Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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MERCER, Wis. — Shell Lake is some No. 7 seed. The Lakers grabbed the momentum after a first-set loss and used a solid offense to upset No. 2 Mercer 3-2 in Thursday’s WIAA Division 4 regional volleyball semifinal. The Indianhead Conference East Division champion Tigers finished at 25-5 with the 18-25, 25-10, 25-16, 23-25, 15-10 loss. “We went down swinging; that’s for sure,” Mercer Robyn Schoeneman said. “I couldn’t be happier with the season we had. One loss doesn’t take away the 25 wins we had....
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...
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...
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...
HURLEY — Just two days before an even bigger stage, Ironwood came away with both individual titles and were a tiebreaker away from the girls team crown at Thursday’s Indianhead Conference Championships. Ironwood’s Jared Joki pulled ahead of Drummond’s Steven Carlson on the final loop behind the Hurley K-12 School and Ironwood’s Jessica Gering won the girls race. The Devil girls tied with South Shore with 49 points. The first tiebreaker is the sixth-place runner, but neither team had more than...
BESSEMER — Playing with focused enthusiasm, the Wakefield-Marenisco volleyball team stunned Bessemer 25-22, 25-21 and 25-10 in a matchup of rivals in the House of Noise. Cardinal senior Miranda Sibley was a force at the net with 11 kills and four blocks and she said she had played in at least 10 games against Bessemer since coming up as a freshman and this was only the second time she could recall beating the Speedgirls. “We were all fired up in the locker room,” Sibley said. “I think we surp...
IRONWOOD — In an Indianhead Conference East Division volleyball showdown of undefeated teams, Mercer cranked up the intensity and emotion and swept the Ironwood Red Devils 25-21, 25-18 and 25-18 at the John Krznarich Gym on Thursday night. With the win, the Tigers gained at least a share of the Eastern Conference title and made Robyn Schoeneman one happy coach. Mercer is 4-0 in the conference race, while Ironwood is now 3-1. Both have one conference game left. Ironwood is 9-1 overall. The T...
BESSEMER — Bessemer did not bring its A game to the House of Noise on Thursday night, but the Speedgirls played solid volleyball and swept Hurley 25-22, 26-24 and 25-23 in Indianhead Conference action. “This was probably one of our better games as far as hitting,” Speedgirl coach Shelly Mettler said. “Julie Ahnen had her best game overall. She was everywhere and put it together tonight. She carried us through. We moved her around and she can make the transition on the court easily. Sarah T...
IRONWOOD — There is an old saying that goes “nothing worthwhile in life comes easy.” The Ironwood girl’s volleyball team found out how true this can be as it took five nail-biting sets for the Red Devils to turn back an intense, determined Bessemer team 21-25, 29-27, 25-22, 22-25 and 15-11 at the John Krznarich Gym on Thursday night. It was Ironwood’s seventh straight win to start the season and they are also 2-0 in the Indianhead Conference. “This was the most intense game we’ve played,” Red...
HURLEY — Mercer dominated rival Hurley 25-7, 25-9, 25-15 in an Indianhead Conference East Division match Thursday. “Any win over Hurley is sweet anytime,” Mercer coach Robyn Schoeneman said. Mercer improved to 9-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference. “We were excited coming into it and we performed well,” Schoeneman said. “We had a really hard time getting our offense going tonight, but that’s something we’re going to work on over the weekend. Getting the ball to our hitters has been a little b...
MERCER, Wis. — What used to be a battle between rivals Ironwood and Hurley has expanded to Bayfield County. South Shore won the Indianhead Invite girls cross country race Thursday at MECCA Ski Trails in Mercer, Wis. The Cardinals totaled 48 points. Ironwood and Washburn tied for second with 54 points and Hurley was fourth with 57. “It came down to a place or two,” Hurley coach Hope Bretting said. “Fourth girls just inching out No. 5 girls. No. 5 girls just inching out No. 6. We’ve got our work...
IRONWOOD — Ironwood swept Dollar Bay and Wakefield-Marenisco in Tuesday’s triangular at the John Krznarich Gym. The Devils beat Dollar Bay 25-16, 25-14 and W-M 25-22, 25-20. The Cardinals beat the Bays 25-7, 25-21. Ironwood’s Katie Erickson tallied nine aces and 17 assists against Dollar Bay. Mariah Beaudette had six kills, Jessica Gering five kills and Emily DiGiorgio four. Erickson had six aces and 32 assists against W-M. Lacey Rimkus totaled four aces. Beaudette had 13 kills and DiGiorg...
BESSEMER — Bessemer faltered in the first game, but the Speedgirls came back for a 3-1 Porcupine Mountain Conference win over Watersmeet Tuesday night. “We were very, very flat,” Bessemer coach Shelly Mettler said. “There wasn’t a player that was on. In the second game, about midway through — it was pretty close early — I just chewed them out. I got in their faces. I don’t know if it was coincidence or the chewing out, I said, ‘You’ve got to hang it all out on the court.’” Mettler ex...
