CEDARVILLE – The Cedarville Trojans boys basketball team completed another undefeated season in Eastern Upper Peninsula conference play, as they earned a 69-54 victory over the Pickford Panthers on Friday night at the Purple Palace in Pickford. The Trojans have now gone undefeated in the EUPC for seven straight years, rolling off 56 straight conference victories. Dan Steinback scored 21 [...]

CEDARVILLE – The Pickford Panthers girls basketball team clawed their way to a 52-51 overtime victory, over the Cedarville Trojans on Thursday night, and earned a share of the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference crown in the process. Olivia Smith scored 28 points on the night, including all five of Pickford’s points in overtime, and grabbed 15 rebounds. Smith also was [...]

ALPENA – Despite not having school on Wednesday due to the weather, the Sault High Blue Devil boys basketball team made the long trek to Alpena, and fell to the Wildcats, 65-57. Ray’Shon Anderson scored 21 points for Sault High. Ray’Nell Anderson and Terrance Fuller had 13 points a piece for the Blue Devils. Sault High (10-7) will host Newberry [...]

ESCANABA – The DeTour Raiders girls basketball took the long road trip to Escanaba on Saturday morning, and exploded for 38 points in the second half, and defeated the Eskymos, 50-42. DeTour was down 19-12 at the half. Lindsay Grzesiek scored 16 points for DeTour, who rebounded from their conference loss to Pickford on Thursday. DeTour (16-2) will be at [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE – After a rough couple of weeks, the Sault High Blue Devil boys basketball team is back on the winning track, as they dispatched of the Rudyard Bulldogs, 58-27, in Straits Area Conference play from Friday night, at the Sault High Gymnasium. With the win, the Blue Devils kept pace with Cheboygan and St. Ignace for first-place [...]

PICKFORD – The Pickford Panthers girls basketball team is now tied for first-place in the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference, as they defeated the DeTour Raiders, 42-28, on Thursday night at the Purple Palace in Pickford. Pickford and DeTour are both 6-1 in the conference, with one game remaining. The Panthers will be at Cedarville and the Raiders will host Brimley, [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE – The St. Ignace Saints boys basketball team earned a sweep of the season series against defending Straits Area Conference Champions Sault High, as they cruised to a 61-41 victory, on Friday night. With the victory, the Saints improved to 6-2 in the SAC, and are now in a 3-way tie with the Blue Devils and Cheboygan [...]

RUDYARD – Senior guard Leah Jarvie scored a career-high 35 points on Friday night, as the Rudyard Bulldogs defeated the Cheboygan Chiefs, for the second time this season, 72-64, in Straits Area Conference girls basketball action, at the Harris Kahl Gymnasium, in Rudyard. Marissa Harrison scored 14 points for Rudyard, while Savanna Dugan had 10 points and collected 11 rebounds. [...]

PICKFORD – The Pickford Panthers earned their biggest win of the season, and some time, on Monday night in boys basketball, as they defeated the Sault High Blue Devils, 73-65 on Monday night at the Purple Palace in Pickford. Phil Coullard scored 20 points to lead Pickford. Isaac Leach had 16 points for the Panthers, Cameron Ledy 13, and Jarred [...]

CEDARVILLE – The Cedarville Trojans survived a scare from the DeTour Raiders on Friday night in Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference boys basketball, but survived, and slugged out a 65-61 win, to remain undefeated in conference play. The contest was marred by a bench clearing incident with one second remaining, involving players from both teams, along with fans. Witnesses say there [...]

DETOUR – The DeTour Raiders girls basketball team improved to 12-1 on the season on Thursday night, as they slugged out a 36-28 victory over the Cedarville Trojans, in Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference play. Nicole Bouwma and Lindsay Grzsiek scored 12 points a piece for DeTour. Mary Eberts and Monica Krackowski netted eight points each for Cedarville. DeTour 12-1 (6-0 [...]