WAUSAUKEE, Wis. — Florence fell to Wausaukee 68-40 in a WIAA Division 5 regional on Friday. The Bobcats (11-11) hung with the Rangers until about midway through the first half before Wausaukee sprung a run to lead by 21 at the half. “It’s never easy when a season comes to an end. ...
CRYSTAL FALLS — Tommy Peltoma willed Forest Park with a double-double night in a 68-65 double-overtime win over Carney-Nadeau. The Trojans (9-11) got a couple late fourth quarter putbacks by Peltoma to force overtime on Senior Night. He finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Riley ...
HARRIS — In a nail-biting conclusion, the Bark River-Harris boys’ basketball team pulled out a 34-32 win over the North Central Jets Friday. This Skyline Central Conference game was decided in the final two minutes. Broc Stenberg of Bark River scored with 2:35 left in the final quarter to ...
MADISON, Wis. — Florence High School senior Tristen Mascarette lost in the semifinals Friday night in the 76th annual WIAA Individual Wrestling Championship Tournament at the University of Wisconsin. Mascarette posted a 5-0 decision over Mason Lull of Fennimore in a Division 3 120-pound ...
KINGSFORD — Gladstone tainted Kingsford’s historic night with a 73-67 Great Northern Conference win on Thursday. It was Gladstone’s third straight win in a final week of tuning before the district tournament next week. Although Thursday won’t go in the books as a win, it’ll go down ...
THREE LAKES, Wis. — Evan Beaster broke a Florence High School single-season rebound record Thursday. Beaster grabbed 15 rebounds to hike his season total to 323 as Florence defeated Three Lakes 63-46 to close out the Northern Lakes Conference boys basketall regular season. Beaster erased ...
HOUGHTON — Iron Mountain finished off a perfect regular season with a 79-52 drubbing of the hometown Gremlins. "They're a very, very good team," Houghton coach Jared Lawson said. "They have no weak spots and those two scorers they have (Marcus Johnson and Foster Wonders) are incredible ...
KINGSFORD — Brooke Kriegl’s 20 points led Kingsford in a 56-36 non-conference win over Ishpeming on Thursday. The Flivvers (10-7) spread the floor with the transition game to help pace the offense. “We were able to get our transition game going tonight, which help create some good ...
GLADSTONE — It’s no secret that 6-foot-10 center Megan Crow is Gladstone’s catalyst. But Wednesday night it was junior guard Maddie Ahlgren with a season-high 18 points in a 50-35 Mid-Peninsula Conference win over Iron Mountain. Ahlgren hit timely shots and finished 5 of 5 at the free ...
HANCOCK — Norway High School seniors Allie Sheski and David Loomis made some noise at the UP Ski Finals at Mont Ripley. Loomis and Sheski raced third and fourth, respectively, in morning slalom. Alex Heigl placed ninth in the field of 18 male racers and Jake Munn slid out of the course ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Marcus Johnson took over in the third quarter to lead Iron Mountain in a 69-51 win over Ishpeming on Tuesday. Johnson scored 29 of his 34 points in the second half, including 13 in the third quarter. Johnson hit three consecutive 3-pointers midway through the third to give ...
The area high school basketball schedule lost another night to a winter storm. In boys basketball games called off Wednesday, West Iron County will host Calumet and Forest Park will visit Stephenson on Thursday. North Dickinson and North Central will not reschedule their game. In Skyline ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Amy Nelson of Fence was named the 21st member of the Green Bay Packers FAN Hall of Fame on Wednesday at Lambeau Field. A lifelong Packers fan, Nelson was selected by fans from 10 finalists during a voting period that ran from Jan. 1 to Jan. 31 on Packers.com. More than ...
NIAGARA, Wis. — Niagara got through its first postseason test with a 67-39 win over Goodman-Pembine in the Division 5 regional semifinal Tuesday. The Badgers (16-5) were led by Jessica Oratch’s 21 points and Jaida Maki’s 20 points. Katelyn Morrison’s 13 points led the Patriots ...
FLORENCE, Wis. — Florence posted its first girls basketball tournament win in seven years Tuesday, overcoming Bowler 44-34 in a WIAA Division 5 regional opener. The Bobcats (11-10) will travel to second-seeded Wausaukee on Friday in a regional semifinal. “It’s a good feeling,” ...
GLADSTONE — Sophomore forward Ahna Larson provided the Gladstone girls with a little bit of separation here Tuesday, helping them earn a 47-39 win over the Kingsford Flivvers. Larson’s jump shot from top of the key gave the Braves a 36-28 cushion at the end of the third quarter of the ...
EBEN JUNCTION — The Clifford sisters triggered a first quarter run as Norway spilled Superior Central 55-28 in a Skyline Central Conference game Tuesday. Haley Clifford and her younger sister Mackenzie each scored 11 of their game-high 16 points in the first quarter. The Knights (4-12, 4-4) ...
MENOMINEE — Every time the Menominee boys basketball team got close, Kingsford always had an answer with a big shot or a quick run to end the momentum and turn the game around. The last Flivvers’ run came with just over four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and it was enough to put ...
KINGSFORD — Peyton Johnson and Kolbe Raiche have been named most valuable swimmers for the 2019 Kingsford High School team. Team members made the selections Sunday at the team banquet. Johnson and Raiche also led the Flivvers in scoring this season. In other team honors, Maggie Menghini and ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Kingsford’s penalty kill saved the night and preserved a 4-3 win over Jeffers on Monday night. Kingsford (9-11) killed a five-minute power play late in the game, narrowly dodging the tying goal to seal the win, its first since Feb. 5 against Negaunee. “I thought the ...