Playing for team Wendricks/Hermansville, then Iron Mountain senior Joey Colavecchi drives to the basket against RR Rapid River for two points during a hoops clash at the 84th Gold Medal Classic basketball tournament in Hermansville. (Terry Raiche photo, file)

HERMANSVILLE — The 86th Gold Medal Classic independent basketball tournament at the Frank Rodman Community Club in Hermansville tips off tonight and runs through April 13.

The tournament features Classes A, B, C, D, EE, E and 35 and over, along with a women’s division and junior high divisions for both boys and girls.

The schedule for the tournament’s opening days:

— Today:

6 p.m.: Class D, 4th Street Elite, Green Bay Wis. vs. CTR 44 Hermansville

7 p.m.: Class D, Team Elevated, Republic vs. Morning Ballers, Gladstone

8 p.m.: Class C, Kingsford vs. Dave’s Auto, Iron Mountain

9 p.m.: Class EE, Swish, Carney vs. U.P. Machine, Powers

— Wednesday:

6 p.m.: Class E, Polly’s Underground, Iron Mountain vs. Stephenson Strollers

7 p.m.: Class D, Meyer Family Vision, Ishpeming vs. Brick City, Felch

8 p.m.: Class EE, Pipkorn Mink Ranch, Hermansville vs.H-Town Browns, Hermansville

9 p.m.: 35 and Over, Pipkorn Mink Ranch, Hermansville vs. Wenick Realty, Bark River

— Thursday:

6 p.m.: Class C, Jim’s Plumbing, Wallace vs. Yooper Designs, Gladstone

7 p.m.: Class EE, E&E Furniture, Escanaba vs. Got Milk, Daggett

8 p.m.: Class EE, Winner of Tuesday 9pm vs. Winner of Wednesday 8pm

9 p.m.: Class E, Wilson Farms, Stephenson vs. Wildwood, Hermansville

— Friday:

6 p.m.: Junior High Boys, Carney vs. Got Milk, Daggett

7 p.m.: Junior High Girls, Carney vs. North Central

8 p.m.: Class B, MTU Club, Houghton vs. 3’s Company, Escanaba

9 p.m.: Class D, Dubois Tree Farm, Powers vs. Thirsty Whale, Norway

The 8 p.m. Class C game today will feature Gavin Grondin and Gavin Trevillian, as well as the other seniors from the 2025 MHSAA Division 2 semifinalist Kingsford Flivvers playing for Kingsford.

The Dave’s Auto roster taking on Kingsford will feature a handful of Iron Mountain Mountaineer alumni basketball players, as well as Oskar Kangas from the 2025 MHSAA Division 3 district champion Mountaineers.

Grondin and Kangas have both committed to continue their basketball careers at the collegiate level — Grondin at Division II Lake Superior State and Kangas at Division III U-W Oshkosh.