Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Behind a big first half, the Gogebic Community College Lady Samsons picked up their first win of the season, defeating Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College 73-57 on Tuesday night. "It's real exciting coming after the tournament this weekend," Lady Samson Brittni Kisul said. "It's nice to win and you have to start somewhere, so why not have it be your first home game?" Gogebic coach Mark Movrich said it "definitely" felt good to get that first win, but he and the team are still...
IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Community College Lady Samson volleyball team continued to improve and rolled over Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College 25-16, 25-9 and 25-14 at the Lindquist Center on Breast Cancer Awareness Night. “I thought we played very well,” GCC coach Aaron Bender said. “Anytime you get a win is big. We’re getting better — absolutely. We served well and had 18 total aces. We’ve played poorly at some spots in the season, but the last five games our passing has been much bet...
IRONWOOD — Northland International University swept the Lindquist Center clean on Tuesday night by defeating Gogebic Community College’s Lady Samson volleyball team 25-13, 25-13, 26-24. The Lady Pioneers played efficiently and NIU coach David Herron said it was because his team had played more matches than GCC. “We’ve had five matches, so we’re used to the competition,” Heron said. “Aaron’s (Bender) a good coach and he’ll get them going. We served well, attacked the ball and converted well. We h...
HARRIS — One day last summer, Deke Routheaux of Ironwood made the short trip to the Gogebic Country Club to enjoy a round ofgolf. Little did he know it would turn out to be much more than that. That was the day the retired Gogebic Community College basketball coach learned he was being inducted into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame. “We were out on the course when (U.P. Sports Hall of Fame council member) Nancy Osier nonchalantly mentioned that I was being inducted,” said Routh...
IRONWOOD — No matter how good the season, the ending still stings. The Gogebic Community College Samsons came up six points short of the national tournament, losing 81-75 to Central Community College of Columbus, Neb., on Sunday. The Samsons completed a special season at 23-5, winning two thrilling Region 13 games in front of huge crowds in Ironwood while capturing its first Region title since 2011. The biggest crowd of all arrived Sunday to see a back-and-forth nailbiting NJCAA Division II District 7 championship game won by Central (...
