Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Bessemer's Max Samardich, right, goes to the basket and is fouled by a Crystal Falls Forest Park defender during Wednesday night's MHSAA Class D District 127 semifinal at Republic-Michigamme school.
REPUBLIC - Everyone had seen this before.
Sure, Bessemer was up 11 at halftime, but here was dreaded Crystal Falls Forest Park - even with a sub-.500 9-11 record -with the lead in the fourth quarter, ready to upset the hottest Class D team in the Upper Peninsula outside of North Central.
But the Speedboys made the plays down the stretch, finally dismantling the Crystal Falls' mystique with a 42-38 victory Wednesday night in the MHSAA District 127 semifinal.
It's the first time since 2012 that Forest Park, use to winning in all sports, won't win this district.
"I'm sure every team that's in dis...
