Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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ASHLAND, Wis. — Ashland sent out an email to a bunch of teams Tuesday trying to find an opponent because it had a rare commodity — a playable field on a nice day. Unfortunately for Ashland, Hurley was the team that jumped on the chance. The Midgettes’ bats came alive as Hurley beat the Oredockers 18-7 on a warm Tuesday. The Northland College field was ready for action and both Hurley and Ashland were happy to be able to get another game in — even though it wasn’t scheduled until early Tuesday af...
RHINELANDER, Wis. — The Hurley Midgettes may have lost 2-1 to Rhinelander Friday, but they beat every other local team: They played a game outside. Even if it took until April 26 and an 80-mile drive to the southeast where the snowpack is nearly gone. Hurley plans on playing again today, three games in a tournament at Gilman, which is roughly between Tony and Thorp and is the site of the Midgettes’ 2010 sectional championship victory over Thorp. “We didn’t really play all that bad for not com...
Ironwood tried snowblowing the track at Longyear Field Monday. “It didn’t really go too good,” Ironwood athletic director Gordy Erickson said. “It’s all thick, heavy and icy. We are at an absolute standstill.” The WIAA softball regional tournament starts about a week early this year, May 16. That’s a month from Tuesday and the start of the season isn’t in sight. With another snowstorm forecast to continue today on top of feet of hard-packed snow and ice, spring sports on the Gogebic Range m...
ASHLAND, Wis. — Hurley senior Sam Ofstad and Drummond senior Bethany Best shared the Indianhead Conference Player of the Year honors in girls basketball. Ofstad was named the East Division Player of the Year and Best the top player in the West Division. Coaches then determined an overall player of the year in the conference and Ofstad and Best share that award. Ofstad played four years for the Midgettes and led this year’s East Division champions to a 20-4 record as one of just two seniors. Making the East Division First Team were: Ofstad, Hur...