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Modeltowners win, Patriots fall

GWINN — The Gwinn High School girls basketball team dug itself out of an early hole to score a 42-25 victory at home over Bark River-Harris on Thursday evening. “They hit us with a quick 9-0 start off three 3(-pointer)s, but credit to our girls, it didn’t rattle us,” Modeltowners head ...

Experienced Sentinels swimmers sweep I-N

MARQUETTE — Marquette won all but one event in each meet as the Sentinels swept a younger, less experienced Ishpeming-Negaunee unit during a high school swimming and diving meet held at the MSHS pool on Friday afternoon. “We were so thankful to still hold our dual meet against ...

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Today High school alpine skiing Marquette hosting at Marquette Mountain, time TBA High school girls basketball Newberry at Superior Central, 6 p.m. Iron Mountain at Westwood, 7:15 p.m. High school boys basketball Stephenson at Superior Central, 7:30 p.m. Carney-Nadeau at ...

Dominance and a milestone: NMU women blast Tech, Hill reaches 1,000 points

HOUGHTON — In the course of blasting Michigan Tech out of the water, the women’s basketball team at Northern Michigan University set several milestones on Thursday afternoon in Houghton, too. The Wildcats ran away and hid early for a 74-46 victory as NMU senior Sarah Newcomer scored a ...

High school basketball

Upper Peninsula scores THURSDAY Girls Baraga 42, Hancock 39 Big Bay de Noc 50, Rapid River 25 Dollar Bay 45, Bessemer 30 Ewen-Trout Creek 64, Lake Linden-Hubbell 26 Florence, Wis., 65, Wakefield-Marenisco 52 Forest Park 54, West Iron County 45 Gwinn 42, Bark River-Harris ...

Wildcat men’s rally falls short at MTU

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University was the last undefeated team left standing in men’s basketball in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. No more, however, as like in a game of king of the hill, Michigan Tech reached up and pulled down the Wildcats to the tune of an ...