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Rockets claim Holiday Tournament title

CARNEY — Getting a fast start never hurts anyone. A strong finish is even better. That’s what the Rapid River boys were able to accomplish here Wednesday in a 61-49 basketball triumph over Superior Central in the Carney-Nadeau Holiday Classic tournament. The Rockets, who raced to a 7-0 lead within the first 73 seconds, used another 7-0 run to help seal the verdict. “It was huge,” Rockets’ coach Brent Lundquist said. “It helped to be up by a little bit. That helped us weather their storms. That group never gives up. They’re a well-coached team. When they went on a ...

Braves overcome slow start, beat Mustangs and Blue Devils in wrestling action

GLADSTONE —- The Gladstone Braves overcame a slow start, defeating the Munising Mustangs 54-30 and Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils in a double-dual wrestling meet here Wednesday night. Sault topped Ishpeming Westwood 42-35 in its opener and the Patriots then edged Munising 35-30. “We were kind of sleepy against Munising,” Braves’ coach Ryan Harrenstein said. “Although, their kids wrestled very hard which is what we wanted to see.” The Braves led Munising 30-18 after Nate Beauchamp pinned Orrin Shalen 84 seconds into the 150-pound bout. Munising won the 157 weight class ...

Landon Weber undefeated in the 126-lb class at Holiday Super Duels

MUNISING — The beauty of high school wrestling is if your team doesn’t win, you still have an opportunity to achieve individual success. Manistique, with just five available grapplers, finished 0-5 in the Munising Holiday Super Duals here Saturday. That, however, didn’t stop Landan Weber from going undefeated in the 126-pound class. Emeralds’ freshman Jack Ziminski also enjoyed some success, posting a 4-1 record at 215. “Jack is getting better everyday,” Emeralds’ coach Mat Gonzalez said. “He had four pins today which is nice to see from a freshman in a ...

Rockets defeat Wolverines in Central U.P. Conference match up

ST. NICHOLAS — Who put that lid on the basket? The Rapid River and Rock Mid Peninsula struggled to find the range for three quarters in a Central U.P. Conference boys’ basketball contest here Monday. Rapid Rapid then found its shooting touch in the fourth frame, surging to a 49-32 triumph over the Wolverines. The Rockets led 15-12 at halftime and 29-22 after the third stanza en route to snapping a four-game losing streak. “Our defense was very good throughout the game,” Rockets’ coach Brent Lundquist said. “We attacked the basket a lot more in the second half. We told ...

Emeralds fall to Fenton-Linden in overtime

MANISTIQUE — Victory was within reach for the Manistique Emeralds here Sunday. Despite a valiant effort, however, the Emeralds dropped a 4-3 hockey decision in overtime to the Fenton-Linden Griffins. Senior forward Keagan Myers scored the game winner from the slot two minutes, nine seconds into the overtime, enabling the Griffins to improve to 4-7. The Emeralds (1-10-1) who trailed two goals after the second period responded with three unanswered goals, taking a 3-2 on a shot from the left faceoff circle by sophomore Jarrett Zellar with 2:24 left in regulation. Fenton answered ...

Davey sets school record for 3-pointers as Braves beat Eskymos

ESCANABA — They say records are meant to be broken and that was the case here Friday night as Lonnie Davey broke the school record with 10 3-pointers as the Braves defeated the Eskymos 67-48. “This feels amazing,” Davey said. “I didn’t think I would get this this season. This is ...