MARQUETTE – Ishpeming played Escanaba in the first round of High School Bowl and won by a score of 230-220. Thirty-eight schools from the Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin field teams for WNMU TV’s High School Bowl tournament, now celebrating 45 years on the air. Ishpeming will advance to the second round when they play Sault Ste. Marie, scheduled to air on Feb. 24. Running from November through the championship game in April, the High School Bowl series airs on WNMU-TV Saturdays at 8 pm and Mondays at 3 pm. It is also available on the Michigan Learning Channel. Find more information on the 2023-24 tournament at wnmutv.nmu.edu. Representing Ishpeming, seated from left, are players Braxton Gardner, Joey Giroux, team captain Lillian Tomasi and Julien Herman. Standing are alternates Logan Mathias and Angelica Barry with coaches Becky Fox and Jodi Crist. Players for Escanaba are, seated from left, Zach Barron, Evelyn Norman, team captain Sean Sullivan and Alex Kievit. Standing is alternate Angela Chapman with coach Ben Carlson. High School Bowl host Jim Koski is standing at lower left. Major production funding for High School Bowl is provided by the Donald and Audrey Anderson Foundation. Local support is provided by 13 Upper Peninsula Credit Unions: TruNorth Federal Credit Union, Embers Credit Union, Tahquamenon Area Credit Union, Limestone Federal Credit Union, Soo Co-op Credit Union, Marquette Community Federal Credit Union, Gogebic County Federal Credit Union, Peninsula Federal Credit Union, Torch Lake Federal Credit Union, U.P. State Credit Union, Settlers Federal Credit Union, Northern Lights Community Federal Credit Union, and Baraga Community Federal Credit Union. Local support is also provided by Vincent and Nora Pretrucelli, in partnership with the Regional Educational Service Agencies and Intermediate School Districts of the U.P.