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Growth in quarterback play a key in Michigan Tech’s spring practices

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech Huskies football team is coming off another 7-4 season, and with their annual Spring Game Saturday, their spring practices wrapped up. The difference this year is that the Huskies dropped their last two games of the season. Yet, head coach Dan Mettlach has ...

College Athlete of the Week

Michigan Tech distance runner Luke Pravecek won his 5,000m heat in the UW-Platteville Invitational Friday night. He won Section 4 with a time of 15:08.49. The junior from Park Ridge, Illinois, also ran the 1,500m Saturday with a time of 4:06.96, placing behind teammates Matthias Morse and Luke ...

Josh Buettner reflects on special Huskies men’s hoops season

HOUGHTON — Despite a 75-49 loss to the eventual national champion Gannon Golden Knights in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Mar. 25, the No. 16 Michigan Tech Huskies men’s basketball team had a remarkable season, finishing 29-7 and going deeper than any Huskies team had ever gone ...

Lakes softball scores in bunches in sweep of Coleman

COLEMAN — In their first action since the Spring Swing in Marquette, the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes softball team traveled to Coleman, Wisconsin, and beat the Coleman Cougars twice Saturday, 17-3 and 17-0. In the opening game, third baseman Cleo Milkey helped lead the way, going 3-for-5 at ...

Copper Country girls honored with All-UP awards

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association announced their All-UP boys basketball teams Wednesday. Gladstone and Ishpeming both earned key honors as the Braves’ Lillie Johnson earned Miss Basketball honors, Division 1-3 Player of the Year, and Dream Team. ...

Huskies players honored at George McCarthy Hockey Awards Banquet

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech Huskies hockey team held its third annual George McCarthy Hockey Awards Banquet recently. Senior forward Stiven Sardarian was named the team’s Most Valuable Player, receiving the Merv Youngs Award, while senior defenseman Joe Prouty received the prestigious ...