Stempihar was runner-up for Upper Peninsula Class D Player of the Year. He averages nearly 20 points a game. Pihlaga is averaging close to 12 points and 10 rebounds per game. He had 18 points in the regional final. The Speed Boys last won a regional in 1986.
Basketball emerges every now and then.
Lately, though, we've had some pretty good teams. Bessemer departed for Sault Ste. Marie on Monday. We're only 100 miles from Duluth. The winner will play either Bellaire or Muskegon West Michigan Christian in the semifinals.