NEGAUNEE — The Calumet Copper Kings have really made a name for themselves their past few games, and on Tuesday, they made a big statement with the postseason tournament approaching. Calumet (10-5-1) scored less than two minutes into the game and never looked back as it defeated Negaunee ...
NORWAY — The undefeated and Upper Peninsula’s top-ranked Norway Knights turned back Westwood 58-51 in a Mid-Peninsula Conference boys basketball game on Tuesday. The Knights (11-0, 7-0), first in the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association’s Class ABC poll, couldn’t shake the ...
ENGADINE — Frankie Mattson and the Munising Mustangs accomplished two big tasks Tuesday night. Mattson became Munising’s all-time leading scorer and the Mustangs also remained undefeated with a 75-39 win over Engadine. Mattson led Munising with 17 points, while four other players ...
GLADSTONE — Gladstone caught fire in the third quarter Tuesday night to defeat Ishpeming 69-48 in a high school boys basketball game played at the Braves’ gym. Gladstone (7-2) made 12 of 14 (86 percent) shots and pushed a nine-point halftime lead to 29 heading into the fourth ...
POWERS — Jason Whitens and his North Central boys basketball teammates have been together a long time. They’ve shared in two state championships together. And Tuesday night they tied a 59-year-old state record together with a convincing 76-24 win against visiting Mid Peninsula. Whitens ...
ISHPEMING — A strong second half by its defense bolstered Westwood as it pulled off a 47-28 girls basketball victory over Gwinn on Tuesday night at the Patriots’ gym. WHS head coach Kurt Corcoran said the win was a good bounce back following the Patriots’ worst defeat of the season on ...
NEGAUNEE — Ethan Wallner chalked up four victories to lead the Ishpeming-Negaunee boys swim team to a 101-38 victory over visiting Westwood at Negaunee High School on Monday afternoon. In the girls meet, Mariel Morton was a winner in three events to lead I-N to a much closer 82-73 victory ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Despite two starters fouling out late, Iron Mountain held on for a 66-62 Mid-Peninsula Conference boys basketball win against Negaunee on Tuesday. The Mountaineers (10-1, 5-1 M-PC) lost Charlie Gerhard with three minutes left in the third quarter and Jaden Vicenzi a couple ...
MARQUETTE — Marquette’s Amber Huebner was too much to handle for Escanaba Monday night, scoring 17 points to lead her Redettes basketball team to a 50-29 win on their homecourt over the Eskymos. Marquette head coach Ben Smith said his senior leader dictates how the game is going to go ...
UPSSA Basketball Polls (1st-place votes listed in parentheses) BOYS Class ABC W-L Pts Pvs 1. Norway (6) 10-0 30 2 2. Marquette 9-1 24 3 3. Negaunee 7-2 15 1 (tie) Iron Mountain 9-1 15 5 5. Sault Ste. ...
MUNISING — Jesse Matson and Cade Contreras scored 15 points each to help the Munising High School boys basketball team down visiting Engadine 62-50 Monday night. Matson did so in mostly three quarters of play, since he ran into foul trouble early on and sat out most of the second. After a ...
NEGAUNEE — Sisters Aleda Johnson and Clara Johnson each hit a pair of free throws in the waning minutes to help Negaunee get by Ishpeming 49-47 in a girls basketball game played Monday night. “Our girls hit some big shots down the stretch,” Miners coach Brandon Sager said. “I know ...
The best in sports photography from The Mining Journal for the week of Jan. 13-19
ESCANABA — Dwight D. Eisenhower was president of the United States when Chassell High School established a state record that has spanned 10 presidencies. Now another Upper Peninsula school, North Central, is poised to surpass that cherished standard just a week into the term of a new ...
ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming girls basketball team jumped out early and was able to get all 10 of its players significant playing time in a 78-25 victory over Manistique on Friday night. Every Hematite made a basket as IHS raced to leads of 23-8 after one quarter and 43-16 by ...
By Journal Sports Staff SAULT STE. MARIE — Sophomore Elliot Samppala scored the game-winner off an assist from his brother, senior Spencer Samppala, as the Marquette Senior High School hockey team defeated Canton 4-2 on Saturday at the Sault Ste. Marie Lions Showcase. The Redmen improved ...
MARQUETTE — Gladstone wiped the floor during the finals of the Upper Peninsula Championships held at Marquette Senior High School on Saturday evening. The Braves finished with 250.5 points, 94 ahead of runner-up Marquette’s 156.5. Officials believed it was the biggest margin of victory ...
EAST LANSING — Five area high school student-athletes, including two from Ishpeming, are among the 120 finalists for 32 Scholar-Athlete awards presented by the Michigan High School Athletic Association. They are Ashok Ravindran and Khora Swanson of Ishpeming, Amber Nicole Manitowabi-Huebner ...
NEGAUNEE — Aleda Johnson knew she was approaching her 1,000th point as a Miner, but she didn’t know just how close she was when Negaunee hosted Westwood on Friday night. In the final minutes, Negaunee was well on their way to a 46-25 win, but with their senior guard sitting one point ...
By Journal Sports Staff SAULT STE. MARIE — The Marquette Senior High School hockey team got a lesson in how the game is played among the big schools in the metropolitan Detroit area on Friday night. Playing on the first night of the Sault Ste. Marie Lions Showcase, Birmingham Brother Rice ...