MARQUETTE- Republic-Michigamme played Newberry in a preliminary round of High School Bowl and won by a score of 120-100. Thirty-eight schools from the Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin field teams for WNMU-TV’s High School Bowl tournament, now celebrating 45 years on the air. Republic-Michigamme will advance to the second round when they play Menominee, scheduled to air on January 20. Running from November through the championship game in April, the High School Bowl series airs on WNMU-TV Saturdays at 8 pm and Mondays at 3 pm. It is also available on the Michigan Learning Channel Mondays at 1 pm and 8 pm. Find more information on the 2023-2024 tournament at wnmutv.nmu.edu.

Representing Republic-Michigamme, seated from left, are players Samantha Bistersky, Sabrina Tanaka, team captain Keilee Gransinger and Ellie Martin. Standing are alternates Leif Griepentrog and Max Ranta with coach Mary Koski. Players for Newberry are, seated from left, Braedyn Butler, Evelyn Cox, team captain Emily Endsley and Joseph Vincent. Standing are alternates Ashlyn Palmer and coach Emma Gagnon. High School Bowl host Jim Koski is standing at lower left.

Major production funding for High School Bowl is provided by the Donald & Audrey Anderson Foundation. Local support is provided by 13 Upper Peninsula Credit Unions: TruNorth Federal Credit Union, Embers Credit Union, Tahquamenon Area Credit Union, Limestone Federal Credit Union, Soo Co-op Credit Union, Marquette Community Federal Credit Union, Gogebic County Federal Credit Union, Peninsula Federal Credit Union, Torch Lake Federal Credit Union, U.P. State Credit Union, Settlers Federal Credit Union, Northern Lights Community Federal Credit Union, and Baraga Community Federal Credit Union. Local support is also provided by Vincent and Nora Petrucelli, in partnership with the Regional Educational Service Agencies & Intermediate School Districts of the Upper Peninsula.

WNMU-TV is a member-supported public broadcasting service of Northern Michigan University and is licensed to the NMU Board of Trustees. (Courtesy photo)