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  • Pallin hosts meet-and-greet after finishing third in snocross points

    Pat Krause|Apr 10, 2014

    IRONWOOD - Kyle Pallin's infectious smile was on display almost the entire night at his Meet and Greet at the packed Maplewood Steakhouse on Wednesday night. And he had reason to smile. In his third year as a professional snowmobile racer on the AMSOIL Championship Snocross circuit, Pallin had his best season in 2013-14. "To sum it up, it went great and I was really happy with my season," Pallin said. "It was my most successful year to date as a pro. And I'm glad to still be in one piece."... Full story

  • Spring Thaw Tournament raises funds for scholarships, basketball program

    Pat Krause|Apr 7, 2014

    IRONWOOD - The three-day 23rd Annual GCC Spring Thaw Classic Basketball Tournament with divisions for the men, women and masters (age 30 plus) concluded on a successful note on Sunday. "We had another great turnout and it was very successful," Gogebic men's basketball coach, Dennis Mackey, said. "It's a fundraiser with the money being used mainly for player scholarships and to help the program with other needs such as practice gear and supplies. "It generates money and it brings back a lot of... Full story

  • Trojans use size, power to ground Cardinals

    Pat Krause|Mar 8, 2014

    EWEN - Too strong. Too physical. Too athletic. And just too darn good. That described Crystal Falls Forest Park as it captured the MHSAA Class D District 127 Tournament championship game with a 65-50 victory on Friday night. "I was very happy with our defense," said Trojan coach Chris Nocerini. "That has been our strength all season. We wanted to shut down No. 10 (Kevin Lane) and No. 32 (Colin Gagnon). Lee Graff and Jeff Johnson did the job. We put our big guy (Austin Carlson) in the paint and... Full story

  • Large crowd for Wakefield ice fishing contest

    Pat Krause|Feb 17, 2014

    WAKEFIELD - The fifth annual Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department Ice Fishing Contest was held at Sunday Lake and the Wakefield V.F.W. on Saturday during Michigan's Free Fishing Weekend. The contest brought out 661 ice fishermen, including 459 adults and 202 children. Each one went home with a door prize. "The ice fishing contest has been going on for 30, 40 years and the Fire Department took it over from the V.F.W. five years ago," ice fishing contest volunteer, Mike Yon, said. "The Ice Fishing... Full story

  • Midgets slow Speedboys

    Pat Krause|Feb 15, 2014

    HURLEY - Hurley controlled the game and led from start to finish in defeating Bessemer 54-46 in a battle of second-place Indianhead Conference East Division teams at the Hurley K-12 School. Back on Dec. 16, the Speedboys took down the Midgets 67-49 in the House of Noise, but it was a reversal of fortune for the Midgets, who took over sole possession of second, on Friday night. "It was an accumulation of a fun week of playoffs approaching, homecoming and playing very well after they beat us by 18... Full story

  • Speedgirls beat Panthers for 4th straight win

    Pat Krause|Feb 8, 2014

    BESSEMER - What's with all these winning (and losing) streaks the Bessemer Speedgirls have been on this season? Bessemer started out with three wins, lost five in a row and now have won four straight with a solid 43-35 victory over Ewen-Trout Creek in Porcupine Mountain action on Friday night in the House of Noise. "I told the girls I like the positive streaks better," Bessemer coach Richard Matrella said. "We've become more consistent." Matrella said it took time to find the right combination... Full story

  • Lady Samsons continue winning ways

    Pat Krause|Feb 3, 2014

    IRONWOOD — On Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, the women's basketball team of Gogebic Community College returned home from the Anoka Classic in Coon Rapids, Minn. with an 0-2 record. The team had not played well in its first two games and it looked like a long season might be on its way. This past Saturday, the Lady Samsons blitzed the UW-Marinette Lady Bucs 69-43. It was their 17th win in their last 22 games. Gogebic is now a team that is coming on hard and fast. If you're still skeptical, consider the comments of veteran UW-Marinette coach Jeff S... Full story

  • Lady Samsons dropped in overtime by UWS JV team

    Pat Krause|Jan 30, 2014

    IRONWOOD - The UW-Superior JV Yellowjackets stung Gogebic Community College 85-82 in overtime at the Lindquist Center on Wednesday night. From the time GCC's Sam Ofstad sank a twisting 13-foot shot from the lane with 18:40 left in the first half to 19.4 seconds in the game, the Lady Samsons held the lead. And when Brittany Raisanen buried a triple from the right corner and Britni Kisul tossed in two free throws with 4:06 remaining in the game, Gogebic looked in control with a 65-53 advantage.... Full story

