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U.P. Scores Feb. 7

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U.P. scores Thursday’s games Girls’ basketball St. Ignace 73, Manistique 23 Big Bay de Noc 42, Rapid River 19 Powers North Central 51, Stephenson 31 Norway 56, Iron Mountain 15 West Iron County 41, Crystal Falls Forest Park 38 Munising 50, Felch North Dickinson 34 Houghton 58, Hancock 53 Baraga 64, Ontonagon 43 L’Anse 74, Dollar Bay 40 Ewen-Trout Creek 60, Ironwood 10 Watersmeet 39, Bessemer 14 Boys’ basketball Kingsford 51, Gladstone 49 Crystal Falls Forest Park 72, Superior Central 27 Newberry 58, Manistique 44 Houghton 71, Hancock ...

Kingsford wins thriller over Gladstone

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GLADSTONE — Kingsford’s Blake and Drew Tomasoski are brothers, both of whom wear basketball uniform number 24. Both of them also hit game-winning shots here Thursday night. Blake, who’s a junior, drained a 12-foot jumper from a tough angle on the right baseline at the buzzer to lift the fourth-ranked Flivvers to a 51-49 victory over the fifth-ranked Gladstone boys in this Great Northern Conference varsity contest. Drew is a freshman who sank a five-foot jumper in the closing moments of the fourth overtime in the jayvee game, also won by Kingsford 60-59. “You always believe ...

Prep Schedule Feb. 6

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Today’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 Calumet, 7:15 p.m. Ishpeming Westwood at Manistique, 7:15 p.m. Superior Central at Bark River-Harris, 7:30 p.m. Gymnastics Bark River-Harris, Escanaba at Grand Ledge, 6 p.m. Boys’ basketball Superior Central at Bark River-Harris, 6 p.m. Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter at Hannahville, 6:30 p.m. Escanaba at Norway, 7:30 p.m. Powers North Central at Munising, 7:30 ...

Eskymos tame Broncos in non-conference action

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HARRIS — If you take care of the basketball, it will probably take care of you. The Escanaba boys did just that as they raced past Bark River-Harris 73-43 here Wednesday night. Esky turned the ball over 10 times with half of those taking place in the fourth quarter when its reserves were on the floor. The Broncos had issues with Esky’s full-court pressure defense, especially in the opening frame of this non-conference contest when they committed 16 of their 35 turnovers. Esky was off to the races from the beginning, rolling to a 28-7 lead with 67 seconds still remaining in ...

U.P. Scores Feb. 6

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U.P. scores Wednesday’s games Boys’ basketball Escanaba 73, Bark River-Harris 43 Stephenson 56, Rock Mid Peninsula 34 Brimley 74, Manistique 50 Negaunee 68, Painesdale Jeffers 41 Ishpeming Westwood 72, Manistique 61 Lake Linden-Hubbell 70, Watersmeet 50 Girls’ basketball Menominee 32, Gwinn 29 Lake Linden-Hubbell 51, Watersmeet 23

Norse roll past Timberwolves

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ESCANABA — The Bay College Norse took care of business here Wednesday night as the women’s team defeated North Central Michigan College (NCMC) 96-38 while the men’s team won 98-37. In the women’s game the Norse jumped out to a 7-2 lead as sophomore Mckenzie Hoffmeyer scored 5 of the ...