To the editor:

On Sunday, Mar. 6 in Trenton, Michigan, the Copper Country Junior Hockey Association SEMCO Portage Lake Flyers 10U AA hockey team beat the number-one ranked Rochester Rattlers to become state champions. The team wishes to acknowledge the following community partners for sponsoring their successful trip and helping to celebrate the accomplishment:

AutoPro Glass and Tire, Calumet Electronics, Center Ice Skate and Sport, Century 21 North Country Agency, Chassell Carpentry, Chickadees, Copper Country Family Dental, Copper Country Ford, Copper Country Oldtimers, Credit Services Incorporated, CrossFit Hakkapeliitta, Cross Tie Construction, DP Construction, Farmers Insurance, Finlandia University Hockey, Frank A. Douglass Agency, Hancock High School Hockey, Houghton High School Hockey, Incredible Bank, J. Peltier Construction, Lakeside Auto, Loading Zone II, Michigan Tech Huskies Hockey, Mineshaft, McGann Building Supply, Northern Auto, Northern Hardwoods, OcuGlass, Palosaari Painting, Pepsi Houghton, Respawn Laser Tag, Sarazin Dental, Sharon Mobil, Superior Monogramming, Superior National Bank, Superior Service, Tadych’s Econo Foods, TAG, Team Nauti Charters, Tervo Agency, Toucans Auto, Thrivent Financial, Ross Rinkinen, Traverse Engineering, UPPCO, Upper Peninsula Audiology, Warm Rain, Xerox, Jen and Mark Buckovich, Joe Burcar, John Donnelly, Travis Hanson, Joe and Laura Shawhan, Bill Sproule, Micah Stipech, Steve Zutter.