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Huskies hockey looks forward to new season

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech Huskies hockey team starts its defense of their CCHA playoff title this weekend with a pair of games at home against Alaska. They don’t leave the Upper Peninsula until Nov. 8-9 when the travel to face Ferris State, and they do not leave the state of Michigan ...

Houghton harriers dominate at WestPAC meet

HOUGHTON — Conditions were ideal at the Tech Trails on Monday, and Gremlins’ cross country runner Tessa Rautiola took advantage of it. The junior harrier posted a personal best in her first-place finish at 19:11.6 and led her team to an almost perfect score of 18. The Gremlins finished ...

Blanked again

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech Huskies soccer team dropped a second straight match, and fourth in their last five, to Ferris State, 2-0, on a windy and cold Sunday afternoon at Kearly Stadium in Houghton. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half and held on to that lead ...

Basanese named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech junior defensive back Dante Basanese has been named Week Five GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week. The honor is the first of his career and the second defensive player of the week this season for the Huskies.  Basanese, a native of Iron Mountain, Michigan, led the ...

Copper Kings football shuts down Gremlins, 29-0

HOUGHTON — As expected, the Houghton Gremlins football field was near capacity for the anticipated matchup between the Gremlins (2-4) and Calumet Copper Kings (3-3). Calumet’s solid defense and retooled offense led to a 29-0 victory, which snapped a three-game skid. The Copper Kings have ...

Bulldogs’ volleyball pounces on Gremlins

By Eddie O’Neill eoneill@mininggazette.com HANCOCK- It was a preview of sorts for the upcoming Copper Spike and the Hancock Bulldogs put the spike in the Houghton Gremlins on the volleyball court on Thursday. They earned a 3-0 sweep with scores of 25-23, 25-15 and 25-15. As with any ...