L'Anse Sentinel

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11/06/2024

Boat capsizes off of Second Sand Beach; two bodies recovered

By John Raffel

The sad ending to a tragic event came early on Monday evening when the Michigan State Police, Marine Services Unit, announced it had located a boat which had capsized on Saturday and also located the persons involved with the accident.
The MSP said the victims were deceased and located in an area nearly 220 feet deep. The announcement said the families have been notified and no names will be released.
The Michigan State Police reported earlier on Monday that the MSP, Marine Services Unit, along with assistance from the United State Coast Guard and local sheriffs departments ‘scoured’ the area along Second Sand Beach in Lake Superior on Sunday in an attempt to locate a capsized boat and two missing individuals.
Lt. Mark Giannunzio, spokesperson for the MSP, said in a statement on Monday morning some debris had been located but the boat and missing people had not been located. He said search teams and the Marine Services unit would be back in the area on Monday to continue the search.
On Saturday, MSP confirmed that at 12:15 p.m. on June 8, troopers from the Calumet post, along with deputes from the Houghton and Baraga County sheriff’s department, were dispatched to an area off of Second Sand Beach for a capsized 21-foot boat.
Giannunzio reported on Saturday that five people were on the boat at the time it sank. A person in another boat near the area responded to the scene and was able to rescue 3 of the 5 people. The boat had not been located and two people remained missing at that time.
Giannunzio said the Coast Guard responded with a helicopter from Traverse City and a boat from Coast Guard Station Portage. A Coast Guard spokesman from the office in Sault Ste. Marie confirmed with the Sentinel its participation in the rescue and referred all comments to the state police.
Giannunzio said the Michigan State Police, Marine Services Unit, was also responding to the scene to assist.
It was believed these individuals were participating in the L’Anse Lake Trout Fishing Tournament. However it has not been officially confirmed with tournament officials.
But the Baraga County Next Gen team announced on Facebook over the weekend it would be donating all money raised at the tournament to help the families affected. The posting also stated:
“As most of you know, there was a horrible tragedy in our community, and at this time, there are no further details. Team ‘Give Heaven Some Fish’ has been profoundly affected by this incident, and we are starting a GoFundMe to help the families through this tragedy.
“The Baraga County Next Gen Team would like to start a GoFundMe for the two families affected by the boating accident that occurred during our fishing tournament on Saturday, June 8. We offer our deepest condolences to the friends and families of the two missing fishermen and will be donating all the profits made during the fishing tournament.
“Please keep all those affected in your thoughts and prayers, and all who are searching.”
Boat capsizes off of Second Sand Beach; two bodies recovered

By John Raffel

The sad ending to a tragic event came early on Monday evening when the Michigan State Police, Marine Services Unit, announced it had located a boat which had capsized on Saturday and also located the persons involved with the accident.
The MSP said the victims were deceased and located in an area nearly 220 feet deep. The announcement said the families have been notified and no names will be released.
The Michigan State Police reported earlier on Monday that the MSP, Marine Services Unit, along with assistance from the United State Coast Guard and local sheriffs departments ‘scoured’ the area along Second Sand Beach in Lake Superior on Sunday in an attempt to locate a capsized boat and two missing individuals.
Lt. Mark Giannunzio, spokesperson for the MSP, said in a statement on Monday morning some debris had been located but the boat and missing people had not been located. He said search teams and the Marine Services unit would be back in the area on Monday to continue the search.
On Saturday, MSP confirmed that at 12:15 p.m. on June 8, troopers from the Calumet post, along with deputes from the Houghton and Baraga County sheriff’s department, were dispatched to an area off of Second Sand Beach for a capsized 21-foot boat.
Giannunzio reported on Saturday that five people were on the boat at the time it sank. A person in another boat near the area responded to the scene and was able to rescue 3 of the 5 people. The boat had not been located and two people remained missing at that time.
Giannunzio said the Coast Guard responded with a helicopter from Traverse City and a boat from Coast Guard Station Portage. A Coast Guard spokesman from the office in Sault Ste. Marie confirmed with the Sentinel its participation in the rescue and referred all comments to the state police.
Giannunzio said the Michigan State Police, Marine Services Unit, was also responding to the scene to assist.
It was believed these individuals were participating in the L’Anse Lake Trout Fishing Tournament. However it has not been officially confirmed with tournament officials.
But the Baraga County Next Gen team announced on Facebook over the weekend it would be donating all money raised at the tournament to help the families affected. The posting also stated:
“As most of you know, there was a horrible tragedy in our community, and at this time, there are no further details. Team ‘Give Heaven Some Fish’ has been profoundly affected by this incident, and we are starting a GoFundMe to help the families through this tragedy.
“The Baraga County Next Gen Team would like to start a GoFundMe for the two families affected by the boating accident that occurred during our fishing tournament on Saturday, June 8. We offer our deepest condolences to the friends and families of the two missing fishermen and will be donating all the profits made during the fishing tournament.
“Please keep all those affected in your thoughts and prayers, and all who are searching.”

