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Gremlins baseball sweeps Bulldogs as offense shines

HANCOCK — The Hancock Bulldogs baseball team came into Tuesday’s doubleheader with the Houghton Gremlins looking to build on a 4-0 start to the season. However, the Gremlins had other ideas, as their offense made life miserable for the Bulldogs from the beginning of both games. Houghton ...

Martín Pérez throws 5 scoreless innings as Braves beat Tigers 5-2

ATLANTA — Martín Pérez threw five scoreless innings and the Atlanta Braves beat Detroit 5-2 on Tuesday night for their 11th win in their last 13 games as the Tigers lost starter Casey Mize to an injury in the third inning. Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer and Ronald Acuña Jr. was 2 for 3 ...

Prep Athlete of the Week

Hancock pitcher Lucy Biekkola had a strong week last week. She opened with a 12-2 win over L’Anse where she went 5 2/3 innings, striking out eight, walking one, and giving up five hits Tuesday. She also went 3-for-3 at the plate with an RBI and two runs scored. In the nightcap, she pitched ...

Calumet softball scores 8 in the sixth to roll to win over Houghton

HOUGHTON — The Calumet Copper Kings softball team held an 11-2 lead heading into the sixth inning before racking up eight runs to put the game out reach against the Houghton Gremlins, who were trying to build off earning their first win of the season Saturday in Hancock. The Copper Kings did ...

Bulldogs baseball sweeps Jets to continue unbeaten start

HANCOCK — With smart pitching, and timely hitting, the Hancock Bulldogs baseball team continued their unbeaten start to the season Saturday with a sweep of the Jeffers Jets at the Hancock Driving Park. They defeated the Jets 10-7 in the opener and followed that up with a 3-0 win to improve to ...