HOUGHTON — It wasn’t the cleanest win the Jeffers Jets hockey has had all season, but their 14th might be their most memorable for several reasons as the Jets topped the Marquette Sentinels, 3-2, in a game Tuesday at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena. Jets coach Aaron Helminen called the ...
DOLLAR BAY — The Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Blue Bolts boys basketball team wasted no time in sticking to their New Year's resolution of scoring early and often. Tuesday, they opened 2026 with a 61-point victory, 84-23, over the visiting Watersmeet Nimrods. The Blue Bolts opened the first ...
HOUGHTON — The Houghton Gremlins boys basketball team started the new year off right with a 68-26 thrashing of the Gwinn Modeltowners Monday at home. The Gremlins posted an 11-0 shutout to open the first quarter and never looked back. A 24-6 lead after eight minutes morphed into a 42-13 ...
HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech Huskies volleyball coach Cindy Pindral announced six incoming freshmen to the team for the 2026 season. They are outside hitter Reagan Lesley, middle blocker Laney Knaack, setter Ella Maxwell, outside hitter Kayla Heinonen, defensive specialist Natalie Leach, and ...
Jeffers goaltender Kasen Helminen made 29 saves in a 3-2 win over Marquette Tuesday, which followed an 18-save performance in an 8-4 win over Sault Ste. Marie Friday. Helminen is now 13-3-1 overall this season with a 2.73 goals against average and a .889 save percentage in 17 starts. (Daver ...
The origins of snowboarding go back to Christmas Day 1965 when an engineer named Sherman Poppen strapped two skis together to give his daughters something to do. He called it a "snurfer" and started selling them the next year. Jake Burton came along, refined the toy and helped turn ...