FLINT (AP) — Flint Beecher has been a state basketball powerhouse for years, but the last decade has seen the Buccaneers become just as well known for the individual talent they have produced, the latest of which is junior guard Jalen Terry. Terry was named The Associated Press Division 3 ...
STURGIS (AP) — Marcellus Howardsville Christian senior Dylan Jergens is The Associated Press Division 4 boys basketball Player of the Year. The three-time first team All-State selection was a unanimous pick by a panel of nine Michigan sportswriters. He honed his skills in a barn that was ...
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MARQUETTE — Marquette seniors Avery Ledy and Sophie Bartlett were able to double dip when coaches in the Great Northern Conference voted on girls basketball postseason awards on Tuesday. Ledy, a 5-foot-11 forward, was the big winner, however, taking home both Player of the Year and ...
"We’ll have everyone back and they will be hungry for another run." — Kurt Corcoran, Westwood head coach, on trying to replicate this year’s success next season -------------- GAYLORD — A nine-point lead in the second half. A heavy dose of momentum. The Westwood girls basketball ...
ESCANABA — The St. Ignace girls basketball teams has been a frequent visitor to the state quarterfinals in recent years. The top-ranked Saints, however, had gone three years without getting past this round. They took it a step further this time, posting a 76-45 triumph over the feisty ...
"I keep telling the girls that thousands of teams wish they were still playing right now." — Kurt Corcoran, Westwood head coach, on balancing pressure with enjoyment of playing in state quartefinals ---------------- ISHPEMING — Their status as the favorite or the underdog was the ...
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EAST LANSING — Iron Mountain waited 80 years between state finals appearances. On Saturday, the Mountaineers were seven-tenths of a second away from its first state title since an Upper Peninsula-only title in 1939. And then Pewamo-Westphalia celebrated the state ...
By Journal Sports Staff FELCH — Senior Anthony Mattson of Munising was recently named the Player of the Year for the Skyline Central Conference in boys basketball. His Mustangs’ team was co-champions with Rapid River of the Large Schools Division in the conference. Several other ...
EAST LANSING — Iron Mountain is playing for a state championship. The Mountaineers (27-0) defeated Detroit Edison PSA 60-57 on Thursday for a MHSAA Division 3 state finals berth. The Mountaineers face Pewamo-Westphalia at 4:30 p.m. Saturday for the state title. P-W beat Erie-Mason in the ...
"There are a lot of teams that have poor shooting nights against us." — Kurt Corcoran, Westwood head coach, on Charlevoix scoring just 29 points on Wednesday ------------------------- SAULT STE. MARIE — Structure and freedom. They are two words that would seem to work against each ...
KINGSFORD — The record will forever show Reide Osterman scored two points in Wednesday’s MHSAA Division 4 girls regional basketball championship game at Kingsford High School. That pair of points couldn’t have come at a better time for the freshman guard as she drained two free throws ...
MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University hockey team had to fight its way through the first round of the WCHA playoffs last weekend, coming back on each night to eliminate Alaska-Fairbanks with a pair of one-goal victories. The No. 2-seeded Wildcats can’t afford to do that again this ...
Today's game: Westwood girls vs. Charlevoix, MHSAA Division 4 regional championship, 7 p.m., at Sault Ste. Marie; Radio: WZAM 93.3 FM & 970 AM --------------- NEGAUNEE — Junior Tessa Leece may need a grocery cart to haul off all the hardware presented to her by the Mid-Peninsula ...
ESCANABA — The final 3.2 seconds of Tuesday’s Division 4 state quarterfinal basketball game couldn’t run out fast enough for the Dollar Bay boys. After Dollar Bay sophomore Connor LeClaire sank a pair of free throws, the Pellston Hornets could only wish to get a good shot and force ...
NEGAUNEE — Thirteen area players earned honors when the Mid-Peninsula Conference recently announced it boys basketball award winners. Four area boys were listed on the First Team, four more on the Second Team, three for honorable mention, and two others who didn’t receive other ...
"We figured they probably weren’t prepared for it because we haven’t run it all year." — Kurt Corcoran, Westwood head coach, on employing the run-and-jump pressure defense vs. West Iron County ---------------------------- ESCANABA — A bold coaching decision during the middle of the ...
GAYLORD — The season ended Monday night for the Marquette Senior High School girls basketball team at the MHSAA Division 1 regional semifinals held in Gaylord. The Redettes fell to Midland Dow 49-38 to end their season at 20-4. The Chargers improved to 23-1 and will face Saginaw Heritage ...
KINGSFORD — Stephenson’s game plan produced results in the third quarter and floored Ewen-Trout Creek 60-41 in an MHSAA Division 4 girls basketball regional semifinal game on Monday. The Eagles (12-9) and the young Baraga Vikings (20-3) will square off at 7 p.m. EST Wednesday for the ...