As the L’Anse Hornets swarm over him, Forest Park’s Derek Aberly hugs the ball tightly as he crosses the goal line for a second quarter touchdown. QB Jeff Johnson celebrates.
L’ANSE—What a tough way to go!
A 32-yard touchdown pass with 41 seconds left decided an intense and exciting battle for survival in the Division 8 playoffs, as L’Anse pulled off a 34-28 win over Forest Park here Oct. 26.

Double dig! Working in the back row, Forest Park’s Lexi Gussert and LibbyShamion both lunge to keep the ball in play during the match with Bark River on Oct. 25.
CRYSTAL FALLS—The boredom and doldrums of mid season are long gone. Forest Park’s volleyball team seems to be peaking at the perfect time—as Kingsford and Bark River-Harris found out last week.
After stopping Kingsford in a five-set thriller Oct. 23, the Lady Trojans wrapped up the regular season with a 3-0 shutout of Bark River Oct. 25, completing another perfect 12-0 season in the Skyline Conference. FP takes a 27-3-3 overall mark into the post-season.

IRON RIVER—The West Iron volleyball team’s battle for consistency continued in its final regular season match here Oct. 23 as the Wykons battled Houghton.
The Gremlins swept the Wykons 3-0. In the first set, the Wykons just weren’t there mentally and got crushed 25-8.

With nothing but open field ahead of him, West Iron’s Andrew Peterson dashes away for 25-yard gain that set up the Wykons’ first touchdown against Bark River at Nelson Field Oct. 19. In back are teammates Chasz Jonet and Ron Varney (5).
IRON RIVER—As the final days of the regular season counted down, West Iron football Coach Mike Berutti held out hope the Wykons might sneak into the Division 7 playoffs with a 5-4 record—if they beat Bark River-Harris in their final game and several other games turned out right.

CRYSTAL FALLS—Forest Park will hit the road for the first game of its Division 8 playoff season this Friday. Destination: L’Anse.
The Trojans and Purple Hornets go facemask to facemask at Meadowbrook Field Oct. 26. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. Central Time.
FP finished its regular season at Dick Mettlach Field Oct. 19 by earning a 33-14 win over Lake Linden-Hubbell.