“As I walk on through troubled times, my spirit gets so downhearted sometimes, so where are the strong and who are the trusted where is the harmony, sweet harmony.” – Nick Lowe Is there an escape, a place to go on this side of death where the real peace of life cannot only be felt, but ...
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 ...
MANISTIQUE — Victory was within reach for the Manistique Emeralds here Sunday. Despite a valiant effort, however, the Emeralds dropped a 4-3 hockey decision in overtime to the Fenton-Linden Griffins. Senior forward Keagan Myers scored the game winner from the slot two minutes, nine seconds into the overtime, enabling the Griffins to improve to 4-7. The Emeralds (1-10-1) who trailed two goals after the second period responded with three unanswered goals, taking a 3-2 on a shot from the left faceoff circle by sophomore Jarrett Zellar with 2:24 left in regulation. Fenton answered ...
U.P. scores Friday’s games Boys’ basketball Gladstone 67, Escanaba 48 Menominee 68, Bark River-Harris 33 Stephenson 83, Hannahville 43 Norway 70, Rapid River 23 West Iron County 62, Painesdale Jeffers 37 Baraga 61, Calumet 38 Dollar Bay 78, Chassell 29 Ishpeming Westwood 56, Negaunee 31 Pickford 67, Rudyard 40 Girls’ basketball Houghton 63, Gladstone 59 Kingsford 61, Escanaba 29 Menominee 39, Oconto, Wis. 33 Negaunee 30, Ishpeming Westwood 19 Ishpeming 60, Hancock 53 L’Anse 57, Calumet 39 Painesdale 53, Ontonagon 18 Cedarville-DeTour 73, ...
ESCANABA — They say records are meant to be broken and that was the case here Friday night as Lonnie Davey broke the school record with 10 3-pointers as the Braves defeated the Eskymos 67-48. “This feels amazing,” Davey said. “I didn’t think I would get this this season. This is ...
WELLS — Graham Johnson reached the century mark here Saturday, helping the Escanaba Eskymos skate to an 8-0 hockey victory over the Saginaw Heritage Hawks. The senior left forward scored four times, including his 100th goal which ended the game by the mercy rule 10 minutes, 46 seconds into the third period. “This feels good,” he said. “We don’t have too many people who did that here. Our power play was working real well.” Indeed it was as the Eskymos capitalized on all six of their power plays. The victory enabled them to improve to 8-4 and bounce back from ...
