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U.P. Scores for Jan. 5

U.P. scores Friday’s games Girls’ basketball Gladstone 80, Escanaba 29 Bark River-Harris 48, Carney-Nadeau 24 Felch North Dickinson 64, Powers North Central 24 Newberry 64, Ironwood 31 Munising 56, Brimley 32 Negaunee 58, Iron Mountain 30 Baraga 52, Houghton 40 Calumet 47, Ishpeming Westwood 25 Boys’ basketball Bark River-Harris 62, Carney-Nadeau 48 Gladstone 63, Gwinn 21 Ishpeming 91, Manistique 52 Ishpeming Westwood 55, Iron Mountain 34 Marquette 92, Dollar Bay 54 Felch North Dickinson 49, Bessemer 33 Wakefield-Marenisco 63, Lake Linden-Hubbell ...

Prep Schedule Jan. 5

Tonight’s games Wrestling Gladstone, Kingsford Iron Mountain at Negaunee, 6 p.m. Girls’ basketball Big Bay de Noc at Powers North Central, 6:15 p.m. Rapid River at Stephenson, 6:30 p.m. Manistique at Engadine, 7:15 p.m. Munising at Bark River-Harris, 7:30 p.m. Carney-Nadeau at Iron Mountain, 7:30 p.m. Boys’ basketball Munising at Manistique, 7:15 p.m. Powers North Central at Felch North Dickinson, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday’s games Wrestling Norway, Powers North Central, Manistique at Gwinn, 6 p.m. Hockey Manistique vs. Cheboygan at St. Ignace, 6 ...

Escanaba takes down Kingsford in hockey tilt

WELLS — The Escanaba Eskymos were in lockdown mode here Friday night in a 4-1 hockey victory over the Kingsford Flivvers. Esky limited the Flivvers to nine shots on goal, including three on their second power play opportunity nearly midway through the third period. Kingsford, which had great difficulty breaking out of their zone, managed just three shots through two periods and failed to get a shot during their first power play. The Flivvers, however, stayed out of the penalty box throughout the contest. Senior forward Graham Johnson scored a hat trick and Ben Sands got a ...

Rapid River girls fall to Niagara at Carney-Nadeau Holiday Tournament

CARNEY — The Rapid River girls tried to control the pace, but couldn’t keep up with a more experienced basketball team here Wednesday, dropping a 47-21 decision to Niagara, Wis. in the Carney-Nadeau Holiday Classic title game. Rapid River, which elected to take the air out of the ball, trailed 6-2 after the first quarter. The Rockets then couldn’t buy a bucket most of the second stanza and trailed 24-4 at halftime. Freshman guard Julia Poma sank a 12-foot jump shot to open the third frame, but the Rockets still trailed 24-6. “The effort’s there,” first-year Rockets’ ...

Sports Flashback

Dec. 30, 1960 — Ed Provo scored a hat trick, leading the Escanaba Hawks in an 11-1 rout of K.I. Sawyer. Dave Goymerac and LeRoy Lancour hit two goals each and Gerald Liebie, Bob Rodman and Tom Johnson had one apiece. Hawks’ goaltender John Pearson stopped 23 shots. Dec. 30, 1965 — Bill Hawrylow scored 20 points, leading the Powers-Spalding Tigers to a 61-54 upset victory over the previously undefeated Channing Railroaders in the Big Seven Conference Holiday basketball tournament’s championship game. David Smith added 17 and Dick Piche hit 12. Bob Roell led the Railroaders ...

Braves use second half surge to take down Marines

MENOMINEE — A winter blizzard that dumped over a foot of snow postponed the Gladstone boys basketball game against Marinette from Monday night to Tuesday night but when the teams finally took the floor Gladstone defeated Marinette 41-28. The Braves outscored the Marines 23-5 in the second ...