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U.P. Scores Feb. 5

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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 ...

Modeltowners defeat Eskymos in non-conference action

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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 ...

Prep Schedule Feb. 5

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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 ...

Broncos and Eagles spit Honor Flight games

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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 ...

Classy trees

Outdoors

All forestry schools teach tree classification as a basic course. Lots of Latin names. Groups of similar trees, in at least some ways. It’s kinda fun but not for everybody. When Carolus Linnaeus (nee Carl von Linné) began naming living things with Latin terms, there needed to be a method ...

Jets fly past Wolves in conference action

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CARNEY — The Powers North Central girls had things their way here Monday night in a 46-26 basketball triumph over the Carney-Nadeau Wolves. That was especially true in the first half as the Jets took a 26-4 lead into the halftime locker room. North Central extended its lead to 32-4 on a ...