Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By JASON JUNO sports@yourdailyglobe.com CALUMET — Ironwood’s season has ended at the hands of some of the best volleyball teams in the Upper Peninsula recently. Last year, Forest Park made it to the Division 4 state semifinal while only losing two postseason sets along the way, with one of them coming against the Red Devils. This year, Calumet, which was ranked No. 1 in the U.P. poll all year, beat Ironwood 25-12, 25-15, 25-18 in Friday night’s MHSAA Division 3 District 65 final. The Copper Kings have won 18 district championships since the t...
By JASON JUNO sports@yourdailyglobe.com PAINESDALE — Ironwood had only won a single set in its two regular-season meetings with Jeffers. But in the Jets’ home gym, with a berth in the district final on the line, the Red Devils came up with their biggest victory of the season. The Red Devils won 25-23, 23-25, 24-26, 25-21, 15-11 in an exciting MHSAA Division 3 District 65 semifinal last week. “We were the underdog tonight,” Ironwood coach Lisa Fechter said. “They beat us twice. They were at least in the (U.P.) rankings sometimes in that Division...
By JASON JUNO sports@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — Hurley seniors Gavin Moore and Devin Soltis were named to the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-Region team. The WFCA announced its all-region teams on Tuesday with 8-player honorees organized into two regions. The all-state teams will be announced Tuesday, Nov. 19. Hurley finished its first 8-player season at 7-2 and with two All-Region players. Soltis made it on both offense and defense — at running back and inside linebacker, “He had a great year for us, made a lot of plays defen...