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Great Northern Conference All-Conference Teams

ESCANABA — The Great Northern Conference released its individual and team awards and here is a look at how things turned out this season. Coach of the Year: Sam Larson, Menominee Team of the Year: Menominee Player of the Year: Tanner Theuerkauf, Menominee Defensive Player of the Year: Jack Kriegl All-Conference First Team: Lonnie Davey, Jr. Gladstone; Ford Richardson, Sr. Marquette; Connor Fierstine, Sr. Marquette; Jack Kriegl, Sr. Kingsford; Darrent Butler, Sr. Menominee. All-Conference Second Team: Owen Olkkonen, Sr. Kingsford; Alex Prins, So. Gladstone; Talan Woods, Jr. ...

Negaunee gets by Braves

GLADSTONE — Playing with the lead at crunch time worked to top-ranked Negaunee’s advantage here Thursday, earning a 41-36 triumph over second-ranked Gladstone on Senior Night. The Braves took a 31-29 lead on a lay-in by senior guard Addy Blowers with 5:40 remaining in this regular-season finale. Gladstone still led 33-32 after senior forward Lillie Johnson split a pair of free throws at 4:42. The Miners then took the lead for good on a layup and free throw by junior Gretel Johnson with 4:04 left to play. Junior Keira Waterman then added two layups, giving the Miners a 39-33 ...

U.P. Scores Feb. 27

U.P. scores Wednesday’s games Boys’ basketball District tournaments Division 1 Marquette 66, Traverse City Central 56 Division 2 Gladstone 58, Negaunee 55 (OT) Kingsford 59, Houghton 25 Division 3 Iron Mountain 61, Bark River-Harris 46 Menominee 82, Ishpeming 50 Ishpeming Westwood 79, Painesdale Jeffers 54 West Iron County 45, Ironwood 37 Division 4 Munising 65, Superior Central 39 Felch North Dickinson 67, Rapid River 39 Crystal Falls Forest Park 80, Powers North Central 38 Norway 57, Stephenson 35 Baraga 46, L’Anse 44 Dollar Bay 72, Lake ...

Prep Schedule Feb. 27

Today’s games Wrestling Division 4 State quarterfinal Powers North Central vs. Hudson at Kalamazoo, noon Boys’ basketball District finals Division 2 Gladstone at Kingsford, 6 p.m. Girls’ basketball Rapid River at Engadine, 6 p.m. Saturday’s games Wrestling State semifinals and finals at Kalamazoo, 9:30 p.m. Gymnastics Regional meet at Rockford, 10 a.m. Competitive cheer regionals Division 3 (Gladstone) at Hudsonville, 10 a.m. Division 4 (Bark River-Harris) at Hudsonville, 3 p.m. Hockey State quarterfinal Division 3 Houghton at ...

Trojans take down Jets, advance to district championship

SPALDING — Sometimes, despite your best effort, there’s a chance you still might come up short. That pretty much sums up what happened here Wednesday night as the Powers North Central boys fell to top-ranked Crystal Falls Forest Park 80-38 in a Division 4 district semifinal basketball game. The victory enables the Trojans (18-4) to host Norway (14-9) in tonight’s title contest at 6 p.m. (CST). The Jets finished 9-13. Ball security was a high priority in this contest as the teams combined for just 14 turnovers, including nine by North Central. “To do that against a team ...

Braves take down Miners in overtime

NEGAUNEE — It took overtime to decide the winner of the district semifinal game as the Gladstone Braves game away with a 58-55 victory over the Negaunee Miners here Wednesday. The Braves jumped out to an early 9-0 lead as sophomore Will Inghram drove to the basket for a layup and Junior ...