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Prep Schedule Feb. 14

Today’s games Boys’ wrestling Individual districts Division 2 (Escanaba) at Gaylord, 10:30 a.m. Division 3 (Gladstone) at Grayling, 10:30 a.m. Division 4 at Manistique, 10:30 a.m. Bowling Escanaba, Gladstone at Ishpeming, TBA Competitive cheer Manistique at Houghton Lake Invitational, 10 a.m. Escanaba at Grandville Invitational, noon Women’s basketball Muskegon C.C. at Bay College, 1 p.m. Men’s basketball Muskegon C.C. at Bay College, 3 p.m. Sunday’s games Girls’ wrestling Individual district at Gaylord, 11:30 a.m. Monday’s games Hockey ...

U.P. Scores Feb. 14

U.P. scores Thursday’s games Girls’ basketball Ishpeming 56, Escanaba 29 Manistique 46, Stephenson 39 Gladstone 64, Gwinn 37 Powers North Central 44, Rapid River 14 Carney-Nadeau 48, Bark River-Harris 39 Crystal Falls Forest Park 44, Felch North Dickinson 29 Kingsford 43, Iron Mountain 32 Calumet 58, West Iron County 37 Hancock 58, Lake Linden-Hubbell 31 L’Anse 64, Houghton 34 Baraga 72, Dollar Bay 32 Ewen-Trout Creek 75, Ontonagon 13 Wakefield-Marenisco 42, Painesdale Jeffers 30 Ironwood 44, Watersmeet 19 Newberry 68, Engadine ...

Sports Flashback Feb. 8-14

Feb. 8, 1961 — Bob Debelak poured a school-record 54 points as the Trenary Comets posted an 89-64 basketball victory over the Grand Marais Polar Bears. Roy Aho added 14 and Ed Lauila finished with 11. Bill Micheau scored 26 points, leading the Rapid River Rockets past the Bark River-Harris Broncos 90-61. Dwight Harwood pumped in 16. Sam Boyer tallied 15 and Dwayne Johnson had 11. Jerry Sundquist paced the Broncos with 21. Feb. 9, 1961 — John Fassbender hit four goals and Ed Jacques scored a hat trick as the Marquette Flyers skated to a 10-3 hockey triumph over the Gladstone ...

Braves wrestling, wins 17th consecutive district title

GLADSTONE — The Gladstone wrestlers cleared their first post-season hurdle, claiming their 17th consecutive district title by defeating Boyne City 52-30 and Cheboygan 77-6 here Wednesday night. Gladstone’s strength in the upper weight classes proved to be the difference against the ...

Prep Schedule Feb. 13

Today’s games Boys’ and girls’ basketball NLL tournament at Sault Ste. Marie (LSSU), TBA Hockey Escanaba at Calumet, 6 p.m. Boys’ basketball Escanaba at Houghton, 6:30 p.m. Menominee at Gladstone, 7:15 p.m. Rock Mid Peninsula at Rapid River, 7:30 p.m. Bark River-Harris at Iron Mountain, 7:30 p.m. Norway at Powers North Central, 7:45 p.m. Carney-Nadeau at Felch North Dickinson, 8 p.m. Girls’ basketball Ishpeming vs.Manistique at Bay College, 7:15 p.m. Saturday’s games Boys’ wrestling Individual districts Division 2 (Escanaba) at Gaylord, ...

U.P. Scores Feb. 13

U.P. scores Wednesday’s games Wrestling Team districts Division 2 Escanaba 41, Marquette 36 Petoskey 52, Sault Ste. Marie 21 Petoskey 39, Escanaba 35 Division 3 Gladstone 52, Boyne City 30 Gladstone 77, Cheboygan 6 Menominee 39, Ishpeming Westwood 30 Negaunee 42, Kingsford 41 Negaunee 60, Menominee 24 Division 4 Powers North Central 40, Bark River-Harris 33 Powers North Central 66, Munising 18 Boys’ basketball Ishpeming 67, Manistique 50 Florence, Wis. 68, Powers North Central 38 Felch North Dickinson 63, Gwinn 32 L’Anse 64, Ontonagon ...