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Sports Flashback March 29-April 4

March 29, 1961 — Spalding Benson’s Service advanced in the 28th Annual Gold Medal Basketball tournament at Hermansville, defeating Escanaba Y Tavern in a Class B contest. Maurie Poupore led Benson’s with 26 points. Roger Murray hit 14 and Jerry Wells scored 10. Jim Hamelin paced Y Tavern with 19 and John Berrigan had 14. March 30, 1961 — L&R Sports Shop captured the Escanaba City League tournament title by defeating Stonehouse Restaurant 69-58. John Butrymowicz and Jerry Cvengros paced the winners with 23 points each. Harold Johnson chipped in with 11. Jim Dubord scored 22 ...

Ethan Marta named Mr. Basketball

MARQUETTE — Ethan Marta enjoyed a solid senior season and was rewarded for his efforts during the 76th Annual boys’ basketball meeting of the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association here Monday. The 6-foot-3 Ishpeming Westwood cager finished his career with 2,069 ...

Sports Flashback March 28

March 28, 1966 — Five area players were recognized for their efforts this season during the annual basketball meeting of the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Escanaba senior Rick Kuchenberg and juniors Paul Miller and Dave Nyquist earned All-U.P. honors in Class A. Manistique senior Tom Brawley landed a second-team berth in Class B and Trenary junior Kim Peterson did likewise in Class D. Garden captured the Class B title in the Gold Medal Classic tournament at Hermansville, edging defending champ Powers Gold Star 63-61. Warren Groleau led the winners ...

U.P. Sports Hall of Fame inductees

Reservations for the 54th Annual Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet are now being taken. The induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 9th at the Island Resort and Casino in Harris, located 15 miles west of Escanaba. Banquet reservations are $40 per person. The evening begins with a social hour at 5:00 (all times Eastern) followed by a brief introduction and meal at 6:00 p.m. The induction ceremony follows dinner. Local multi-sport athlete Stephanie (Boyer) Lovell from Rapid River High School is one of ten new hall of famers who will be inducted that evening. ...

87th Gold Medal Classic concludes

HERMANSVILLE — Tuesday naked the final night of the 87th Gold Medal Classic. The night started with a trio of junior high boys games in the first game Bark River defeated North Central 43-37. In the second game Stephenson defeated Menominee 48-42 and in the last of the junior high games ...

Gold Medal Classic still producing great action as tournament winds down

HERMANSVILLE — It was another exciting night on the court at the 87th Gold Medal Classic here Monday night as Shelby’s Quick Mart of Carney picked up the Class EE championship defeating Sidetrack of Powers 65-56. Cody Gholdi was the Most Valuable Player of the tournament in the EE class ...