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 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, ...
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Feb. 8, 1961 — Bob Debelak poured a school-record 54 points as the Trenary Comets posted an 89-64 basketball victory over the Grand Marais Polar Bears. Roy Aho added 14 and Ed Lauila finished with 11. Bill Micheau scored 26 points, leading the Rapid River Rockets past the Bark River-Harris Broncos 90-61. Dwight Harwood pumped in 16. Sam Boyer tallied 15 and Dwayne Johnson had 11. Jerry Sundquist paced the Broncos with 21. Feb. 9, 1961 — John Fassbender hit four goals and Ed Jacques scored a hat trick as the Marquette Flyers skated to a 10-3 hockey triumph over the Gladstone ...
U.P. scores Thursday’s games Girls’ basketball Ishpeming 56, Escanaba 29 Manistique 46, Stephenson 39 Gladstone 64, Gwinn 37 Powers North Central 44, Rapid River 14 Carney-Nadeau 48, Bark River-Harris 39 Crystal Falls Forest Park 44, Felch North Dickinson 29 Kingsford 43, Iron Mountain 32 Calumet 58, West Iron County 37 Hancock 58, Lake Linden-Hubbell 31 L’Anse 64, Houghton 34 Baraga 72, Dollar Bay 32 Ewen-Trout Creek 75, Ontonagon 13 Wakefield-Marenisco 42, Painesdale Jeffers 30 Ironwood 44, Watersmeet 19 Newberry 68, Engadine ...
SPALDING — The Powers North Central girls took care of the basketball and the lead for the most part here in a 44-14 triumph over the Rapid River Rockets on Senior Night here Thursday. This marked the fourth victory in five games for the Jets, who improved to 8-8 and committed just 10 turnovers. “That’s a lot better than in some games,” Jets’ coach Brooke Granquist said. “The girls did a good job protecting the ball. I think their confidence is up. We usually have six girls who are scoring. They adjust to things well. They’re having fun and that’s ...