09/06/2024

Boat capsizes off of Second Sand Beach; two are missing

By John Raffel

The Michigan State Police has confirmed that at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday June 8, troopers from the Calumet post, along with deputes from the Houghton and Baraga County sheriff’s department were dispatched to an area off of Second Sand Beach for a capsized 21-foot boat.
Lt. Mark Giannunzio, spokesperson for the MSP, reported that five people were on the boat at the time is sank. A person in another boat near the area responded to the scene and was able to rescue 3 of the 5 people. As of 8:30 p.m. Saturday, the boat had not been located and two people remain missing.
Giannunzio said the Coast Guard responded with a helicopter from Traverse City and a boat from Coast Guard Station Portage. A Coast Guard spokesman from the office in Sault Ste. Marie confirmed with the Sentinel its participation in the rescue and referred all comments to the state police.
Giannunzio said the Michigan State Police, Marine Services Unit, is also responding to the scene to assist.
He said no names will be released at this time and this remains an active scene.
It was believed these individuals were participating in the L’Anse Lake Trout Fishing Tournament. However the Sentinel has not yet been able to confirm this with tournament officials.

15/12/2023

At Superior Lanes in Marquette this past weekend the L'Anse girls team won their second meet of the year.
The girls, goys, and X Team all bowled against teams from Marquette on the second shift of the day. The L'Anse girls team consisted of Keyshia Supanich, Laci Numinen, Nataliegh Aleo, Natalie Laramore, and Willow Rexford this week.
“They won their meet 29 points to Marquette's 11 points,” coach Paul Moore said. “They bowled extremely close all day with many close Baker and Individual games. L'Anse won six points by winning three of the six baker matches. Five individual points wins came with each lady winning one of their individual games of the two bowled. The team won the 10 points for game totals with matches of 518-478 and 497-475. They also won the 8 points for total pins for the day (baker plus the two game match totals).
“All of the girls performed well, with Nataleigh Aleo having the high girls game of 144. She also bowled a 131. Willow and Natalie Laramore struggled a bit for this meet being the first meet away from home. Willow bowled a 116 and Keyshia a 112 for other notable scores. Laci bowled a 105 game, which shows continued improvements as well with many single pin leaves. They bowled extremely well as a team and supported each other throughout the day. A few other games to note was, even with a league determined oil pattern, the bowlers found them to be a little oilier than expected, but they made adjustments throughout the day.”
L’Anse lost to Marquette 39-1 for meet points.
“Both teams bowled with many first-year bowlers,” Moore said, “and even though it was a one sided points win, there were very close matches and baker games as well. The boys team consisted of Sam Hiltunen, Courtney Deschaine, Jerry Fish, Aiden Rexford and Kydan Dean. Sam Hiltunen captured the boys point with an individual game win and bowling the boys team's highest game of 145. Aiden Rexford had the next highest game bowling a 116 and Kydan Dean a 102.
“Jerry recently joined the team and bowled with only two practice sessions under his belt. The team struggled to find the strike pocket and converting spares. They enjoyed the outing and learned things throughout the day and things we need to work on at practice still.”
The L'Anse X team consisted of Karistina Magnant, Izabella Grafton, and Autumn Durant.
“With some students working and some with prior commitments we had to bowl two members short for this meet,” Moore said. “The Marquette X team bowled with four bowlers, so they were short one player as well. The L'Anse team scored no meet points for the outing, but had a great day of bowling and improved on their games. Bowling two short is a tall order to deal with, but they each encouraged each other throughout the day and also cheered on their opponents as well showing great sportsmanship.
“Autumn bowled the high game of 79 for the day and Karistina followed with a 65. Improvements and tweaks to skills were noted. The coaches anticipate having all the teams fully staffed for the next meet. We also took some notes on things to work on this week at practice and again working on getting the bowlers to take more time on the approaches and focusing before they start their throws. Being the first meet away from our practice lanes, overall things went well. The bowlers will get more and more use to adjusting for conditions at each bowling center we attend.”
The next meet is Dec. 16 will be at Recreation Lanes in Iron Mountain.
L’Anse bowls the early shift starting at 11 a.m. with the boys and girls bowling for match scores and the X Team against Westwood's X Team.

