IRON MOUNTAIN

Nick Baumgartner is from Iron River, which is way up in the Upper Peninsula. His sport is snowboard cross, and this Olympics is his fourth. He will be the oldest member of Team U.S.A. in Beijing as he turned 40-years old last month.

Flint Beecher's Keyon Menifield Jr. (2) goes up for a shot against Iron Mountain's Caleb Evosevich-Hynes (34) and Jurgen Kleiman (44) during their MHSAA Division 3 state championship game at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, on Saturday, April 10, 2021. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com

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EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The Beecher boys basketball team has spoiled its community with state championships in the last decade. So when Beecher clobbered Iron Mountain, 75-47, on Saturday afternoon at the Breslin Center, it was not much of a shock. LIVE UPDATES RECAP: Keyon Menifield dazzles in leading Flint Beecher to ninth state boys basketball titleA year ago, Williams’ father passed away after a battle with COVID-19. As proof of Beecher’s excellence on defense, it held Iron Mountain Mr. Basketball finalist Foster Wonders scoreless through two and a half quarters of action. For Iron Mountain, Jurgen Kleiman had 12 points and 8 rebounds while Dante Basanese added 11 points.

EAST LANSING, MI – A fan was removed from a MHSAA boys basketball state championship game Saturday afternoon for refusing to wear his mask. The fan, who was wearing shirt in support of Iron Mountain, tossed a box of popcorn as he was removed by Breslin Center event staff and Michigan State University police. He was caught up in the action of the game and forgot to put his mask up between eating. According to Kimmerly, a total of six people were removed over the four days of basketball state semifinal and final games at the Breslin Center on the campus of Michigan State University. “The Breslin Center staff was on top of every detail these last two championship days,” Kimmerly said.

EAST LANSING, MI – The Flint Beecher boys basketball team won its sixth state title since 2012, beating Iron Mountain, 75-47, Saturday at the Breslin Center at Michigan State University in East Lansing. Iron Mountain had three players in double figures as Foster Wonders scored 13 points, Jurgen Kleiman had 12 points and Dante Basanese added 11. Beecher defeated Iron Mountain 75-47, clinching the state title. during a timeout in the MHSAA Division 3 state championship game between Iron Mountain and Flint Beecher at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, on Saturday, April 10, 2021. Beecher defeated Iron Mountain 75-47, clinching the state title.

How is it Keyon Menifield of Flint Beecher is not a finalist for Michigan’s Mr. Basketball Award? Against previously unbeaten Iron Mountain, Menifield scored 37 points as Beecher won its sixth state title since 2012 and ninth overall. Here’s how the game developed:Fourth quarter0:00: Beecher wins sixth state title since 2012 and ninth overall with a 75-47 win over Iron Mountain. Keyon Menifield is on the bench with a Beecher record 37 points in a state finals game. 7:59: Second half underwayNot sure how Keyon Menifield wasn't a finalist for Mr. Basketball.

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EAST LANSING, Mich. -- In the grand scheme of things, Thursday afternoon was an average performance on the basketball court for Iron Mountain senior forward Foster Wonders. “Just an average day for Foster,” quipped Iron Mountain coach Harvey Johnson. In overtime, Schoolcraft went scoreless through the first 2:08 of the four-minute period as Iron Mountain built a 49-42 lead. Schoolcraft battled to within three with 15.2 seconds left but Ricky Brown split a pair of free-throws for Iron Mountain to make it 54-50 with 12.7 left. “Overall, I just thought that we probably missed too many bunnies in the second half, especially in the fourth quarter there and OT.

