RAPID RIVER — The Bark River-Harris boys basketball team was sitting at 4-5 on the season coming into last night's matchup against the Norway Knights. Daily Press sports writer Adam Hinch got a chance to catch up with junior Ben Knauf to discuss a variety of topics. Adam Hinch: So Ben. ...
HARRIS — The Escanaba girls basketball team found its way into the winning column Friday night as they defeated the Bark River—Harris Broncos 55-47. The Broncos led 16-11 after one period of play as Emma Zawada had seven of her 17 points in the first quarter and Julia Nault had six. Landry Bray had a monster night as she led the way for the Eskymos with 21 points "Landry brought it on both sides of the ball tonight," Eskymos coach Tracy Hudson said. "Our defense was really good we stayed in man most of the night and sprinkled in our 1-3-1 just to mix things up." The Eskymos ...
U.P. scores Friday’s games Girls’ basketball Escanaba 55, Bark River-Harris 47 Crystal Falls Forest Park 65, Powers North Central 40 Norway 42, Felch North Dickinson 36 Munising 40, Newberry 37 Negaunee 46, Ishpeming Westwood 36 Brimley 52, Rudyard 49 Cedarville-DeTour 52, Pickford 34 Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard 60, Marquette 30 Boys’ basketball Bark River-Harris 53, Escanaba 50 Crystal Falls Forest Park 59, Gladstone 46 Stephenson 44, Norway 41 Marquette 49, Harbor Beach 48 Ishpeming Westwood 65, Negaunee 41 Hockey Muskegon Mona Shores 8, ...
Tonight’s games Wrestling Manistique at Ishpeming Westwood, 5 p.m. Powers North Central, Norway at Iron Mountain, 6 p.m. Boys’ basketball Big Bay de Noc at Munising Baptist, 5:30 p.m. Powers North Central at Rock Mid Peninsula, 6 p.m. Escanaba at Marquette, 7 p.m. Gladstone at Ishpeming, 7:15 p.m. Superior Central at Carney-Nadeau, 7:30 p.m. Rapid River at Stephenson, 7:30 p.m. Swimming Manistique at Ishpeming Westwood, 6 p.m. Hockey Kingsford at Manistique, 7 p.m. Girls’ basketball Negaunee at Manistique, 7:15 p.m. Menominee at Gladstone, 7:15 ...
MARQUETTE —- The Gladstone Braves didn’t let anything stand in their way here Saturday as they ran away with the Upper Peninsula wrestling championship with 224½ points. They were followed by Escanaba 147, Sault Ste. Marie 139, Marquette 132½ and last year’s champ Kingsford 120½. Gladstone qualified five for the title round of which four were crowned champions. “This was a pretty good day for us,” Braves’ coach Ryan Harrenstein said. “The guys are hungry. Not winning last year left a sour taste in our mouth. We’re building. I think the best of Gladstone wrestling ...
ESCANABA — A basketball game which appeared to have the makings of a blowout early in the fourth quarter turned into a burn-barner here Friday night as the Bark River-Harris boys hung on for a 53-50 triumph over the Escanaba Eskymos. Senior Brayden Derouin drained a pair of free throws with .6 second remaining to seal the deal for the Broncos, who led by 18 points in the beginning of the fourth stanza of this non-conference contest. “We hadn’t been in a situation like that against a good basketball team,” BR-H coach Nick Lippens said. “The kids felt the pressure a little, ...