  • Red Devils win round one over Castle Guards; IC game on Feb. 4

    Pat Krause|Jan 22, 2014

    IRONWOOD - In a non-conference game that had the feel of something much bigger, the tall and talented Ironwood Red Devils showed they could rise up in a big game and carved out a 65-58 win over Washburn on Tuesday night. The game generated a lively interest among fans since both teams were undefeated in their divisions of the Indianhead Conference. Washburn was 7-0 in the West Division (10-1 overall) and Ironwood was atop of the East with an 8-0 record (8-1 overall). The Red Devils were also ran... Full story

  • Cardinals rally past Lumberjills

    Pat Krause|Jan 21, 2014

    WAKEFIELD - Wakefield-Marenisco continued to steadily move towards basketball respectability with a come-from-behind 44-37 win in a crossover Indianhead Conference game at the Cardinal Gym on Monday night. "It was a game of two evenly-matched teams," Cardinal coach Pete Yon said. "We're similar teams. Drummond is real physical and rebounds well with a lot of put-backs. Our girls will be sore after this one. I'm proud of the girls. We finished strong at the end and it was a great home victory.... Full story

  • Photo Finnish

    Pat Krause|Jan 13, 2014

    IRONWOOD — In what was thought to be the most exciting race and finish in SISU Ski Fest history, Doug DeBold, of Wayzata, Minn., raced to a razor-thin win over Santiago Ocariz, of Moorhead, Minn., in the 42k Marathon-Men's Classic even though both finished in the same time of 2:24:06. The race was determined by a photo finish and it was lucky the camera had six sensors, because all were all needed to make the final call. "I had no idea who won," DeBold said. Santiago said DeBold took off and went into the lead at the 14k mark, but he and C... Full story

  • Vintage sleds take to fairgrounds

    Pat Krause|Jan 6, 2014

    By PAT KRAUSE [email protected] IRONWOOD — At the 2014 Pro Vintage snowmobile races, adverse weather and track conditions forced the cancelation of the final day of snowmobile racing at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds on Sunday. But Pro Vintage Director Kurt Krueger still termed the fourth annual event "very successful." Even with temperatures hovering around minus ten degrees and wind chills approaching 25 below zero at times, Krueger said it wasn't the cold that stopped the races. "... Full story

  • Lifelong love of horses leads to World Championship goal for local woman

    Pat Krause|Jan 4, 2014

    IRONWOOD - It all started with Sunday pony rides in Minocqua, Wis. Nicole Kuklinski, of Ironwood, was about 4 years old at the time and the pony rides led to her love of everything to do with horses. "Oh yeah, I'm obsessed with it - the whole thing," Kuklinski said. "I live for it. It's my life." Now 18, her love of horses and horse shows has led her to become one of the biggest names in the American Quarter Horse Association Show World. At 9, Kuklinski began taking riding lessons at Karen... Full story

  • Red Devils roll over Midgets

    Pat Krause|Dec 31, 2013

    HURLEY - Ironwood played well and Hurley did not. It was that simple and it led to Ironwood getting off to a good start early in the new year by downing Hurley 57-46 in an important Indianhead Conference rivalry game on Thursday night. "At times, we looked really good and at times we had some breakdowns," Red Devil coach Pete Lewinski said. "Overall, we did a good job. It seemed like we had a bitter taste from the Ashland game (a 64-37 loss). It was just that we could have given them a better...

  • Midgettes find stride, beat Devils

    Pat Krause|Dec 21, 2013

    HURLEY - Girls basketball in this area had been wildly unpredictable in the early stages of the season, and when Hurley lost two of its four games, there was talk that perhaps the Midgettes' reign of championship basketball was in jeopardy. But Hurley proved on Friday night that it was too soon to start writing that book as they convincingly defeated Ironwood 54-28 in an Indianhead Conference rivalry game. "We're not last year's team," Hurley coach Melissa Oja said. "We're this year's team and w... Full story

  • Devils surprise Speedgirls in OT

    Pat Krause|Dec 14, 2013

    IRONWOOD - It was a game that seemed destined for overtime after it was tied after one quarter, a one-point game at the half, tied at the end of three quarters and tied through much of the fourth quarter. In what will be of thought of as one the most exciting games of the year, Ironwood defeated the Bessemer Speedgirls in overtime 48-44 at the John Krznarich Gym on Friday night. "We knew if we played our best we could beat them," said Ironwood's Jessica Gering, who had a dream night of 24... Full story

