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Braves use second half surge to take down Marines

MENOMINEE — A winter blizzard that dumped over a foot of snow postponed the Gladstone boys basketball game against Marinette from Monday night to Tuesday night but when the teams finally took the floor Gladstone defeated Marinette 41-28. The Braves outscored the Marines 23-5 in the second ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...