The Manistique Emeralds basketball squad (Manistique, MI), was crushed 69-33 in Friday's league battle with the host Ishpeming Hematites (Ishpeming, MI)

With the victory, Ishpeming advances its record to 9-10 on the year. The Hematites host Calumet (Calumet, MI) to meet the Copper Kings in a non-league battle on Tuesday, February 18. The Copper Kings enter the battle with a record of 11-9. Calumet lost 37-35 in their recent non-league battle against Gwinn (Gwinn, MI)

The Emeralds now own a 5-18 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Bark River-Harris for a non-league battle on Tuesday, February 18. Manistique will meet a Broncos squad coming off a 75-53 non-league loss to Norway (Norway, MI). The Broncos record now stands at 6-14.