MERCER, Wis. —Bessemer took the first game, but Mercer came back and showed why it will be very tough to beat in the Indianhead Conference East Division this season. The Tigers won 3-1, 19-25, 25-10, 25-12, 25-10. After losing the first game, Mercer didn’t give up another 25 total points until it was ahead 9-3 in the fourth set. The Speedgirls battled in the third set, leading early and trailing 9-8 at one point. But Mercer went on a big run, giving up just four more points in the win. “Ou...
HURLEY — Hurley swept South Shore 25-19, 25-11, 27-25 Monday for its first win of the season. “I was happy with the way we served,” Hurley coach Liz Constantini said. “I thought that was much better than it’s been the first two games. But even more so, I was happy with the way we were passing and setting up with our hitters. Even though we only had 13 kills, we had a lot of good swings, a lot of good opportunities, so that’s a big improvement from last week.” The Cardinals made the Midgettes...
HURLEY – A very diverse group of athletes from the Class of 2013 were inducted into the 16th annual Hurley High School Athletic Hall of Fame at the Hurley K-12 School on Saturday. The new inductees included Johnny Allice (Class of 1932), Kyle Elsemore (Class of 2002), Sarah Tarasewicz (Class of 2001) and the 1987-88 Hurley girls’ basketball team. Sarah Tarasewicz Class of 2001 Sarah Tarasewicz received the Danielle Ladwig Memorial Outstanding Senior Athlete Award at the conclusion of her high school career in Hurley. When an award has a tit...
IRONWOOD — The Ironwood softball team came from behind to roll over Hancock 23-8 in non-conference action at the John Krznarich Field on Monday. The game (and one-half) was a preview of the MHSAA District Softball Tournament first round game that will be played between the two teams on May 28 at 1 p.m. in Norway. The semifinals and championship game will be played on May 31 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. Game 1 — Ironwood 23, Hancock 8 After trailing Hancock 7-5 in the second inning, Iro...
HURLEY — In baseball’s equivalent of the Border Bowl, the Hurley baseball team swept a pitcher-depleted Ironwood team 9-1 and 16-8 in Indianhead Conference action at the Hurley K-12 field on Thursday. Game 1 — Hurley 9, Ironwood 1 The Ironwood Red Devil baseball season has turned into a roller-coaster ride. After posting a 16-5 record last season and having almost everyone back, the forecast was looked positive for another impressive season. But Ironwood’s No. 1 and No. 2 pitchers (Adam Mackey...
IRONWOOD — The pressure was on Ironwood Wednesday afternoon as the Red Devils needed a sweep to remain in a first place tie with Hurley in the Indianhead Conference. The Red Devils responded with 26 runs in a dominating sweep as Ironwood took game one 11-1 and game two 15-6. Ironwood and Hurley both have two losses in the conference and both teams have played the top squads in the conference already, leaving a tie for the title a probability. Drummond now has four losses in the conference a...
HURLEY — In the first outdoor track meet this season held in the Gogebic Range, South Shore came to Hurley and swept the Indianhead Conference championships Tuesday. Hurley was runner-up in both the boys and girls events, just four points behind in the boys, 133-129, and seven in the girls, 152-145. The boys and girls results were identical place wise: Drummond in third, followed by Bessemer, Ironwood, Wakefield-Marenisco and Mercer. The conference usually holds three track meets per season w...
HURLEY — In dominating fashion, Hurley blitzed Butternut 17-4 and 18-4 as Hurley's hitting attack came to life with 35 runs and 35 hits. Game 1 — Hurley 17, Butternut 4 The strangest part of the first game of the doubleheader was that Butternut took a 3-0 lead after one inning. Butternut's Riley Christian was safe on an error, Ryan Prellwitz walked and Steven Scherwinski hit a frozen rope single to right field. Christian tried to score from second base but was gunned down on a strong throw fro...
BUTTERNUT, Wis. — The Ironwood baseball team got out the brooms and swept Butternut in both games of a doubleheader in Indianhead Conference play on Tuesday night. The Red Devils have started off the year at 3-0. Game 1 - Ironwood 8, Butternut 7 Butternut led 7-5 after four innings, but Ironwood scored three times in final inning to edge the Midgets 8-7 in game one of the doubleheader Tuesday night. Ironwood sophomore Brett Ossanna started and gave up two walks, a double and a home run to G...
The Jack Kraemer Invitational was moved from late April to early May because it always seemed to be postponed because of the weather. Monday was Kraemer day in Ironwood when track-and-field teams from across the region come to compete in what is usually the biggest meet of the year locally. And the weather was great with temperatures in the 60s; the sun was even out. Too bad the field event areas at Longyear Field in Ironwood were covered with snow, like the shot put. The track had puddles and...
WASHBURN, Wis. — Ironwood overcame a 4-0 deficit and then held off Washburn in the last inning to win 9-7 in their first game of the season in Indianhead Conference play on Tuesday night. “In the first inning, we were like a fawn trying to stand on its legs for the first time,” Ironwood manager Dan Niemi said. “This was our first experience outside the gym and it took us about three innings to get going. But I was very happy and very satisfied with the boys, because we didn’t lay down and we ke...
