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Digging their success
The Mellen Granite Diggers golf team opened its season with a non-conference meet hosted by Flambeau High School on April 22. Fellow Northern Lights Conference teams Hurley and Washburn were also scheduled to play with no results available. Low scores over 18 holes for the ‘Diggers were: Marcus Hultman 90 Tommy Kruzan 90 Bodi Neumann 130 Ben Hultman 113 Ali Jusula 118 Meanwhile, another Granite Digger will be shining brightly at Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, Mich., this fall. Senior Dawn Porter, a multi-sport standout for Mellen, has committed to play volleyball for the Samsons
All about that bling
The Ashland Fieldhouse recently showcased a youth tournament where hundreds of athletes balled and two times more were there to cheer them on. Some teams had sponsors. All were subsidized in some way, of course, to make the trek from as far away as Thunder Bay. Which brings me to high school sports, real money being moved around, and players who have yet to don their caps and gowns from, say, Ashland or Drummond High Schools, profiting from their name, image, and likeness (NIL) while competing at the high school level. ...
Northland College Notes
The Northland College LumberJacks baseball team fell at home in a non conference doubleheader 12-4 and 8-6 to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds on April 24. Despite the losses, the ‘Jacks offense once again produced hits and runs in both games led by multiple hit efforts from Bryce Smith, Vinny Troccoli, Tyler Murphy, Dezmon LeTexier, and Andy Linder. The team wraps up its season on May 3-4 with a three game home series against UMAC foe Martin Luther. Look for the ‘Jacks sporadic pitching to even out against the last place Knights, while Northland’s consistently potent offense presents problems...
Maintaining a gold standard - A Q&A with Ashland Oredockers girls soccer Head Coach Jonny BeBeau
Fresh off a 2-0 Heart ‘O North Conference win against a strong and emerging Washburn Castle Guards girls soccer team, the still undefeated WIAA D3 eighth ranked Ashland Oredockers appear to be picking up where they left off last spring when the team made it to state for its third time in four seasons. That wildly talented team largely returns with a bevy of seniors who are accustomed to playing in and winning big games, but who also have yet to gain a berth in a state championship game. This season’s ‘Dockers are eager to nudge the needle one more...
Spooner girls top Ashland
SPOONER — On Tuesday, April 16, the Spooner Rails softball team hosted the Ashland Oredockers. Spooner topped the Oredockers 10-0, winning in five innings. The winning pitcher in the contest was Annalie Lindgren, throwing all five innings, striking out 9, giving up 1 hit and walking 1 batter. At the plate, the Rails were led by Layla Thompson, going 4/4 and 1 RBI, and Chloe Swonger, 3/3 and 2 RBIs....
Out of the blocks
The high school outdoor track season began on April 18 for select Northern Lights Conference teams, with some familiar names from Washburn and Drummond topping events at the Colfax Invitational track meet. Results were mixed overall as rosters for the two NLC teams are minimal when compared with most other schools competing. Leading the way with strong finishes were: Drummond Nora Skoraczewski: ...
Castle Guards holding ground
Bay Area baseball fans are taking note of a mounting force on the north side of the Chequamegon Bay. Donning red and black uniforms; swinging and throwing to topple home and away adversaries for three consecutive years. Protecting the diamond which resides within the Washburn Athletic Field Complex. The Washburn Castle Guards baseball team, returning from a 2023 Northern Lights Conference championship and a WIAA D4 sectional final appearance, are at it again. Undefeated and sitting atop the NLC at 3-0, with a convincing home win over its stiffest foe the Hurley Northstars already secured, the 2024 version of the...
Baseball: Rice Lake cruises past Superior, is walked off by Ashland
The Rice Lake baseball team split its two contests at Superior last week, routing Superior on Friday and falling in walk-off fashion to Ashland on Saturday. Ashland 8, Rice Lake 7 The Warriors erased a five-run deficit in their final at-bats but the Oredockers got the walk-off win in the bottom of the seventh. Rice...
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