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Maroons Win District Title, Fall in Regional

Published Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Maroons Upset One Loss
Mountaineers For 2nd
Straight District Title
Menominee handed the Iron Mountain Mountaineers just their first loss of the season in the district championship Friday night in a big Upper Peninsula upset.
Iron Mountain’s only regular season loss was a 49-46 loss to Ishpeming Westwood on Jan. 26 before Menominee beat them 60-54 Friday night. Among their 21 wins was a 72-60 defeat of Menominee on Feb. 6.

Keep Ice Safety A Top Priority During Changing Winter Weather

Published Wednesday, March 8, 2023

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public that as March’s warmer temperatures and spring showers move in, Wisconsin’s winter ice cover on lakes moves out.

The lake ice that supported vehicles, fishing shelters and snowmobiles becomes more unreliable and dangerous as temperatures fluctuate between above and below freezing.

State Girls Basketball Tourney at Resch Center This Weekend

Published Wednesday, March 8, 2023

The 47th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Basketball State Tournament will take place Thursday-Saturday, March 9-11, at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis.

27 Years…5 Runner Ups…FINALLY STATE CHAMPIONS

Published Wednesday, March 8, 2023

The Marinette Marines High School Boys Bowling Team captured 1st place honors last weekend at the Div. 2 State High School Bowling Tournament held at Dale’s Weston Lanes in Weston. The Marines entered the Championship round as the 2nd seed.

Wolverines Beat Storm, Win Regional Title

Published Wednesday, March 8, 2023

The Crivitz Wolverines faced one of their toughest, most high-pressure games of the season against Kewaunee on Saturday and passed with flying colors to secure a regional title.
Kewaunee puts on a tough press, which gave Crivitz coach Jeff Baumann some cause for concern from the start.

2023 Division 4 Regional Champion Crivitz Wolverine Boys Basketball Team

Published Wednesday, March 8, 2023

The 2023 Division 4 Regional Champion Crivitz Wolverine Boys Basketball Team faced one of their toughest, most high-pressure games of the season against Kewaunee on Saturday and passed with flying colors to secure a regional title.

Four Area Girls Win State Medals; Whiting and Kelley Are Champions

Published Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Oconto Falls freshman Taylor Whiting and Florence/Niagara senior Caitlyn Kelley capped off their wrestling seasons on the biggest stage Saturday, winning the individual state titles at center court in the Kohl Center.
Whiting had a great season, and the state tournament over the weekend was no different, as she won four straight matches to claim the gold in the 107-pound weight class.

Whiting and Kelley Win State Gold

Published Wednesday, March 1, 2023

TJ Mueller represented Crivitz well with a second-place finish in the Division 3 182-pound weight class at the Wisconsin State Wrestling Championships over the weekend.
Mueller was the only Wolverine at the meet. He started his weekend with a pin of Shiocton’s Dion Helser in 4:29 in the first round Thursday.
He pinned Stratford’s Jackson Ormond in 4:33 and beat Cadott’s Dawson Webster in the semifinal.

Bulldogs Down Panthers in Post Season Opener

Published Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Kaine Fort has created a lot of problems for a lot of opposing defenses this season, and it was more of the same in Peshtigo’s 78-58 regional win over Oconto Falls on Tuesday.
Fort scored 27 points in the game and provided a lot of points from inside-out passes to teammates for open jumpers.
Mason Doberstein was the biggest beneficiary of Oconto Falls’ strategy to clog the lane to try and stop Fort, making six 3-pointers and finishing with 20 in the game.

Menominee Beats Manistique in District Opener

Published Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Menominee opened district play with a comprehensive 69-50 victory over Manistique on Tuesday night.
Menominee came out of the gates hard. With a 13-8 lead, they went on a 9-0 run to take a 22-8 lead into halftime.
In the second quarter, the lead ballooned to 34-11 on another 6-0 run from Hanna Drifka and Anna Axtell.
At halftime, Menominee led 39-15 and the Maroons coasted to a win, with the lead never dropping below 20 until the final bucket of the game.

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