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College-bound Mountaineers

From left, in front are Alex’s grandmother Rose Jayne, Alex Jayne, Jill Esterly-Jayne and Tom Jayne; in back are IMHS Athletic Director Brad Perry and coaches Harvey “Bucky” Johnson, Robin Marttila and Kyle Johnson.
Iron Mountain senior Oskar Kangas, son of Jodi and Jason Kangas, has committed to play basketball at Division III University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He plans to study information systems. Kangas served as captain of the IMHS varsity team all four years of high school. He was a three-time Player of the Year in the West-PAC and Mid-Peninsula conferences, a two-time U.P. Player of the Year in Division 1-3, and a three-time All-State first team selection. He was also named first team all-state by the Detroit Free Press. During his high school career he had a total of 1,974 points. From left, in front are uncle Darren Groleau, Jason Kangas, Oskar Kangas, Jodi Kangas, grandmother Dianne Kangas and aunt Diane Bellmore; in back are IMHS Athletic Director Brad Perry and coaches Harvey “Bucky” Johnson, Robin Marttila and Kyle Johnson.

Iron Mountain senior Alex Jayne, son of Jill Esterly-Jayne and Tom Jayne, has committed to play football at Division II Northern Michigan University in Marquette. Jayne plans to study sports management and education. He was named an all-conference linebacker his junior and senior years, as well as being named Mr. U.P. Football. He has been named to the U.P. Dream Team as a running back and is a three-time all-state running back. Jayne said he “would just like to thank all — my brother, Max, my coaches throughout my high school career and teammates — for helping me become the player I am now today and also the young man and person I have become as well. I wouldn’t be here without them today.”

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