MARQUETTE, MI – 3/9/2015 – As both regular seasons have come to an end now, we’re in full playoff mode. Only two MPC teams remain in the playoffs, as Iron Mountain was able to take out Norway in triple overtime, and Gwinn’s momentum as the hosts knocked off, both Ishpeming and Negaunee in their own gym to claim their first district title in nearly 20 years!
On the boys’ side of things, the Negaunee Miners and Iron Mountain Mountaineers met on March 3rd for a de facto district title game. With the Miners’ win on Tuesday, they clinched a share of the MPC Title, and then avoided the let down by dismantling Gwinn 60-43 on Thursday to claim their fifth straight conference championship. Now it’s time for the playoffs, and with four teams finishing .500 or better in the conference (and Gwinn was just one game under), it should be a very competitive district week for all MPC teams involved! Let’s take a look:
MONDAY 3/9
Girl’s Basketball
- No Games
Boy’s Basketball
- Westwood Patriots vs. Norway Knights (@ I.M.) WW: 46 NOR: 38
TUESDAY 3/10
Girl’s Basketball
- Calumet Copper Kings vs. Iron Mountain Mountaineers CAL: 41 IM: 36
- Gwinn ModelTowners vs. Harbor Springs Rams GWN: 40 HS: 33
Boy’s Basketball
- No Games
WEDNESDAY 3/11
Girl’s Basketball
- No Games
Boy’s Basketball
- Westwood Patriots vs. West Iron County Wykons WW: 56 WIC: 43
- Iron Mountain Mountaineers vs. Carney-Nadeau Wolves IM: 65 C-N: 53
- Negaunee Miners vs. Gwinn ModelTowners NEG: 54 GWN: 44
- Ishpeming Hematites vs. Manistique Emeralds ISH: 60 MAN: 32
THURSDAY 3/12
Girl’s Basketball
- Region 24 Championship: Calumet Copper Kings vs. Gwinn ModelTowners CAL: 34 GWN: 25
Boy’s Basketball
- No Games
FRIDAY 3/13
Girl’s Basketball
- No Games
Boy’s Basketball
- Disctrict 95 Championship @ Iron Mountain: Iron Mountain Mountaineers vs. Westwood Patriots
- District 94 Championship @ Ishpeming: Negaunee Miners vs. Ishpeming Hematites
MPC FINAL STANDINGS
Girl’s Basketball
- Ishpeming Hematites (17-4; 11-2)* (MPC CHAMPIONS)
- Iron Mountain Mountaineers (13-10; 10-3)*
- Gwinn ModelTowners (16-8; 9-5)
- Norway Knights (13-9; 6-7)*
- Negaunee Miners (9-13; 7-7)*
- Westwood Patriots (4-16; 3-10)*
- Manistique Emeralds (2-19 0-13)*
Boys Basketball
- Negaunee Miners (18-3; 12-1) (MPC CHAMPIONS)
- Iron Mountain Mountaineers (19-2; 10-2)
- Ishpeming Hematites (14-7; 8-5)
- Westwood Patriots (13-9; 7-6)
- Gwinn ModelTowners (10-11; 5-8)*
- Norway Knights (5-16; 2-11)*
- Manistique Emeralds (4-17; 1-12)*
Good luck to Iron Mountain & Gwinn in the Regional 24 tournament on the girls’ side, and good luck to all teams alive in the boys’ side! It’s been a great year, and it’s only getting better!
-Carl Leander Johnson
