Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - Hurley football got a bit of revenge on Shiocton Friday. Well, on the golf course anyway. Colin DiGiorgio and Ross Corullo of Hurley beat father-and-son Jim and Jason Hill in a one-hole playoff at Eagle Bluff for their first Hurley Quarterback Club Golf Touranment title. While Jim is an Iron Belt native, Jason is a 2000 graduate of Shiocton, whose football team defeated Hurley in the state semifinal last season on its way to a state title. Jason follows both teams. "I was with coach...
IRONWOOD — Beware the Langdon Brothers, Zach and Cody. They tore up the Gogebic Country Club and their 100 team opposition in a way seldom seen at Milakovich Memorial Tournament. In 2013, they won the championship flight at the Milakovich in a playoff. On Saturday, they were the the medalists with the lowest score of 70. But they saved their best play for last. They shot 31 on the front side and back side on Sunday and had spectators and fellow golfers scratching their heads wondering when the last sparkling 62 was carded in the tournament. A...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON - The ninth annual Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Foundation golf outing raised about $4,700. Jim Jessup, foundation president, told a full roster of golfers that the foundation will purchase two microscopes for the Ontonagon Clinic. Other past purchases include a bladder scanner, patient lift, emergency room equipment to aid in breathing, a renovated beauty shop, equipment to locate hidden veins, items for the long-term care facility and a television f...
HURLEY - After Hurley won its first regional title in 26 years back in 2005, coach Gary Giancola jumped into the arms of one of his best players, junior Mike Swartz. Nine years later, Giancola is handing the reigns of the boys basketball program to Swartz, who will also become his son-in-law next month. Giancola stepped aside this spring after finishing his 11th season and becoming the school's all-time career wins leader. "That junior year, when we finally got it done, how that fourth quarter...
IRONWOOD - Penokee Range became the champions of the Michigan District 11 Little League in ages 9-10 with a 14-4 title game victory over Keweenaw at the John Krznarich Field on Tuesday. The team is made up of players from Hurley, Ironwood, Bessemer and Wakefield. "These girls have jelled very well together," Penokee manager Ryan Niemi said. "They're 9 and 10-year old girls who are aggressive and enthusiastic. Our strongest point is still pitching, but the defense gets outs on the balls they...
IRONWOOD - Madison Huotari pitched a no-hitter and Penokee Range used a powerful hitting attack to blitz Keweenaw 12-1 in five innings in the Michigan District 11 Little League ages 9-10 softball tournament held at the John Krznarich Field on Sunday afternoon. Penokee Range is composed of players from Hurley, Ironwood, Bessemer and Wakefield and now advances to the championship game on Tuesday at 5 p.m. The host team will play the winner of tonight's Baraga-Keweenaw game in this...
SOUTH RANGE – The first day of the District 11 Major (age 11-12) division Little League tournament was full of big: Big players, big hits and big plays. Both Houghton Country entries advanced in the winner's bracket by winning their openers: Keweenaw controlling the curtain-raiser for a 9-1 win over Baraga County and Portage Lake eking out a close one with Penokee Range (Gogebic County), 4-3. "They started off with a little bit of jitters, made a few mistakes, and threw the ball around a little...
NEW YORK (AP) — The trade that put Jeff Samardzija on a postseason contender cost him a chance to pitch in his first All-Star game. A day after Samardzija was dealt from the Chicago Cubs to Oakland, a big league-high six Athletics were picked Sunday for the game at Target Field in Minnesota on July 15. That doesn't include Samardzija, selected as a National League All-Star. Major League Baseball said he is ineligible to play because of the league switch. The 29-year-old right-hander, who was 2-7 with a 2.83 ERA and 103 strikeouts for the C...
WAKEFIELD - Callie Fischer, 18, of Green Bay, Wis., and Dave Hebert, 21, of Iron River, Mich., were the overall female and male winners, respectively, in the 37th Annual Sunday Lake Run/Walk on Friday. Both runners said the race had "perfect" weather conditions and times were fast for many runners. Fischer finished the 2.8 mile course in 17:43 and Hebert was timed in a blazing 14:34. Both runners said their training paid off for them. Fischer ran cross country and track for four years at...
BESSEMER - In the Bessemer Hometown Run held on Saturday, the top overall male runners were Andy Warren, of Ironwood, in the 10K division and Sam Dean, of Ironwood, in the two mile run. Hannah Palmeter, of Bessemer, and Lily Wieringa, of Bessemer, were the top overall female runners in the 10K and the two mile divisions respectively. Some 277 runners and walkers competed in the 26th annual event despite hot and humid weather conditions. Two hundred thirteen competed in the two mile event and 64...
MARQUETTE — The greatest show on turf. The nickname given to the St. Louis Rams of about 15 years ago was an apt description for what the best high school football players in the Upper Peninsula displayed at the Superior Dome on Saturday afternoon. Coming from Ironwood to Sault Ste. Marie, from Calumet to Menominee, close to 90 players showed they deserved "star" status in the annual U.P. Football All-Star Game. The East squad, which included players from Marquette, Alger, Luce and Schoolcraft counties, won for the sixth straight time, 4...
ST. IGNACE - Doug Ingalls learned how to play point guard during an all-state basketball career at Gladstone High School. He honed his craft during a four-year stint at Northern Michigan University. He has continued to develop the impact of that position as varsity boys coach at St. Ignace, in addition to helping his wife's girls team that has won four state titles. Therefore he was perhaps the most appreciative observer here Saturday as he directed two excellent guards at the 29th U.P....
SAO PAULO (AP) - Just after he was cut from the U.S. roster last month, right back Brad Evans posted this snarky tweet: "You got off easy this time @Cristiano." The Americans are confident their defensive depth can stop the two-time world player of the year when they play Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal on Sunday night in a World Cup match in the Amazon rain forest capital of Manaus. "He's a complete player," midfielder Michael Bradley said Friday. "When you look at the game today, there's such...
IRONWOOD - The all-stars came to Ironwood Tuesday night, but the one who shined the brightest had the shortest distance to travel. Ironwood's Adam Mackey was named Most Valuable Player as Northern Michigan beat Northern Wisconsin 112-89 in Tuesday's inaugural Kiwanis Classic Border Bash all-star basketball game at the Lindquist Center. Michigan took the lead early and Wisconsin was climbing from behind all night. Michigan never pulled far away, but Wisconsin never took a lead. Mackey led...
IRONWOOD - The Northern Michigan Girls overpowered the Northern Wisconsin Girls team 87-68 in the inaugural game of the Kiwanis Classic Border Bash All-Star Game in the steamy GCC Lindquist Center on Tuesday night. "This was a great experience for the girls," Northern Michigan and Ishpeming Westwood coach Kurt Corcoran said. "It was a lot of fun and I told the girls this could be the last time they might play or be the start of college basketball for them. I told them to remember the experience...
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...
