Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — There was no celebrating in the Detroit Tigers clubhouse after their latest victory. No need for goggles or champagne just yet. The Tigers are back in the playoffs for a third straight season, but they have their eyes on a bigger prize. And they won’t be partying until that AL Central championship is back in their hands again. Doug Fister struck out seven and the Tigers homered three times in the fourth inning to clinch a playoff berth with a 4-2 victory over the Min... Full story
HURLEY — Ironwood swept Hurley, playing five matches and not losing a set Tuesday. The Red Devils surrendered just seven games to Hurley. A close contest came at the beginning of the first set in No. 1 doubles. Ironwood’s team of Rachel Pallin and Payton Aho duked it out in the first set against Hurley’s Mikayla Sobrack and Hannah Huotari. Sobrack played aggressive net tennis, partnered with Houtari’s strong baseline game, earning Hurley an early 3-2 game lead. Rattled a bit, Pallin and Aho dug... Full story
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy is more worried about his team’s health and performance in close games than with his relationship with his quarterback. While McCarthy wasn’t asked Monday about his sideline clash with Aaron Rodgers, the coach did acknowledge concern with the Packers’ rash of hamstring injuries and troubling trend of close losses. At 1-2 following Sunday’s 34-30 loss in Cincinnati, the Packers are 21-24 in games decided by eight points or fewer sin... Full story
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Josmil Pinto hit an RBI single in the 11th inning and the Minnesota Twins overcame 12 strikeouts by Justin Verlander to beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Monday night. The Tigers led 3-0 in the eighth, but Jose Veras gave up RBI doubles to Eduardo Escobar and pinch-hitter Ryan Doumit. Brian Dozier led off the ninth with a tying homer against previously perfect closer Joaquin Benoit. Dozier opened the 11th with a single off Luke Putkonen (1-2) and advanced on a wild pitch. P... Full story
LAKE LINDEN —The Gogebic Miners stormed back with 20 fourth-quarter points, but it wasn’t enough to avoid their first loss of the season Saturday. The Miners have come back from halftime deficits in two of their three wins this year, but spotting Lake Linden a 16-0 first-quarter lead, in Lake Linden, bit Gogebic in the end as the Lakes held on for a 22-20 Great Western Conference victory. The Miners had a chance to tie the game after Paul Buerger ran two yards for a touchdown with 1:13 left in t... Full story
IRONWOOD — West Iron County carved out a dominating 49-0 victory over Ironwood in West-PAC action on Friday night at Longyear Field. Coming into the game with a 3-0 record, Wykon coach Mike Berutti warned his team not to take the 0-3 Red Devils too lightly. “I was nervous coming over here,” Berutti said. “We were too loose on the bus. But we came out and played real well. We did what we had to do. We put pressure on them right off the bat.” They Wykons had several advantages over the Red Devil... Full story
IRONWOOD — There is an old saying that goes “nothing worthwhile in life comes easy.” The Ironwood girl’s volleyball team found out how true this can be as it took five nail-biting sets for the Red Devils to turn back an intense, determined Bessemer team 21-25, 29-27, 25-22, 22-25 and 15-11 at the John Krznarich Gym on Thursday night. It was Ironwood’s seventh straight win to start the season and they are also 2-0 in the Indianhead Conference. “This was the most intense game we’ve played,” Red... Full story
HURLEY — Mercer dominated rival Hurley 25-7, 25-9, 25-15 in an Indianhead Conference East Division match Thursday. “Any win over Hurley is sweet anytime,” Mercer coach Robyn Schoeneman said. Mercer improved to 9-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference. “We were excited coming into it and we performed well,” Schoeneman said. “We had a really hard time getting our offense going tonight, but that’s something we’re going to work on over the weekend. Getting the ball to our hitters has been a little b... Full story
MERCER, Wis. — What used to be a battle between rivals Ironwood and Hurley has expanded to Bayfield County. South Shore won the Indianhead Invite girls cross country race Thursday at MECCA Ski Trails in Mercer, Wis. The Cardinals totaled 48 points. Ironwood and Washburn tied for second with 54 points and Hurley was fourth with 57. “It came down to a place or two,” Hurley coach Hope Bretting said. “Fourth girls just inching out No. 5 girls. No. 5 girls just inching out No. 6. We’ve got our work... Full story
IRONWOOD — Ironwood swept Dollar Bay and Wakefield-Marenisco in Tuesday’s triangular at the John Krznarich Gym. The Devils beat Dollar Bay 25-16, 25-14 and W-M 25-22, 25-20. The Cardinals beat the Bays 25-7, 25-21. Ironwood’s Katie Erickson tallied nine aces and 17 assists against Dollar Bay. Mariah Beaudette had six kills, Jessica Gering five kills and Emily DiGiorgio four. Erickson had six aces and 32 assists against W-M. Lacey Rimkus totaled four aces. Beaudette had 13 kills and DiGiorg... Full story
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Red Devils lost their second straight 5-0 game on Tuesday, this time to Phillips. The Devils lost to Niagara by the same score on Saturday. Phillips controlled the ball on its end almost the entire game. “I’m disappointed in the play,” Ironwood coach Don Cvengros said. “(Today) we’re going to practice and we’re going to start right from the beginning, work on our skills and see if we can’t figure out what we’re doing wrong here.” A week ago Tuesday, Ironwood f... Full story
BESSEMER — Bessemer faltered in the first game, but the Speedgirls came back for a 3-1 Porcupine Mountain Conference win over Watersmeet Tuesday night. “We were very, very flat,” Bessemer coach Shelly Mettler said. “There wasn’t a player that was on. In the second game, about midway through — it was pretty close early — I just chewed them out. I got in their faces. I don’t know if it was coincidence or the chewing out, I said, ‘You’ve got to hang it all out on the court.’” Mettler ex... Full story
