CHASSELL — The Chassell Panthers earned another dominating win, this time defeating the Baraga Vikings 76-35 Thursday in Chassell.

Nate Gockenbach led Chassell with 21 points and six rebounds, while Elijah Soumis had 16 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double.

“We are moving the ball well and hitting the open man,” Chassell coach Bill Sleeman said. “Still early in the year, but I really like where we are at right now.”

Chassell (2-0, 2-0) took a 32-19 lead into halftime before limiting the Vikings (0-2, 0-2) to just 16-second-half points.

“We started out a little rough coming off a couple snow days,” Sleeman said. “Once we got our feet under us, we cruised.”

Next, Chassell welcomes Republic-Michigamme on Monday, while Baraga hosts Watersmeet on the same day.

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Baraga 11 8 13 3 — 35

Chassell 17 15 26 18 — 76

Baraga — G. Lindemann 2, C. Lindemann 8, Rasanen 10, Koskinen 8, Ripley 2, Jondreau 5. F: 13; Fouled out: None; Free throws: 7-18; 3-point field goals: Rasanen 2, Lindemann, Jondreau.

Chassell — Warren 7, Hokenson 12, Gockenbach 21, Barnes 4, Soumis 16, Kytta 12, Kinnunen 4. F: 19; Fouled out: None; Free throws: 14-15; 3-point field goals: Gockenbach 3, Kytta 2, Warren.

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WATERSMEET — Lake Linden-Hubbell (2-0) went on the road to Watersmeet (0-2) and pulled off a 47-44 win in a tight contest. 

The Lakes were led by Caleb Gregoire who had 16 points, and Carter Crouch who chipped in with 11. 

For Watersmeet Julius Barasas and Ben Winkka each scored 11 points, and Jason McKinney added 10. 

LL-H battled back from a difficult second quarter in which the Lakes scored just two points on a basket from Peter Heikkinen. Watersmeet owned a 17-13 halftime lead, but the Lakes outscored Watersmeet 34-27 for the rest of the way in order to pick up the win. 

Next up LL-H plays visiting Hancock on Monday at 7:30 p.m., and Watersmeet hits the road to play Baraga at 7:20 p.m. on the same day. 

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LL-H 11 2 20 14 – 47

Watersmeet 10 7 14 13 – 44

LL-H – Crouch 11, Ca. Gregoire 16, Co. Gregoire 9, Heikkinen 4, Hill 2, Wilson 3, Birmingham. F: 16; Fouled out: Heikkinen; Free throws: 8-14; 3-point field goals: Crouch, Ca. Gregoire, Wilson.

Watersmeet – Barrasas11, McKinney 10, McGeshick 5, Winkka 11, Caron5, Williams 2. F: 17; Fouled out: None; Free throws: 14-28; 3-point field goals: McGeshick, Winkka.

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NEGAUNEE — Calumet’s Matt Ojala led all scorers with 23 points, but it wasn’t enough to propel the Copper Kings, as Negaunee defeated Calumet 52-45 in a non-league matchup. 

Calumet was up 25-18 at the half, but Negaunee went on a 34-20 run in the second half. Jason Waterman had 16 points for the Miners and teammate Luke Mattson added 14.  

Calumet played without Cooper Twardzik, who will be sidelined with an injury for at least two weeks.

Next up Calumet plays Ewen-Trout Creek at home on Monday at 7:15 p.m.

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Calumet  10 15 10 10 – 45

Negaunee 10 8 18 16 – 52

Calumet – M. Ojala 23, T. Ojala 6, Antilla 3, McParlan 10, Ekdahl 3. F: 15; Fouled out: Ekdahl; Free throws: 11-22; 3-point field goals: Antilla, McParlan.

Negaunee – Mattson 14, Skewis 2, Waterman 16, Ennett 9, Sager 9, Hinn 2. F: 19; Fouled out: Ennett; Free throws: 3-14; 3-point field goals: Waterman, Ennett, Hinn.