NEGAUNEE — Most valuable players Naba Echols and Jason Boucher led their teams to championships on Sunday afternoon during the second and final weekend of this year’s re-emergence of the Negaunee Invitational Tournament. The tourney was restored by the Negaunee High School softball ...
NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee Invitational Tournament is back in full swing after the Class D and women’s divisions played their games last weekend with Classes B and C starting this evening and running through Sunday. It’s the 51st annual edition of the tournament, after being discontinued ...
By Journal Sports Staff NEGAUNEE — Some familiar names are popping up on the basketball court at Lakeview Memorial Gymnasium during the second weekend of the two-weekend-long Negaunee Invitational Tournament. Three now-former Northern Michigan University men’s basketball players led ...
NEGAUNEE — The Finns and Smarty’s Saloon emerged Sunday afternoon as the first champions of the new edition of the Negaunee Invitational Tournament. With games played at Lakeview Memorial Gymnasium, The Finns capped off the opening two-day weekend of the event by capturing the Class D ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — The Killer Whales of the YMCA of Marquette County will send 20 swimmers to the three-day YMCA Wisconsin-Upper Peninsula State Championships to be held in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, starting Friday. Each of the swimmers, ages 8 to 18, met time standards ...
By Journal Sports Staff NEGAUNEE — Like a phoenix from the ashes, the Negaunee Invitational Tournament has returned. The 50th annual edition of the NIT was held in 2014, then put in mothballs for five years before being revived by the Negaunee High School girls softball program this ...
The fifth-grade Ishpeming Hematites boys basketball team won their second tournament of the season in a six-team event held at Westwood High School on Feb. 17. The Hematites won all three of their games. Front row from left are Caiden Helsel, Izaac Williams, Connor Helsel and Kole Bancroft. Top ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — The Superior Hockey Junior Wildcats of Marquette Junior Hockey won the Pee Wee AA Under-12 state championship in downstate Fraser last Sunday. The team reported this was Marquette’s first Michigan Amateur Hockey Association state title at this ...
By Journal Sports Staff ISHPEMING — Dan Mongiat and Jack Dudo of Venice won the John Keto Memorial Doubles Tournament held Feb. 16 at the Wayside as part of the Ishpeming Men’s Pool League. Dan Carlson and Gordy Stone of Wonder Bar were runners-up, while third place went to Mike and ...
By Journal Sports Staff FELCH — Five players from Alger County schools were recognized when honored were recently announced in girls basketball for the Skyline Central Conference. Four of the players were from Munising while one Superior Central player earned two awards. Mustangs senior ...
PLYMOUTH — The Marquette Senior High School hockey team faces a long bus ride home today. The Redmen suffered a 4-0 season-ending loss to Trenton in the MHSAA Division 2 state semifinals at the USA Hockey Arena outside Detroit on Thursday night. But head coach Doug Garrow says it will be ...
By Journal Sports Staff MANISTIQUE — The Negaunee girls basketball team capped off its regular season with a 53-21 road win at Manistique on Thursday night. The Miners finish the regular season at 16-4 going into a big matchup with 19-1 Westwood on Monday night to open up district play in ...
MARQUETTE — Doug Garrow earned his 100th career win as head coach of the Marquette varsity hockey team on Tuesday night. Win No. 101 proved to be even sweeter, as the Redmen prevailed 5-0 over Escanaba in the MHSAA Division 2 regional tournament championship game at Lakeview Arena on ...
By ADAM NIEMI Iron Mountain Daily News KINGSFORD — Westwood answered a second-half rally by Kingsford and held on for a 60-48 nonconference win on Thursday. The Patriots (19-1) led by 11 at halftime before the Flivvers pulled within three points early in the fourth quarter. A 3-pointer ...
By AUSTIN HEMMINGSON Escanaba Daily Press GLADSTONE — The Gladstone girls basketball team found its offense just in time to pull away from Gwinn for a 38-33 victory to end the regular season on Thursday night. Trailing 24-14 entering the fourth quarter, the Modeltowners cut their ...
NEGAUNEE — Youth gymnastics classes are set to be held at Negaunee High School in March that will be conducted by Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE Community Schools. On Saturday, March 16, parent-tot gymnastics will be held from 9 to 9:55 a.m. and tot gymnastics from 10 to 10:55 a.m. Registration ...
Hosking skiing finishes today MARQUETTE — Racing will wrap up today at the Bob Hosking Jr. Memorial Championship alpine ski race at Marquette Mountain that began on Friday. The event serves as a qualifying race for the Junior Championships for regions 1-4 in the Central U.S. Ski and ...
The fifth-grade Ishpeming Hemetite travel basketball team won the Iron Mountain tournament on Dec. 1. The Ishpeming team won all three of their games, including wins against Escanaba and Gladstone. (Submitted photo)
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — The Killer Whales of the Marquette County YMCA finished third at the 2019 Yooper Invitational held Feb. 1-2. Delta County YMCA and the Marinette-Menomine Stingrays took the top two spots. Erin VanderSchaaf was the top scorer for the Killer Whales with ...
River Rock Lanes Sun. Just For Fun — Eric Roberts 235-596, Pamela Busser 169, Jen Larson 456, The Gentle Strokes 1359-3812 Mon. Men & Women Seniors — Joe Duckworth 245, Bruce Novotny 562, Barb Roberts 160-453; Joe Duckworth 236-647, Joleen North 153-404; Glenn Hintsala 244, Darrell ...