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Sports Flashback March 1-7

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. Steve Jarvie tallied 11 and John McLain had 10. The Powers North Central Jets rolled past the Bark River-Harris Broncos 66-38 in a Class D district opener. Lee Vincent scored 20 points for the Jets. Tim Pokladowski led the Broncos with 11. Tony VanDamme scored 21 points, leading the Rock ...

Skyline Central Conference boys All-Conference teams released

ESCANABA — The Skyline Central Conference released its All-Conference teams for the 2025-26 boys basketball season and here is the rundown of the selections. Varsity Best Overall Record: Forest Park: 8-0 Varsity Best Large School Record: Forest Park 8-0 Varsity Best Small School ...

Braves knock off Flivvers to advance to district finals

KINGSFORD — The second-ranked Gladstone girls presented themselves with a chance to play another day by the narrowest of margins here Wednesday night, squeezing past the fourth-ranked Kingsford Flivvers 42-41 in a Division 2 district semifinal. Gladstone, which improved to 19-4, visits ...

Prep Schedule March 6

Today’s games Wrestling Individual state finals at Ford Field, Detroit, 10:30 a.m. Hockey State semifinal Division 3 Traverse Bay Area Reps vs. Houghton at Plymouth, 11 a.m. Women’s basketball Great Lakes District C semifinal Bay College vs. Grand Rapid C.C. at Mott C.C., 11 a.m. Girls’ basketball District final Division 2 Gladstone at Negaunee, 6 p.m. Saturday’s games Individual state finals at Milford, TBA Hockey State final Division 3 at Plymouth, 3 p.m. Wrestling Individual state finals at Ford Field, Detroit, 3:30 p.m. Baseball Bay ...

Skyline Central Conference releases girls selections

ESCANABA — The Skyline Central Conference released its All-Conference teams for the 2025-26 girls basketball season and here is the rundown of the selections. Varsity Best Overall Record: Forest Park 9-0 Varsity Best Large School Record: Forest Park 9-0 Varsity Best Small School Record: North Dickinson 6-3 JV Best Large School Record: Forest Park 4-1 JV Best Small School Record: North Dickinson 5-0 Player of the Year: Lauren Adams, Senior, Norway Coach of the Year: Kim Bjork, Forest Park Defensive MVP: Elsie Williams, Senior, Forest Park Individual Sportsmanship: ...

GNC All-Conference teams released

ESCANABA — To nobody’s surprise Gladstone senior forward Lillie Johnson earned Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the Great Northern Conference in the annual basketball meeting of the league’s coaches Wednesday. Gladstone’s Andy Cretens was named Coach of the Year. The Braves earned the GNC title by posting an 8-0 record and Kingsford’s jayvees took top honors in the conference at 6-1. First-team selections include Kingsford sophomore Aubrie Moore and junior Alyvia Kowalski,, Gladstone junior Eva Pankonien, Menominee senior Lexi Marineau and Marquette ...