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Devils fall to No. 1 Calumet in district final

By JASON JUNO

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CALUMET — Ironwood’s season has ended at the hands of some of the best volleyball teams in the Upper Peninsula recently.

Last year, Forest Park made it to the Division 4 state semifinal while only losing two postseason sets along the way, with one of them coming against the Red Devils.

This year, Calumet, which was ranked No. 1 in the U.P. poll all year, beat Ironwood 25-12, 25-15, 25-18 in Friday night’s MHSAA Division 3 District 65 final. The Copper Kings have won 18 district championships since the turn of the century, including the last 12.

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