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U.P. Scores Jan. 15

U.P. scores Tuesday’s games Girls’ basketball Menominee 60, Escanaba 36 Gladstone 64, Marquette 52 Rapid River 47, Hannahville 23 Big Bay de Noc 69, Mackinac Island 38 Munising 59, Manistique 22 Carney-Nadeau 46, Goodman-Pembine, Wis. 37 Norway 62, Stephenson 23 Florence, Wis. 71, Powers North Central 31 Crystal Falls Forest Park 41, Felch North Dickinson 35 Negaunee 56, Gwinn 16 L’Anse 70, West Iron County 41 Lake Linden-Hubbell 60, Ontonagon 39 Ewen-Trout Creek 40, Baraga 21 Wakefield-Marenisco 59, Dollar Bay 28 Brimley 49, Pickford 28 Rudyard ...

Jets hold on for victory over Rockets in Skyline Central Conference action

SPALDING — A 10-point halftime lead for the North Central Jets disappeared in the second half but a 10-point fourth quarter, from junior Riley Cretens led the Jets to a 47-43 victory over Rapid River here Monday. “Coach just wanted me to drive it hard to the hoop,” Cretens said. “I ...

Flivvers cruise past Eskymos

ESCANABA — A slow start hurt Escanaba’s chances here Monday night in a 68-36 basketball loss to the Kingsford Flivvers. Esky, which turned the ball over 10 times in the first quarter, trailed 25-6 eight minutes into this Great Northern Conference match-up. “That’s been kind of our theme,” Esky coach Tracy Hudson said. “The first quarter has been kind of a nightmare and we’re trying to solve that. They had a good ball defender (sophomore guard Aubrie Moore) which really hurt us in the first quarter. We’ve been having trouble handling the pressure early in the game, ...

Prep Schedule Jan. 14

Tonight’s games Women’s basketball Bay College at North Central Michigan, 5:30 p.m. Girls’ basketball Manistique at Pickford, 7:15 p.m. Men’s basketball Bay College at North Central Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Boys’ basketball Carney-Nadeau at Hannahville, 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s games Girls’ basketball Big Bay de Noc at Hannahville, 5 p.m. Superior Central at Stephenson, 6:30 p.m. Competitive cheer Gladstone Invitational, 6 p.m. Wrestling Bark River-Harris at Powers North Central, 6:30 p.m. Escanaba at Coleman, Wis., 7:30 p.m. Boys’ ...

U.P. Scores Jan. 14

U.P. scores Girls’ basketball Kingsford 68, Escanaba 36 Felch North Dickinson 53, Bark River-Harris 41 Big Bay de Noc 61, Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter 27 Newberry 39, Superior Central 23 Munising 71, Carney-Nadeau 30 Gwinn 37, Painesdale Jeffers 32 Ishpeming 79, West Iron County 51 Ishpeming Westwood 49, Iron Mountain 18 Houghton 53, Hancock 44 Wakefield-Marenisco 47, Ontonagon 28 Kinross Maplewood Baptist 40, Mackinaw City 35 Boys’ basketball Hannahville 41, Rock Mid Peninsula 39 Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter 53, Big Bay de Noc 41 Powers North Central 47, ...

Meet the Athlete: Lonnie Davey

KINGSFORD — After hitting 10 3-pointers against Escanaba to set a new school record Daily Press sports writer Adam Hinch got the opportunity to sit down with Davey and discuss a variety of topics. Adam Hinch: So Lonnie, when did you first get into basketball? Lonnie Davey: I started ...