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Bulldogs track teams sweep their own invite

HANCOCK — Numbers became a major factor as the Hancock Bulldogs swept both ends of the Bulldog Invitational track and field title at home Saturday. The Hancock boys scored 145 points, followed by Dollar Bay 70 and Calumet Copper Island Academy 51. Hancock’s girls collected 174 points. They were followed by Dollar Bay 82 and Ontonagon 60. Bulldogs’ senior Mason Wiitanen swept the boys’ weight events, taking shot put at 36 feet, one inch and discus with a season-best throw of 95-9 on this sunny and mild day. “This is the first time we’ve held this meet on a Saturday,” ...

College Athlete of the Week

Michigan Tech distance runner Brady Hager qualified Thursday in the 800m with a time of 1:56.37 to make the final of the GLIAC Championships Friday in Allendale, Michigan. Friday, the junior from Omro, Wisconsin, finished seventh overall with a new personal best time of 1:53.81.

Lakes softball rolls to sweep of Vikings

BARAGA — Pitcher Payton Goldsworthy had another strong showing Friday as the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes had another strong showing, this time against the Baraga Vikings, whom the Lakes defeated 19-0 and 16-3. Lake Linden improved to 17-0 with the wins. In the opener, Goldsworthy struck ...

Copper Kings softball’s offense rains runs on Modeltowners

CALUMET — Left fielder Bethany Garrow had herself a day Friday. In the opening game of a doubleheader for the Calumet Copper Kings softball team, Garrow went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and four RBI as the Copper Kings cruised to a 19-1 win over the Gwinn Modeltowners. In the second ...

Kingsford girls down Houghton on soccer pitch

HOUGHTON — The Houghton Gremlins and the Kingsford Flivvers girls soccer teams wrapped up a home-and-away series Thursday at Alumni Field in Houghton. Wednesday, the Gremlins traveled to Kingsford and lost 6-0. Thursday, they welcomed the Flivvers to Houghton and lost again 4-0. However, ...

Gremlins softball strings together pair of wins

HOUGHTON — After finally breaking through during the Copper Country Invite with their first win of the season, the Houghton Gremlins softball team racked up two more Wednesday in a sweep of the Gogebic Miners, 13-3 and 3-2, at the Houghton High School field. First baseman Ellie Hainault ...