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Mighty Oaks

Outdoors

Oaks and their cousins are the third largest group of tree species, by volume, in Michigan forests. They’re found in all 83 counties and number at least twelve species, with over 50 species in the eastern United States. Oaks carry a mystique, probably attached to centuries of folklore and ...

U.P. Scores March 9

Local Sports

U.P. scores Friday’s games Girls’ basketball District finals Division 1 Marquette 51, Traverse City Central 43 Division 2 Negaunee 47, Gladstone 30 Petoskey 59, Sault Ste. Marie 57 Division 3 Menominee 50, Gwinn 40 Calumet 38, Ishpeming Westwood 35 Division ...

Miners topple Braves for district championship

Local Sports

NEGAUNEE — It was a nightmare come true for the second-ranked Gladstone girls here Friday night as they fell to top-ranked Negaunee 47-30 in a Division 2 district basketball final. The victory sends the Miners (23-1) to Manistique where they’ll meet Petoskey (20-3) in a regional opener ...

Blue Bolts advance to state quarterfinals

Local Sports

NEGAUNEE — A 25-point outing by Dollar Bay senior Liam Tourtillott proved to be too much for the North Dickinson Nordics here Thursday night as they fell 62-46. It was the first regional championship since the 2018-19 season for the Blue Bolts who now move on to the state quarterfinals ...

Prep Schedule March 7

Local Sports

Today’s games Gymnastics Individual state finals at Milford, TBA Hockey State final Division 3 at Plymouth, 3 p.m. Baseball Bay College vs. Penn State-Hazelton at Myrtle Beach, S.C., 6 p.m. Bay College vs. Delaware Technical C.C. at Myrtle Beach, S.C., 9 p.m. Sunday’s ...

Sports Flashback March 1-7

Local Sports

March 3, 1971 — The Manistique Emeralds opened Class B district basketball play by defeating the Rudyard Bulldogs 65-61. Jerry Sample paced the Emeralds with 30 points and 14 rebounds. Terry Demars added 11 points and Dave Mickelson hit 10. Greg Fitzpatrick scored 13 points for the Bulldogs. ...