The Ishpeming Lady Hematites finished the regular season with an impressive record of 17-3, with an even better 11-1 MPC Record!MARQUETTE, MI – 3/2/2015 – Well we have a new champion for the girl’s MPC. Congratulations to the Ishpeming Lady Hematites on a great season! A season that saw them go 11-1 in conference and only lose two other games, both to Gladstone. However, all teams are 0-0 right now, and everybody has a chance to claim a district title and possibly a regional one too. Playoffs are starting, and the MPC will be featured in Districts 94 & 95. District 94 consists of Manistique, Negaunee, Gwinn, and Ishpeming. Meanwhile, in Westwood, the Mountaineers, Patriots, and Knights will be joined by the Wykons of West Iron County. It’s going to be a fun week here as girl’s basketball kicks it into high gear! For a full look at the ABC Playoff match-ups, click here! For the boys, there’s just one week left of their regular season. There’s still the matter of figuring out who will be the MPC regular season champion. While there is a chance that they could split as champions, it’s looking like all eyes will be on Negaunee Memorial Gymnasium for the de facto MPC Championship as the Mountaineers of Iron Mountain look to claim sole possession of the title with a win over the Negaunee Miners, who have won the title four years running. Without further adieu, let’s take a look at this week’s slate of games.
Westwood High School will be the host for District 95, which includes the hosts themselves, along with Iron Mountain, Norway, and West Iron County.MONDAY 3/2
Girl’s Basketball
- Norway Knights @ Westwood Patriots (District 95 in Westwood) NOR: 47 WW: 36
- Iron Mountain Mountaineers vs. West Iron County Wykons (District 95 in Westwood) IM: 54 WIC: 44
Boy’s Basketball
- No Games
TUESDAY 3/3
Girl’s Basketball
- No Games
Boy’s Basketball
- Iron Mountain Mountaineers @ Negaunee Miners NEG: 66 IM: 49
- Norway Knights @ Westwood Patriots WW: 74 NOR: 64
- Ishpeming Hematites @ West Iron County Wykons ISH: 47 WIC: 35
- Gladstone Braves @ Manistique Emeralds MAN: 54 GLAD: 44
- Marquette Redmen @ Gwinn ModelTowners MAR: 52 GWN: 42
Gwinn will be welcoming in fellow conference members Negaunee, Ishpeming, and Manistique for the District 94 girls finals.WEDNESDAY 3/4
Girl’s Basketball
- Negaunee Miners vs. Manistique Emeralds NEG: 56 MAN: 17
- Ishpeming Hematites vs. Gwinn ModelTowners GWN: 56 ISH: 39
- Norway Knights vs. Iron Mountain Mountaineer IM: 64 NOR: 59 (3/ot)
Boy’s Basketball
- No Games
THURSDAY 3/5
Girl’s Basketball
- No Games
Boy’s Basketball
- Gwinn ModelTowners @ Negaunee Miners NEG: 60 GWN: 43
- Ishpeming Hematites @ Norway Knights ISH: 58 NOR: 35
- L’Anse Purple Hornets @ Westwood Patriots WW: 63 L’A: 50
FRIDAY 3/6
Girl’s Basketball
- Gwinn ModelTowners vs. Negaunee Miners GWN: 41 NEG: 35
Iron Mountain embarrassed Negaunee on their home court 33-17 back on January 27th… Negaunee will look to return the favor. Winner locks themselves into the #1 spot.MPC STANDINGS (Updated 3/7)
Girls Basketball (Final Regular Season Standings; * Denotes Final Record)
- Ishpeming Hematites (17-4; 11-2)* (MPC CHAMPIONS)
- Iron Mountain Mountaineers (13-9; 10-3)
- Gwinn ModelTowners (15-7; 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 (17-3; 11-1) (MPC CHAMPIONS)
- Iron Mountain Mountaineers (18-2; 10-2)
- Ishpeming Hematites (13-7; 7-5)
- Westwood Patriots (11-9; 6-6)
- Gwinn ModelTowners (9-11; 5-7)
- Norway Knights (5-15; 2-10)
- Manistique Emeralds (4-16; 1-11)
Well it’s been a fun regular season. All the dominoes are falling and we’ll have our 2015 MPC Champion by week’s end for the boys. Be sure to keep up on all of your MPC Basketball action here with us at Fox Sports Marquette! Marquette’s newest voice in sports. -Carl Leander Johnson