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Gremlins fall to Bulldogs in Kingsford Invite semis

KINGSFORD — Some local teams got the high school volleyball season started this weekend at the Kingsford Invite. In the semifinals, the Hancock Bulldogs defeated the Houghton Gremlins in three sets to reach the finals. The Gremlins rolled through pool play, defeating Iron Mountain, West Iron County and Escanaba, winning all six sets they played. Against the Bulldogs, the Gremlins fell 25-20 in the first set before needing extra points to beat their rivals in the second set, 28-26. However, the Bulldogs took the third set, 15-13. For the weekend, Katia Rudak had a strong showing ...

Pindral has good feeling about second season at helm of Huskies volleyball

HOUGHTON — Her first season at the helm of the Michigan Tech Huskies volleyball team did not go exactly as planned for head coach Cindy Pindral. The Huskies finished 12-16, including two five-set losses to Northern Michigan and a tough three-set loss to Wayne State in the GLIAC quarterfinals ...

Northern Driveline ties Twilight series

STANTON — What a difference a game makes. In the opening game of the Twilight League Championship Series Tuesday, the best Northern Driveline could do was get a runner on third. Thursday, not only did they get a runner on third, they had 13 of them cross home plate in a 13-7 win over Garnet ...

Garnet Garage blanks Northern Driveline, 10-0

HOUGHTON — “Momentum” has been the buzzword in the Garnet Garage dugout since Game Two of the Twilight League semifinals. The buzz hasn't gone away, as was evident in Game One of the Twilight League Championship Series against Northern Driveline. Garnet Garage posted 10 runs over the ...

Athlete of the Week

With his team down 1-0 in the Twilight League semifinal series against Houghton Building Supply/Stanton, Garnet Garage catcher Mike Saari had an impact in games two and three to help them advance to this week’s championship series. He was hit by a pitch twice Thursday, which helped produce ...

Copper Country Crush 8U closes season at Merrill Tournament

MERRILL, Wis. — The Copper Country Crush 8U softball team wrapped up its 2026 season July 24-26 at the 21st Annual Fastpitch Tournament in Merrill, Wisconsin, completing the team's first season competing in travel softball tournaments around Wisconsin. The Crush played five games over the ...