  • Devils dominate Cardinals in opener

    Pat Krause|Dec 10, 2013

    IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Red Devils put high school basketball teams on notice that they will be a force to be reckoned with this season with a 75-46 thumping of Wakefield-Marenisco in the season opener for both teams on Monday night. It was also an Indianhead Conference game for both schools. 'Ironwood is really a good team," Cardinal coach Terry Fetters said. "I said before I think they're the team to beat in the Indianhead Conference. They have height, depth, and move the ball well on... Full story

  • Devils ground Cardinals in season opener

    Pat Krause|Dec 4, 2013

    IRONWOOD — In the season-opener for both teams, a third-quarter surge lifted Ironwood to a 37-31 victory over Wakefield-Marenisco in an Indianhead Conference battle at the John Krznarich Gym on Tuesday night. With both teams seeming to have the first game jitters, the Cardinals opened up a 19-16 halftime advantage. The first two quarters (and the whole game) were not a thing of beauty. The basket seemed to have a lid on it as the Red Devils knocked down five of 28 shots (18 percent) and the Card... Full story

  • 'You can't get anyone more Bessemer than Jim'

    Pat Krause|Nov 19, 2013

    BESSEMER – When Mark Movrich left Bessemer to coach the Lady Samsons of Gogebic Community College, the question quickly arose as to who would take his place as the head basketball coach of the Bessemer Speedboys? Movrich left no doubt that he was a big supporter of junior varsity coach Jim Partanen. When Partanen was recently hired for the job, Movrich talked about how he had paid his dues in the coaching profession and why he was such a good choice. "Jim's been involved with the program so l... Full story

  • Lady Samsons pick up first win

    Pat Krause|Nov 13, 2013

    IRONWOOD - Behind a big first half, the Gogebic Community College Lady Samsons picked up their first win of the season, defeating Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College 73-57 on Tuesday night. "It's real exciting coming after the tournament this weekend," Lady Samson Brittni Kisul said. "It's nice to win and you have to start somewhere, so why not have it be your first home game?" Gogebic coach Mark Movrich said it "definitely" felt good to get that first win, but he and the team are still... Full story

  • Trojan attack

    Pat Krause|Nov 2, 2013

    CRYSTAL FALLS - When your high school team is still playing football in November, that's a good thing. But playing Crystal Falls Forest Park in their own backyard in your opening playoff game, that's not so good. A perennial powerhouse since the 1970s, Forest Park stayed unbeaten with a 30-16 victory in the MHSAA Division 8 pre-district playoff game on Friday night. The score didn't indicate just how close or hard-hitting the game really was. "First of all, I''m very thankful to come out on top... Full story

  • Gogebic at Forest Park

    Pat Krause|Oct 31, 2013

    Imagine your favorite college or pro football team having a good season and then the following year having to replace 19 of its 22 starting positions and its all-conference punter. You might say that could never happen in the pros or college, but prior to the 2013 season, it happened to the Gogebic Miners high school football team. That's why this year has been a season of real accomplishment as the Miners rode into the MHSAA Division 8 playoffs with a 6-3 record. It was a repeat of the breakout... Full story

  • Playoffs!

    Pat Krause|Oct 26, 2013

    IRONWOOD — Many high school football teams in Michigan measure a successful regular season by whether or not they make the MHSAA playoffs. The Gogebic Miners qualified for the Division 8 football playoffs on a cold Friday night by defeating Ironwood, 35-16, in their regular-season finale at Longyear Field. It was the second straight year Gogebic finished with a 6-3 record and earned a playoff berth. Coach Mark Mazzon said he could not recall the last time a team he coached from Bessemer or B... Full story

  • Speedgirls edge Devils in rivalry match

    Pat Krause|Oct 25, 2013

    IRONWOOD — The two volleyball matches between Bessemer and Ironwood were so similar, it was almost like rewinding a movie and watching it over again. Bessemer wins the first two games and Ironwood comes back to take games three and four. But on Thursday night, the script changed at the end. Ironwood won the fifth set in their first match, but this time the Speedgirls took the fifth set and won a very close match 25-20, 25-22, 19-25, 18-25 and 16-14. “It went right down to the wire, just lik... Full story

  • Castle Guards take crossover match from Devils

    Pat Krause|Oct 18, 2013

    IRONWOOD — In the Indianhead Conference second-place crossover volleyball game, Washburn needed five sets to edge Ironwood 25-19, 27-25, 16-25, 24-26 and 15-11. Both teams had finished second in their division, Ironwood in the East and Washburn in the West. Both were considered real good teams. and it figured to be a close match. “It was really was a good game,” Ironwood coach Lisa Graham said. “This was one of our best nights of the year, even though we lost. It was all-around, good volleybal... Full story

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