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Bay men’s team gets big win over Montcalm

SIDNEY, MI – The Bay College Men's Basketball Team (17-6, 6-3 MCCAA) fought off a tough Montcalm Community College Centurions (7-15, 4-4 MCCAA) team on the road and came away with a 59-48 victory. A seven-point run for the Norse midway through the first half opened up an eight-point lead for Bay, and would help them hold on that lead for the remainder of the first half, but Montcalm was not willing allow Bay to take control. The Norse held a slim 24-20 lead at halftime. The Centurions responded to start the second half regaining the lead. It would take the Norse over five minutes ...

Norse women make easy work of Montcalm

SIDNEY, MI – The Bay College Women's Basketball Team (19-4, 8-1 MCCAA) cruised to a 96-54 victory over the Montcalm Community College Centurions (7-15, 4-5 MCCAA) on Saturday afternoon. The two teams looked evenly matched in the first quarter. Two lead changes and a lot of offense resulted in a 23-20 Bay College lead after the first frame. Both teams shot it well in the opening frame with Bay hitting 45/5% of their shots and Montcalm connecting at a 47.1% rate. Things changed quickly in the second quarter as the Centurion offense was not able to keep up the pace, but the Norse ...

Meet the Athlete: Kyle Husturlid

ESCANABA — As the Bay College Norse roll on now in the final month of regular season action Daily Press sports writer Adam Hinch got a chance to catch up with freshman guard Kyle Hustrulid to discuss a variety of topics. Adam Hinch: What made you choose Bay College? Kyle Hustrulid: I ...

Hannahville and Ojibwe Charter put on three-point barrage

HANNAHVILLE — This wasn’t a three-point shooting contest, but the Hannahville and Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter shot the lights out in a Northern Lights League basketball match-up here Saturday. That was especially true in the third quarter when they combined for 11 of their 25 trifectas en route to Hannahville’s 76-61 triumph which wrapped up the No. 2 seed in this weekend’s Northern Lights League tournament at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie. “This was a big weekend for us,” Hannahville coach Jon Bintner said. “We set a goal with these games. It makes a ...

Prep Schedule Feb. 10

Tonight’s games Boys’ basketball Rock Mid Peninsula at Big Bay de Noc, 6 p.m. Gladstone at Negaunee, 7:15 p.m. Rapid River at Munising, 7:30 p.m. Superior Central at Engadine, 7:30 p.m. Escanaba at Menominee, 7:30 p.m. Bark River-Harris at Carney-Nadeau, 7:30 p.m. Felch North Dickinson at Powers North Central, 7:45 p.m. Hockey Manistique at Kingsford (Iron Mountain), 6:30 p.m. Wednesday’s games Wrestling Team districts Division 2 At Sault Ste. Marie Escanaba vs. Marquette, 5 p.m. winner vs. Sault Ste. Marie, 6:30 p.m. Division 3 At ...

Todat in Sports Feb. 10

1908 — Tommy Burns knocks out Jack Palmer in the fourth round to defend his world heavyweight title in London. 1949 — Joe Fulks of Philadelphia scores 63 points in a 108-87 win over Indianapolis to set an NBA scoring record which would last for nearly a decade. 1952 — The Baltimore Bullets play the 48-minute game without making a single substitution and beat the Fort Wayne Pistons 82-77. 1962 — Jim Beatty becomes the first American to break the 4-minute mile indoors with a 3:58.9 in Los Angeles. 1968 — Peggy Fleming wins the women’s Olympic figure skating gold medal in ...