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Calumet, L’Anse take part in season-opening bowling meet in Marquette

MARQUETTE — The Calumet Copper Kings and L’Anse Purple Hornets bowling teams opened their season Saturday in Marquette, in an Upper Peninsula Bowling Conference meet. The Purple Hornets dropped all three of their matchups in the first shift, with the boys falling to Ishpeming/Negaunee, ...

Huskies Nordic skiing wins UP Opener Saturday in Marquette

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Tech Huskies Nordic ski teams began their 2025-26 season at the U.P. Opener on Saturday, racing a 10K skate. The Huskies earned team wins in the men's, women's, and combined standings, while freshman Markus Groethe and junior Greta Hansen won their individual races at ...

Roundup: Jets sweep, Gremlins split, Copper Kings fall in busy hockey weekend

Three of the four local high school hockey teams were in action over the weekend. The Jeffers Jets earned a pair of wins over the weekend, one over Byron Center and the other over host Sault Ste. Marie. The Houghton Gremlins split in Grand Rapids, defeating East Grand Rapids before falling to ...

College Athlete of the Week

Michigan Tech Nordic skier Greta Hansen won the 10K skate as part of the U.P. Opener in Marquette Saturday. The junior from Oakdale, Minnesota, earned her first CCSA win of her career. She helped the Huskies sweep the men’s, women’s and combined standings for the day.

No. 14 Huskies men down Parkside 69-54 Saturday

KENOSHA, Wis. — The No. 14 nationally-ranked Michigan Tech men's basketball team saw an 18-point career high from freshman guard Jesse Napgezek as sophomore guard Ty Fernholz added 16 points, while holding Wisconsin-Parkside to its lowest scoring game, with a 69-54 victory at the De Simone ...