Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Betlewski racks up karate tournament trophies
Rukus Betlewski of Ironwood has won grand champion trophies throughout his young career taking part in tournaments regionally.
By JASON JUNO
IRONWOOD --- Rukus Betlewski has been involved in a lot of sports.
This year, he coached middle school baseball and then took to the diamond himself for the Ironwood Athletics, a summer American Legion team.
His sharpshooting ability from 3 helped the Ironwood basketball team to a district title in 2023.
But neither of those are his favorite, nor are they his most accomplished.
"I love being here," he said recently at the Karate Institute in Ironwood. "It's my favorite sport out of any sport I've ever played. It means a lot. Karate's a way of life. Baske...
