IRON MOUNTAIN—You’ve seen that pose before. The one with the West Iron girls basketball team triumphantly holding the District 95 trophy.
They did the pose for the third straight year Feb. 27. After getting past Stephenson 33-31 in the semifinals Feb. 25, they defeated Iron Mountain 45-30 in the title game. This week, they go to Marquette for the Class C regionals.

CRYSTAL FALLS—That crush of games during February—10 in four weeks—is finally over for Forest Park’s boys team. It’s time for tournament basketball.
The Trojans closed out their regular season with a 61-41 loss at North Central on Feb. 26, followed by a 64-42 win at home over Republic-Michigamme on Feb. 28.

IRON RIVER—Yes, that score you saw last Tuesday was correct: Ishpeming blew apart West Iron’s boys team 92-43 on their home floor Feb. 26.
It’s hard to know what to make of that 49-point loss. It’s even harder to come up with a reason why it matters.

As a Carney player leaps up, Forest Park’s Lee Graff bounces a cross-court pass on the run to a teammate during the Trojans’ game against the Wolves Feb. 22.
CRYSTAL FALLS—Forest Park lost by one point at home to Carney-Nadeau Feb. 22, but make no mistake about it: The loss shows how far the Trojans have come this season, nearly knocking off the Class D power for the second time this season.

IRON RIVER—Call it a dress rehearsal, if you want.
West Iron’s boys team took on Iron Mountain Feb. 19 in a clash of teams that will meet again March 4 in the District 95 tournament at Norway.