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HOUGHTON — After spending eight seasons successfully leading the Michigan Tech Huskies women's basketball team, head coach Sam Clayton has resigned from her position to pursue a head coaching opportunity at another institution. A national search for a new women's basketball coach will begin ...

Prep Athlete of the Week

Dollar Bay-Tamarack City’s Baron Colbert was named to the All-UP First Team Friday after a season that saw the junior finish averaging 16.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.7 steals, and 1.3 assists per game. His coach, Jesse Kentala, is excited to see what Colbert will do in his final season next ...

Dollar Bay receives high honors as All-UP honors announced

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association announced their All-UP boys basketball teams Friday. The Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Blue Bolts led the way amongst Copper Country schools with Division 4 Player of the Year and Dream Team member Liam Tourtillott, ...

Huskies tennis teams drop all four matches on the road

Men’s tennis falls in final two road matches HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech Huskies men's tennis team fell 6-1 at Ferris State Friday and 7-0 at Wayne State Saturday to wrap up its road schedule. On Friday against the Bulldogs, junior Haitam Aboufirassi earned a point for the Huskies at ...

Mackey announces retirement from GCC

Gogebic Community College business instructor and men’s basketball coach, Dennis Mackey, has announced his retirement effective May 31, concluding a distinguished 38-year career in education and athletics. A Kenton, Michigan, native and Ewen-Trout Creek graduate, Mackey was a standout ...

College Athlete of the Week

Michigan Tech tennis player Haitam Aboufirassi was the only men’s player to earn a point during a tough road trip for the Huskies that resulted in losses to Ferris State, 6-1, Friday and 7-0 to Wayne State Saturday. The sophomore from Montreal, Quebec won his point at No. 5 singles, where he ...