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Gremlins’ soccer starts year with tournament win

HOUGHTON — The Houghton Gremlins boys’ soccer team opened the season on Saturday with two wins and a trophy to go with it. They defeated Iron Mountain, 8-0, in the opening game of their fifth-annual Houghton tournament and tied at zero against the Escanaba-Bayside team. It was ...

Breaking through

STANTON — The 2025 Twilight League wrapped up on Thursday with Coldwell Banker Craig Heinonen earning their first title with a 6-2 win over Northern Driveline. “We played a complete game,” noted Coldwell Banker’s player-coach Ross Kinnunen. “We played good defense, had great ...

Huskies soccer tied for sixth in GLIAC Coaches’ Poll

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech Huskies soccer team has been tabbed to finish in a tie for sixth-place in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference coaches' poll, the league office announced Friday. Grand Valley State earned six first place votes to sit atop the GLIAC with 62 total ...

Volleyball back in town with Calumet Invite

CALUMET — Both the high school and elementary school gyms in the Calumet School District were abuzz with the sounds of whistles blowing and volleyballs being served up and spiked down Wednesday. Close to 10 JV and freshmen volleyball programs participated in the Calumet Invite. They ...

Huskies mourn passing of Glen Weller

HOUGHTON — Former Michigan Tech hockey player and assistant coach Glen Weller passed away on May 31, 2025. Weller was 86. Glen made his impact on the Michigan Tech hockey program in multiple ways. He lettered for the Huskies in 1958-59 and returned to Tech to work at the Michigan Tech Fund ...

Athlete of the Week

Coldwell Banker Craig Heinonen pitcher Cody Turner helped his team defeat Houghton Building Supply-Stanton on Thursday, Aug 14, by earning a complete-game 7-2 win. (Daver Karnosky/Daily Mining Gazette)