Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Sorted by date Results 26 - 50 of 2055
By JASON JUNO [email protected] 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 PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - If you're in the mood to kick in the holiday season, Theatre North has just the show in mind for you, with multiple performances starting on Nov. 14. It's "Plaid Tidings," and it's a revisiting - with a twist - of previous theatre performances that occurred in 1996 and 2003. The earlier shows, as well as the new ones, all are based on the same four characters who compose a musical group called Forever Plaid. The original performances of...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — Thursday night’s Mercer-Prentice sectional semifinal matchup lived up to the hype. Like the last two postseason meetings, it went all five sets. Unlike those two thrillers, though, Prentice came out on top, handing Mercer a heartbreaking 25-22, 21-25, 23-25, 25-20, 16-14 loss Thursday night. The top two players in the Northern Lights Conference, Jenny Klopatek and Eiley Schoeneman, played their final game. And their coach, Robyn Schoeneman, ended her varsity coaching career with 400 win...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] BESSEMER — Gogebic scored five straight touchdowns in the middle of the game to run away from Ironwood for a 50-12 win Friday night. The Miners beat their archrivals for the first time since they both became 8-player programs in 2021. Ironwood won the first three meetings, including a come-from-behind 34-30 win a year ago. “The kids had this marked on their calendar since last year,” Gogebic coach Nick Heikkila said. The Miners finished above .500 for the first time as an 8-player team and just misse...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD — Turnover in junior college sports happens pretty fast all the time. It still seems pretty sudden for the GCC Samsons this season as they enter a new year without two-year standout Jaden Borseth and last year’s star Eli Talsma. “I’m not sure what to expect from the 2024-25 version of Samson men’s basketball,” Gogebic coach Dennis Mackey said. “We return four guys and have 11 new players, so the learning curve is severe right now. Thus far, I like our athleticism and the attitudes our guys put...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] HURLEY — The home crowd roared as loud as it has all season as Hurley looked to get a stop and secure a win Friday night. When they got it, the two Northstars in on the sack jumped off the ground and led the enthusiastic celebration amongst the players. After the clock went to zero not too long after that, no player was more emotional than Brodie Erickson, because who else would know better than him how important a win that really was. The Northstars extended their remarkable run of playoff appearances t...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] MUNISING — Ironwood’s Aubrey Smith and the Ewen-Trout Creek girls lived up to expectations on Saturday as they became U.P. champions at the Upper Peninsula cross country finals at Pictured Rocks Golf Course. — — — Division 2 Smith had recorded the fastest time among the Division 2 runners during the regular season and she led the entire race Saturday, finishing in under 20 minutes with a time of 19:57, more than 25 seconds ahead of runner-up Ella Keranen of Hancock. There’s some pressure to being the f...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 17 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland, Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:25-9:40 a.m. EDT; White Pine, Carp Lake Township Hall, 10-10:15 a.m. EDT; Ontonagon, Holy Family Catholic Church, 11-11:30 a.m. EDT; Mass City Resource Center, 12:30-1 p.m. EDT. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St....
By JASON JUNO [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic Miners dispatched Lake Linden-Hubbell for the first time as an 8-player team, 29-12 Friday night. Gogebic last beat the Lakes in 2012, in a 39-12 win when both teams were 11-player teams. “It’s been a minute since Bessemer, Wakefield has beat Lake Linden, so definitely a big win for us,” Gogebic coach Nick Heikkila said. Miners’ quarterback Bode Lynott accounted for four touchdowns. He threw two long passes to Patrick Perron, a 67-yard pass to start the scoring midway through t...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] PHILLIPS, Wis. — The playoffs are starting a week early in Hurley. The Northstars likely need to win their regular-season finale against Rib Lake at Veterans Memorial Field Friday night to ensure a spot in the WIAA 8-player postseason field. Hurley won their first six games and then fell 48-32 at Phillips Friday night in a battle for first place in the Northwoods East Conference. It seems a bit cruel to be fighting for your playoff life with a 6-1 record, but that’s the reality. “That’s the way it is w...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD — Four Ewen-Trout Creek girls placed in the top 10 at the final Copper Mountain Conference meet of the season Thursday at Gogebic Country Club in Ironwood, giving them their sixth straight meet victory of the season. Their success throughout the season earned them the league’s Team of the Year award. Ironwood’s Aubrey Smith has been the best individual runner throughout the season; she won her home meet Thursday and earned the league’s Most Valuable Runner award. The Panthers are hoping to wrap...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD — Ontonagon got back on track, ending a two-game skid with a 32-20 victory over Ironwood Friday night. “That was a must-win for us there,” Ontonagon coach Kadin Mustafa said. “We’ve got a tough schedule the rest of the way and this was a pretty good team.” It proved to be a frustrating loss for the shorthanded Red Devils, who kept Ontonagon’s big-play offense from putting up crazy numbers but also committing costly penalties and giving up a key fumble. “It stings looking back, for sure,” Iron...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] HURLEY — Hurley has navigated its first season as an 8-player team without a loss through the first six games. The Northstars now need to beat the other two top teams in the Northwoods East Conference to stay undefeated entering the playoffs. Hurley goes to Phillips in a battle of league unbeatens for a 7 p.m. Friday night matchup, followed by a home matchup against Rib Lake, which has just one league loss — to Phillips — on Oct. 18. The Northstars are worrying about the Loggers first, a game they figured...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] MARENISCO TOWNSHIP — A new marijuana facility might find a home in Marenisco Township if the state of Michigan agrees to sell land that once housed the former Ojibway Correctional Facility. Township supervisor Bruce Mahler reported the news to The Globe on Sept. 27. He said that representatives of Whispering Cedar LLC of Wisconsin gave a presentation of their plans during a Sept. 23 meeting of the Marenisco Township Board of Trustees. In mid-September, they made an offer for an undisclosed sum to t...
