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Kassin’s big second half powers IM over Ishpeming

ISHPEMING – Brayden Kassin scored 23 of his 33 points in the second half to lead Iron Mountain to a 71-59 victory over host Ishpeming in a nonconference clash Friday. The Mountaineers (8-7) held a 23-22 lead at halftime but sped past the Hematites in the third quarter with a 21-9 run ...

Basanese, Nora named CSC Academic All-Americans

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech Huskies defensive back Dante Basanese of Iron Mountain and wide receiver Nic Nora of Kingsford have been selected by the College Sports Communicators to the 2025 Academic All-America first team. The Husky Academic All-American duo is the first since 2016. Basanese ...

NFL to play a 2026 game in Paris

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The NFL will play its first regular-season game ever in France next season with the New Orleans Saints set to travel to Paris later this year. The league on Monday announced the plans to play a game at the Stade de France next season in addition to a multiyear deal ...

IM girls team ranks second in UP bowling

High school bowling action continues as Iron Mountain will host the boys singles event on Saturday at Recreation Lanes. Girls singles took place Saturday in Menominee and the team event will be in Ishpeming on Feb. 14. The following weekend, all the Upper Peninsula teams will travel ...

Flivvers gear up for UP swim finals

HOUGHTON – Swimming in their third meet in six days, the Kingsford Flivvers added more qualifiers for the U.P. Finals and continued to set personal bests competing at Houghton. The girls claimed a 95-85 win, while the boys fell 91-80. “With as many meets as we’ve had, the team has ...

Flivvers fall short in OT against Eagles

IRON MOUNTAIN – Kingsford’s bid for a second major upset of the season came up just short Friday evening, as Northland Pines – ranked No. 2 in Wisconsin Division 2 – found the back of the net with less than a minute to play in overtime to escape at Mountain View Ice Arena with a 3-2 ...