Tough schedule continues for Gogebic

BESSEMER — The shorthanded Gogebic Miners continued through their gauntlet to start the season with a trip to Norway Thursday night.

The Knights won 50-0. Norway lost some key players to graduation, including the U.P.’s Mr. Football, quarterback Owen Baij. But they welcomed 40 players to practice and are rolling once again after making the state semifinal last season.

“They got such a good program with keeping numbers and keeping kids,” Gogebic coach Nick Heikkila said. “They’re a very, very fast team and they’re well disciplined. The thing is they have a good coaching staff over there and the...