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Michigan Tech soccer tabbed fifth in GLIAC Preseason Poll

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech soccer program has been tabbed to finish fifth in the GLIAC Preseason coaches’ poll, the league office announced Tuesday (Aug. 23). Grand Valley collected six first place votes to rank tops in the coaches’ poll with 48 points. Ferris State (42 points) and ...

Tech Volleyball picked fourth in GLIAC Preseason Poll

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech volleyball team is the fourth pick in the GLIAC Volleyball Preseason Poll the conference announced Tuesday (Aug. 22). The Huskies are behind Ferris State, Grand Valley State, and Northern Michigan. The season gets underway on Thursday, Aug. (6 p.m.) when the ...

CCRC Trail Series kicks off Saturday

HOUGHTON — With a four-mile race on the Tech Trails Saturday, the Copper Country Running Company is kicking off a series of races on local trail systems for runners who enjoy the challenge of trail running. The first race, dubbed “MTU Madness” will be a trek through the Tech Trails ...

Softball playoffs roll on: South Range eliminated in Over 50 action

TAPIOLA — The Over 50 men’s softball postseason continued Monday in Tapiola with Houghton and Baraga County both winning big. In the opener, Houghton put down Tapiola, 13-7. In the nightcap, Baraga slugged out a 23-8 win over South Range. Both games were characterized by big innings ...

Marquette, other U.P. schools can now play in MHSAA soccer postseason tourneys

EAST LANSING — A result years in the making finally came to fruition on Wednesday for players, parents and fans of high school soccer in the Upper Peninsula. The U.S. federal court for the Western District of Michigan — the same district that the Marquette court is based in — out of its ...