MANISTIQUE — After a decent start, things fell apart for the Manistique girls in the second quarter of Negaunee’s 59-21 Mid-Peninsula Conference girls basketball win Friday. The Emeralds trailed just 17-9 after the first quarter, then were shut out in the second as they went into halftime ...
KINGSFORD — Kingsford came up with 15 steals and saw Marquette commit nearly 30 turnovers, but the Flivvers couldn’t cash in on the other end and fell 47-34 in a Great Northern Conference girls basketball game Friday afternoon to open a varsity hoops doubleheader. “We struggled to ...
"People think we’re going to beat everyone by 30 points, and that’s just not the case." — Kurt Corcoran, head coach, Westwood girls basketball ------------ ISHPEMING — Good basketball teams simply get the job done. They may not be flashy every time they step out on the court, but ...
ESCANABA — Coming into the season, everyone knew what junior forward Nicole Kamin and senior guard Taylor Ray would bring to the table for the Escanaba girls basketball team. As the season has progressed, the rest of the team has really started to gel, and the Eskymos look like a team who ...
HOUGHTON — The Negaunee boys basketball team was in a tight battle for the first half Thursday night at Houghton. Then in the third quarter, the Miners outscored the Gremlins 22-5 to break the game open on their way to a 49-32 win. Drew Lindberg led Negaunee with 13 points. Negaunee ...
ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming girls basketball team came close to getting a win on its home court Thursday night, but came up just short in the end, falling 36-33 to Hancock. Emma Poirier led the Hematites with 25 points, while D’Andra Kero had 14 for the Bulldogs. “Free throws and ...
"The kids are giving the effort. Now we’ve got to try and fine tune that effort into what they’re doing." — Scott Syrjala, head coach, Westwood boys basketball ----------------- GWINN — Head coach Scott Syrjala said it wasn’t the prettiest performance, but his Westwood boys ...
RAPID RIVER — In a rematch of an MHSAA Division 4 district championship game from a year ago, Munising got the better of Rapid River in a 54-50 boys basketball victory Wednesday night in Rapid River. The Mustangs, who remain unbeaten at 7-0, had to overcome a career-high 30-point night by ...
HANCOCK — The Ishpeming High School boys basketball team received a big night from senior Jacob Kugler, who went off for 28 points in the Hematites’ 63-38 road win over Hancock on Wednesday night. It was Ishpeming’s second victory of the season, improving its record to 2-3. The ...
MARQUETTE — Marquette spread the wealth around as 13 players had a goal or assist in the Redmen’s 9-1 mercy rule-shortened victory over Negaunee in a high school hockey game played at Lakeview Arena on Tuesday. Freshman Ethan Phillips led the MSHS scoring with a three-assist playmaker, ...
NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee High School girls basketball team entered the first Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association poll of the season at No. 5 on Tuesday morning. The Miners showed why they deserve at least that ranking later that night, topping Ishpeming 47-23 at ...
HARRIS — Bark River-Harris got off to a fast start and coasted from there for a 46-30 victory over Manistique in a high school girls basketball game played Tuesday night. Neither team found its footing as the start, but the Emeralds (2-6) were first on the board with a jumper from Kayla ...
NEGAUNEE — The Ishpeming-Negaunee girls swimming and diving team used its depth to pull out a 93-71 victory over Gladstone at the Negaunee High School pool on Tuesday afternoon. I-N won just five events to six for Gladstone, but two of their wins came in the meet’s final three ...
GWINN — For their grandparents, the Gwinn girls basketball team would’ve needed the telephone operator a number of times on Tuesday night. But with modern technology, the Modeltowners needed no assistance in dialing long distance during their 63-19 home wipeout of Munising. Gwinn (5-0) ...
ESCANABA — The Escanaba Eskymos boys basketball team did something for the first time in a decade at home on Tuesday night — defeat Great Northern Conference rival Marquette. Behind a career night from junior point guard Brandon Frazer, the Upper Peninsula’s No. 4-ranked Eskymos did all ...
UPSSA Basketball Polls ---------------------- BOYS Divisions 1-3 W-L Pts Pvs 1. Iron Mountain (6) 4-0 30 — 2. Negaunee 4-0 24 — 3. Marquette 4-1 18 — 4. Escanaba 3-4 9 — 5. Westwood 3-0 5 — Others receiving votes: Munising ...
ISHPEMING — Sophomore Natalie Prophet spurred the Westwood girls basketball team back into their game against Gladstone in the second quarter on Monday night, and head coach Kurt Corcoran helped keep the pace going at halftime. It all turned out for a 56-48 victory by the 5-1 Patriots on ...
STAMBAUGH — West Iron County won its boys basketball home opener with a 50-42 victory over Westwood on Monday night. The game was a makeup from one that was postponed due to weather on Dec. 9. The Wykons never trailed and were led in scoring by Nathan Thomson with 16 points. Peyton ...
FELCH — Undefeated Munising made the trek to North Dickinson worth it Monday night with a 74-39 Skyline Central Conference boys basketball victory. Powered by 22 points — including six 3-pointers — from senior Austin Killips, the Mustangs remain undefeated this young season. Munising ...
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