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Crouch, Teddy join UP Sports Hall of Fame

HARRIS — It was on the practice plan everyday. It’s what Andy Crouch lived by as the Lake Linden-Hubbell football coach. It’s amazing what can be accomplished when nobody cares who gets the credit. It’s no surprise, then, that he gave the bulk of the credit to others while being ...

College Athlete of the Week

Michigan Tech distance runner Sam Shaver lowered her metric mile personal-record for the second straight weekend, knocking over 2.5 seconds off of her personal best from the GLIAC Championships, running 4:40.87 in the second section of the 1,500m invitational Friday. The sophomore from Grand ...

Lakes softball stays undefeated with back-to-back walk-off wins

LAKE LINDEN — On Friday, the Gogebic Miners softball team was one out away from doing what no other team had done this season. That was handing the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes their first loss of the year. During the opener of a doubleheader at the Boneyard, the Miners led 8-5 headed into the ...

Bulldogs softball rolls to sweep of Broncos

HARRIS — With a 9-0 win in the opener and a 15-1 final in the nightcap, the Hancock Bulldogs softball team earned a sweep on the road over the Bark River-Harris Broncos Saturday. In the opening game, pitcher Lucy Biekkola was outstanding, striking out 15 and giving up just two hits to earn ...

Bulldogs baseball sweeps Purple Hornets Saturday

L’ANSE — In a rescheduled doubleheader Saturday, the Hancock Bulldogs baseball team got a strong effort from shortstop Ben Keranen in the opening game, and multiple hits from pitcher Connor Helminen, centerfielder Todd Kilpela, catcher Caleb Isaacson and first baseman Luciano Paoli, as they ...

Men’s 4x800m relay school record falls in Huskies’ season finale

JOLIET, Ill. — The Michigan Tech Huskies track and field team capped its season at the St. Francis Fighting Chance Invite, highlighted by a school record in the men's 4x800m relay, as the squad posted six personal bests and five section champions in the season finale on Friday and Saturday in ...