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Young core helps lift Pioneers to fourth straight Gibson Cup

CALUMET — Winning the Great Lakes Hockey League regular season title, the Kohlman Cup as the playoff champion, and the Gibson Cup in the same year is extremely difficult. Yet, with a 7-2 win Friday over the Calumet Wolverines at the Calumet Colosseum, the Portage Lake Pioneers have done just ...

Pioneers hold off surging Wolverines to take lead in Gibson Cup series

HOUGHTON — For about 26 minutes Thursday night at Dee Stadium, things went about as expected for both the Portage Lake Pioneers and the Calumet Wolverines in the opening game of the Gibson Cup series. The Pioneers led 5-2 and appeared to settle into a groove. Then Calumet scored three in a ...

Bree Besonen paces Copper Mountain Conference’s All-Conference selections

EWEN — The Copper Mountain Conference announced their all-conference teams, and no player had a bigger impact than Ewen-Trout Creek sophomore Bree Besonen. Besonen was named Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year as well. L’Anse took home Team of the Year and coach Josh ...

Negaunee, Ishpeming take WestPAC honors

CALUMET — The Negaunee Miners won the WestPAC girls basketball regular season title and saw coach Mike O’Donnell take Coach of the Year. The Ishpeming Hematites featured the Player of the Year in senior Janessa Eagle, and the Defensive Player of the Year in senior Mya Hemmer. Hancock ...

Prep Athlete of the Week

Lake Linden-Hubbell sophomore Payton Goldsworthy went 4-for-5 in the Lakes’ first-ever junior varsity game, a win over North Dickinson during the Spring Swing tournament in Marquette at the Superior Dome. She hit two home runs in the game. She struck out 16 and walked one in a win over Sault ...

Michigan Tech tennis teams split weekend

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech Huskies women's tennis team continued its hot streak, winning its sixth and seventh straight matches over the weekend to improve to 10-3 overall and 3-0 in the GLIAC. The Huskies won 4-3 at Purdue Northwest on Friday and 5-2 at Roosevelt on Saturday. In the ...