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Portage Lake Majors come back to defeat Penokee Range

NEGAUNEE — Penokee Range turned an early 4-0 deficit into a 5-4 lead after just one inning, and then a 5-5 tie into a 10-5 lead the next inning. However, they could only manage one more run as the Portage Lake Little League Majors team was able to score nine more times to come away with a 17-11 victory Sunday in District 11 tournament play. With the win, Portage Lake advanced to face Ishpeming Monday. Portage Lake got off to a fast start with Simon Sturos reaching on an error. Chase Aho singled. Two batters later, Devin Lasanen singled. Brad Jupperi also singled. All four runners ...

UP Sports Hall of Fame to hold golf scramble

CHAMPION — Registration is now open for the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame’s four-person golf scramble. Teams can be all women, all men or coed. The tournament is limited to 36 teams, so interested participants are encouraged to register quickly. The golf tournament will be held on Sunday, July 26, at the Wawonowin Country Club located in Champion. The $400 entry fee includes 18 holes of golf, dinner and cash prizes. Golf carts are available for rent at $50 each. The tournament begins with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. This golf tournament is a ...

Gold Standard homers past Moyle/Finnish Coat, 6-1

LAKE LINDEN — Not one, not two but three balls left the Boneyard Wednesday in women's fastpitch softball. Two of them cleared the fence off of the bats of the Gold Standard ladies and accounted for three of the six runs in their 6-1 win against Moyle/Finnish Coat. According to Gold ...

Coldwell Banker mercies Stanton in five innings

HANCOCK — Cody Turner provided the game-winning walk off hit for Coldwell Banker Craig Heinonen as it allowed Chase Kinnunen to cross home in the fifth inning in a game against Houghton Building Supply/Stanton Thursday. It was run No. 10 for Coldwell, and clinched a 10-0 victory for them. ...

Zach Richards named Huskies assistant hockey coach

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech Huskies hockey coach Bill Muckalt has named Zach Richards an assistant coach. Richards comes to Houghton after serving as a video coach last year in the American Hockey League, and having five years of college hockey coaching experience. Richards spent the 2025-26 ...

Huskies hockey welcomes eight new faces for 2026-27

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech Huskies hockey coach Bill Muckalt welcomes eight new faces to his team’s roster for the 2026-27 season. The group includes four defensemen, three forwards, and a goaltender. Two incoming student-athletes have NCAA experience, two come from USports, and the ...