The Ishpeming Hematites played the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils in a “Cerebral 16” round of High School Bowl and were defeated by a score of 130-360. 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. Running from November through the championship game in April, the High School Bowl series airs on WNMU-TV Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Mondays at 3 p.m. It is also available statewide on the Michigan Learning Channel. Find more information on the 2023-2024 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 coach Jody Crist and Becky Fox. Players for Sault Ste. Marie are, seated from right, Eleanor Maloney, Laura Krans, team captain Ryan Anderson and Nathaniel Sommers. Standing is alternate Patrick Smith with coach Kim Badenski. 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 Petrucelli, in partnership with the Regional Educational Service Agencies and Intermediate School Districts of the Upper Peninsula. WNMU-TV is a member-supported public broadcasting service of Northern Michigan University and is licensed to the NMU Board of Trustees.