Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Hurley's Jacob Saari, left, delivers a hard hit to a Lake Holcombe/Cornell player during Firday's WIAA Division 6 playoff opener at Veterans Memorial Field in Hurley.
HURLEY - After a grueling regular season, the Hurley Midgets could breathe easily in their playoff opener.
No. 3-seeded Hurley started the WIAA Division 6 postseason with a 37-0 shutout of No. 6 Lake Holcombe/Cornell Friday night.
The Midgets played what coach Scott Erickson called their toughest schedule in his 23 years of coaching and survived with just two losses.
"Our kids played at a high level tonight," Erickson said. "I think our schedule has set us up to play very well in the playoffs, especially against smaller schools that we're a little bit bigger and stronger than."
The Midgets (8-...
