overtime to secure a 96-93 win. The festivities got underway with ...