Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Basketball Polls ----------------------------- BOYS Divisions 1-3 W-L Pts Previous 1. Escanaba (3) 5-0 23 — 2. Iron Mountain (2) 6-0 21 — 3. Marquette 4-1 16 — 4. Bark ...
Editor’s note: With the start-and-stop of winter sports seasons this year, The Mining Journal is publishing high school basketball team previews from Marquette and Alger counties over a number of days. This story was written two weeks ago. ------------------- MARQUETTE — The Marquette ...
GLADSTONE — The Gladstone wrestlers may be low on numbers this year, but that didn’t stop them from posting three victories in their quadrangular meet here Saturday. Gladstone defeated Westwood 54-18, Kingsford 48-24 and Marquette 42-36 to improve to 4-2 this season. “It was a good ...
Editor’s note: With the start-and-stop of winter sports seasons this year, The Mining Journal is publishing high school basketball team previews from Marquette and Alger counties over a number of days. This story was written two weeks ago. -------------------------- ISHPEMING — Some ...
MARQUETTE — The host Redettes edged out Escanaba, and probably more importantly, posted an MHSAA team regional qualifying score at its Marquette Invitational high school gymnastics meet held Friday. MSHS totaled 121.975 points, about 4 1/2 points more than runner-up Escanaba’s 117.35. ...
GWINN — Gwinn gave up a lead it had for the most of the first half before turning on the afterburners in the third quarter to take a 63-41 high school boys basketball victory over Calumet on Friday night. The Modeltowners led 16-11 after one quarter and looked to expand that by ...
ISHPEMING — Balanced scoring and a tight defense helped Negaunee ease past Westwood 48-27 in a high school girls basketball game played at the Patriots’ gym on Friday night. The Miners’ Lilly Nelson led all scorers with 12 points, but teammates Emilia Palomaki and Morgan Carlson were ...
WATERSMEET — The Republic-Michigamme girls basketball team got a strong night from Leah McCracken and Allie Radcliffe to defeat Watersmeet 44-28 Thursday for its first win of the season. McCracken led the Hawks with 17 points, while Radcliffe had 15 points. “The girls worked very well ...
MARQUETTE — Ten Marquette Senior High School skiers were named All-Upper Peninsula by a vote of U.P. ski coaches on Thursday. That included five skiers who were named to the First Team. Just 20 skiers in all were honored, meaning half of them Redmen and Redettes. Downhill skiing was ...
CALUMET — A big game from Zach Carlson and double-digit scoring nights from three teammates helped push the Westwood boys basketball team to a 62-46 win over Calumet Thursday. Carlson led all scorers with 23 points, while teammate Garrett Sundberg had 14 and both Tyler Annala and Zach ...
Editor’s note: With the start-and-stop of winter sports seasons this year, The Mining Journal is publishing high school basketball team previews from Marquette and Alger counties over a number of days. This story was written early this month. -------------------- MUNISING — Last season ...
Editor’s note: With the start-and-stop of winter sports seasons this year, The Mining Journal is publishing high school basketball team previews from Marquette and Alger counties over a number of days. This story was written early this month. ---------------------- REPUBLIC — The ...
ISHPEMING — Defense ruled the roost throughout a high school girls basketball game held at Westwood High School on Wednesday night. The Patriots came out on top 25-23 over Hancock when Emily Nelson hit a pair of free throws in the late going and the score tied 23-23. The Bulldogs had to ...
"We played hard and gave ourselves a chance." — Dan Waterman, head coach, Negaunee boys basketball ----------------- GLADSTONE — It was a nailbiter of a game Tuesday night for Gladstone as the Braves outlasted Negaunee in an overtime battle 62-52 in Gladstone. “It feels great, a win ...
Negaunee defensemen Luke Syrjala, center, is sandwiched between Jeffers' Kyle Heltunen and Caden Hillstrom as he skates toward the net in the first period of a high school hockey game played at the Negaunee Ice Arena on Tuesday. The visiting Jets broke a scoreless tie when Keegan Rajala snagged ...
MARQUETTE — Five swimmers each won four events as Marquette Senior High School swept Rudyard at a dual high school swimming and diving meet held at the MSHS pool on Tuesday afternoon. The Redmen and Redettes won 23 of the 24 events as the girls won their meet 136-27 and boys were victorious ...
NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee girls basketball team got hot early and didn’t look back as it took down Gwinn Tuesday 57-27. Alyssa Hill led the Miners with 18 points, while Tianna Taylor had 14 for the Modeltowners. Negaunee was up 15-2 going into the second quarter and held a 32-14 lead at ...
MARQUETTE — The Marquette boys basketball team took care of business Tuesday night as it blew past Houghton 72-26. Kam Karp and Ty Lotterman each had 17 points for the Redmen. Marquette took control early as it held a big 26-4 advantage after the first quarter and led 33-11 at the half. ...
MARQUETTE — Colin VanderSchaaf and Liam McFarren each won four events as Marquette dominated the boys portion of a high school swimming and diving meet held at the MSHS pool on Saturday. The Redmen scored 149 points in the triangular meet to 93 for Houghton and 81 for Sault Ste. Marie. ...
Editor’s note: With the start-and-stop of winter sports seasons this year, The Mining Journal is publishing high school basketball team previews from Marquette and Alger counties over a number of days. This story was written in late January. ---------------------- ISHPEMING — Last ...