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U.P. Scores for Dec. 18

U.P. scores Tuesday’s games Boys’ basketball Rock Mid Peninsula 71, Big Bay de Noc 40 Munising 51, Rapid River 40 Stephenson 58, Felch North Dickinson 52 Goodman-Pembine, Wis. 53, Carney-Nadeau 39 Menominee 84, Crystal Falls Forest Park 52 Kingsford 75, West Iron County 31 Ishpeming Westwood 68, Marquette 64 Hancock 37, Chassell 20 Dollar Bay 70, Lake Linden-Hubbell 34 Painesdale Jeffers 55, Wakefield-Marenisco 52 Bessemer 56, Ewen-Trout Creek 38 Rudyard 66, St. Ignace 56 Pickford 77, Engadine 22 Petoskey 83, Sault Ste. Marie 55 Girls’ ...

Prep Schedule Dec. 18

Today’s games Swimming Ishpeming Westwood at Gladstone (YMCA), 4 p.m. Girls’ basketball Hannahville at Big Bay de Noc, 5 p.m. Iron Mountain at Bark River-Harris, 6 p.m. Gladstone at Houghton, 7:15 p.m. Manistique at Newberry, 7:15 p.m. Superior Central at Crystal Falls Forest Park, 7:30 p.m. Hockey Painesdale Jeffers at Manistique, 6 p.m. Marquette at Escanaba, 7 p.m. Boys’ basketball Hannahville at Big Bay de Noc, 6:30 p.m. Powers North Central at Norway, 7:30 p.m. Wrestling Bark River-Harris, Norway at Powers North Central, 7 p.m. Friday’s ...

Flivvers cruise past Eskymos in GNC action

ESCANABA — A fast start by the Escanaba Eskymos was short-lived as they fell 47-29 to Kingsford here Monday. The Eskymos jumped out to an early 6-2 lead on three buckets by senior Lennox Peacock who finished with nine on the night. The Flivvers responded as senior Owen Olkkonen had ...

Gladstone edges Negaunee in conference thriller

By John Vrancic For the Daily Press GLADSTONE — It was difficult for a pair of boys’ basketball teams to get untracked against tight man-to-man defense here Monday night. Gladstone generated just enough offense in the end to pull out a 46-43 triumph over the Negaunee Miners in a Mid-Peninsula Conference match-up. Senior guard Easton Guenette gave the Miners a 43-35 lead on a layup, set up on a pass from senior forward-center Ethan Gauthier with 4:29 left in the contest. Gladstone finished with an 11-0 run, with senior guard Lonnie Davey splitting a pair of free throws with ...

U.P. Scores for Dec. 17

U.P. scores Monday’s games Boys’ basketball Gladstone 46, Negaunee 43 Kingsford 47, Escanaba 29 Superior Central 61, Carney-Nadeau 55 Norway 56, Niagara, Wis. 30 Iron Mountain 72, Ishpeming 66 (OT) Houghton 64, Ironwood 48 L’Anse 59, Baraga 36 Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter 55, Mackinac Island 31 Rudyard 73, Kinross Maplewood Baptist 61 Girls’ basketball Crystal Falls Forest Park 49, Escanaba 41 Norway 52, Bark River-Harris 45 Gwinn 40, Manistique 29 Negaunee 54, Calumet 34 Kingsford 75, Iron Mountain 21 Munising 63, Stephenson 34 Felch North ...

Prep Schedule Dec. 17