EAST LANSING, MI -- The Iron Mountain Mountaineers are headed back to the MHSAA boys basketball finals after a 54-50 overtime win over Schoolcraft at the Breslin Center at Michigan State University on Thursday afternoon. Iron Mountain head coach Harvey Johnson celebrates the win during the MHSAA Division 3 boys basketball semifinals at the Breslin Center in East Lansing on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Scott Park | MLive.comIron Mountain celebrates the win during the MHSAA Division 3 boys basketball semifinals at the Breslin Center in East Lansing on Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.comSchoolcraft's Shane Rykse (32) shoots the ball during the MHSAA Division 3 boys basketball semifinals at the Breslin Center in East Lansing on Thursday, April 8, 2021. J. Scott Park | MLive.comSchoolcraft head coach Randy Small talks to his team during the MHSAA Division 3 boys basketball semifinals at the Breslin Center in East Lansing on Thursday, April 8, 2021.

The Hal Schram Mr. Basketball award winners have been released and the 2021 finalist field is five players deep. Detroit Frederick Douglass's Pierre Brooks II (1) dribbles up the court against Martin Luther King's Davin Walker (3) during their high school basketball game at Frederick Douglass High School in Detroit, on Friday, February 26, 2021. Grand Rapids Christian's Kobe Bufkin competes against Farmington in the annual Grand Rapids Union Redhawk Showcase in a boys basketball game on Feb. 1, 2020. Despite River Rouge’s rich history, he is hoping to becoming the program’s first Mr. Basketball winner. He is the second-straight Mr. Basketball finalist for St. Mary’s as he follows in the footsteps of Lorne Bowman.

There is a chance we could know who the 2021 Hal Schram Mr. Basketball finalists are soon as the high school state playoffs are underway this week with the district rounds. Unfortunately, the season has already ended for one watch list member as North Farmington’s quarantine has put an end to Basheer Jihad’s season. Players on the Mr. Basketball watchlist below are presented in alphabetical order of last name. NOTE: MLive’s Mr. Basketball watch list neither officially associated with BCAM nor its Hal Schram Mr. Basketball voting process. Blake Lund, G, Linden6-1Commitment: UncommittedLinden did not play last week as its game against Flint Kearsley was canceled.

Despite the ups and downs of the shortened and unorthodox basketball season, we have reached the state tournament. This will be the final regular season installment of MLive’s top 25 boys basketball rankings. Orchard View senior Ke'Ontae Barnes (0) prepares to shoot a free throw during the Orchard View at Western Michigan Christian Lakes 8 Activities Conference game at Western Michigan Christian High School on Friday, March 12, 2021 in Norton Shores. Grand Blanc (8-2)Division 1Last Week: 11Grand Blanc has not played since its loss to Flint Carman-Ainsworth back on March 12. PREVIOUS RANKINGSTop 25 Michigan high school boys basketball team rankings for March 15Top 25 Michigan high school boys basketball team rankings for March 8Top 25 Michigan high school boys basketball team rankings for March 1Top 25 Michigan high school boys basketball team rankings for Feb. 22First top 25 Michigan high school boys basketball team rankings for 2021

GLADSTONE, MI -- A 38-year-old Iron Mountain man was charged in connection with a break-in at the Bark River-Harris School in Gladstone on Jan. 11. According to WLUC-6, Michael Raymond Racicot was arraigned and released on bond for his role in the alleged break-in. Racicot allegedly broke into the school by smashing a window to get into the main office of the school. Once he got inside, Racicot went through a desk where he found a small amount of money. He then took that money to a nearby casino and gambled with it.

Air-powered bows could be used during future hunting seasons in Michigan under legislation headed to Gov. Beau LaFave, R-Iron Mountain, would allow any hunter to use pneumatic bows during firearm season, and let hunters with certain disabilities apply for a permit to use them during bow season. In a statement, LaFave said the bows, which can be used with one hand, would allow people who aren’t able to operate traditional bows or crossbows to fully participate in the bow hunting season. At the committee level, critics of the legislation expressed concern air-powered bows operate more like firearms than bows or crossbows and should be treated as a firearm under state law. The measure initially passed the House 70-37 in March, and on Wednesday passed the Senate in a 23-15 vote.