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U.P. Scores Jan. 31

U.P. scores Thursday’s games Girls’ basketball Houghton 70, Escanaba 29 Iron Mountain 49, Manistique 28 Norway 73, Powers North Central 45 Carney-Nadeau 41, Rapid River 26 Felch North Dickinson 53, Bark River-Harris 42 Superior Central 31, Big Bay de Noc 27 Menominee 61, West Iron County 44 Kingsford 44, Crystal Falls Forest Park 27 Newberry 48, St. Ignace 42 Rudyard 38, Pickford 29 Cedarville-DeTour 59, Engadine 8 Painesdale Jeffers 53, Dollar Bay 27 Ewen-Trout Creek 82, Watersmeet 16 Wakefield-Marenisco 58, Ironwood 53 Boys’ basketball Superior ...

Broncos ground Jets in conference action

HARRIS — A 19-3 third quarter run proved to be the difference here Wednesdat as Bark River-Harris defeated North Central 60-41. The Broncos started the run with a layup by Ben Knauf to put the Broncos up 29-27. Senior Gionni McDonough hit a 3-pointer and a layup to extend the lead to ...

Gladstone defeats Escanaba in duel meet

GLADSTONE — The Gladstone wrestlers continued to show their strength in the upper weight classes here Wednesday as they pulled away for a 52-30 victory over the Escanaba Eskymos on Parents’ Night. Esky was within 34-30 after Haidyn Denis pinned Tanner Thorbahn 4:32 into the 175-pound match. Gladstone then needed just a combined 41 seconds to seal the verdict as Ryan Forvilly and Trevor Thorbahn recorded pins at 190 and 215 for an insurmountable 46-30 advantage. “Our heavyweights are beasts,” Braves coach Ryan Harrenstein said. “We should have had one at 175, but it only ...

Prep schedule Jan. 30

Today’s games Girls’ basketball Hannahville at Beaver Island, 8:30 a.m. Gymnastics Bark River-Harris, Escanaba at Haslett Invitational, 9:30 a.m. Wrestling Mid-Peninsula Conference at Negaunee, 9:30 a.m. Escanaba at Marinette Border Wars, 10 a.m. Boys’ basketball Hannahville at Beaver Island, 10 a.m. Competitive cheer Escanaba at U.P. Cheer Classic at Munising, noon Hockey Escanaba vs. Howell at Trenton, 12:30 p.m. Manistee at Manistique, 6 p.m. Women’s basketball Mid Michigan College at Bay College, 1 p.m. Men’s basketball Mid Michigan ...

U.P. Scores Jan. 30

U.P. scores Wednesday’s games Boys’ basketball Bark River-Harris 60, Powers North Central 41 Iron Mountain 62, Gwinn 15 Negaunee 68, Hancock 34 Cedarville-DeTour 75, Mackinac Island 28 Girls’ basketball Stephenson 53, Engadine 13 Ishpeming 63, Gwinn 17 Hancock 41, Lake Linden-Hubbell 31 Cedarville-DeTour 55, Mackinac Island 18 Wrestling Gladstone 52, Escanaba 30

Maroons defeat Eskymos in conference action

ESCANABA — The effort was there, but Menominee proved to be too much for Escanaba as they defeated the Eskymos 67-42 here Tuesday. Escanaba cut the Menominee lead to 30-25 early in the third quarter on a 3-pointer by Hayven Sandoval-Nolde. The Maroons answered with a 13-2 run with ...