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Basketball tourney
NORWAY -- There will be an adult basketball tournament at Norway High School March 2-3. There will be three men's divisions -- gold, silver and bronze -- and one women's division.
The deadline to sign up is Feb. 24 and the entry fee is $120 for all divisions, with the exception of the men's bronze division, which is $100.
For details, call Matt McCarthy (282-2536).
Road race Feb. 24
ESCANABA -- The 35th Annual Escanaba Slip-Sliding-Away five-mile run is Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. at the high school. Entry fee is $3 in advance or $5 on race day. For details contact John Vrancic (789-1237).
Grid coach leaves
MARQUETTE -- Dave L'Huillier has resigned as head football coach at Marquette High School. He spent the past nine seasons at the helm, carving a 44-40 record.
The Redmen were riding a 19-game losing streak when L'Huillier took over in 2010. Marquette was 8-3 in his first season and the Redmen won the school's first post-season game in their first playoff outing since 2001.
Jacobs gets Hall nod
IRON RIVER -- A long-time runner is the lone inductee into the 2019 Upper Peninsula Road Runners Club Hall of Fame.
Fred Jacobs of Iron River may receive his plaque at the Norway Spring Classic.
Jacobs, 60, had a personal best 2 hours, 47 minutes in the 1998 Fox Cities Marathon and then finished second in the Masters Division in 2000. His 10K personal best happened in Escanaba.
Tech quints split
HOUGHTON -- The Michigan Tech women's basketball team led by 10 points at halftime and steadily pulled away, highlighted by a 14-3 fourth quarter advantage, to toppled Davenport 70-44 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference here Saturday.
The Huskies forced 25 turnovers and sank five 3-point baskets. Ellie Mackay had 14 points for Tech (11-7, 7-3), which scored the opening nine points.
Tech's men dropped a 77-68 verdict to Davenport, which used a 51-39 second half advantage to stop the Huskies. Davenport used a 19-0 run in the second half to cement its lead, opening a 67-50 lead with 3:18 left to play.
Bryan Heath led the Huskies (9-8, 4-6) with 20 points and Isaac Appleby added 15 points. Sophomore Dawson Bilski of North Central High School was scoreless in 33 minutes.
The Huskies visit Northern Michigane University Saturday, the women meeting at 11 a.m. and the men at 1 p.m.
Tech icers fall
BEMIDJI, Minn. -- The Michigan Tech hockey team only managed 18 shots on goal here Saturday and dropped a 3-0 decision to Bemidji State in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Robbie Baydoun had 19 saves for Tech.
NMU cagers win
MARQUETTE -- The Northern Michigan University women's basketball team moved into a share of first place in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference here Saturday by beating Grand Valley State 56-43.
The Wildcats (14-4 overall, 9-1 GLIAC) broke the game open around intermission with consecutive 16-11 tallies for a 45-30 lead entering the final frame.
Lexi Smith led the Wildcats with 21 points and Jessica Schultz had 12 rebounds.
Naba Echols scored 26 poihts and fellow senior Isaiah Johnson added 18 points for the NMU men (10-7) as they beat Grand Valley 70-61.