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High School hockey season kicks off as Joe Butkovich Scramble returns Friday

HOUGHTON — The defending state champion Houghton Gremlins hockey team will hit the ice Friday as they begin their title defense with the annual Joe Butkovich Scramble at Dee Stadium. The Gremlins will be a vastly different team from the one that ran the table last season, but that is a big ...

Vikings volleyball sinks Purple Hornets in district opener

BARAGA — What do you do when your volleyball season is on the line and the conference's MVP is out with a strained knee? It was a question that Baraga Vikings coach Corey Pietila had to confront on Monday as her senior standout Elisa Delene hurt herself last week in the school's powder-puff ...

Dakota Blackwell named GLIAC Player of the Week

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech Huskies football team earned another conference honor Monday. Senior defensive back Dakota Blackwell was named the GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week. “It was awesome (to see him get recognized),” said Huskies coach Dan Mettlach. “He's a physical ...

Lakes football collects Great Lakes 8 honors

LAKE LINDEN — The Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes football team had a perfect regular season, and with that success, they earned most of the major conference awards. The Lakes were named Team of the Year, Brett Gervais was named Coach of the Year, and senior Brady Axford was named Offensive Player ...

Bulldogs volleyball collects several honors from WestPAC

HOUGHTON — The Hancock Bulldogs volleyball team has had an incredible regular season, finishing 28-2-1 and garnering the top spot in the media poll amongst Upper Peninsula teams throughout much of the season. The Bulldogs won the WestPAC title and coach Brian Lamppa was named Coach of the ...

Copper Kings football places four on WestPAC First Team

HOUGHTON — The Kingsford Flivvers football team won the WestPAC Copper Division, but the Calumet Copper Kings placed four players on the All-Conference First Team. Menominee landed two major awards as senior Jackson Myszak was named Offensive Player of the Year, and senior Xander Jurkewicz was named Defensive Player of the Year. Kingsford senior Preston DeClark was named Lineman of the Year. Coach Mark Novara was named Coach of the Year. Negaunee senior Evan DellAngelo was named Special Teams Player of the Year. Calumet junior Joe Halonen made the First Team as a guard. On ...