Superior rallied from six points down at halftime to beat host Grand Rapids 57-54 in a high school boys basketball nonconference game Thursday, snapping one long streak and continuing another.
Brent Engstrom led the Spartans (15-3) with 22 points and Joel Lindberg scored 14 of his 16 in the second half after picking up three fouls in the first half.
The loss snapped a seven-game win streak for Grand Rapids (17-3), while keeping Superior's streak of 33 consecutive wins vs. Minnesota teams intact.
Duluth Marshall 64, Two Harbors 61
Mike Carlson scored 32 points to continue a big week for the senior as the visiting Hilltoppers (6-13) won back-to-back games for just the second time this season.
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GIRLS BASKETBALL
Duluth East 68, Hermantown 52
East senior Marisa Yernatich scored 31 points in her final regular-season home game to lead the Greyhounds (13-11) to a sweep of Hermantown and move into fourth place all-time (2,160 points) among Northland girls basketball scorers, moving past 2003 Barnum graduate Justine Axtell and 1984 Chisholm graduate Judy McDonald.
Duluth Central 55, Duluth Denfeld 33
Lisa Muehlberger's 19 points helped the visiting Trojans to the Lake Superior Conference win and sweep the season series from the Hunters.
BOYS HOCKEY
Superior 7, Webster-Siren 2
Taylor Leuthner scored a pair of goals and the host Spartans (14-7) outshot Webster 47-16 in the Wisconsin Division 1 quarterfinal playoff win at Wessman Arena.
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Duluth East 6, Brainerd 1
Six players scored goals as fifth-ranked East (21-3-1) topped the Warriors at Heritage Arena to close the regular season on a 10-game win streak.
duluth marshall 3,proctor 1
Backup goaltender Max Elstad stopped 21 shots as the Hilltoppers (14-9-1, 6-1 LSC) won at Mars Lakeview Arena to secure second place in the conference behind Hermantown.
