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Josh Granquist wins Escanaba Fall Classic Half-Marathon

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ESCANABA — Josh Granquist of Powers set the pace in the Escanaba Fall Classic Half-Marathon here Saturday, covering the 13.1 mile course in 1:24:55.4. He was followed by women’s champion, Amanda Wojan of Gaylord, at 1:32:49.6, Nathan Jackels of Maple Grove, Minn. (1:33:21.9) and Andrew ...

Brimley defeats Superior Central

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EBEN JUNCTION — It was a tough afternoon on the gridiron for the Superior Central Cougars as they fell to the Brimley Bays 52-16 here Saturday. This marked the first victory for head coach Tim Wilson as the Bays improved to 1-4. “This is special,” he said. “This is the first ...

Mid Peninsula raises $11,630 for Eric VanDamme

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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

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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

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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

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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 ...