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HOUGHTON — Northern Michigan Wildcats volleyball coach Mike Lozier knows that what his team did in Houghton Thursday night is not as easy as it appeared at certain points. Trailing 9-5 in the fifth set, the Wildcats stormed back with 10 of the match’s final 12 points to earn a five-set win, ...

Jets volleyball flies past Lakes, 3-1

PAINESDALE — The Jeffers Jets volleyball team landed their second win of the week this week as they soared past the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes, 3-1, on Thursday, 25-15, 25-22, 20-25 and 25-19. It was senior night for the Jeffers girls and coach Rachel Sondgerath had only the highest praise ...

Roundup: Copper Kings volleyball earns win, Gremlins lose

GWINN — The Calumet Copper Kings earned a three-set sweep of the Gwinn Modeltowners Thursday night, 25-11, 25-13, and 25-17. Bailey Strom led the offense with nine kills. Grace Keranen had six kills and seven aces. Millie Loukus had 20 assists while Jess Anderson led the defense with 14 ...

Huskies football hits the road to face Panthers

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech Huskies football coach Dan Mettlach is not always sure which version of the Huskies will come out of a bye week, the one ready to play, or the one that takes time to get warmed up. Saturday, the Huskies raced out to a quick 7-0 lead against Wayne State on the road, ...

Huskies soccer begins road stretch with Wildcats

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech Huskies soccer coach Melissa Kuhar doesn’t pull any punches at this point in the season. The Huskies are 1-8-1 overall and 1-4-1 in GLIAC play, yet they are coming off a weekend where they lost a pair of 2-1 games to Saginaw Valley State and Ferris ...

Huskies hockey hits bye week excited by strong opening weekend

HOUGHTON — With a 6-3 loss on Friday followed by a 5-3 win Saturday, the Michigan Tech Huskies hockey team made a statement last weekend against the then-No. 8 Minnesota Golden Gophers, a new era of Huskies hockey is here. “I thought Friday, give Minnesota credit,” said Huskies coach ...