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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 ...

Calumet volleyball swings past Houghton, 3-0

CALUMET — The Calumet Copper Kings volleyball team opened the first set of their match against the Houghton Gremlins on Tuesday with a 5-0 lead and never really looked back. They went on to win to sweep the Gremlins in three straight sets, 25-23, 25-23 and 25-20. “I liked how we played ...

Prep Athlete of the Week

Calumet's Millie Loukus posted several long service runs to help the Copper Kings outpace the Houghton Gremlins 3-0. She opened the match with a run of five and had another run of five in the third. As well, she was spot on with her setting with 32 assists. (Eddie O’Neill/For the Gazette)

Jets volleyball downs Panthers in four

PAINESDALE — The Jeffers Jets volleyball team won the first two sets Tuesday at home against the Ewen-Trout Creek Panthers. After dropping the third set, the Jets bounced back in the fourth to earn the match win, 25-20, 25-16, 18-25, and 25-13. Mia Nordstrom led the Jets with 17 kills, ...

Huskies volleyball excited to be home to face Wildcats

HOUGHTON — Coming off a weekend that saw the Michigan Tech Huskies volleyball team earn a pair of sweeps of Lake Superior State and Saginaw Valley State, they are in the midst of a four-match winning streak to improve to 7-6 overall and 4-2 in GLIAC play. Coach Cindy Pindral likes how the ...