| August 4, 2009 The Bessemer Area School District and the 
      Wakefield - Marenisco School District will begin the school year with a 
      new co=op football program. The joint venture will make it possible for 
      more students to enjoy playing both Varsity and Jr. Varsity football this 
      coming season.  The Varsity team will play three home games in Bessemer and one home 
      game in Wakefield. The Jr. Varsity team will play two home games in 
      Bessemer and three home games in Wakefield.   |  | 
    
      | The varsity season will open Friday, August 
      21st in a scrimmage game against the E-TC Panthers in a match that will be 
      played in Ewen. The Jr. varsity team will open its season in Eagle River, 
      where it will play Northland Pines. The Varsity squad will close out it 
      season October 23rd against the Red Devils in Ironwood. The Jr. Varsity 
      team will finish its season a day earlier, October 22nd against Ironwood, 
      in a game to be played in Bessemer.   |  | 
    
      | Season Schedule | 
    
      | VARSITY FOOTBALL | 
    
      | DATE		DAY | OPPONENT | SITE			and			TIME | 
    
      | Aug. 21	Friday			 Aug. 28	Friday			 Sept. 4	Friday Sept. 11	Friday			 Sept. 19	Saturday		 Sept. 25	Friday			 Oct. 2		Saturday		 Oct. 9		Friday			 Oct. 16	Friday			 Oct. 23	Friday   | Scrimmage Hancock			
 Washburn			
 Baraga			
 Lake Linden  Hurley				 Ontonagon			 E-TC				 Forest Park			
 Ironwood | Ewen			9:00 
      Bessemer		6:30 Washburn, WI	7:00 Bessemer		6:30 Lake Linden		1:00 Hurley, WI		7:00 Wakefield		1:00 Bessemer		6:30 Crystal Falls		6:30 Ironwood		7:00   | 
    
      | JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL | 
    
      | DATE		DAY | OPPONENT | SITE  and			TIME | 
    
      | Aug. 27	Thursday		 Sept. 3	Thursday		 Sept. 10	Thursday		 Sept. 17	Thursday		 Sept. 24	Thursday		 Oct. 1		Thursday		 Oct. 8		Thursday		 Oct. 15	Thursday		 Oct. 22	Thursday		   | Northland Pines Ashland  Baraga			 Lake Linden  Hurley				 Ontonagon			 Phillips				 Forest Park			 Ironwood			   | Eagle River, WI	5:00 Wakefield		5:00 Baraga		5:30 Wakefield		5:00 Wakefield		5:00 Ontonagon		5:30 Phillips, WI		5:00 Bessemer		6:00 Bessemer		6:00   | 
    
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