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Prep Schedule Jan. 9

Tonight’s games Girls’ basketball Hannahville at Mackinac Island, 5 p.m. Powers North Central at Superior Central, 6 p.m. Manistique at Gladstone, 7:15 p.m. Escanaba at Gwinn, 7:15 p.m. Carney-Nadeau at Munising, 7:30 p.m. Hockey Manistique at Petoskey, 6:30 p.m. Boys’ ...

U.P. Scores Jan. 9

U.P. scores Wednesday’s games Boys’ basketball Iron Mountain 44, Escanaba 36 Norway 54, Munising 32 Girls’ basketball Newberry 38, Munising 34 St. Ignace 59, Cedarville-DeTour 40

Escanaba wrestling defeats Iron Mountain and Bark River-Harris

ESCANABA — The Escanaba wrestlers took care of business in convincing fashion here Wednesday, posting victories over Iron Mountain (72-12) and Bark River-Harris (70-12) on Parents’ Night. “The kids wrestled very well,” Esky coach John Rogers said. “Our young guys had a lot of ...

Lillie Johnson sets Gladstone all time scoring record passing Reece Castor

GLADSTONE — Lillie Johnson reached an important milestone while leading the Gladstone girls to a 51-30 basketball triumph over Ishpeming Westwood here Tuesday night. The senior forward scored 27 points, pushing her career total to 1,822, more than enough to set the all-time school record. ...

Sentinels take down Eskymos in boys action

ESCANABA — The Eskymos came out with high energy here Tuesday but it was short-lived as they fell 84-44 to Marquette. The Sentinels led 21-17 after one quarter of play. In the second quarter Marquette outscored Escanaba 22-5 in the second quarter to take a 43-22 lead into the half. “I ...

U.P. Scores Jan. 8

U.P. scores Tuesday’s games Girls’ basketball Marquette 55, Escanaba 33 Gladstone 51, Ishpeming Westwood 30 Big Bay de Noc 42, Superior Central 18 Norway 49, Iron Mountain 27 Niagara, Wis. 46, Felch North Dickinson 39 Negaunee 55, West Iron County 18 Ishpeming 53, Gwinn ...