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Miners persevere for opening win

By JASON JUNO

sports@yourdailyglobe.com

IRONWOOD - The wheels weren't off yet. But they sure were wobbling.

The Gogebic Miners' two-touchdown lead totally evaporated in the last 21 seconds of the first half. They went from dominating their season opener with North Dickinson to a tie game at halftime where the Nordics had all the momentum.

As luck would have it, North Dickinson got the ball first in the second half and they drove all the way inside the Gogebic 10.

The Miners came up with a big stop, and despite the lousy field position to start - at their own 5 - they scored a touchdown on the...