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Prep Schedule April 9

Today’s games Baseball Powers North Central at Stephenson (DH), 4 p.m. Bark River-Harris at Menominee (DH), 4:30 p.m. Softball Bark River-Harris at Menominee (DH), 4:30 p.m. Friday’s games Softball Escanaba at Mauston, Wis. tournament, TBA Bay College at Alpena C.C. (DH), 2 p.m. Carney-Nadeau at Felch North Dickinson (DH), 4 p.m. Baseball Gladstone at Wisconsin Dells, TBA Bay College at Alpena C.C. (DH), 2 p.m. Escanaba at Mauston, Wis tournament., 3 p.m. Manistique at Powers North Central (DH), 4 p.m. Saturday’s games Baseball Escanaba at ...

Davey earns All-UP Honors in boys basketball

MARQUETTE — Four area athletes landed berths on the All-Upper Peninsula boys’ basketball team in balloting at the 76th Annual meeting of the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association here Monday. Gladstone junior guard Lonnie Davey earned first-team honors in Division 1-3 and ...

Sports Flashback March 29-April 4

March 29, 1961 — Spalding Benson’s Service advanced in the 28th Annual Gold Medal Basketball tournament at Hermansville, defeating Escanaba Y Tavern in a Class B contest. Maurie Poupore led Benson’s with 26 points. Roger Murray hit 14 and Jerry Wells scored 10. Jim Hamelin paced Y Tavern with 19 and John Berrigan had 14. March 30, 1961 — L&R Sports Shop captured the Escanaba City League tournament title by defeating Stonehouse Restaurant 69-58. John Butrymowicz and Jerry Cvengros paced the winners with 23 points each. Harold Johnson chipped in with 11. Jim Dubord scored 22 ...

Ethan Marta named Mr. Basketball

MARQUETTE — Ethan Marta enjoyed a solid senior season and was rewarded for his efforts during the 76th Annual boys’ basketball meeting of the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association here Monday. The 6-foot-3 Ishpeming Westwood cager finished his career with 2,069 ...

Sports Flashback March 28

March 28, 1966 — Five area players were recognized for their efforts this season during the annual basketball meeting of the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Escanaba senior Rick Kuchenberg and juniors Paul Miller and Dave Nyquist earned All-U.P. honors in Class A. Manistique senior Tom Brawley landed a second-team berth in Class B and Trenary junior Kim Peterson did likewise in Class D. Garden captured the Class B title in the Gold Medal Classic tournament at Hermansville, edging defending champ Powers Gold Star 63-61. Warren Groleau led the winners ...

U.P. Sports Hall of Fame inductees

Reservations for the 54th Annual Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet are now being taken. The induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 9th at the Island Resort and Casino in Harris, located 15 miles west of Escanaba. Banquet reservations are $40 per person. The evening begins with a social hour at 5:00 (all times Eastern) followed by a brief introduction and meal at 6:00 p.m. The induction ceremony follows dinner. Local multi-sport athlete Stephanie (Boyer) Lovell from Rapid River High School is one of ten new hall of famers who will be inducted that evening. ...