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High School Basketball Scores

Wednesday, Feb. 11 GIRLS Kingsford 48, Menominee 31 Munising 38, Eben Junction Superior Central 26 BOYS Brimley 68, Mackinaw City 55 Dollar Bay 63, Bessemer 50 Florence, Wis. 68, North Central 38 Ishpeming 67, Manistique 50 L'Anse 64, Ontonagon 43 North Dickinson 63, ...

High School Basketball Scores

Tuesday, Feb. 10 BOYS Baraga 73, Watersmeet Gogebic 26 Bark River-Harris 57, Carney-Nadeau 43 Forest Park 71, Norway 34 Ishpeming 62, West Iron County 44 Westwood 71, Gwinn 10 Kingsford 47, Iron Mountain 36 L'Anse 61, Lake Linden-Hubbell 53 Menominee 77, Escanaba 59 North ...

Bobcats outscore Wildcats

Florence gave up 48 points in the second half but managed a 100-75 win at Lena in a nonconference boys basketball game Monday. The Bobcats led 60-27 at halftime. "We started off pretty solid, making board play and defense a priority," said Florence coach Bryan Bomberg. "Once we got a lead, ...

Verlander returns to Tigers on a $13M contract

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — For his 21st season in the majors, Justin Verlander is going back to the very beginning of his career. All the way back to Motown. Verlander returned to the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, agreeing to a $13 million, one-year contract with his first big league team. The ...

Sentinels wear down Nordics

MARQUETTE – While there is not necessarily a connection between enrollment and basketball success, it usually impacts the depth of talent on a team. So Friday when North Dickinson, with an enrollment of 84, took on Marquette, with an enrollment 1,021, it was eye catching. And in the end, ...

Wisconsin rallies for OT win over No. 8 Illinois

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Nick Boyd scored 25 points and John Blackwell had 24 to lead Wisconsin to a 92-90 overtime victory over No. 8 Illinois on Tuesday night. The pair combined for nine of the Badgers' 11 points in overtime, handing the Illini their second straight overtime loss. ...