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Braves earn second place finishes in both ends of triangular

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ESCANABA — Gladstone swimming and diving teams placed in the middle of a triangular meet here Thursday. The Houghton boys edged the Braves 128-112 and third-place Manistique scored 52 points. Houghton’s girls had 142 points, followed by Gladstone 78 and Manistique 54. “The meet ...

Rockets ground Jets improve to 2-0

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RAPID RIVER- On Thursday, December 4th, the Rapid River Rockets won their game against the visiting North Central Jets with a final score of (45-40). QUARTER ONE: The game started with Rapid winning the tip but it was quickly lost out of bounds allowing North Central to set up in a four out ...

U.P. Scores for Dec. 8

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U.P. scores Friday’s games Boys’ basketball Superior Central 42, Cedarville-DeTour 41 Crystal Falls Forest Park 83, Powers North Central 46 Ishpeming Westwood 83, Ishpeming 64 Iron Mountain 52, West Iron County 25 Boyne City 70, Sault Ste. Marie 57 Traverse City Christian ...

Manistique and Cheboygan skate to 3-3 tie

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MANISTIQUE —- Fifty-nine minutes of hockey wasn’t enough to determine a winner here Saturday as the Manistique Emeralds and Cheboygan Chiefs skated to a 3-3 tie. Manistique appeared to be in position for a breakaway opportunity before losing possession of the puck with 27 seconds left in ...

Eskymos take down Copper Kings improve to 4-3

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WELLS — The Escanaba Eskymos stuck to the basics here Friday night in a 6-1 hockey victory over the Calumet Copper Kings. Senior forward Graham Johnson scored a hat trick in this contest, getting his first goal on a shot from the high slot for a 3-1 lead slightly more than halfway through ...

Mary Vandermissen Classic continues to grow

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WELLS — The Mary Vandermissen Holiday Classic is continuing to grow. A record turnout of 150 skaters were here for a figure skating competition that started Friday night and continued into Saturday. “Next year we’ll probably start Friday afternoon and go into Saturday, because the ...