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Huskies women have strong first half, but it’s not enough at No. 20 Wildcats

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Tech Huskies women's basketball team led by as many as 10 points in the first half and held a four-point edge with 1:21 to play in the third quarter, before ultimately losing to No. 20-ranked Northern Michigan, 68-57, at Vandament Arena Thursday evening. The Huskies ...

Gremlins girls top Flivvers

HOUGHTON — In a battle to the final buzzer, the Houghton Gremlins girls held off the Kingsford Flivvers Thursday to win 40-36 at the Houghton gym. Ruby Zawada led the Gremlins with 13 points. Ellie Hainault nearly had a double-double, as she put up 10 points and had eight rebounds. Aubrie ...

Great Lakes Hockey Conference announces All-Conference teams

CALUMET — The Great Lakes Hockey Conference announced its All-Conference teams Wednesday afternoon. Jeffers coach Aaron Helminen was named the Don Miller Coach of the Year after leading the Jets to a 19-7-1 overall record, which was enough to win the conference title. For individual ...

Houghton boys ground Jets, 63-50

HOUGHTON — A strong start by the Houghton Gremlins boys basketball team set the tone for a 63-50 win against the visiting Jeffers Jets Tuesday. The Gremlins shot out to a 10-2 lead in the opening minutes and increased that to 22-4 after one. They never looked back from there. “We did a ...

No. 16 Huskies hockey hits final bye week at perfect time

HOUGHTON — With just two games left in the regular season, the No. 16 Michigan Tech Huskies hockey team sits first in the CCHA standings after picking up a tie and an overtime win at Lake Superior State last weekend. The two games were nearly flipped with each other, as the Huskies led 2-0 ...