When it comes to cage fighting, the style most people think of these days is mixed-martial arts, better known by its wildly popular acronym, MMA. However, there are other forms that are still in existence today, including one that sounds more like a drink than a style of fighting. Muay Thai, ...
Continuous rain, and cool temps did not dissuade fisherman from participating in the 16th Annual Lake Trout Classic fishing tournament in Ontonagon this weekend. The weather did shorten the tourney by one day, as the tournament ended on Saturday instead of Sunday, as originally scheduled. That ...
LAKE LINDEN — Friday’s D3 Regional track meet at Lake Linden-Hubbell High School looked a lot like last year as the Lake Linden-Hubbell (LL-H) girls team and the Bessemer boys team both won for the second year in a row. Bessemer took first with a score of 86 points. They were followed by ...
IRON RIVER — Ishpeming held off Mitchell LeGrave and Norway for the boys title while Hancock edged West Iron County for girls honors Thursday in the MHSAA Division 2 regional track and field meet at Nelson Field. Ishpeming’s boys tallied 65 points in beating Norway 52.5, Ironwood 33, ...
IRON RIVER — West Iron County edged Houghton for the George Young Invitational boys golf title Thursday at Young’s. The Wykons tallied a 329 to the Gremlins’ 332. Medalist Jiseung Choi led Houghton with a five-over par 77. WIC’s Trey Bociek and Hancock’s Kyle Maki shared runner-up ...
HANCOCK — It is easy to look at the Finlandia Lions baseball team’s record of 4-32 this season and assume the worst. Just on record alone, it is clear that the Lions did struggle in their first year in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC), earning just one victory in ...
build off a strong split against Houghton earlier this week, the Calumet Copper Kings softball team did just that while in the friendly confines of Legion Field in Calumet. The Copper Kings swept the L’Anse Purple Hornets, 15-8 and 14-2. In the opener, Elli Djerf walked to lead off the ...
Provided Photo The Hancock girls track team poses after winning the Division 2 regional title Thursday at West Iron County with 49.5 points.
HANCOCK — Rivalries run deep between the Hancock Bulldogs and the Houghton Gremlins, and that matchup shone through in spectacular fashion at the Hancock Driving Park on Thursday. Two evenly-matched softball teams came to win and fought through 16 innings in doubleheader action with Hancock ...
SOUTH RANGE — Looking to bounce back from a rough doubleheader Wednesday, the Jeffers Jets softball team played much better Thursday. Unfortunately for the hosts, the Lakes still found a way to win both games, 8-4 and 6-5. In the opener, the Lakes’ Mackenzie Lepage racked up eight ...
DOLLAR BAY — It was the battle of the “newbies” on the Dollar Bay baseball diamond Thursday afternoon as Ontonagon County and Lake Linden-Hubbell played each other. Both baseball programs are in their first season. Lake Linden proved to be the better team as they swept the Lumberjacks, ...
IRON RIVER — West Iron County and Ontonagon shared team honors in the George Young Invitational girls golf tournament Wednesday at Young’s. The Wykons and Gladiators each posted a 431. Westwood was third at 472, followed by Iron Mountain, 497, and Calumet, 518. Medalist Payton Dube of ...
LAKE LINDEN — The Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes softball team and the Jeffers Jets faced off in Lake Linden on Wednesday. Given the way the spring has gone, it looked like it would be a fairly even doubleheader. However, when the dust settled, the Lakes won both big, 19-6 and 19-4. The Lakes ...
HANCOCK — After going through a nightmarish 2018-19 season, Finlandia Lions men’s basketball coach Mike O’Donnell is looking strictly to the future. The Lions lost four prospective starters before last season even began, and a couple of more to injuries along the way in an 0-21 ...
DOLLAR BAY — The Gogebic Miners baseball has been working all season on playing an error-free game. They almost got it in Game Two of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes. The Miners had only two errors in their 7-3 win. It was one better than the three they ...
HOUGHTON — It was the perfect weather for six girls’ and 11 boys’ golf teams to gather for the Hancock Invitational at the Portage Lake Golf Course on Tuesday. The consistently tough Houghton boys placed first with a team score of 339. West Iron County took second with 340 and Calumet ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — While there are four teams left competing for the NHL’s Stanley Cup, several young skaters had the chance last weekend to compete for the Cheese Cup in Green Bay, Wisconsin, at the Cornerstone Community Center and the DePere Ice Arena. In the 2008 age group, Team Copper ...
CALUMET — The Neguanee Miners baseball team has been working hard in the batting cages over the last few weeks honing their skills at the plate. Their hard work paid off on Tuesday as they slugged their way to a sweep of the Calumet Copper Kings at Wolverine Field. They won the first game, ...
L’ANSE — After a tough outing at the Petoskey Invitational on Saturday, the Negaunee softball team found its groove again Monday in a doubleheader sweep of Gwinn. The Miners took that offensive momentum with them into Tuesday as they swept another twinbill, this time over L’Anse 11-1, ...
HARRIS — The late Marmaduke “Duke” Christie of Escanaba was one of 10 new honorees inducted into the U.P. Sports Hall of Fame at the 48th annual banquet Saturday evening in Harris. Also inducted were Jerry Bugni of L’Anse, Fran DesArmo of Munising, Dave Duncan of Cedarville, Jeff ...