CRYSTAL FALLS—Missing for way too long, the legendary football rivalry between Forest Park and Norway is going to be just fine to judge by their game at Ronberg Field in Norway Aug. 30.
 The Trojans (now 2-0, 0-0) scored the first 19 points of the game but saw their fat lead shrink to five points—twice—before winning 35-22.
 Moment of truth: Down 27-22 midway through the fourth quarter, Norway drove to the Forest Park 30, where they faced 4th and 12. Knights QB Isaac Bray fired a pass up the middle, but Derek Aberly broke its up at the 10 yard line.

IRON RIVER—West Iron County’s girls tennis team played five matches in three days last week, finishing with a 3-1-1 record.
 At Ironwood: The Wykons earned 8-0 wins over both Ironwood and Hurley. Against the Red Devils, 4S Tori Harris-Hoogenboom didn’t lose a game (6-0, 6-0), and 1S Kylee Erickson and 2S Maddie Waara also had easy wins.

CRYSTAL FALLS—Forest Park’s volleyball team had it all its own way here Aug. 30 in a 3-0 sweep over Bark River-Harris in a Skyline Conference match.
 The scores tell the story: 25-12, 25-12, 25-11. The Lady Trojans are now 9-3-2 overall, 2-0 in the Skyline.
 “Strong, consistent performance,” reported Coach Kim Bjork. “All the girls played well.

Here he comes again! Austin Snell breaks into the clear for an 11-yard touchdown in the first quarter, one of four TDs he scored to lead the Trojans past Bark River-Harris 46-6.
CRYSTAL FALLS—To those Forest Park fans who were worried about their football team this season, the Trojans made a statement in their season opener Aug. 24.
 First play of the year: Austin Snell took a pitch from QB Jeff Johnson around the right side and dashed down the sideline for a 58-yard TD.

IRON RIVER—West Iron left far too many points on the field in the first half at St. Ignace Aug. 25, and that almost bit them in the end.
 But despite a getting broiled by temperatures in the 90s, WIC’s defense reached deep inside to turn back Pittsford in the final minutes and preserve a 19-16 win in the season opener.
 How hot? “The word from the St. Ignace guys, it was about 95 degrees,” Coach Mike Berutti said. WIC had only practiced as warm as the low 80s, when Pittsford, near the Ohio state line, was in the 90s. “But they were gassed, too.