E-TC girls 2nd in first UP poll

By JASON JUNO

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IRONWOOD — The Ewen-Trout Creek girls are second in the first Upper Peninsula basketball poll of the season.

The Panthers, ranked behind St. Ignace in the Division 4 poll, started the season at 7-1 with their only loss coming at the top-ranked big school, Negaunee. E-TC has a pair of top-five matchups coming up this month with a trip to No. 3 Lake Linden-Hubbell Thursday and a home game against No. 5 L’Anse on Jan. 21.

Perennial power St. Ignace got more first-place votes, four, than E-TC, which had two. The Saints’ only loss is also to a team ranked in...