ASHLAND, Wis. — The Gogebic Community College men’s and women’s cross country team competed in the Lumberjack Classic at Northland College Saturday. The men’s team tied for third with Northland College after the University of Minnesota Duluth and St. Scholastica. The Gogebic men’s team was lead by Stephen Reynolds in a time of 31:26 on the 8-kilometer course, followed by Karl Szyszkoski in 32:57, Seth Mares in 33:01, Dalton Bressette in 34:00 and Broden Foytik in 36:21. The women’s team was le... Full story
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP --- Niagara scored 15 seconds into the game and went on to rout Ironwood 5-0 Saturday at Airport Park. It was a 2-0 lead at halftime, but the Red Devils weren't able to cash in on their chances. These teams played earlier this season, with Ironwood falling 5-3, after a 3-3 halftime tie. "I don't know why, I just had a feeling we weren't going to play good today," Ironwood coach Don Cvengros said."We played hard. Again, we had some chances. You can't take away from those guys.... Full story
IRONWOOD — A Red Devils-Gremlins matchup on Friday the 13th could not have been more fitting. Unfortunately for Ironwood (0-3), it seemed as though they were the ones that were on the receiving end of the bad luck, resulting in a 29-14 loss to Houghton (2-1) in the West-PAC opener at home. Despite having 291 total yards of offense to Houghton’s 189, it was four turnovers with poor timing that burned the Red Devils. The Red Devils’ defense kept Ironwood in the game to stay within striking dista... Full story
HURLEY — Last year, Crystal Falls Forest Park stole a win from Hurley. There were no thefts involved this year; the Trojans dominated the Midgets 31-14 in Friday night’s Great Western Conference game. “They took one tonight, no question,” Hurley coach Scott Erickson said. “We usually don’t get pushed around here and we got pushed around here today.” The Trojans were able to somehow knock off Hurley 13-12 last year despite the Midgets rushing for more than 450 yards. This year, Forest Park (3-0)... Full story
MERCER, Wis. —Bessemer took the first game, but Mercer came back and showed why it will be very tough to beat in the Indianhead Conference East Division this season. The Tigers won 3-1, 19-25, 25-10, 25-12, 25-10. After losing the first game, Mercer didn’t give up another 25 total points until it was ahead 9-3 in the fourth set. The Speedgirls battled in the third set, leading early and trailing 9-8 at one point. But Mercer went on a big run, giving up just four more points in the win. “Ou... Full story
The three Gogebic Range teams are home Friday night. Crystal Falls Forest Park comes to Hurley for a pivotal Great Western Conference match. Ironwood hopes to turn its fortune around with its home opener against Houghton. The Gogebic Miners face Baraga for their only game at Massie Field in Bessemer this season. Ontonagon goes to L’Anse Friday and Ewen-Trout Creek plays Bellaire at Engadine Saturday. Crystal Falls Forest Park (2-0, 0-0) at Hurley (3-0, 1-0), Friday, 6:30 p.m. The favorite h... Full story
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... Full story
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Ironwood forced overtime, but Bayburn scored just four minutes into extra time for a 2-1 win Tuesday. Ironwood tied the game in the 60th minute on a goal by Jon Erickson, but the Devils didn’t have any subs after that and fell four minutes into overtime. “I was never so proud of my kids,” Ironwood coach Don Cvengros said. “They played as hard as they could with no subs.” The Red Devils didn’t start well in their home and Northern Lights Conference opener. Bayburn score... Full story
WAKEFIELD — It’s not often that a good-sized crowd stands up at the end of a volleyball match and gives both teams a standing ovation. But that’s what happened at Cardinal Gym in Wakefield on Monday night as Bessemer eked out a razor-thin, five-set thriller over Wakefield-Marenisco 25-14, 25-23, 12-25, 22-25, and 17-15. The standing ovation seemed like a sign of appreciation of the intense emotion, hard work and all-out competition displayed by both teams. “One got a W, but nobody lost tonight,... Full story
HURLEY — Hurley swept South Shore 25-19, 25-11, 27-25 Monday for its first win of the season. “I was happy with the way we served,” Hurley coach Liz Constantini said. “I thought that was much better than it’s been the first two games. But even more so, I was happy with the way we were passing and setting up with our hitters. Even though we only had 13 kills, we had a lot of good swings, a lot of good opportunities, so that’s a big improvement from last week.” The Cardinals made the Midgettes... Full story
LAKE LINDEN — Hurley’s terrible stretch to end the first half was matched only by how well it responded in Saturday’s 30-20 victory over Lake Linden-Hubbell. It was tied 14-14 at halftime after the Midgets committed three special teams turnovers in the final minutes of the first half. But the Midgets bounced back, stopping Lake Linden three-and-out to start the second half and then scoring four plays later, on a 61-yard touchdown run by Roman Lupino. Early in the fourth quarter, the Midgets took... Full story
HURLEY — Ironwood took all but one tennis contest from Hurley Thursday at the Hurley K-12 School. Ironwood’s Katie Erickson and Kristine Mieloszyk blanked Hurley’s Melissa Simonar and Alyssa Starkey 6-0, 6-0, as did Ironwood’s No. 2 singles player, Danielle Begalle, against Hurley’s Hannah Houtari. At No. 1 singles, Ironwood’s Katie Piispanen let only one game slip past her in the second set against Hurley’s Angela Aimone, winning 6-0, 6-1. Ironwood’s No. 1 doubles duo of Payton Aho and Rachel... Full story
