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Hoogerhyde State Finals bound, Eagles 10th at regionals

Published by admin on Thu, 03/25/2021 - 3:00am

TRAVERSE CITY - One shot at time, one frame at a time.

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Ironmen beat Bellaire to claim first Ski Valley boys basketball crown

Published by admin on Thu, 03/18/2021 - 3:01am

MANCELONA — The blank spot that sits under conference titles on the boys basketball banner at Mancelona High School won’t look so empty anymore.

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Lady Eagles beat Central Lake to clinch share of SVC

Published by admin on Thu, 03/18/2021 - 3:00am

BELLAIRE — In front of a good turnout for Bellaire’s Senior Night, the Lady Eagles girls basketball team didn’t disappoint the home crowd, defeating Central Lake 59-18 on Monday to clinch a share of the Ski Valley Conference title.

It was Bellaire’s second straight league crown.

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Eagles beat Snowbirds for second time this season

Published by admin on Thu, 03/11/2021 - 3:00am

BELLAIRE — Over the past handful of years Gaylord St. Mary and Bellaire have waged several of the best and most competitive girls basketball battles in the Ski Valley Conference.

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Blazers defeat Harbor Springs to get back on the winning side

Published by admin on Thu, 03/11/2021 - 3:00am

KALKASKA — The Kalkaska boys basketball team was glad to see a six-game losing skid vanish after the Blazers stepped up and knocked off Harbor Springs, 53-31, on Friday.

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Bellaire beats Central Lake for first boys basketball win

Published by admin on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 3:00am

BELLAIRE — When Central Lake and Bellaire met on the basketball court on Thursday it was a battle between boys teams hungry for their first win.

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Mancelona the last remaining undefeated team in SVC

Published by admin on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 3:00am

MANCELONA — The Mancelona boys basketball team took over the drivers’ seat in the Ski Valley Conference on Thursday.

The Ironmen remained the only undefeated team in the conference after knocking off Gaylord St. Mary 67-56 in a showdown between the top teams in the standings.

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Ball hits 1,000, Elks down Gladiators

Published by admin on Thu, 02/25/2021 - 3:00am

BOYNE CITY — Preston Ball finished his junior season at Elk Rapids needing 102 points to hit 1,000 for his career.

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Ironmen grapplers finally get on the mats

Published by admin on Thu, 02/25/2021 - 3:00am

MANCELONA — All Michigan high school winter contact sports were put on hold in mid-November, but were allowed “non-contact” practices, with no competition and six foot spacing.

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Ironmen outlast Onaway in slugfest

Published by admin on Thu, 02/18/2021 - 3:00am

ONAWAY — Mancelona came away victorious in a physical and close game against host Onaway on Friday, outlasting the Cardinals 58-50.

The Ironmen (2-1, 2-0 SVC) led 15-11 after the first quarter, but Onaway came roaring back to steal a 28-21 halftime as Mancelona battled foul trouble.