Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - A lot of people are going to Florida and Arizona this time of year. The Samsons are going to North Dakota and are thrilled about it. The Gogebic Community College Samsons beat Dakota County Technical College 85-78 in a NJCAA Division II Region 13 semifinal at the Lindquist Center Wednesday. That sets up a region final Sunday at 2 p.m. at Dakota College at Bottineau. The Samsons finished a perfect 11-0 at home and look to complete back-to-back region championships this weekend by winni...
IRONWOOD — Michael Cretens is a good outside shooter. Just not Saturday, when he entered the final three seconds 0 of 8 from behind the 3-point line. Cretens got open, took the inbound pass with 1 second on the shot clock and drained the game-winner in Gogebic Community College’s 71-68 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Marinette. It was Gogebic’s second straight win and first this season without Bryce Bilski, who is now battling a knee injury. Cretens, a 6-1 freshman from Gladstone, was mobbed by teammates multiple times after...
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...
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....
IRONWOOD - How did that shot not go in? Mesabi Range's Bacarius Dinkins, who scored a game-high 22 points, managed to get to the rim after his team inbounded it with 2.2 seconds left. His layup to win sure looked good, but it slowly rolled over instead of through. Instead, the Gogebic Community College Samsons survived with a 69-68 victory Wednesday over a good Mesabi team at the Lindquist Center. Home rims? God's a Samsons' fan? Nobody could answer the question: How did that not go in? "I t...
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...
IRONWOOD - The ending may not have been executed perfectly, but 5-0 is 5-0. The Gogebic Community College Samsons won their home opener 73-66 over Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Tuesday at the Lindquist Center. "In my wildest dreams, I didn't think we'd be 5-0 at this point," Gogebic coach Dennis Mackey said. "But at the same time, every game we go to, we expect to win. With our size, or lack of, we've had to do certain things by committee. I'm happy." With the game in the balance in...
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...
IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Community College Lady Samson volleyball team continued to improve and rolled over Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College 25-16, 25-9 and 25-14 at the Lindquist Center on Breast Cancer Awareness Night. “I thought we played very well,” GCC coach Aaron Bender said. “Anytime you get a win is big. We’re getting better — absolutely. We served well and had 18 total aces. We’ve played poorly at some spots in the season, but the last five games our passing has been much bet...
IRONWOOD — Northland International University swept the Lindquist Center clean on Tuesday night by defeating Gogebic Community College’s Lady Samson volleyball team 25-13, 25-13, 26-24. The Lady Pioneers played efficiently and NIU coach David Herron said it was because his team had played more matches than GCC. “We’ve had five matches, so we’re used to the competition,” Heron said. “Aaron’s (Bender) a good coach and he’ll get them going. We served well, attacked the ball and converted well. We h...
HARRIS — One day last summer, Deke Routheaux of Ironwood made the short trip to the Gogebic Country Club to enjoy a round ofgolf. Little did he know it would turn out to be much more than that. That was the day the retired Gogebic Community College basketball coach learned he was being inducted into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame. “We were out on the course when (U.P. Sports Hall of Fame council member) Nancy Osier nonchalantly mentioned that I was being inducted,” said Routh...
IRONWOOD — No matter how good the season, the ending still stings. The Gogebic Community College Samsons came up six points short of the national tournament, losing 81-75 to Central Community College of Columbus, Neb., on Sunday. The Samsons completed a special season at 23-5, winning two thrilling Region 13 games in front of huge crowds in Ironwood while capturing its first Region title since 2011. The biggest crowd of all arrived Sunday to see a back-and-forth nailbiting NJCAA Division II District 7 championship game won by Central (...
