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Great Deer Chase to take place in two weeks

CALUMET — With just over two weeks until race day, the Great Deer Chase presented by Cross Country Sports is coming together quickly. The adult long race will be offering a cash purse to the top three male and female finishers ($125, $75, $50), and all races will feature great merchandise prizes from the sponsors who make the overall podium. Also, the McGann Building Supply Award for the top male and female finisher in the Ore to Shore Hard Rock 48 Mile and Great Deer Chase adult long race events. Racers will be rewarded for the event prizes that include a Trek Precaliber kids MTB ...

Gold Standard stays golden with softball title win

LAKE LINDEN — Gold Standard softball capped off a perfect Copper Country Women's Fastpitch season with a 5-2 win over Northern Wishes in the title game. It was win number 10 for them with zero losses. With it, they raised the Holly McCullah Memorial Trophy as victors for the 2026 season. ...

Valley Raceway to host the U.P. 2-Stroke Championship and AMA State Championship Weekend

CRYSTAL FALLS — The unmistakable sound of two-stroke motorcycles will once again echo across the Upper Peninsula as Valley Raceway hosts the U.P. 2-Stroke Championship and AMA State Championship Weekend Aug. 21–23 in Crystal Falls. The three-day event combines championship motocross racing with a celebration of motorcycle heritage, bringing together riders and fans from throughout Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and the Midwest for one of the region's premier amateur racing weekends. The weekend begins Friday evening with the debut of the Flying Iron U.P. 2-Stroke Bike Show, which ...

Athlete of the Week

Gold Standard pitcher Olivia Shank helped her team advance to the Copper Country Women's Fastpitch softball final Wednesday by striking out eight in the victory over Superior Service in a semifinal game Monday evening at the Boneyard in Lake Linden. (Eddie O'Neill/For the Gazette)

Women’s fastpitch softball final set

LAKE LINDEN — The stage is set for the Copper Country Women's Fastpitch softball finals on Wednesday because of quarterfinal and semifinal games played on Monday. It will be Northern Wishes and Gold Standard battling it out for the Holly McCullah Memorial Trophy. SUPERIOR SERVICE 11, ...

Slowpitch champions

In Division A of the Copper Country Slowpitch Softball playoffs, Bucko’s/Labatts defeated A&S Industrial, 15-12, to capture the championship Saturday at the Gordy Schaaf Field at the Hancock Driving Park. In Division B, Hidden Pines, the regular season champion, defeated Impaled Tattoo, ...