06/12/2023

Baraga County sheriff Joseph Brogan issued this comment to the L’Anse Sentinel on Tuesday: “I am still waiting for an autopsy report on the in-custody death.”
The death of a person lodged in the jail has been under investigation since it occurred many weeks ago. There is not expected to be anymore details forth coming until after the autopsy report is released.

06/12/2023

Arson has been ruled as the cause behind the fire a few months ago which destroyed the Covington gas station off the highway in Baraga County. This follows an extensive investigation by the Michigan State police. The Sheriff's Office will continue to investigate the matter and the focus will be to develop a suspect, sheriff Joseph Brogan said.

06/12/2023

The defending state Division 4 runnersup girls basketball team, the Baraga Vikings, won 44-21 over Jeffers on Tuesday to open the regular season. "It was a nice start to the season. We’re happy to get that first one," coach Tyler Larson said.

Kara Roberts led with 19 points.

01/11/2023

L’Anse had a 3-0 sweep over Ontonagon on Monday in a first-round Division 4 district volleyball game at home.
The scores were 25-17, 25-22, 25-22
“The girls truly played amazing tonight,” L’Anse coach Brooklyn Fish said. “They were on top of their game. I’m just so proud.”
Mylee Londo led L’Anse with 10 kills and five aces.
L’Anse plays at Lake Linden-Hubbell Wednesday in a district semifinal game.

28/10/2023

Mia Coronado, of Baraga, has been named to the Copper Mountain Conference volleyball Elite Team
She was one of six players selected.
Players are from both the Copper Country and Porcupine Mountain divisions.
Coronado was also named to the Copper Country Division first team along with teammate Makenna Hendrickson.
The Copper Country Division second team includes Jaycee Larson of Baraga.
Kinsei Jahfetson of Baraga is on the honorable mention list.

28/10/2023

The Copper Mountain Conference volleyball 2023 all-conference team has been anounced and it includes a L’Anse player.
Mylee Londo, of L’Anse, was named to the Copper Country Division second team.
She and her L’Anse Hornet teammates will enter district tournament action on Monday, Oct 30.

27/10/2023

L’Anse volleyball coach Brooklyn Fish called it her team’s best game of the season with a 3-2 win over Ontonagon on Thursday to end the regular season
It was 24-26, 25-16, 25–22, 22-25, 15-11.
Mylee Londo had 16 kills, Brooklyn Dompier 10 kills, Emmy Mensch four and Madi Peterson 34 assists.
L’Anse is home with Ontonagon on Monday in district play.

25/10/2023

Baraga cross country runner Sophie DesRocher finished sixth in the Upper Peninsula at the UP finals last weekend at Gladstone.
DesRochers ran a 22:06, which is also a personal record for her. Stats: 6:46 1st mile, 14:12 2nd mile and 21:31 3rd mile for a 7:07 pace.
“When Sophie first started the season, she told me she just wanted to practice with the team, but not compete in the meets,” coach Rachel Clisch said. “I let her think that, but I knew she'd change her mind.”

