Eskymos, Redmen win in hockey playoffs

ESCANABA/IRON MOUNTAIN – The high school hockey playoffs started out with three great games in our coverage area. Escanaba shutout Negaunee, Marquette won at Kingsford, and Houghton blanked Hancock. The Eskymos play at Marquette on Thursday in a regional semifinal contest. Also featured in Tuesday’s local highlights, the colossal boys basketball game between Iron Mountain and Negaunee.

HOCKEY – REGIONAL PLAYOFFS
Division Two
Marquette 6 KINGSFORD 3
ESCANABA 3 Negaunee 0

Division Three
Houghton 2 Hancock 0

BOYS BASKETBALL
NEGAUNEE 66 Iron Mountain 49
REPUBLIC-MICHIGAMME 83 Dollar Bay 48
MUNISING 74 Newberry 35
Hancock 47 L’ANSE 32
Marquette 52 GWINN 42
WESTWOOD 74 Norway 64
NORTH CENTRAL 84 Forest Park 50
Houghton 46 CALUMET 28
JEFFERS 50 Baraga 42
Lake Linden-Hubbell 83 CHASSELL 52
EWEN-TROUT CREEK 62 Wakefield-Marenisco 57

MEN’S BASKETBALL
NORTHWESTERN 82 Michigan 78 F/2OT