GWINN — The Gwinn Area Community Schools and the greater Forsyth Township community is in mourning after the death of Modeltowners varsity head football coach Dion Brown on Wednesday evening. The GACS, through Superintendent Sandra Petrovich, released a short statement about the ...
WATERSMEET — Kolin Conklin hit six baskets in the third quarter but it wasn’t enough to turn around the fortunes of the Republic-Michigamme boys basketball team in a 79-55 loss at Watersmeet on Thursday night. Conklin finished with a team-high 19 points in this Copper Mountain Conference ...
GLADSTONE — Negaunee’s Jason Waterman used his skill from the outside to help the Upper Peninsula’s Division 1-3 No. 2 ranked Miners turn a hard-fought first half into a dominating game after intermission and a 78-61 victory at Gladstone Thursday. Despite an 18-14 lead after the first ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Foster Wonders scored 26 points and Iron Mountain’s offense continued to hum along on high octane, dropping Manistique 81-41 in a Mid Peninsula Conference boys basketball game played Thursday. The state-ranked No. 2 Mountaineers (9-0) have outscored their opponents 245-119 ...
MARQUETTE — Two area student-athletes are among five from the Upper Peninsula to be named finalists for Scholar-Athlete Awards as named Tuesday by the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Seniors Ericka Asmus of Marquette and Madelyn Koski of Westwood are among the 120 finalists ...
EWEN — The Republic-Michigamme boys basketball team was in a tight battle early with Ewen-Trout Creek Tuesday, but a rough second quarter caused the Hawks to fall behind and they were handed a 70-53 loss. Eli Luokkala led R-M with 16 points, while Derek Koski had 11. Eric Abramson was ...
"We haven’t played that game yet and I’ll tell you on March 14 if we’ve played that game. If we win the state title, I’ll be happy." — Doug Garrow, Marquette head hockey coach, on whether the Redmen have achieved perfection ----------------- MARQUETTE — When the Marquette and ...
NEGAUNEE — Going into Tuesday’s contest against Gwinn, the Negaunee girls basketball team’s strategy was to work the ball inside the paint. Although it took about a quarter for the Miners to find the best way to do it, they eventually did it with precision. Leading by just two points ...
MARQUETTE — It took a little while for the Marquette boys basketball team to get rolling, but once it started, the Redmen didn’t look back as they defeated Ishpeming 80-46. Kameron Karp led a balanced Marquette attack with 13 points, while Gavin Argall had 14 for the Hematites. Leading ...
GLADSTONE — Missed opportunities, missed free throws and some late clutch plays by Marquette robbed the Gladstone girls of an upset against the Upper Peninsula’s fourth-ranked Redettes Tuesday night. As has been the case for most of the season, the Braves played well on defense and had ...
MUNISING — Manistique outlasted Munising 54-53 in overtime after playing a close girls basketball game throughout on Tuesday night. Megan Matson led the Mustangs with 24 points, while Crystal Murdock had 12. Emilee McDaniel was Manistique’s offensive leader with 18 points and Brooke ...
"It’s a good neighborhood rivalry." — Milton Braga, head coach, Westwood boys and girls swimming and diving -------------------- ISHPEMING — The Upper Peninsula Finals are less than a month away and right now, swimming and diving programs around the peninsula are trying their best ...
HANCOCK — The Negaunee boys came to town on Monday and did what they do best — win basketball games. The Miners defeated Hancock handily in a 70-31 win. It was their ninth win in a so-far perfect season. Negaunee quickly jumped out to a 8-0 lead as it dominated inside, including ...
EBEN — The Superior Central boys survived major foul trouble at home Monday night as they hung on for a 47-43 basketball triumph over Republic-Michigamme. The Cougars led 25-15 at halftime and 28-27 after the third quarter of this nonconference contest. “We were real patient on ...
UPSSA Basketball Polls Teams, (first place votes if any), record, poll points and previous week's ranking: ------------------------ BOYS Divisions 1-3 W-L Pts Pvs 1. Iron Mountain (7) 7-0 35 1 2. Negaunee 8-0 28 2 3. Marquette 6-2 19 3 4. Escanaba ...
ISHPEMING — The MHSAA Division 3 district tournament is still about six weeks away, but the Westwood girls basketball team is starting to show what its truly capable of. The Patriots scored more than 60 points for the second straight game Monday as they defeated Iron Mountain 63-33. Madi ...
GLADSTONE — If there were any concerns about an absent Megan Crow, the Gladstone girls basketball team quickly dismissed them with a 25-point opening quarter that allowed them to cruise past Manistique 53-29 at home Friday night. The Braves went on a 9-0 run in the first few minutes of this ...
RAPID RIVER — Rapid River got defensive in a 53-34 home win over Skyline Central Conference foe Superior Central Friday night in a boys basketball game. The Rockets (5-2, 4-2 SC) forced the Cougars into 25 turnovers and held them to 12-of-51 shooting from the field. Rapid River also won the ...
EBEN — It didn’t take the North Central girls long to gain control here Friday night as they cruised to a 74-39 basketball triumph over Superior Central. The Jets led 17-8 after the first quarter and 38-13 at halftime in this Skyline Central Conference contest. Alex Neville scored a ...
MUNISING — The Munising girls basketball team had a rough night Friday against Carney-Nadeau. The Mustangs struggled to handle the Wolves’ size and couldn’t generate much offense as they were dealt a 45-17 loss. Sandra Boulton led C-N with 16 points, while Tessa Wagner had 12. Megan ...