25/10/2023

Baraga traveled to L’Anse for volleyball action to take on the Purple Hornets Monday night and came out on top with the scores of 25-15, 25-18, and 25-19.
“The rivalry games are always a battle and always fun,” Baraga coach Corey Pietila said. “Makenna Hendrickson had a great game: five serve attempts, 15 kills, 14 hit attempts, and three hitting errors. Additionally, she scooped up eight digs in the back row."

20/10/2023

The L'Anse 8th Grade Girls' Basketball team wrapped up their season with a 12-0 record, earning the title of regular season champions for the second year in a row. They also clinched their second consecutive Division 1 Championship, edging out Hancock with a final score of 47-27. Leading the way was Breyelle Bowers, who contributed 19 points, with Kwynn Voskuhl following closely with 8 points. Princess Pierre added 6 points to the scoreboard, while Dalanna Connor chipped in with 5 points. Alice Curtis registered 4 points, Adalynn Dantes tallied 3 points, and Alayna Kinnunen rounded out the scoring with 2 points.

18/10/2023

L’Anse’s volleyball team is at the top of its game right now.
The Hornets won at Bessemer on Tuesday 3-1.
Mylee Londo led L’Anse with 11 kills and five aces while Keira Dakota had nine kills and Elle Kromer had six aces.
L’Anse plays Thursday at West Iron County.

18/10/2023

It was an exciting night for coach Corey Pietila and the Baraga varsity volleyball team.
The Vikings were home to play Ironwood, ranked No 4 in Divison 4 in the UP.
Baraga lost a dynamic battle 21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-27, 11-15.
“This was by Baraga’s best game of the season,” Pietila said. “As seen by the scores, all five sets were well fought battles on both sides of the net with plenty of ties and small lead changes through every set of the match.”
Ironwood coach had nothing but kudos to give our team and I cannot be more proud. My adrenaline is still sky high and I do not know that my voice will ever return or recover. Go Purple!”

18/10/2023

On Thursday (Oct. 12), L'Anse’s junior varsity volleyball team rallied on “in remembrance of Al Dantes,” coach McKenna Monticello said.
“We had an incredible fan section decked out in TCRT apparel, the girls wore red ribbons in their hair and going in to the night it felt different, " Monticello said. "This game felt really big for us, maybe meant just a little bit more. L’Anse JV defeated Dollar Bay in three sets.”
The scores were 25-17, 22-25, and 15-12.
“The Dantes sisters thrived all night long side by side. Together they recorded 25 service points, four kills and seven assists. The team has been putting in a lot of work when it comes to serve and serve receive. We are starting to see how much value that part of the game has."
Brooklyn Summers had two kills, Lola Cichosz one and Lindsay Biekkola two kills and four aces.

17/10/2023

Baraga County Sheriff Joseph Brogan confirmed late Monday morning there was an in custody death at the jail recently.
He said he would not comment further until the department’s investigation into the matter was completed.
No further details are available.

15/10/2023

Baraga’s Sophie DesRochers was fourth 22:13.8 in the cross country Copper Mountain Conference race at Gogebic Country Club on Thursday.
Ellie Delene was 18th in 2544.4
Chassell took first place as a team.
Natalie Brogan was second in the JV race in 25:40.6.
The varsity race is 3.1 miles while the middle school is 1.75 miles. For Baraga Madison Chaudier was eighth (15:25.4) and Kiara Loonsfoot was 16th (17:57.9).
The UP finals are Saturday.

13/10/2023

It was a tough night for coach Corey Pietila and the Baraga Vikings volleyball team on Thursday as the four-match winning streak came to an end in a loss to Lake Linden Hubbell 3-0. Scores were 24-26, 21-25, 16-25.
Leaders for Baraga included Shayla Elmblad, Kinsei Jahfetson, Makenna Hendrickson, Jaycee Larson, and Mia Coronado.
Baraga is home on Tuesday against Ironwood. Baraga has a 8-3 record.

13/10/2023

L’Anse’s varsity volleyball enjoyed a hard fought victory on Tuesday over Dollar Bay 25-15, 25-20, 11-25, 25-22.
“I was extremely proud of my girls tonight,” L’Anse coach Brooklyn Fish said. “Our serving was strong tonight along with our hits.”
Brooklyn Dompier had 20 kills and three aces. Mylee Londo 25 kills, six aces.