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Prep Schedule Jan. 16

Local Sports January 16, 2026

Today’s games Hockey Manistique at Muskegon Mona Shores, 3 p.m. Girls’ wrestling Powers North Central at Mio-AuSable Invitational, TBA Boys’ basketball Bark River-Harris at Escanaba, 7 p.m. Girls’ basketball Ishpeming at Manistique, 7:15 p.m. Escanaba vs. Bark River-Harris, 7:30 p.m. Powers North Central at Crystal Falls Forest Park, 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s games Wrestling U.P. Championships at Marquette, 8:30 a.m. Gymnastics Bark River-Harris, Escanaba at Vassar Invitational, TBA Bowling Gladstone/Escanaba Invitational at Bowl-a-rama, 10 ...

Carney-Nadeau Boys victorious over Hannahville

Local Sports January 16, 2026

HANNAHVILLE — It has often been said it’s hard to beat the same team three times in a row. The Carney-Nadeau boys accomplished that here Wednesday night by defeating Hannahville for the third time in two weeks, 69-63 in a non-conference match-up. But not before the Soaring Eagles made things interesting. Carney held a 48-30 advantage midway through the third quarter before the Soaring Eagles began their comeback. “In the past few years they’ve been a gritty team,” C-N coach Mike Polfus said. “They’ve played hard and kept battling. They killed us on the boards. We ...

Bay area ice fishing clinic brings women anglers together

Local News January 15, 2026

ESCANABA — Despite some messy conditions on the bay that forced some last-minute changes, the second women’s ice fishing clinic held in Delta County was a resounding success. After the first event in January 2025, which had roughly half the number of attendees, the women who came to the ...

U.P. Scores Jan. 15

Local Sports January 15, 2026

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 ...

Black Bears maul Lakers in boys action

Local Sports January 15, 2026

GARDEN CORNERS — The Big bay de Noc Black Bears put four players in double figures here Tuesday as they defeated Mackinac Island 68-43. The Lakers scored the first basket of the game as sophomore Jordan Fisher drove to the basket for a layup to put the Lakers up 2-0. The Black Bears ...

Prep Schedule Jan. 15

Local Sports January 15, 2026

Tonight’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’ basketball Big Bay de Noc at Hannahville, 6:30 p.m. Manistique at Iron Mountain, 7:15 p.m. Bark River-Harris at Rapid River, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s games Hockey Manistique at Muskegon Mona Shores, 3 p.m. Girls’ wrestling Powers North Central at Mio-AuSable Invitational, TBA Boys’ ...