HURLEY, Wis. – Rose Marie Haukkala, 92, a long-time resident of Ironwood, passed away peacefully Monday afternoon, Sept. 23, 2024, at Sky View Nursing Center in Hurley. Rose was born on Oct. 21, 1931, in Bessemer, Michigan, a daughter of Leo R. and Helen (Marshalek) Gayan. She attended Bessemer High School and graduated in 1949. After graduation, Rose attended the University of Michigan and later completed her education to become a registered nurse at St. Mary's School of Nursing in M...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] WATERSMEET TOWNSHIP - Sunday afternoon in Watersmeet was long, sad and heavy, but also full of love, light and hope. It was the setting for a panel discussion by local Native American survivors of former re-education efforts, which existed in the early to mid-20th Century as a result of governmental directives and the cooperation of various religious institutions who willfully removed children around the nation from their own homes and placed them in...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD — North Central continued to proof it’s still a top-five team in the Upper Peninsula with a 50-8 victory over visiting Ironwood Friday night. The Jets have been ranked fifth in the past two U.P. 8-player polls. They’re 4-1 this year after an 8-3 campaign last year that saw their state-record 41 game winning-steak come to end. They might not be that dominant anymore, but they’re still plenty good. “Super big, super fast, super athletic,” Ironwood coach Kevin Lane said. “Their defensive lin...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] EWEN — Gogebic rushed for 124 yards, scored three touchdowns, intercepted Ontonagon twice and stopped them another two times on downs. Then the first quarter ended. The Miners did it again in the second quarter, putting up another 21 points before Ontonagon got in the end zone for the first time. They rode that fast start that saw them lead 42-0 to a 56-21 Great Lakes Eight West win Friday night at Ewen-Trout Creek. The Miners kept Ontonagon’s big-play offense in check and countered with a rushing att...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] HURLEY — Hurley improved to 5-0 with a dominating 46-0 victory over Washburn Friday night. The Northstars haven’t run the ball the way they would like to this season, but they rushed for 313 yards on 34 carries last week, their first time clearing the 300-yard mark this season. “The bottom line is we found some running game and that’s what we have to get to,” Hurley coach Scott Erickson said. “And, again, the defense was really good, giving up 40 yards for the whole game.” Hurley has given up just 26 po...
By SARAH LAUZON [email protected] BESSEMER — This weekend, the Pumpkin Festival will be celebrated, marking the 44th year of this Bessemer tradition. Events will run from today through Sunday. A 50/50 raffle and a geocaching contest will begin today. Those looking to enter the geocaching contest can pick up a Bessemer Pumpkin Hunt map from either Bessemer Dairy Queen or the Pumpkinfest Facebook page. Festival chairman Donna Frello is looking forward to the event. “The weather promises to be excellent,” Frello told The Globe. The major...
DULUTH, Minn. - James "Jim" Brennan Rogan passed away at Aspirus Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota, on Sept. 16, 2024, surrounded by his family. Born on Oct. 19, 1948, to Kevin and Ruth (Danula) Rogan in Calumet, Michigan, Jim graduated in 1967 from Calumet High School. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1968, transferred to the Marines, and served in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1970. Jim married Kathleen (Liimatta) Rogan on Aug. 2, 1975, and they moved to Ontonagon in 1976 when Jim began...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic Miners put a stop to their two-game losing streak with an 84-6 victory over Carney-Nadeau Friday night. “It’s good to see have the kids have success,” Gogebic coach Nick Heikkila said. The Miners jumped ahead quickly with six first-quarter touchdowns by five different players. Jayden Verrett scored twice, on a fumble recovery and an 18-yard run, and Aiden Partanen, Mark Switzer, Cory Aspinwall and Jace Symons also ran in scores. Verrett added his third touchdown in the second...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] ATHENS, Wis. - Hurley has given up just 26 points in three Northwoods East Conference games this season. All of the other top teams in the league have given up more than double that. They're still undefeated because of it. The Northstars used another stellar defensive effort to hold off an upset bid by winless Athens and go home with a 12-6 victory Friday night. They needed their defense to stand tall because of their problem with penalties and while they...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] CHASSELL — Aubrey Smith has been the one runner preventing Division 1 Houghton from sweeping the top four individual finishes at most of Ironwood’s cross country meets this year. It’s been pretty much the same for the Ewen-Trout Creek girls except the Panthers have been finishing behind both Houghton and Hancock in their first season with a full team. Smith scanned the field at the starting line at Thursday’s BlueBolts Panther Invite and didn’t see any of the Houghton runners. Smith and the Panthers...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] GOGEBIC RANGE - Michigan Reconnect, which began in 2021 by offering free tuition to persons 25 years or older, now is offering a temporary expansion to persons 21 to 24 years old. The offer also applies to students already enrolled in college, but not to people who already have a college degree. The application deadline for persons 21 to 24 years old is Dec. 31, and they then must submit a free application for federal student aid - known by its acron...
