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Keweenaw Roller Derby skates away with season opener

CALUMET — Even though temperatures have stayed chilly, the action was heating up in the Calumet Colosseum when Keweenaw Roller Derby (KRD) took to the track in their season opener against Mid-State Roller Derby out of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The score was close throughout the match ...

Crouch, Teddy join UP Sports Hall of Fame

HARRIS — It was on the practice plan everyday. It’s what Andy Crouch lived by as the Lake Linden-Hubbell football coach. It’s amazing what can be accomplished when nobody cares who gets the credit. It’s no surprise, then, that he gave the bulk of the credit to others while being ...

College Athlete of the Week

Michigan Tech distance runner Sam Shaver lowered her metric mile personal-record for the second straight weekend, knocking over 2.5 seconds off of her personal best from the GLIAC Championships, running 4:40.87 in the second section of the 1,500m invitational Friday. The sophomore from Grand ...

Lakes softball stays undefeated with back-to-back walk-off wins

LAKE LINDEN — On Friday, the Gogebic Miners softball team was one out away from doing what no other team had done this season. That was handing the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes their first loss of the year. During the opener of a doubleheader at the Boneyard, the Miners led 8-5 headed into the ...

Bulldogs softball rolls to sweep of Broncos

HARRIS — With a 9-0 win in the opener and a 15-1 final in the nightcap, the Hancock Bulldogs softball team earned a sweep on the road over the Bark River-Harris Broncos Saturday. In the opening game, pitcher Lucy Biekkola was outstanding, striking out 15 and giving up just two hits to earn the win for Hancock. In the nightcap, she did damage at the plate. She went 1-for-2 with three runs scored and three runs batted in. She also drew a walk. In the circle, she tossed a no-hitter. With the wins, the Bulldogs improved to 8-6 for the season. The Bulldogs broke a scoreless tie in ...

Bulldogs baseball sweeps Purple Hornets Saturday

L’ANSE — In a rescheduled doubleheader Saturday, the Hancock Bulldogs baseball team got a strong effort from shortstop Ben Keranen in the opening game, and multiple hits from pitcher Connor Helminen, centerfielder Todd Kilpela, catcher Caleb Isaacson and first baseman Luciano Paoli, as they defeated the L’Anse Purple Hornets, 12-7 and 11-0. In the opener, Ben Keranen went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI, as he helped Hancock improve to 11-3 on the season. In that game, Hancock scored five times in the first inning, then added one each over the next two innings before ...