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Prep Schedule Jan. 28

Tonight’s games Women’s basketball Bay College at Kirtland C.C., 5:30 p.m. Wrestling Escanaba at Gladstone, 6 p.m. Bark River-Harris at Norway, 6 p.m. Men’s basketball Bay College at Kirtland C.C., 7:30 p.m. Boys’ basketball Powers North Central at Bark River-Harris, 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s games Swimming Manistique at Ishpeming Westwood, 4 p.m. Boys’ basketball Munising Baptist at Hannahville, 5 p.m. Big Bay de Noc at Superior Central, 7:30 p.m. Rapid River at Engadine, 7:30 p.m. Wrestling Manistique at Negaunee, 6 p.m. Girls’ ...

U.P. Scores Jan. 28

U.P. scores Monday’s games Girls’ basketball Big Bay de Noc 59, Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter 21 Menominee 63, Marquette 38 Kingsford 50, West Iron County 45 Norway 51, Munising 32 Felch North Dickinson 42, Superior Central 19 Crystal Falls Forest Park 68, Carney-Nadeau 43 Gwinn 50, Manistique 19 Ishpeming 77, Iron Mountain 25 Hancock 47, Calumet 40 Houghton 72, Ishpeming Westwood 32 Ontonagon 43, Ironwood 39 Baraga 66, Lake Linden-Hubbell 25 L’Anse 57, Ewen-Trout Creek 45 Brimley 53, Engadine 9 Pickford 31 East Jordan 29 St. Ignace 39, ...

Cougars fall to Nordics in conference action

EBEN JUNCTION — The Superior Central girls tried their best to control the pace in a non-conference basketball game here Monday night. It was the Felch North Dickinson Nordics who picked it up in the second half, however, as they handed the Cougars a 42-19 loss. The shorthanded Cougars, with just six available players, elected to run a delay offense which helped keep them in the game into the third quarter. Senior Addie Frusti drained a 20-foot jump shot slightly more than 1½ minutes into the third, bringing the Cougars within 13-7. The Cougars, however, simply couldn’t buy ...

Live Sports Jan. 28

The Escanaba Eskymos JV and Varsity games vs Houghton will be brodcast on Facebook Live JV game at 5:30 with varsity to follow Steve Howes and Mike Beveridge will have the call and will be back for a broadcast on Jan. 30 as the Escanaba girls JV and varsity teams take on Negaunee Jv at 5:30 with varsity to follow.

Meet the Athlete: Riley Cretens

ST NICHOLAS - With the boys basketball season past it's midway point, Daily Press sports writer Adam Hinch got the opportunity to catch up with North Central junior Riley Cretens to discuss a variety of topics. Adam Hinch: So Riley, when did you get into basketball? Riley Cretens: My whole ...

Eskymos take down Blue Devils for season sweep

ESCANABA — The Escanaba boys got a much needed win here Saturday, topping the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils 59-48 in a non-conference basketball match-up on Parents’ Day. Esky, which had dropped six straight games, improved to 4-9. Sault dropped to 2-9. “That’s a nice win,” Esky coach Jake Berlinski said. “That’s really a confidence and morale boost. We were hoping for a big push in the third quarter, but they made a push back.” Esky gained a 32-18 lead on a 20-foot jump shot from the left wing by junior Hayven Sandoval-Nolde seven seconds before halftime and led by ...