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MARQUETTE – Painesdale-Jeffers took on Norway in High School Bowl recently and won by a score of 190-110. Thirty-six schools from the Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin compete in WNMU-TV’s High School Bowl tournament, now celebrating 47 years on the air. Jeffers advances to the second round where they’ll play Munising, scheduled to air on February 14. Running from November through the championship game in April, the High School Bowl series airs on WNMU-TV Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Mondays at 3 p.m. It is also available statewide on the Michigan Learning Channel. Find more information on the 2025-2026 tournament at wnmutv.nmu.edu.

Representing Jeffers, seated from left, are players Naomi Frahm, Savannah Hendrickson, team captain Pearl Raffaelli and Kristin Luukkonen. Standing is alternate Arabella Perala with coach Emily Raffaelli.

Major production funding for High School Bowl is provided by the Donald & Audrey Anderson Foundation and Island Resort & Casino. Local support is provided by 14 Upper Peninsula Credit Unions: TruNorth Federal Credit Union, Limestone Federal Credit Union, Tahquamenon Area Credit Union, Embers Credit Union, Soo Co-op Credit Union, Marquette Community Federal Credit Union, Gogebic County Federal Credit Union, Peninsula Federal Credit Union, U.P. State Credit Union, Breakwater Federal Credit Union, Settlers Federal Credit Union, Northern Lights Community Federal Credit Union, Great Lakes First Federal Credit Union, and Baraga County Federal Credit Union. Local support is also provided by Vincent and Nora Petrucelli, in partnership with the Regional Educational Service Agencies & Intermediate School Districts of the Upper Peninsula.

WNMU-TV is a member-supported public broadcasting service of Northern Michigan University and is licensed to the NMU Board of Trustees.