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Huskies men’s basketball excited to be back home

HOUGHTON — Now ranked No. 11 in the country, the Michigan Tech Huskies men’s basketball team won their two opening games of GLIAC play last weekend by defeating Roosevelt Thursday and following that effort up with a win over Wisconsin-Parkside Saturday. The Huskies are now 8-1 overall and ...

Huskies women’s basketball hits the road for another nonconference matchup

HOUGHTON — With nearly a month between last weekend’s opening games of GLIAC play until the next two in January, the Michigan Tech Huskies women’s basketball team wanted to start off on the right foot with a pair of wins, if possible, over Roosevelt and Wisconsin-Parkside. They were also ...

Lakes boys sail past Jets, 49-33

PAINESDALE — After a loss to the Houghton Gremlins on Monday, the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes boys basketball team (3-1 overall) got back on the winning track Wednesday with a 49-33 victory on the road against the Jeffers Jets (1-3). “It was a much better performance tonight,” said Lakes ...

Purple Hornets boys defeat Chassell

L’ANSE — Sam Lee led all scorers with 23 points as the L’Anse Purple Hornets boys basketball team cruised to a 91-58 victory over the Chassell Panthers Wednesday at the L’Anse Area High School gym. Lee had 12 points in the first quarter as part of a 27-point opening frame for the ...

Copper Kings hockey shuts out Jets Tuesday

CALUMET — With five goals in the first period and two more in the second, the Calumet Copper Kings hockey team needed just one goal in the third to earn a mercy rule win over the Jeffers Jets Tuesday at the Calumet Colosseum. With the win, the Copper Kings improved to 4-2-1 on the season, ...