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Top-ranked Eskymos fall in state softball semis

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

Norway’s baseball tourney run ends in 7-0 semifinal loss

EAST LANSING — Entering the top of the seventh inning trailing Portland St. Patrick 7-0, the Norway baseball team needed to make something happen on Friday at Michigan State University’s McLane Stadium. However, the Knights couldn’t muster any runs against the Shamrocks (33-1) as their ...

One-run games abound in Iron Range softball

NEGAUNEE — The Iron Range Women’s Softball League featured a pair of one-run decisions on Wednesday, one in each of its divisions. In the “B” Division, Hailey Hytinen hit a pair of three-run home runs, both of the rare over-the-fence variety, to lead Paradise Bar to a 16-15 win over ...

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Today American Legion baseball Kingsford at Post 44 Blues (doubleheader), at Haley Memorial Field, Marquette, 5 p.m. Post 44 White Diamonds at Gladstone (doubleheader), 5 p.m. Tuesday American Legion baseball Post 44 Reds at Menominee (doubleheader), 6 p.m. EDT Wednesday Youth ...

UP boys flip script in hoops Border Bash

IRONWOOD — Fans who enjoy uptempo basketball were treated to quite a show when 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 dropped six straight ...