Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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MARQUETTE, Mich. - Joanne M. Carey, 83, of Channing, formerly of Wakefield, passed away on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at U.P. Health System in Marquette, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Aug. 7, 1932, in Hermansville, daughter of the late George and Julia (Savord) Helgren. Joanne graduated from Channing High School in 1950 and attended the Alma School of Cosmetology. She married John R. "Jack" Carey on Dec. 2, 1950, at St. Rose Catholic Church in Channing. Joanne was the manager and...
MERCER, Wis. - After going over 11 years without a win over their archrivals to the north, the Mercer Tigers now have a winning streak against Hurley. The Tigers fought off a spirited second-half rally by the Midgettes for a 59-51 win Friday night. Mercer's Caitlyn Hiller had a career-high 34 points, including 20 in the first half when she helped the Tigers to a 28-18 advantage. The Tigers led by as many as 15 points in the second half and Hurley got as close as three points before Mercer closed...
WAKEFIELD - Wakefield-Marenisco is showing signs it will be a team to be reckoned with in the 2015-16 season. The Cardinals played another good game in defeating Ironwood 71-49 in a non-conference battle before a good-sized crowd in the Cardinal Gym on Friday night. "They're good," Ironwood coach Pete Lewinski said. "They're a much better defensive team and improving on D. They always had high-powered offensive play and now they've become more balanced on offense and defense. They have the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] While mild temperatures in November and early December meant that ski hills across the Gogebic Range pushed back their opening days, the recent snowfalls and cold weather means that all have at least some runs open and have been seeing skiers anxious to hit the slopes. “The crowds were good over the holidays,” said Bruce Noren, the general manager of Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort, “you know, (just) not as good as we’re used to.” While the delayed snow meant the numbers were down from previous...
By KELSEY HANSEN [email protected] UPSON, Wis. - The lack of snow and above average temps have made it a bit challenging for area ski hills to get up and going this year. Of late, favorable conditions have lead to an opening weekend of ski season for Whitecap Mountains Resort. Officially opening on Friday, the hill originally planned on having only one lift and a couple runs open. However, with a wonderful sunny day and a hardworking staff, by the afternoon on Saturday they had three...
IRONWOOD - Ironwood proved that focusing a defense on Emily DiGiorgio isn't going to work. The Devils received balanced scoring, but it wasn't enough as Shauna Kavajecz had a monster night, made the game-deciding play in crunch time, and led South Shore to a 68-63 Indianhead Conference victory over Ironwood Friday. The Cardinals beat two conference contenders this week in Hurley and Ironwood, even though Megan Gustafson is playing at Division I Iowa this year instead of Port Wing. The Cardinals...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Lillian “Toots” Dellich, 89, of Wakefield, formerly a longtime resident of Ramsay, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015. Lillian was born on Feb. 17, 1926, in Aurora, Wis., a daughter of Mike and Jennie (Vukobradovich) Delich. On July 31, 1943, she was united in marriage to Nick Dellich in Bessemer. Lillian worked at Indianhead Mountain for 26 years. She was a longtime member of Christ the King Catholic Church in Ramsay. Lillian is survived by three children, George Dellich, Bessemer, and Susan Dellich and Chris (Dan Taiva...
IRON RIVER, Wis. - The storms stayed away as the Hurley girls and Ironwood boys took second at the first Indianhead Conference cross country meet of the season at Northern Pines Golf Course Thursday. Officials ran the varsity races prior to the junior high races with storms expected, but only a light rain came and went. Washburn defeated Hurley 32-45 in the girls race with South Shore in third with 48 points. Both the Midgettes and Castle Guards had two runners in the top 10, but Washburn placed...
WAKEFIELD - Power boat race officials estimate that Wakefield has seen an increase of about 500 people with the Wakefield Outboard Nationals in town this week. That includes the racers, family members, friends and spectators. Local business owners say it has given their community an economic shot in the arm. Jami Tauer, owner of Ma's Place Cafe, said business has been "phenomenal." Tauer said that with very little racing going on Tuesday and Wednesday because of the gusty winds and poor water...
HURLEY - The Hurley Quarterback Club inducted its 18th class into the Hurley High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday at the Hurley K-12 School. The new inductees included: The 2000 and 2001 girls' cross country teams and multi-sport athletes Ron Lundgren and Scott Rainaldo. Kayla Anderson was also an individual inductee as well as a member of the cross country teams. The day was filled with camaraderie, humor, great memories and plenty of thank yous. KAYLA ANDERSON (Class of 2002)...
WAKEFIELD—The city of Wakefield is set to welcome race fans to the annual Outboard Nationals Monday through Saturday, Aug. 1. Considered by the chamber of commerce to be the “Super Bowl of boat racing,” the outboard nationals draws in competitors across the U.S. and Canada to determine who’s the best. This is the 16th time Wakefield has hosted the nationwide event on Sunday Lake. On Monday, registration runs from 7:30 a.m. to noon and a driver’s meeting will take place at Indianhead Resort. Throughout the day, competitors will also participate...
BESSEMER — Martha M. Rosiek, 89, of Bessemer, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Martha was born on July 12, 1925, in Ironwood Township, daughter of William and Minnie Backman. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1943. She married Edward Rosiek in 1950 who preceded her in death on May 16, 1994. Martha loved animals, the beautiful outdoors of the U.P., and her family. She taught her children to ski at an early age. They loved her homemade apple pies s...
HURLEY - A seventh-inning comeback was a long shot for Hurley, which trailed 7-3, even with the heart of the order coming up. The weather made sure it wouldn't happen. The No. 2 seed Midgets lost a WIAA Division 3 regional semifinal 7-3 to No. 3 Phillips in six innings Wednesday. Umpires first delayed the game at 6:30 p.m. due to thunder and lightning in the area right after the top of the seventh inning began. The weather continued to get worse with moderate rain moving in. It was called at 7:3...
