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Bartoszkiewicz and Shipley named CCHA Players of the Week

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech Huskies hockey team's Owen Bartoszkiewicz and Luke Shipley were named CCHA Players of the Week, the conference announced Monday. Bartoszkiewicz, a senior, and alternate captain is the CCHA Goaltender of the Week after stopping 60 of 62 shots in a non-conference sweep of Alaska. He shut out the Nanooks on Friday with 30 saves in a 3-0 win and had 30 saves on Saturday in a 4-2 victory. Bartoszkiewicz leads the CCHA with five wins and is second with a .942 save percentage and 1.83 goals-against average. Shipley, a sophomore, is the CCHA Defenseman of ...

Rachel Zurek named to Crossover All-Tournament Team

HAMMOND, Ind. — The Michigan Tech Huskies volleyball team’s Rachel Zurek was named to the Midwest Region Crossover All-Tournament Team. Zurek, a senior outside hitter, averaged 4.08 kills per set in the three matches. She tallied 10 kills in a sweep of Findlay, notched 15 kills against Missouri-St. Louis, and added a career-high 28 kills versus No. 22 Indianapolis. “She showed up big time this week,” said Huskies coach Cindy Pindral. “The stats say it, but also with all the intangible things that she brings, she showed up ready to go, very driven and determined. ...

Huskies soccer drops second game to Wildcats

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Tech Huskies soccer team fell 4-0 at rival Northern Michigan Sunday. The Wildcats scored three goals in the first half and one in the second. Sole Corley found the back of the net 1:53 into the game from Irene Kiilunen to get the home team on the board. Izzy ...

Purple Hornets football puts late sting to Bulldogs

L'ANSE — It was the battle of the “three-and-fours” in Friday night football in L'Anse. Either the L'Anse Purple Hornets or the Hancock Bulldogs were going to break even at the .500 mark (4-4) at the end of Week Eight of high school football. While the Bulldogs carried the lead for more ...

College Athlete of the Week

Michigan Tech defenseman Luke Shipley scored twice in the third period to help lift the Huskies to a sweep of the Alaska Nanooks with a 4-2 win Saturday. Michigan Tech won 3-0 Friday. The sophomore transfer from Massachusetts-Lowell scored just two goals his freshman year with the Redhawks ...

Sweet 16

HOUGHTON — The No. 14 Michigan Tech Huskies football team had one goal in mind, not have a letdown after defeating the Grand Valley State Lakers two weeks ago at Kearly Stadium. Saturday, the Huskies gave up some late scores and yardage, but in the end, they earned a 56-33 win over the ...