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GLADSTONE - It was a long bus ride to Delta County and a short stay in the Class C regional volleyball tournament for the Ironwood Red Devils as they fell to the Calumet Copper Kings 25-22, 25-11, 25-7 in Tuesday's opener. The Copper Kings needed just 55 minutes to seal the verdict as they seized the momentum behind an eight-point service run by junior Catherine Frantti for a 9-2 lead in the second set. "Calumet is definitely a tough team," said Ironwood coach Lisa Graham. "They have some big hi... Full story
MARQUETTE — Menominee High School senior Kameron Burmeister completed a perfect cross country season last Saturday by earning her first Upper Peninsula Division 1 title. It should come as no surprise she was a unanimous choice for Female Runner of the Year during Wednesday’s meeting of the Upper Peninsula Cross Country Coaches Association. Also selected for the Dream Team were Marquette sophomore Lindsey Rudden and freshman Amber Huebner, Hancock senior Abbey Tembreull, Gladstone freshman Lei... Full story
HARVEY — It was a solid day for Gogebic Range cross country runners Saturday as three placed among the top five in their respective divisions at the Upper Peninsula Finals. Ironwood junior Jared Joki was crowned Division 2 boys’ champion, with Bessemer junior Zach Mazurek runner-up in D-3 boys and Ironwood senior Jessica Gering fifth in D-2 girls. The St. Ignace boys gained their first D-2 championship with 57 points. Hancock edged Ishpeming 67-69 for the runner-up trophy and Ironwood pla... Full story
HARRIS — One day last summer, Deke Routheaux of Ironwood made the short trip to the Gogebic Country Club to enjoy a round ofgolf. Little did he know it would turn out to be much more than that. That was the day the retired Gogebic Community College basketball coach learned he was being inducted into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame. “We were out on the course when (U.P. Sports Hall of Fame council member) Nancy Osier nonchalantly mentioned that I was being inducted,” said Routh...