Sentinels bounce U.P.-ranked Kingsford on Senior Night

March 2, 2026

MARQUETTE — Marquette’s 33-29 victory over Kingsford at home last Monday night was a great way to celebrate Senior Night. The Sentinels, who finished the regular season with a 52-48 loss at Baraga on Thursday, enter the MHSAA Division 1 district tournament with a 6-14 record, not having been able to play two of their final four games due to winter weather. Last week’s Marquette opponents, the Flivvers and Vikings, were ranked last week in the top five in the Upper Peninsula from weekly polls conducted by the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Kingsford was No. 4 ...

Sports Look

March 2, 2026

Today High school girls basketball MHSAA Division 1 district tournament, hosted by Marquette: Alpena at Traverse City West, 6 p.m. MHSAA Division 2 district tournament, hosted by Negaunee: Escanaba at Houghton, 6 p.m. MHSAA Division 3 district tournament, hosted by Calumet: Ironwood at West Iron County, 7 p.m. EST MHSAA Division 3 district tournament, hosted by Menominee: Manistique at Iron Mountain, 7 p.m. EST MHSAA Division 4 district tournament, hosted by Ishpeming: Rapid River at Superior Central, 6 p.m. MHSAA Division 4 district tournament, hosted by Baraga or Dollar ...

Girls now take center stage: Their district basketball tourneys alternate with boys regionals

February 28, 2026

MARQUETTE — Among area teams, Westwood has looked like the high school boys basketball team with the best bet of getting far — very far — in the MHSAA tournament. For area girls teams, though, there’s two standard bearers that fit that bill — Negaunee and ...

High school basketball

February 28, 2026

Upper Peninsula scores GIRLS Thursday Baraga 52, Marquette 48 Bark River-Harris 69, Manistique 33 Big Bay de Noc 61, Carney-Nadeau 32 Brimley 55, Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian 27 Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian 45, Cedarville 39 (OT) Calumet 57, West Iron County 28 Cheboygan 47, St. Ignace 43 Ewen-Trout Creek 62, Lake Linden-Hubbell 21 Houghton 62, Ishpeming 57 Kingsford 48, Westwood 47 L’Anse 65, Ironwood 44 Negaunee 41, Gladstone 36 North Central 32, Rapid River 20 Norway 62, Stephenson 22 Ontonagon 40, Dollar Bay 33 Pickford 36, ...

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February 28, 2026

Today High school boys & girls bowling Ishpeming-Negaunee, Westwood at MHSAA state finals, time & site TBA High school gymnastics Marquette at MHSAA team & individual regional tournament, at Rockford, 10 a.m. High school hockey MHSAA Division 3 quarterfinals, at Berry Events Center, Marquette (tentative): Marquette regional winner vs. Michigan Tech regional winner, 6 p.m. NMU events Women’s & men’s basketball: vs. Wisconsin-Parkside, at Vandament Arena: women’s game at 1 p.m., men’s at 3 p.m. Hockey: at Minnesota State-Mankato, Mankato, Minn., 7 p.m. ...

High school basketball

February 27, 2026

Upper Peninsula scores WEDNESDAY Girls Big Bay de Noc 50, Mackinaw City 48 Hancock 55, Dollar Bay 35 Munising 52, Manistique 36 Boys District tournaments Includes Lower Peninsula scores of districts with U.P. teams Division 1 Marquette 66, Traverse City Central 56 Traverse City West 69, Petoskey 56 Division 2 Gladstone 58, Negaunee 55 (OT) Kingsford 59, Houghton 25 Kalkaska 56, Sault Ste. Marie 47 Grayling 48, Kingsley 46 Division 3 Westwood 79, Jeffers 54 West Iron County 45, Ironwood 37 Menominee 82, Ishpeming 50 Iron Mountain 61, Bark River-Harris ...