HERMANSVILLE — Bay College assistant women’s basketball coach Maria Wiltzius shot the lights out Sunday, helping the Marinette, Wis., Basketball Junkies earn a 60-49 victory over Cunard BAE Massage in the championship game of the 82nd Gold Medal Classic tournament at the Meyer Township Community Club in Hermansville.

The Kingsford graduate knocked down at least a half-dozen 3-point shots in the second half and finished with 38 points.

“It’s about time,” said Wiltzius, who was selected the Women’s Division Outstanding Player. “I hadn’t been shooting that well lately. My teammates set some screens, and I was able to get open. They (BAE) were tough and scrappy. We got ahead early, but their defense got them back in the game.”

Marinette led 20-11 midway through the first half but trailed 28-22 at halftime.

Sandra Boulton’s set shot from the lane gave BAE a 23-22 lead four minutes before the half.

Chevy Koski added a layup and free throw for a 26-22 cushion at 3:20, and Boulton added a buzzer-beating layup for a six-point halftime advantage.

The contest was tied at 45 with eight minutes remaining. A pass by Koski set Boulton up with a layup for a 47-45 lead.

Marinette answered with a 10-0 run, gaining an insurmountable 55-47 advantage with 2:04 left to play.

Boulton scored 15 points, and Brooke Mannor added 12 for BAE.

Menominee Dexter’s cruised to the men’s Class A title in an 81-63 conquest of Iron Mountain Bimbo’s Wine Press.

Dexter’s, comprised of Michigan Tech alumni, led 53-27 at halftime.

Class A Outstanding Player Kyle Monroe hit 22 points. Bryce Heath added 15. Ben Stelzer, the tourney’s Outstanding Player scored 14, and Mike Fisher tossed in 10.

“We all played at different times at Michigan Tech,” said Stelzer. “It took us a little while for us to learn how to play with each other, and this morning we probably had one of better games playing together. They had some guys who could shoot the threes. If we left our foot off the gas pedal, they could come back in a hurry. This feels good. The most important thing is we were able to get together and play the game we love together.”

Recent Bay College cager Matt Wagner scored 21 points, leading Perronville Bloniarz Farms & Parker Food & Supply, Inc. past Escanaba 3’s Company 85-73 for the Class B title.

Justin Henderson and Jared Benson added 15 points each for Perronville. Joe Gibbs paced 3’s Company with 24. Jaden Janke had 17.

Tyler Mercier drained a pair of free throws with 16.8 seconds left to play as Powers R-Place then hung on for a 61-60 triumph over Dario Soric & Son of Iron Mountain in the Class C final.

Travis Vincent led the winners with 22 points. Mercier finished with 19, and Josh Granquist had 14. Cody Whitens scored 14, and Cory Johnson had 11 for Dario’s. In the Class E final, Mercier hit 27 points, helping Hermansville CTR-44 post a 69-54 triumph over Daggett Church Ballers. Corey Johnson chipped in with 13. Max Baumler had 18 for Daggett.

Dexter’s also defeated Bimbo’s 75-63 in the Class A double-elimination event Sunday morning.

Stelzer and Heath scored 18 points apiece and Austin Armga had 11. Adam Nolde hit 23 and Kyle Johnson had 13 for Bimbo’s.

Bimbo’s then bounced back to defeat Carney Juice Promotion 82-74.

Nolde led the way with 18. Carson Wonders hit 17 and Bay College cager Marcus Johnson had 16. Jared Benson scored 20 for Juice Promotion. Recent Bay cager Chris Dobessi tossed in 18 and Henderson had 17.

Dobessi hit 19 in Juice Promotion’s 61-52 triumph over Crystal Falls McNeil’s Oilers. Bryan LaChapelle scored 15 and Kurt Lehman had 13 for the Oilers.

In Class C, Caleb Harrington’s 18 points was enough to lead Dario Soric & Son past Powers Gatien Farm & Forest Products 71-54.

Whitens and Cory Johnson added 15 each. Griffin Johnson had 10 for Gatien’s.

Marinette Basketball Junkies reached the women’s title game by eliminating Perronville Heat 47-40.

Sarah Pettit led Marinette with 14 and Wiltzius had 11. Recent Bay cager Holly Wardynski hit 18 for Perronville.

There were 14 games on Saturday, beginning with a rare 8 am contest.

Behind a game high 21 points from Tyler Mercier, R-Place of Spalding zipped past Juice Promotions of Carney in a Class C contest. Joey Pontbriand led Juice with 16 points, and Justin Bloniarz chipped in 12 points.

Also in Class A, Jordan Chartier’s 23 points, and Kyle Monroe’s 21 points powered Dexter’s of Menominee past the McNeil Oilers of Crystal Falls, 94-64. Bryan LaChapelle Jr. led the Oilers with 14 points.

Former all-stater, Iron Mountain stand out Johnson led all scorers with 28 points in a Class A game, as Bimbo’s Wine Press defeated 3’s Company, 96-87. Matt Wagner chipped in 23 points for Bimbo’s, while Ashton Janke led 3’s Company with 24 points and Holmgren scored 22.

In the opening Woman’s Division game of the tournament, the Basketball Junkies of Marinette, Wis. defeated Deno Forest Products of Wilson, 69-42. Former Kingsford All-U.P. player Maria Wiltzius let all scorers with 23 points.

In another Class A contest, Matt Curtain led McNeil’s with 16 points, as they slipped past U.P.’s Finest, 65-58. Kingsford graduate Geoff Smart led all scorers with 17 points for U.P.’s Finest. Also, a combined 52 points from Curtain and former North Central star Bryce Bilski, led McNeils past 3’s Company 81-59. Curtain tallied 30 to lead all scorers.

Saturday night, BAE eked past Basketball Junkies, 56-55 despite a game high 22 points from Wiltzius. Former North Central and Lake Superior State star Shelle (Rochon) Olsen netted 20 points for BAE.

North Central senior Andie Arsenault added 14 points for BAE.

A full run down of the major tournament awards and all-tournament teams will be published in the coming days.