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No. 1 Eskymos fall to No. 7 Blue Devils in state semifinals

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EAST LANSING — The clock struck midnight on No. 1 Escanaba softball’s 2025 campaign. Esky fell 2-0 to No. 7 Richmond in the state semifinal round Thursday at Secchia Stadium on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing. The Eskymos finished the season with an overall record ...

Escanaba Cubs open season with sweep over Blues

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ESCANABA — A stellar night on the mound led the Escanaba Cubs to a pair of wins over Marquette on Wednesday at Al Ness Field. In game one the Cubs held on for a 2-1 victory and took the second game 4-0. In the first game, Cubs pitcher Cannon Arnt struck out four of the first six batters and ...

Rae picks up youth sprints victory

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ESCANABA —  For the first time in 2025, youth sprints driver Tanner Rae found his way into victory lane. “It felt really good to get this one,” Rae said. It’s nice to be back in Escanaba racing.”  The win for Rae was the sixth career feature win in Escanaba and seventh overall ...

Gogebic bounced by Tigers

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SAULT STE. MARIE — The Gogebic Miners battled to the very end, but it wasn’t enough to prevent them from dropping a 9-1 softball decision to the Hillman Tigers here Tuesday. Hillman (27-7) faces Mendon (31-2) in a semifinal contest at Michigan State University Friday. The Miners, who ...

U.P. boys win Border Battle showdown

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IRONWOOD — Fans who enjoy uptempo basketball were treated to quite a show here Thursday night as the Northern Michigan boys’ all-stars outlasted Northern Wisconsin 127-112 in the Kiwanis Club of Ironwood Classic Border Bash. The victory was the first since 2017 for Michigan, which had ...