ASHLAND, Wis. - Jean L. Culligan, 76, of Ashland, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center in Ashland. She was born Jan. 2, 1939, in Painesdale, Mich., the daughter of Clarence and Lucille (Luoto) Pakkala. Jean attended A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer, Mich., and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College in Ashland, where she studied to be an office assistant. Jean enjoyed gardening, reading, sewing, shopping and especially enjoyed her grandchildren. She is survived by...
KINGSFORD - The Upper Peninsula's best track-and-field athletes will bein Kingsford today for the U.P. Finals. The Bessemer boys hope to bring home a trophy in Division 3, while Ironwood has several athletes looking to win in Division 2. Division 2 Ironwood's Jared Joki looks to repeat as U.P. Division 2 champion in the 1,600 -and -3,200-meter runs. Joki is the top seed in the 3,200 run, 1:02 faster than Iron Mountain's Nate Carey. Carey is seeded first in the 1,600 run with Joki fifth. But...
WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield-Marenisco girls track and field team put on a strong performance and out-distanced the Bessemer Speedgirls 102-78 in the final Porcupine Mountain Conference track meet at Cardinal Field in Wakefield. Along with the boy's W-M's victory, the double win will stand the test of time, because the Porcupine Mountain Conference, which has been the longest continuous running conference in Michigan since 1955 or '56, will be dis-banded next year. Cardinal coach Lauren Korpi thoug...
SOLON SPRINGS, Wis. — Hurley moved into a first-place tie with Solon Springs after beating the Eagles 10-6 Monday night. This is the first of two meetings between the teams this week with the second coming Thursday at Hurley. If Hurley beats Ironwood twice today and Solon Springs at home Thursday, the Midgettes will win the Indianhead Conference. “That was a big victory; they showed a lot of character coming back,” Hurley assistant coach Joe Manzanares said. Hurley scored once in the first and the Eagles scored three times after hitting four...
ASHLAND, Wis. - Hurley freshman Aiyana Nickel set a school record in the triple jump at Thursday's Welker Invitational. Her jump of 31-6 broke the record set by her sister Teressa Leinon by half an inch. Leinon's former record was 31-5.5. Nickel finished fourth in the event Thursday. Mercer's Lexi Engler won the 100- and 200-meter dashes. Mercer's Sydney Thompson finished first in the shot put and discus. Thompson beat South Shore/Washburn's Megan Gustafson by eight feet in the discus and 10...
IRONWOOD - Seldom-used Ironwood pitcher Brett Ossanna surprised everyone with a great pitching performance and the rest of the Ironwood Red Devils played their best game of the season in defeating Drummond 3-1 in Indianhead Conference action at Lorenson Field on Thursday. Ossanna has been used sparingly as a relief pitcher, but Ironwood was hurting for pitchers with the number of games piling up, so Ossanna got the starting nod on Thursday. "It was a situation where we had to use him as a...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Red Devils swept both ends of a doubleheader from Bayfield on Tuesday at Lorenson Field. Ironwood took game one 20-10 and downed the Trollers in the nightcap 15-4. Game One Ironwood 20, Bayfield 10 Ironwood scored 11 runs in the sixth inning to double up Bayfield 20-10 in the first game of a doubleheader at Longyear Field on Tuesday. The game ended on the 10-run mercy rule. Scoring three runs in the top of the sixth inning, Bayfield had taken a 10-9 lead. But the Red...
HURLEY - The Hurley Midgets played rock-solid baseball on Friday night and carved out a 12-2 win over Solon Springs with the 10-run rule going into effect in the fifth inning of the Indianhead Conference game. "It was a nice win, that's for sure," Hurley coach Aaron Bender said. "I like to see our team not giving up so many unearned runs, so we put together a nice ballgame today. "We're improving from day-to-day. I have faith in our pitchers and we have to get the right defensive crew out there,...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Red Devils used three big innings to get sizable leads and then withstood Mellen rallies to win 15-12 in Indianhead Conference action on Thursday night. "It was our fourth game this week, so we were scraping along a little bit," Ironwood coach Dan Niemi said. "But I'm happy with our performance. A lot of people played well. Both teams needed the game and wouldn't say die. We didn't fold and we worked through our tough spots. We've been playing some tough competition and...
ASHLAND, Wis. - Catherine M. Harries, 92, of Ashland, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center in Ashland. She was born Jan. 27, 1923, in Ironwood, Mich., the daughter of Louis Wellington and Flora Curry (Snyder) VanSlyck. In 1940, she graduated from Luther L Wright High School in Ironwood. As a teenager and young adult, she worked in her father's store VanSlyck Radio and Frigidaire in Ironwood. She and her father loved to take walks together. She also spent many happy...
IRONWOOD — The second annual Kiwanis Classic Border Bash high school boys and girls all-star basketball games include eight local players and several regional athletes locals will recognize. The games pitting Upper Peninsula athletes against Northern Wisconsin players is set for June 9 at the Lindquist Center at Gogebic Community College. All of the players are seniors and they were First Team selections in their conference or an All-U.P. selection. The event was well received last year with a big crowd taking in some summer basketball. M...
DRUMMOND, Wis. - The Bessemer boys and Wakefield-Marenisco girls finished runner-up in Thursday's Indianhead Conference track-and-field meet. Luckily, the meet was scheduled outside of the snowbelt. It was sunny and relatively warm with no snow on the ground here, compared to snow-covered fields around the Gogebic Range. The co-op of South Shore/Washburn, which has large boys and girls teams, won both team events easily. The W-M girls finished nine points ahead of third-place Bessemer. Hurley...
