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Beaver Island High School defeats Paradise 135–34 in a 1998 basketball game

Also BICS basketball 135-34 Paradise · Beaver Island 101-point basketball win

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Date1998-02
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Summary

Beaver Island High School defeated Paradise 135–34 in a February 1998 basketball game. The Beaver Beacon emphasizes the unusually large 101-point margin and the team’s sportsmanship, including post-game handshakes and restraint toward the opposing team.

Evidence limits

The article does not give the exact game date, box score, or league record book.

Sources

  1. Reports a 135–34 Beaver Island High School basketball win over Paradise, a 101-point spread that the coach believed might be a league record, and the team’s sportsmanship. The article says the win brought the Islanders to .500 with four league games remaining. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the basketball report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-02_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island High School defeats Paradise 135–34 in a 1998 basketball game”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-basketball-paradise-135-34-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1998, “You’re kidding!!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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