Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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La CROSSE, Wis. - The weather was the story of the day once again Saturday and Mercer's Lexi Engler competed in the 200-meter dash and triple jump at Saturday's state track-and-field meet. Strong storms stopped action just 20 minutes into Saturday's action. More than 5.5 hours later, at 4:30, running events started again. The meet was also delayed about two hours on Friday due to strong thunderstorms. Engler finished 10th in Saturday's finals in 26.97, .01 faster than Friday's preliminaries....
La CROSSE, Wis. - Mercer's D'kota Engler was no stranger to pole vaulting inside thanks to this year's brutal winter that never seemed to end. So it was no surprise that he cleared 13-0 inside at Friday's WIAA Division 3 state track-and-field meet at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse's Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex. Strong storms moved through La Crosse just after the Division 2 and 3 portion of the meet started Friday afternoon. The meet was stopped 700 meters into the 3,200 relay...
By PAT KRAUSE sports@yourdaily globe.com HURLEY — The Hurley Midgets played well but fell to a tough Tomahawk team 5-4 in non-conference action on Saturday morning. With the game tied at 4-4 after six innings, the Hatchets pushed across what turned out to be the winning run in the seventh inning. In Hurley's last-at-bat, the Midgets had runners on second and third but couldn't get the crucial hit to bring them in. "It was a close, competitive game," Hurley manager Aaron Bender said. "They are a very good team. We played real well and had g...
IRONWOOD — Junior hockey will be making its’ debut next season at the Pat. The Minnesota Junior Hockey League announced the expansion of their league to include the Fighting Yoopers as part of the Minnesota Division on Sunday. The MnJHL has a total of 17 teams across two divisions. The Yoopers will become the third team from Michigan, joining the Tri City Icehawks from Bay City and the Marquette Royales. Marquette plays in the Great Lakes Divsion, meaning any inter-U.P. rivalry will be in separate divisions. According to the press release fro...
IRONWOOD - Kyle Pallin's infectious smile was on display almost the entire night at his Meet and Greet at the packed Maplewood Steakhouse on Wednesday night. And he had reason to smile. In his third year as a professional snowmobile racer on the AMSOIL Championship Snocross circuit, Pallin had his best season in 2013-14. "To sum it up, it went great and I was really happy with my season," Pallin said. "It was my most successful year to date as a pro. And I'm glad to still be in one piece."...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Stung by defeat, Frank Kaminsky made one last proclamation in the locker room before packing up for this memorable season. "This is a sour taste," the 7-footer said after Wisconsin's 74-73 loss to Kentucky in a thriller in the Final Four. "We are going to be back next year. We are going to be better than ever. We will all be ready." The keyword is "all," because it sounds like Kaminsky and forward Sam Dekker are coming back in the fall. If that's the case, Wisconsin...
IRONWOOD - The three-day 23rd Annual GCC Spring Thaw Classic Basketball Tournament with divisions for the men, women and masters (age 30 plus) concluded on a successful note on Sunday. "We had another great turnout and it was very successful," Gogebic men's basketball coach, Dennis Mackey, said. "It's a fundraiser with the money being used mainly for player scholarships and to help the program with other needs such as practice gear and supplies. "It generates money and it brings back a lot of...
MARQUETTE — Ironwood’s career leading scorer is also its first Dream Team player since 2006. Senior Adam Mackey was voted to the All-U.P. Dream Team during Wednesday’s 64th annual boys basketball meeting of the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. The last Dream Team player in Ironwood was Mike Pawlak, who is married to Adam’s sister, Caitlin. Joining Mackey on the all-class team were: Negaunee senior Tyler Jandron, Cedarville junior Joey Duncan, North Central senior Travis Vincent and Escanaba senior Brandon Robinet...
MARQUETTE — Bessemer’s Ben Zielinski stepped into the spotlight in his senior year, while Ironwood’s Jacob DiGiorgio has another year left on the hardwood. Both were selected to the All-U.P. team at Wednesday’s 64th annual meeting of the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Zielinski was selected to the Class D Second Team with DiGiorgio making Second Team in Class ABC. Zielinski led the Speedboys to a Porcupine Mountain Conference championship and a near-upset of Crystal Falls Forest Park in the district tournam...
MARQUETTE — Like her sister, Ontonagon senior Brooke Turin can now be called an All-U.P. girls basketball player. Turin was named to the Class D First Team in voting at the 39th annual Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscaster Association meeting Wednesday. Her sister, Brittany, was a Second Team selection in 2009. Both U.P. Players of the Year led their teams to the state final. Crystal Falls Forest Park’s Lexi Gussert was selected — with zero debate or vote — as the Class D Player of the Year. St. Ignace’s Kelley Wright beat out last...
