Thursday was "Escanaba Junior Softball Day" in the city, a recognition of the Escanaba Junior Girls' incredible run to the Little League World Series this summer. The girls were the guests of honor at Thursday night's Escanaba City Council meeting. Click the above headline to see more photos and to hear Coach Jamie Segorski's comments to the Escanaba City Council.
The Northern Michigan University football team won its home opener Thursday night, beating UW-LaCosse, 24-6, at the Superior Dome. Prince Young scored three touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to the victory. Click the above headline to read the details. Game story and photo courtesy of Northern Michigan University Sports Information.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves played for the first time after the Labor Day holiday on Thursday, as both teams prepared for this Saturday's "Rock Tournament". The Eskymos lost to Stephenson, 3-2, while the Braves topped Norway, also 3-2. Click the above headline to read more information about the matches.
The final 2012 points standings were posted on Tuesday for the just-concluded racing season at the Upper Peninsula International Raceway in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see where your favorite racer finished in the Modified Races, Street Stocks, 4X6 Cylinders, and all the Micro-Sprint classes. And see the schedule for this weekend's Fall Classic races on Saturday and Sunday.
The Gladstone Braves scored touchdowns on five big plays and played tough defense to beat the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 34-6, Friday night in Harris. Sam Pouliot threw two touchdown passes and ran in another score, and Jared Vuksan had two touchdown runs. Click the above headline to read the game story, see photos, and listen to audio highlights.
The Traverse City Central Trojans were in control from start to finish Thursday night as the visitors dominated the Escanaba Eskymos, 50-6, at the Escanaba Athletic Field. The Trojans physically pounded the Eskymos, and knocked quarterback David Falish out of the game in the second quarter. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
Andrew Stenberg raced past the competition on Thursday as the Escanaba Cross Country team won the 15-team Marquette Challenge at Presque Isle Park. Stenberg won the race by 17 full seconds, and the Eskymos had five of the top 11 finishers. Click the above headline to see all of the results.
The Escanaba Eskymos doubles teams continued to play well on Thursday as all four teams won their matches in a 5-3 win in Menominee. Codi Jenshak notched the decisive win at #1 singles. Click the above headline to read more.
The Northern Michigan University football team had a rough start to the season Thursday night, falling 45-10 to the Findlay Oilers in Ohio. Prince Young (pictured) scored NMU's only touchdown. Click the above headline to read more details, courtesy of the NMU Sports Information Department.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team rallied from two sets down for a second straight night on Tuesday, posting a 3-2 win over the Negaunee Miners in the team's home opener. The girls won the fifth and deciding set, 15-7. The win came one night after the Eskymos came from two sets down to beat Manistique Monday night. Click the above headline to see more photos and videos.
The Escanaba Eskymos again relied on their strength in doubles to win another dual match on Monday. Escanaba swept all doubles flights and Codi Jenshak picked up another win at #1 singles to lead the Eskymos to a 5-3 win over the Gladstone Braves. In Tuesday's results, the Escanaba Eskymos tied Kingsford, 4-4...and the Gladstone Braves beat Menominee, 6-2.
The Escanaba Eskymos rallied from two sets down to beat the Manistique Emeralds, 3-2, in high school volleyball action Monday night in Manistique. The Eskymos won the fifth and final set, 15-13, after squeezing out 25-23 wins in games three and four. Click the above headline to see more details from the match.
Riley Ballard and Justin Pederson each scored two touchdowns as the Gladstone Braves beat the Gwinn Model Towners, 49-12, Friday night at the Marble Athletic Field. Click the above headline to read more details, see photos and videos and listen to audio replays.
The Escanaba Eskymos opened their football season Friday with a hard-fought 21-0 win over the Alpena Wildcats in Lower Michigan. David Falish ran in one score and threw for another, and Cam Beversluis had a rushing touchdown for the Eskymos. Click the above headline for more details from the game.
The Escanaba Eskymos swept all doubles flights and Codi Jenshak stayed undefeated at #1 singles Thursday as the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Munising Mustangs, 5-3, in Ludington Park. Click the above headline to read details and see photos.
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The Escanaba Eskymos rolled to the championship of the Munising Cross Country Invitational Tuesday at Valley Spur. Andrew Stenberg won the race by almost a full minute, with his teammate Jordan Ogren in second place. The Esky girls were second. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba Junior Girls finally ended their long journey home on Monday, and were warmly received at a community celebration at Lemmerand Park. Escanaba won district, state, and regional championships, and finished sixth at the World Series. Click the above headline to see all of the pictures from the event.
