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Escanaba takes down Sault Ste. Marie to advance in playoffs

WELLS — Are you ready for some hockey? The Escanaba Eskymos were as they skated to a convincing 9-1 triumph over the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils in a Division 3 regional semifinal here Friday night. Junior forward Brody Levesque scored a hat trick and senior forwards Graham Johnson and Keagan Braun were playmakers in their final home appearance at the Hannahville Ice & Turf Complex. The victory sends the Eskymos (18-9-1) to the regional final at Lakeview Arena where they’ll face host Marquette (18-7-3) in Wednesday’s title contest at 7:30 p.m. The winner advances to the state ...

Gladstone rallies to beat Eskymos

ESCANABA - The Gladstone Braves used a 16-1 run over the last 3:00 of the third and the whole fourth quarter to erase an 11-point deficit to defeat the Escanaba Eskymos 56-52 here Friday. “We challenged the guys at halftime,” Gladstone coach Jake Keisby said. “We told them it was the ...

Jets defeat Soaring Eagles in Non-Conference action

HANNAHVILLE — A pair of double digit scoring runs were key for the North Central Jets as they knocked off the Hannahville Soaring Eagles 66-53 here Thursday. The first run came after Hannahville took an early 7-2 lead. The Jets responded with a 15-5 run as junior Riley Cretens knocked down ...

Gladstone defeats Negaunee in regional action

GLADSTONE — The Gladstone wrestlers continued their winning ways here Thursday night as they posted a 60-18 triumph over the Negaunee Miners in a Division 3 team regional opener. “They all wrestled hard,” Braves’ coach Ryan Harrenstein said. “They’re a well coached team. Their coach (Andy Asikainen) is a good friend of mine. There’s a lot of good wrestlers on that team. They were training with us all week and we saw them a lot during the year.” Kingsley and West Branch Ogemaw Heights also qualified for the regional, but were unable to complete their trip to Delta ...

Prep Schedule Feb. 21

Today’s games Swimming U.P. Finals at Marquette, 9 a.m. Competitive cheer districts Division 2 (Escanaba) at Mount Pleasant), 10 a.m. Division 3 (Gladstone) at Alma, 10 a.m. Boys’ wrestling Individual regionals Division 2 (Escanaba) at Cadillac, 10:30 a.m. Division 3 (Gladstone) at Boyne CIty, 10:30 a.m. Division 4 (North Central, BR-H, Manistique) at Charlevoix, 10:30 p.m. Women’s basketball Bay College at Delta College, 1 p.m. Men’s basketball Bay College at Delta College, 3 p.m. Sunday’s games Girls’ wrestling Individual regional at ...

U.P. Scores Feb. 21

U.P. scores Wednesday’s games Wrestling Team regional Division 4 Powers North Central 42, Indian River Inland Lakes 39 St. Ignace 39, Gwinn 36 Powers North Central 43, St. Ignace 32 Thursday’s games Wrestling Team regional Division 3 Gladstone 60, Negaunee 18 Hockey regional Division 3 Marquette 5, Kingsford 1 Girls’ basketball Gladstone 67, Iron Mountain 35 Big Bay de Noc 70, Engadine 17 Munising 60, Rapid River 21 Superior Central 30, Stephenson 21 Felch North Dickinson 56, Carney-Nadeau 29 Crystal Falls Forest Park 45, Bark ...