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Escanaba takes down Sault Ste. Marie to advance in playoffs

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WELLS — Are you ready for some hockey? The Escanaba Eskymos were as they skated to a convincing 9-1 triumph over the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils in a Division 3 regional semifinal here Friday night. Junior forward Brody Levesque scored a hat trick and senior forwards Graham Johnson and Keagan Braun were playmakers in their final home appearance at the Hannahville Ice & Turf Complex. The victory sends the Eskymos (18-9-1) to the regional final at Lakeview Arena where they’ll face host Marquette (18-7-3) in Wednesday’s title contest at 7:30 p.m. The winner advances to the state ...

Gladstone defeats Negaunee in regional action

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GLADSTONE — The Gladstone wrestlers continued their winning ways here Thursday night as they posted a 60-18 triumph over the Negaunee Miners in a Division 3 team regional opener. “They all wrestled hard,” Braves’ coach Ryan Harrenstein said. “They’re a well coached team. Their coach (Andy Asikainen) is a good friend of mine. There’s a lot of good wrestlers on that team. They were training with us all week and we saw them a lot during the year.” Kingsley and West Branch Ogemaw Heights also qualified for the regional, but were unable to complete their trip to Delta ...

Prep Schedule Feb. 21

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Today’s games Swimming U.P. Finals at Marquette, 9 a.m. Competitive cheer districts Division 2 (Escanaba) at Mount Pleasant), 10 a.m. Division 3 (Gladstone) at Alma, 10 a.m. Boys’ wrestling Individual regionals Division 2 (Escanaba) at Cadillac, 10:30 a.m. Division 3 (Gladstone) at Boyne CIty, 10:30 a.m. Division 4 (North Central, BR-H, Manistique) at Charlevoix, 10:30 p.m. Women’s basketball Bay College at Delta College, 1 p.m. Men’s basketball Bay College at Delta College, 3 p.m. Sunday’s games Girls’ wrestling Individual regional at ...

Snowfall and shadows under the cedar trees

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“Some quiet evening, I sit by your side and we’re lost in a world of our own,” – Ben Raleigh and Sherman Edwards It was that instant mashed potato flake kind of snow – soft and fluffy, and it was piling up high as the nighttime moved slowly past. I was looking out the upstairs ...

Sports Flashback Feb. 15-21

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Feb. 16, 1966 — Spencer Bichel scored 23 points to go with 20 rebounds as the Carney-Nadeau Wolves upset the Powers-Spalding Tigers 70-67 in a Big Seven Conference basketball match-up. Brian Forgette added 15 points. Richard Piche paced the Tigers with 20. David Smith finished with 15. Feb. 17, 1966 — Darrel LaVigne poured in 37 points, leading the Garden Jets past the Perkins Yellowjackets 97-78. Brent Rochefort added 28. Art VanDamme led Perkins with 26 and Reggie Depuydt tallied 21. Feb. 19, 1966 — Dave Nyquist tossed in 17 points as the Escanaba Eskymos rolled past the ...

U.P. Scores Feb. 21

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U.P. scores Wednesday’s games Wrestling Team regional Division 4 Powers North Central 42, Indian River Inland Lakes 39 St. Ignace 39, Gwinn 36 Powers North Central 43, St. Ignace 32 Thursday’s games Wrestling Team regional Division 3 Gladstone 60, Negaunee 18 Hockey regional Division 3 Marquette 5, Kingsford 1 Girls’ basketball Gladstone 67, Iron Mountain 35 Big Bay de Noc 70, Engadine 17 Munising 60, Rapid River 21 Superior Central 30, Stephenson 21 Felch North Dickinson 56, Carney-Nadeau 29 Crystal Falls Forest Park 45, Bark ...