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Dec. 30, 1960 — Ed Provo scored a hat trick, leading the Escanaba Hawks in an 11-1 rout of K.I. Sawyer. Dave Goymerac and LeRoy Lancour hit two goals each and Gerald Liebie, Bob Rodman and Tom Johnson had one apiece. Hawks’ goaltender John Pearson stopped 23 shots. Dec. 30, 1965 — Bill Hawrylow scored 20 points, leading the Powers-Spalding Tigers to a 61-54 upset victory over the previously undefeated Channing Railroaders in the Big Seven Conference Holiday basketball tournament’s championship game. David Smith added 17 and Dick Piche hit 12. Bob Roell led the Railroaders ...

Braves use second half surge to take down Marines

MENOMINEE — A winter blizzard that dumped over a foot of snow postponed the Gladstone boys basketball game against Marinette from Monday night to Tuesday night but when the teams finally took the floor Gladstone defeated Marinette 41-28. The Braves outscored the Marines 23-5 in the second ...

Rockets claim Holiday Tournament title

CARNEY — Getting a fast start never hurts anyone. A strong finish is even better. That’s what the Rapid River boys were able to accomplish here Wednesday in a 61-49 basketball triumph over Superior Central in the Carney-Nadeau Holiday Classic tournament. The Rockets, who raced to a 7-0 lead within the first 73 seconds, used another 7-0 run to help seal the verdict. “It was huge,” Rockets’ coach Brent Lundquist said. “It helped to be up by a little bit. That helped us weather their storms. That group never gives up. They’re a well-coached team. When they went on a ...

Braves overcome slow start, beat Mustangs and Blue Devils in wrestling action

GLADSTONE —- The Gladstone Braves overcame a slow start, defeating the Munising Mustangs 54-30 and Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils in a double-dual wrestling meet here Wednesday night. Sault topped Ishpeming Westwood 42-35 in its opener and the Patriots then edged Munising 35-30. “We were kind of sleepy against Munising,” Braves’ coach Ryan Harrenstein said. “Although, their kids wrestled very hard which is what we wanted to see.” The Braves led Munising 30-18 after Nate Beauchamp pinned Orrin Shalen 84 seconds into the 150-pound bout. Munising won the 157 weight class ...

Landon Weber undefeated in the 126-lb class at Holiday Super Duels

MUNISING — The beauty of high school wrestling is if your team doesn’t win, you still have an opportunity to achieve individual success. Manistique, with just five available grapplers, finished 0-5 in the Munising Holiday Super Duals here Saturday. That, however, didn’t stop Landan Weber from going undefeated in the 126-pound class. Emeralds’ freshman Jack Ziminski also enjoyed some success, posting a 4-1 record at 215. “Jack is getting better everyday,” Emeralds’ coach Mat Gonzalez said. “He had four pins today which is nice to see from a freshman in a ...

Rockets defeat Wolverines in Central U.P. Conference match up

ST. NICHOLAS — Who put that lid on the basket? The Rapid River and Rock Mid Peninsula struggled to find the range for three quarters in a Central U.P. Conference boys’ basketball contest here Monday. Rapid Rapid then found its shooting touch in the fourth frame, surging to a 49-32 triumph over the Wolverines. The Rockets led 15-12 at halftime and 29-22 after the third stanza en route to snapping a four-game losing streak. “Our defense was very good throughout the game,” Rockets’ coach Brent Lundquist said. “We attacked the basket a lot more in the second half. We told ...