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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 ...

Young core helps lift Pioneers to fourth straight Gibson Cup

CALUMET — Winning the Great Lakes Hockey League regular season title, the Kohlman Cup as the playoff champion, and the Gibson Cup in the same year is extremely difficult. Yet, with a 7-2 win Friday over the Calumet Wolverines at the Calumet Colosseum, the Portage Lake Pioneers have done just ...

Pioneers hold off surging Wolverines to take lead in Gibson Cup series

HOUGHTON — For about 26 minutes Thursday night at Dee Stadium, things went about as expected for both the Portage Lake Pioneers and the Calumet Wolverines in the opening game of the Gibson Cup series. The Pioneers led 5-2 and appeared to settle into a groove. Then Calumet scored three in a ...