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Adreian Payne sent Tom Izzo a text. He wants to leave a legacy. Consider it done. The 6-foot-10 senior played the game of his life Thursday, scoring a career-high 41 points to help fourth-seeded Michigan State look every bit like a March Madness favorite in a 93-78 victory over Delaware. "He was playing in another zone, not even in the ozone," Izzo said. "He was in Pluto and beyond." This marked the first 40-point performance in the NCAA tournament since Stephen Curry did...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] ATHENS, Wis. - Top-seed Athens ended No. 4 Hurley's season with a 54-38 victory in Friday's WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal. Hurley finished the season at 16-6 with a strong effort in the semifinal, almost pulling within four points in the third quarter. But the Midgettes weren't able to generate offense off its defense and Athens was a tough 1 seed on its court with a tough defense of its own. "The last two days we worked on playing aggressive...
EWEN - Too strong. Too physical. Too athletic. And just too darn good. That described Crystal Falls Forest Park as it captured the MHSAA Class D District 127 Tournament championship game with a 65-50 victory on Friday night. "I was very happy with our defense," said Trojan coach Chris Nocerini. "That has been our strength all season. We wanted to shut down No. 10 (Kevin Lane) and No. 32 (Colin Gagnon). Lee Graff and Jeff Johnson did the job. We put our big guy (Austin Carlson) in the paint and...
ABBOTSFORD, Wis. - What a difference a year makes. After being dominated at Hurley in last year's WIAA Division 4 regional final, Abbotsford returned the favor Saturday with a 63-30 victory. The No. 2 seed Midgets never could get an effective offense going against the top-seeded Falcons. Abbotsford, with four players listed at 6-4 or taller, made Hurley pay for its attention inside with nine 3-pointers. "Our kids played hard. It was just like we were in quicksand all night," Hurley coach Gary Gi...
HURLEY - Friday night was all about comebacks. Hurley's Jared Wendt missed three free throws heading into halftime and later helped forced overtime at the line while ending up with the game of his life. His teammate, Brad Vaara, had a big 3 in the final two minutes after fighting off injuries and a recent shooting slump. And the biggest comeback of the night: The No. 2 Midgets came back from a five-point deficit in the final 2:34 of the game to force overtime and beat No. 3 Athens 66-63 in Frida...
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...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Glenn Robinson III wanted this win more than any other. Michigan coach John Beilein put the opportunity squarely in his hands. After Beilein took his final timeout, the sophomore forward caught an across-the-court lob pass in the right corner, spun away from a defender and rolled in a mid-range bank shot as the buzzer sounded to give No. 16 Michigan a 77-76 overtime victory on his father's former home court. "My teammates knew how much this game meant to me with my...
SOCHI, Russia (AP) - For the rematch, Canada skipped the overtime and shelved the theatrics. One slick goal and 60 minutes of stifling defensive hockey kept the Canadians firmly on top of the U.S. and moved them to the brink of gold again. Jamie Benn scored in the second period, Carey Price made 31 saves, and Canada beat the United States 1-0 Friday night in the semifinals of the Olympic men's hockey tournament. Canada advanced to the gold-medal match Sunday against Sweden, which beat Finland...
BESSEMER — Everything — everything — was stacked against Bessemer Tuesday. The fourth-ranked Class ABC team in the U.P., Ironwood, opened up a 17-4 lead on the Speedboys, which had lost three of their last four, and now were dealing with an ankle injury to leading scorer Ben Zielinski. The Speedboys, though, came back and pulled the surprising upset, 46-45 over their archrivals, on a buzzer beater by Lance Berwald, his only points of the entire game. “They were huge,” Bessemer coach Jim Partanen said. “It's a nice win. I hope the monkey's of...
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Through 17 years of grueling practices, of defeats and victories, Meryl Davis and Charlie White insist they’ve never considered parting ways. A perfect pairing, they were nearly flawless at the Sochi Olympics, and on Monday they became the first Americans to win an ice dance gold medal. “The closest we came to breaking up, I can’t pinpoint one because there hasn’t been one,” Davis, 27, said. “Certainly there have been struggles. It hasn’t been easy to get where we are. ... I...
HURLEY - Hurley controlled the game and led from start to finish in defeating Bessemer 54-46 in a battle of second-place Indianhead Conference East Division teams at the Hurley K-12 School. Back on Dec. 16, the Speedboys took down the Midgets 67-49 in the House of Noise, but it was a reversal of fortune for the Midgets, who took over sole possession of second, on Friday night. "It was an accumulation of a fun week of playoffs approaching, homecoming and playing very well after they beat us by 18...
BESSEMER - What's with all these winning (and losing) streaks the Bessemer Speedgirls have been on this season? Bessemer started out with three wins, lost five in a row and now have won four straight with a solid 43-35 victory over Ewen-Trout Creek in Porcupine Mountain action on Friday night in the House of Noise. "I told the girls I like the positive streaks better," Bessemer coach Richard Matrella said. "We've become more consistent." Matrella said it took time to find the right combination...
IRONWOOD - Ironwood coach Pete Lewinski picked up his 500th varsity basketball win in Friday's win over W-M. In his 22nd year as boys basketball coach, he's 259-212. At Andress High School in El Paso, Texas, he went 68-29 in three years ending in the 1988-89 season. As varsity girls coach at Ironwood, Lewinski went 173-143 in 15 years ending in 2006 when the sport moved to the winter with boys and Lewinski couldn't coach both the boys and girls anymore. Combined, he sits at 500-384. "This a...
