Category: Girls Basketball

On Wednesday (3/8/23), girls basketball coaches within the Great Northern Conference (GNC) met to select awards recipients for the 2022-23 season.  Member schools within the GNC include Marquette, Escanaba, Gladstone, Kingsford and Menominee.

Five Redettes were honored as part of the announcement with senior Meghan MacPhee (1st Team), senior Julia Ott (2nd Team), junior Siena Lingle (Defensive Team; Honorable Mention), senior Brooke Logan (Honorable Mention) and senior Cora Anderson (Honorable Mention) making up the group from MSHS receiving accolades.

Below are the All-GNC awards recipients from the 2022-23 girls basketball season:

GNC Offensive Player of the Year:

• Keira Maki – Escanaba

GNC Defensive Player of the Year:

• Lillie Johnson – Gladstone

GNC Coach of the Year:

• Tracy Hudson – Escanaba

All-GNC First Team:

• Mari Bink – Escanaba
• Alaina Kowalski – Kingsford
• Meghan MacPhee – Marquette
• Lillie Johnson – Gladstone
• Anna Axtell – Menominee

All-GNC Second Team:

• Carney Salo – Escanaba
• Julia Ott – Marquette
• Hanna Drifka – Menominee
• Tia Shone – Gladstone
• Laura Bracket – Kingsford

GNC All-Defensive Team:

• Mari Bink – Escanaba
• Erika Malone – Kingsford
• Anna Axtell – Menominee
• Siena Lingle – Marquette
• Morgan Maki – Escanaba

All-GNC Honorable Mention:

• Grayson LaMarche – Escanaba
• Siena Lingle – Marquette
• Elaina Bortolina – Kingsford
• Elaina Martinez – Gladstone
• Brooke Logan – Marquette
• Cora Anderson – Marquette
• Gianna Cudoti – Menominee
• Kamryn Olson – Menominee
• Saylor Henderson – Escanaba

2022-2023 GNC Girls Basketball Standings:

1. Escanaba (7-0)
2. Marquette (5-3)
3. Menominee (3-4)
4. Kingsford (3-5)
5. Gladstone (1-7)

Varsity Girls Basketball (9-13; 5-3 Great Northern Conference)

Marquette 43, Petoskey 53 (MHSAA District Quarterfinal)

Game Recap:

• Recap courtesy of Fox Sports Marquette is available at this link.

Varsity Girls Basketball (9-11; 5-3 Great Northern Conference)

Marquette 42, Houghton 68

Game Recap:

• Recap courtesy of Fox Sports Marquette is available at this link.

Subvarsity Scores:

• JV:   Marquette 24, Houghton 39
• Freshman:   Marquette 18, Houghton 40

Next Up:

• All three levels of the MSHS Girls Basketball program begin next week when they travel to Negaunee on Tuesday, 2/21/23.  Start times include a 5:30 p.m. tip-off for the Freshman game (at Negaunee Middle School) and 5:45/7:15 p.m. starts for the JV/Varsity games (from Lakeview Memorial Gym).

Varsity Girls Basketball (9-10; 5-3 Great Northern Conference)

Marquette 39, Kingsford 31

Game Recap:

• Recap courtesy of Fox Sports Marquette is available at this link.

Subvarsity Scores:

• JV:  Marquette 0, Kingsford 0

Great Northern Conference Standings:

With yesterday’s victory in Kingsford, MSHS has solidifed a second place finish in the Great Northern Conference for the 2022-23 girls basketball season.  Below are the current GNC standings:

1. Escanaba (6-0; two games remaining)
2. Marquette (5-3)
3. Kingsford (2-4; two games remaining)
4. Menominee (2-4; two games remaining)
5. Gladstone (1-5; two games remaining)

Next Up:

• After a busy three-game week, the MSHS Girls Basketball Teams will have six days to rest, practice and prepare for the final stretch of the regular season.
• The program will next host Houghton on Thursday, 2/16/23, in a home tripleheader.  Respective game times for the Freshman, JV and Varsity contests are 4:00/5:30/7:00 p.m.

Varsity Girls Basketball (8-10; 4-3 Great Northern Conference)

Marquette 48, Menominee 39

Game Recap:

• Recap courtesy of Fox Sports Marquette is available at this link.

