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Rockets take down Wolverines in conference action

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RAPID RIVER– The Rapid River Rockets had a steady battle against the visiting Mid Peninsula Wolveriens, earning the win with a final score of 55-43 on Friday, February 13th. The game started with a lot of back-and-forth action as both teams were competing for possession, but Rapid had a quick spark in the first quarter, scoring an overall 22 points, 15 of which came from the three-point line. Defense was the main factor throughout this first half as the Wolverines were held by the Rockets from putting up many far shots, achieving 10 points for both the first and second quarters. By ...

Eskymos sweep District 7 title

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The Escanaba High School Skating Club Team swept District 7 Level B title, Level C 2nd place recently during a competition held in Marquette. District 7 Competition is as follows: Escanaba High School Competition 12/4 Level B Results Escanaba 1st Marquette 2nd Level C Results ...

Gladstone falls to No. 1 ranked Westwood

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GLADSTONE — A valiant effort came up a little short for the Gladstone boys here Monday night as they dropped a 54-49 basketball decision to top-ranked Ishpeming Westwood. The Braves were within three points with 11 seconds remaining before senior Ethan Marta all but secured the decision ...

Bay College earns sweep of Muskegon Community College

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ESCANABA — The Bay College Norse continued their late-season push by posting basketball victories over Muskegon Community College here Saturday. Bay’s women clinched at least a No. 2 seed in the MCCAA North Conference tournament by defeating the Jayhawks 90-56 and the men led all the way in a 93-68 triumph. The Bay women trailed 20-13 late in the first quarter, then gained a 21-20 lead on a layup by sophomore guard Gracie Kleikamp early in the second. Muskegon, which had just seven available players, took a 30-27 on a 23-jump shot by sophomore forward Anna ...

Maroons win thriller over Braves in conference action

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GLADSTONE — Twenty-one points from senior Owen Gereau and two others in double figures were not enough for Gladstone as they fell 65-62 in a Great Northern Conference matchup against Menominee here Friday. Along with 21 from Gereau, Junior Lonnie Davey scored 18 and sophomore Alex Prins ...

U.P. Scores Feb. 17

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U.P. scores Friday’s games Boys’ basketball Houghton 52, Escanaba 41 Menominee 65, Gladstone 62 Manistique 65, Gwinn 28 Big Bay de Noc 62, Kinross Maplewood Baptist 59 Hannahville 33, Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter 24 Rapid River 55, Rock Mid Peninsula 43 Norway 68, Powers North Central 52 Iron Mountain 57, Bark River-Harris 36 Felch North Dickinson 70, Carney-Nadeau 32 Crystal Falls Forest Park 85, Munising 51 Marquette 65, Negaunee 35 L’Anse 56, West Iron County 42 Baraga 60, Dollar Bay 49 Lake Linden-Hubbell 49, Chassell 47 Bessemer 62, ...