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Flivvers cruise past Eskymos

ESCANABA — A slow start hurt Escanaba’s chances here Monday night in a 68-36 basketball loss to the Kingsford Flivvers. Esky, which turned the ball over 10 times in the first quarter, trailed 25-6 eight minutes into this Great Northern Conference match-up. “That’s been kind of our theme,” Esky coach Tracy Hudson said. “The first quarter has been kind of a nightmare and we’re trying to solve that. They had a good ball defender (sophomore guard Aubrie Moore) which really hurt us in the first quarter. We’ve been having trouble handling the pressure early in the game, ...

Prep Schedule Jan. 14

Tonight’s games Women’s basketball Bay College at North Central Michigan, 5:30 p.m. Girls’ basketball Manistique at Pickford, 7:15 p.m. Men’s basketball Bay College at North Central Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Boys’ basketball Carney-Nadeau at Hannahville, 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s games Girls’ basketball Big Bay de Noc at Hannahville, 5 p.m. Superior Central at Stephenson, 6:30 p.m. Competitive cheer Gladstone Invitational, 6 p.m. Wrestling Bark River-Harris at Powers North Central, 6:30 p.m. Escanaba at Coleman, Wis., 7:30 p.m. Boys’ ...

U.P. Scores Jan. 14

U.P. scores Girls’ basketball Kingsford 68, Escanaba 36 Felch North Dickinson 53, Bark River-Harris 41 Big Bay de Noc 61, Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter 27 Newberry 39, Superior Central 23 Munising 71, Carney-Nadeau 30 Gwinn 37, Painesdale Jeffers 32 Ishpeming 79, West Iron County 51 Ishpeming Westwood 49, Iron Mountain 18 Houghton 53, Hancock 44 Wakefield-Marenisco 47, Ontonagon 28 Kinross Maplewood Baptist 40, Mackinaw City 35 Boys’ basketball Hannahville 41, Rock Mid Peninsula 39 Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter 53, Big Bay de Noc 41 Powers North Central 47, ...

Meet the Athlete: Lonnie Davey

KINGSFORD — After hitting 10 3-pointers against Escanaba to set a new school record Daily Press sports writer Adam Hinch got the opportunity to sit down with Davey and discuss a variety of topics. Adam Hinch: So Lonnie, when did you first get into basketball? Lonnie Davey: I started ...

Prep Schedule Jan. 13

Today’s games Girls’ basketball Mackinac Island at Big Bay de Noc, 4 p.m. Manistique at Munising, 6 p.m. Rapid River at Hannahville, 6 p.m. Marquette at Gladstone, 7:15 p.m. Escanaba at Menominee, 7:30 p.m. Carney-Nadeau at Goodman-Pembine, Wis., 7:30 p.m. Florence, Wis. at Powers North Central, 7:45 p.m. Swimming Manistique at Kingsford, 5 p.m. Boys’ basketball Mackinac Island at Big Bay de Noc, 5:30 p.m. Gladstone at Gwinn, 7:15 p.m. Ishpeming Westwood at Escanaba, 7:30 p.m. Wrestling Bark River-Harris Invitational, 6 p.m. Hockey Escanaba at ...

Bay women victorious men fall in defeat

ESCANABA — A balanced scoring attack helped the Bay College women roll to a 113-48 basketball triumph over Montcalm Community College here Saturday. The Bay men weren’t so fortunate as they dropped a 71-54 decision to the Centurions. Bay’s women scored six in double digits and turned the ball over just nine times. “We wanted them to come out and play well,” Norse coach James Fassett said. “This sets a tone for the rest of the conference (MCCAA North) schedule.” They did just that, racing to a 32-8 lead after the first quarter. The Norse continued to maintain a ...