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Jets grounded by Hematites

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ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming Hematites unleashed a potent ground attack while handing Powers North Central a 50-22 eight-player football loss here Friday night. Ishpeming, traditionally a run-oriented team, rushed for 284 yards. The Hematites were led by junior running back Derek Meyer, who gained 230 on 26 carries. “That comes from the Jeff Olson era,” Ishpeming coach Mike Lyman said. “I played for him 20 years ago. We can enjoy this for now, then we have to come back to work on Monday.” The Jets, who were trailing 16-0, chopped their deficit in half on a 10-yard pass from ...

Nuts and Honey

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Michigan forests feature a host of nut trees. Basswood, not a nut tree, has other favored features. Walnuts and butternuts produce sweet fruits. Basswood sports semi-showy flowers favored by bees in season. Basswood honey is a specialty product that carries a healthy price tag. Non-timber forest products consist of most anything from trees and forests that are not wood or derived from wood. Think mushrooms, birch bark, and maple syrup, for examples. Marla Emery wrote a PhD dissertation in the late 1990s examining the movement of these products across the Upper Peninsula. ...

Local Golf Scores

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Terrace Bluff Men's scores under 40 Alex Sullivan 33 Nick Aird 33 Jake Sinclair 35 Stephen Nolde 35 Steve Douglas 36 Tom Gereau 37 Les Wilson 37 Kevin Vogel 37 Mike Koster 37 Daryl McKnight 38 Jason Micheau 38 Jason Anderson 38 John Nevala 39 Andy Hess 39 Jason Cummings 39 Dan DeRouin 39

It’s a gold rush for fish!

Outdoors

Many folks in Michigan remember the dreadful day of May 19, 2020. Severe weather pushed the Edenville and Sanford dams in Midland and Gladwin counties past their limits, resulting in catastrophic flooding in the area. These dams, along with Secord and Smallwood dams, on the Tittabawassee and Tobacco rivers create the Tittabawassee River Impoundments, also known as the Four Lakes: Secord, Smallwood, Sanford and Wixom. The flooding likely displaced many fish downstream into the Saginaw River and Saginaw Bay while also limiting access for anglers throughout the Four Lakes system — an ...

Mid Peninsula sophomore Ashdeyn Gerow and Superior Central freshmen Edye Burdette each win at Forest Park Trojan Invitational

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CRYSTAL FALLS — A pair of area cross country runners experience the thrill of victory here Wednesday by winning their respective races in the Forest Park Trojan Invitational. Rock Mid Peninsula sophomore Ashdeyn Gerow captured the boys’ title by covering the hilly 3.1-mile course in 19 minutes, 50 seconds at the Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp on the sunny and hot afternoon. Superior Central freshman Edye Burdett was crowned champion for the first time in her varsity career at 21:37.5. The Forest Park boys retained their title with nine points, followed by Mid Pen 20 and Stephenson ...

Broncos stampede over Modeltowners

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HARRIS — It had the feel of a summer night in Harris here Friday as the Bark River-Harris Broncos took on the Gwinn Modeltowners. The Modeltowers struck early as junior Peyton Bell connected with Gage Jones on a 65-yard touchdown pass with 10:57 to go in the first quarter to put Gwinn up ...