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ST. IGNACE — Similar to the NBA, the Higher Peninsula has their All-Famous person Vintage basketball weekend. For the thirty seventh yr, it came about on Saturday on the St. Ignace Top Faculty health club. It featured the ones gamers who have been named to 2022-23 All-U.P. girls and boys basketball groups previous this yr via the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Affiliation.
Gamers have been divided into two groups – East and West with M-95 being the dividing line. Every staff had round 10-12 gamers.
The sport is subsidized every yr via the U.P. Sports activities Corridor of Repute. Proceeds cross in opposition to the gang’s scholarship program.
The all-day match featured no longer handiest the all-star sport, however a abilities pageant with a unfastened throw taking pictures, three-point taking pictures and slam dunking. The East women and boy’s groups each gained their respective video games. At the women’ aspect, they downed the West 78-74. Within the boys’ sport, the East gained 101-91.
Main the West women’ squad have been coaches Tyler Larson of Baraga and Mike O’Donnell of Negaunee.
“It used to be numerous amusing to come back in combination one closing time,” he mentioned. “We had a convention on Friday, and were given to train with women that we compete in opposition to right through the season.”
“The sport itself used to be an in depth one with many lead adjustments,” he mentioned. “We (West) were given it inside of one level, however couldn’t pull it off.”
Of native pastime, Houghton’s Meghan Trewhella gained the three-point contest.
John Schutz, of Jeffers, used to be the West boys’ trainer. He echoed a equivalent sentiment of admiration.
“It used to be an ideal revel in,” he mentioned. “Seeing and training the highest gamers from the realm used to be an honor.”
Contributors of the East women’ staff incorporated: Kenzie Bell, Claire Erickson and Ella Marchand, Sault Ste. Marie; Lily Plowman and Taylor Williams, Engadine; Leah French and Monique Brisson, Munising; Carney Salo, Escanaba; Lena Pleaugh, Gwinn; Morgan MacPhee, Marquette; Lena Pleaugh, North Dickinson; trainer, Pat Bennin, Sault Ste. Marie.
Contributors of the West women’ staff incorporated: Ashlea Datto, Buck Bay; Isabella Herbert, Hancock; Annika Peterson Meghan Trewhella and Stella Wickstrom, Houghton; Makennah Uotila, Ontonagon; Kate Borseth, Ewen-Trout Creek; Corina Jahfetson and Kylie Michaelson, Baraga; Anja Kleiman, Iron Mountain; coaches Mike O’Donnell, Negaunee; and Tyler Larson, Baraga.
Contributors of the East boys’ staff incorporated: Dominic Haller, Carter Oshelski and Max Scott, Sault Ste. Marie; Kevin Frazier, St. Ignace; Kane Nebel and Cully Trezeciak, Munising; Casey Bray, Escanaba; Kaden Drossart, Bark River-Harris; Connor Florenski, North Central; coaches, Doug Ingalls, St. Ignace and Terry Keinitz, Munising.
Contributors of the West boys’ staff incorporated: Amos Norland, Buck Bay; Mikko Salmi, Houghton; Ashton Kunishige and Tavin Larson, Jeffers; Shawn Gibbons, L’Anse; Joey Colavecci, Iron Mountain; Griffin Argall, A.J. Prosser and Alex Sundberg, Ishpeming; and trainer John Schutz, Jeffers.
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