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Prep Schedule Jan. 5

Tonight’s games Wrestling Gladstone, Kingsford Iron Mountain at Negaunee, 6 p.m. Girls’ basketball Big Bay de Noc at Powers North Central, 6:15 p.m. Rapid River at Stephenson, 6:30 p.m. Manistique at Engadine, 7:15 p.m. Munising at Bark River-Harris, 7:30 p.m. Carney-Nadeau ...

U.P. Scores for Jan. 5

U.P. scores Friday’s games Girls’ basketball Gladstone 80, Escanaba 29 Bark River-Harris 48, Carney-Nadeau 24 Felch North Dickinson 64, Powers North Central 24 Newberry 64, Ironwood 31 Munising 56, Brimley 32 Negaunee 58, Iron Mountain 30 Baraga 52, Houghton 40 Calumet ...

Sports Flashback

Dec. 30, 1960 — Ed Provo scored a hat trick, leading the Escanaba Hawks in an 11-1 rout of K.I. Sawyer. Dave Goymerac and LeRoy Lancour hit two goals each and Gerald Liebie, Bob Rodman and Tom Johnson had one apiece. Hawks’ goaltender John Pearson stopped 23 shots. Dec. 30, 1965 — ...

Rapid River girls fall to Niagara at Carney-Nadeau Holiday Tournament

CARNEY — The Rapid River girls tried to control the pace, but couldn’t keep up with a more experienced basketball team here Wednesday, dropping a 47-21 decision to Niagara, Wis. in the Carney-Nadeau Holiday Classic title game. Rapid River, which elected to take the air out of the ball, ...

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 ...