Subvarsity Scores:

• JV:  Marquette 50, Menominee 41
• Freshman:  Marquette 12, Menominee 26

Senior Night:

Prior to the game, eight members of the Class of 2023 were honored as they were introduced to the crowd and accompanied on the court by their parents/guardians.  Congratulations to these girls basketball student-athletes and the success that they have achieved and contributions made while playing for MSHS!

• #1 – Bella Lorens – Guard
• #2 – Julia Ott – Forward
• #15 – Brooke Logan – Guard
• #20 – Eliina Brazeau – Forward
• #22 – Siena Lingle – Guard
• #23 – Lexi Smith – Forward
• #32 – Cora Anderson – Center
• #34 – Meghan MacPhee – Forward

Next Up:

• The MSHS Girls Basketball Teams will conclude their busy week with a trip to Kingsford on Friday, 2/10/23.  Game format includes a JV contest beginning at 6:00 p.m. EST, followed by the Varsity match-up at 7:30 p.m. EST.

Varsity Girls Basketball (7-10; 3-3 Great Northern Conference)

Marquette 66, Houghton 50

Game Recap:

• Recap courtesy of Fox Sports Marquette is available at this link.

Subvarsity Scores:

• JV:   Marquette 0, Houghton 0
• Freshman:   Marquette 0, Houghton 0

Next Up:

• The MSHS Girls Basketball Teams will have their second game of the week on Wednesday, 2/8/23, when they host Menominee in games on all three levels with start times of 4:00/5:30/7:00 p.m.  Prior to the start of the Varsity contest, eight seniors from the Class of 2023 will be honored on the court as well as their parents/guardians.

Varsity Girls Basketball (7-9; 3-3 Great Northern Conference)

Marquette 47, Westwood 34

Game Recap:

• Recap courtesy of Fox Sports Marquette is available at this link.

Subvarsity Scores:

• JV:   Marquette 0, Westwood 0

Next Up:

• The MSHS Girls Basketball Teams will have their second game of the week on Thursday, 2/1/23, when they travel to Westwood for a JV/Varsity doubleheader.  Format for the evening will feature a 5:45 p.m. JV contest followed by the Varsity match-up at 7:15 p.m.

Varsity Girls Basketball (6-9; 3-3 Great Northern Conference)

Marquette 54, Bark River-Harris 56 (OT)

Game Recap:

• Recap courtesy of Fox Sports Marquette is available at this link.

Subvarsity Scores:

• JV:   Marquette 43, Bark River-Harris 33
• Freshman:   Marquette 16, Negaunee 57

Next Up:

• The MSHS Girls Basketball Teams will have their second game of the week on Thursday, 2/1/23, when they travel to Westwood for a JV/Varsity doubleheader.  Format for the evening will feature a 5:45 p.m. JV contest followed by the Varsity match-up at 7:15 p.m.

Varsity Girls Basketball (6-8; 3-3 Great Northern Conference)

Marquette 32, Menominee 43

Game Recap:

• Recap courtesy of Fox Sports Marquette is available at this link.

Subvarsity Scores:

• JV:  Marquette 0, Menominee 0

Next Up:

• The MSHS Girls Basketball Teams will have the weekend to recover from Friday’s road trip before returning to play on Monday, 1/30/23, when they will host a home tripleheader.
• The Freshman Girls Basketball Team will host Negaunee in a contest beginning at 4:00 p.m.
• The JV/Varsity Girls Basketball Teams will take on Bark River-Harris in match-ups with respective start times of 5:30/7:00 p.m.

Varsity Girls Basketball (6-7; 3-2 Great Northern Conference)

Marquette 44, Calumet 50

Game Recap:

• Recap courtesy of Fox Sports Marquette is available at this link.

Subvarsity Scores:

• JV:  Marquette 44, Calumet 33

Next Up:

• The MSHS Girls Basketball Teams will each be in action on Friday, 1/27/23, when they travel to Menominee to resume play in the Great Northern Conference.
• The Freshman game will be played from Blesch Intermediate School at 5:30 p.m. EST
• The JV and Varsity contests will be played at the Max E. Peterson Fieldhouse on the campus of U-W Marinette with respective start times of 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. EST.