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Mid-Peninsula Conference releases All-Conference selections

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ESCANABA — The Ishpeming Westwood boys captured the Mid-Peninsula Conference basketball title this season which was reflected in balloting during the annual meeting of the league’s coaches Wednesday. Westwood senior guard Ethan Marta earned Player of the Year honors with Patriots’ senior guard A.J. Pizziola selected Defensive Player of the Year. The Patriots again were guided by Luke Gray, the M-PC Coach of the Year. Gladstone junior guard Lonnie Davey and sophomore guard Alex Prins became first-team selections. They were joined by Iron Mountain junior guard Brayden Kassin, ...

Great Lakes Hockey releases season awards

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ESCANABA — Graham Johnson enjoyed a productive season and was rewarded for his efforts during the annual meeting of the Great Lakes Hockey Conference coaches Wednesday. The Escanaba senior received his due by being named the league’s Player of the Year with Painesdale Jeffers’ Aaron ...

Prep Schedule March 6

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Today’s games Wrestling Individual state finals at Ford Field, Detroit, 10:30 a.m. Hockey State semifinal Division 3 Traverse Bay Area Reps vs. Houghton at Plymouth, 11 a.m. Women’s basketball Great Lakes District C semifinal Bay College vs. Grand Rapid C.C. at Mott C.C., 11 a.m. Girls’ basketball District final Division 2 Gladstone at Negaunee, 6 p.m. Saturday’s games Individual state finals at Milford, TBA Hockey State final Division 3 at Plymouth, 3 p.m. Wrestling Individual state finals at Ford Field, Detroit, 3:30 p.m. Baseball Bay ...

GNC All-Conference teams released

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ESCANABA — To nobody’s surprise Gladstone senior forward Lillie Johnson earned Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the Great Northern Conference in the annual basketball meeting of the league’s coaches Wednesday. Gladstone’s Andy Cretens was named Coach of the Year. The Braves earned the GNC title by posting an 8-0 record and Kingsford’s jayvees took top honors in the conference at 6-1. First-team selections include Kingsford sophomore Aubrie Moore and junior Alyvia Kowalski,, Gladstone junior Eva Pankonien, Menominee senior Lexi Marineau and Marquette ...

Bay men defeat Kirtland Community College

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ESCANABA — Bay College and Kirtland Community College men’s basketball teams split a pair of close games during the regular season. The post-season meeting was different, however, as the Norse rolled past Kirtland 98-57 in a Great Lakes District C quarterfinal contest here Wednesday night. Kirtland won the first meeting 69-62 in Grayling Jan. 28 and the Norse took the second game 87-83 at Delta College Feb. 22. Bay, which ran its winning streak to eight games, improved to 23-6. The Norse are at Mott Community College in Flint today where they’re meeting Lansing Community ...

Prep Schedule March 5

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Today’s games Men’s basketball Great Lakes District C semifinal Bay College vs. Lansing Community College at Mott C.C., 11 a.m Boys’ basketball Regional finals Division 1 Rockford vs. Marquette at Lake City, 7 p.m. Division 2 Ludington vs. Kingsford at Gaylord, 7 p.m. Division 3 Elk Rapids vs. Menominee at Newberry, 7 p.m. Division 4 Felch North Dickinson vs. Dollar Bay at Negaunee, 7 p.m. Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian vs. Pickford at Cheboygan, 7 p.m. Friday’s games Women’s basketball Great Lakes District C semifinal Bay College vs. ...