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Prep Schedule Feb. 5

Tonight’s games Girls’ basketball Rapid River at Big Bay de Noc, 6 p.m. Stephenson at Powers North Central, 6:15 p.m. Boys’ basketball Kingsford at Gladstone, 6:15 p.m. Hannahville at Paradise, 6:30 p.m. Rapid River at Big Bay de Noc, 7:30 p.m. Crystal Falls Forest Park at Superior Central, 7:30 p.m. Hockey Painesdale Jeffers at Escanaba, 6:30 p.m. Friday’s games Swimming Gladstone at Rudyard, 4 p.m. Manistique at Marquette, 4 p.m. Girls’ basketball Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter at Hannahville, 5 p.m. Gladstone at Menominee, 6:30 p.m. Escanaba at ...

Modeltowners defeat Eskymos in non-conference action

ESCANABA — It was a tough night on the court for Escanaba girls basketball as they fell 50-28 to Gwinn in non-conference action here Monday night. Makayla Dalmont led the way for the Modeltowners with 21 points and Daena Demars added nine points in the victory. Gwinn raced out to a 13-0 lead after one quarter of play and extended that lead to 25-7 at the half. Escanaba was led in scoring by Aubrey Mylander with 11 points and Landry Bray added nine. Escanaba had one of those shooting nights you want to forget as they didn’t get their first field goal until the third quarter ...

U.P. Scores Feb. 5

U.P. scores Boys’ basketball Marquette 87, Gladstone 54 Superior Central 48, Rapid River 45 Mackinaw City 46, Rock Mid Peninsula 39 Norway 65, Carney-Nadeau 20 Kingsford 67, West Iron County 30 Houghton 66, Calumet 24 Hancock 41, Gwinn 34 Dollar Bay 70, Chassell 25 Ontonagon 72, Ironwood 54 Baraga 57, Wakefield-Marenisco 49 Newberry 74, Rudyard 53 Brimley 60, Engadine 40 Cedarville-DeTour 65, St. Ignace 44 Alpena 51, Sault Ste. Marie 46 Girls’ basketball Gladstone 53, Ishpeming 49 (OT) Rapid River 37, Mackinaw City 36 Kingsford 45, West Iron ...

U.P. Honor Flight Games

The U.P. Honor Flight raised a total of $1,127 during the Honor Flight basketball games between Bark River-Harris and Stephenson on Monday night.

Broncos and Eagles spit Honor Flight games

STEPHENSON — Two schools came together for a good cause here Tuesday as the Bark River-Harris Broncos split a girls and boys doubleheader and raised funds for the U.P. Honor Flight. The Broncos won the girls game 53-41 and the Stephenson boys picked up a 62-56 win. The Bark River-Harris ...

U.P. Polls

U.P. Poll Boys Division 1-3 1. Menominee (4) 13-2 20 2 2. Westwood 14-1 14 1 2. Marquette 8-7 14 4 4. Kingsford 10-4 8 3 5. Gladstone 10-5 4 5 Division 4 1. North Dickinson (3) 13-1 19 1 2. Forest Park 12-3 13 3 3. Pickford (1) 15-0 12 4 3. Dollar Bay 13-1 12 2 5. Norway 10-7 2 — 5. L’Anse 11-3 2 T5 Girls Division 1-3 1. Negaunee (4) 14-0 20 1 2. Gladstone 11-3 15 2 3. Sault Ste. Marie 10-2 13 3 4. Kingsford 10-2 7 4 5. Menominee 11-4 3 5 Others receiving votes: Houghton (10-3) 2. Division 4 1. Ishpeming (3) 11-1 19 2 2. Ewen-Trout Creek (1) 9-2 16 1 3. ...