KINGSFORD - The Great Eight Winter Games will be held in the local area on Saturday with opening ceremonies starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Kingsford Middle School Gym.
The games are being coordinated by the school districts of Florence, Forest Park, Iron Mountain, Kingsford, Niagara, North Dickinson, Norway-Vulcan and West Iron County.
Competition during the games includes events for grades 4-8 in archery, bowling, chess and table tennis. Basketball will be open to fourth and fifth grade boys and girls and students in grades 6-8 can participate in girls volleyball or boys dodgeball.
The schedule for the day will include:
BASKETBALL
4th Grade Elementary Boys
North Elementary School
A) 10:30 a.m., Kingsford
vs Forest Park
B) 11:20 a.m., Florence
vs Norway-Vulcan
C) 12:10 p.m., Iron Mountain
vs Winner A
D) 1 p.m., West Iron Co.
vs Winner B
E) 2 p.m., Winner C
vs Winner D
4th Grade Elementary Girls
East Elementary School
A) 10:30 a.m., Florence
vs West Iron Co.
B) 11:20 a.m., Kingsford 2
vs Norway-Vulcan
C) 12:10 p.m.,Iron Mountain
vs Winner A
D) 1 p.m.. Kingsford 1
vs Winner B
E) 2 p.m., Winner C
vs Winner D
5th Grade Elementary Boys
Norway High School
A) 10:30 a.m., North
Dickinson vs Kingsford
B) 11:20 a.m., Norway-
Vulcan vs West Iron Co.
C) 12:10 p.m., Forest Park
vs Florence
D) 1 p.m., ron Mountain
vs Winner A
E) 1:50 p.m., Winner B
vs Winner C
F) 2:40 p.m., Winner D
vs Winner E
5th Grade Elementary Girls
Norway Middle School
A) 10:30 a.m., Forest Park
vs North Dickinson
B) 11:20 a.m., Niagara
vs West Iron Co.
C) 12:10 p.m.,Iron Mountain
vs Norway-Vulcan
D) 1 p.m., Florence
vs Kingsford
E) 1:50 p.m., Winner A
vs Winner B
F) 2:40 p.m., Winner C
vs Winner D
G) 3:45 p.m., Winner E
vs Winner F
BOWLING
Iron Mountain
Recreation Lanes
Boys & Girls, Grades 4-8
10:30 a.m.
CHESS
Kingsford Middle
School Library
Boys & Girls, Grades 4-8
10:15 a.m.
ARCHERY
Kingsford High
School Wrestling Room
Girls, Grades 4-8
10:15 a.m.
Boys, Grades 4-8
11:15 a.m.
TABLE TENNIS
Kingsford Middle School
Cafeteria
Boys & Girls, Grades 4-8
10:15 a.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Iron Mountain High School
6th Grade Girls
10:30 a.m.
Niagara High School
7th Grade Girls
11 a.m.
Kingsford Middle School/
High School
8th Grade Girls
11 a.m.
DODGEBALL
Iron Mountain Central
Middle School
6th Grade Boys
10:30 a.m.
Florence High School
7th Grade Boys
11 a.m.
8th Grade Boys
1 p.m.