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Copper Kings volleyball sweeps Sentinels

CALUMET — Shirts were optional for the boys in the Calumet student section, but cheering and yelling at the top of your lungs was required if you wanted to sit with the young Copper King fanatics. The wild supporters set the tone for the game’s intensity. The Marquette Sentinels were ...

Abbott and Kluskens take CCRC Trail Series

By DAVER KARNOSKY dkarnosky@mininggazette.com HOUGHTON — With the completion of the Churning Rapids Championship 5K on Saturday, the Copper County Running Company’s Trail Series came to an exciting end. Kate Abbott won the women’s race with a time of 72:00. She finished 13 seconds ...

Houghton cross country stays hot in Calumet

CALUMET — The Houghton cross country teams finished on top of the team standings here Monday, sweeping both ends of the Calumet Copper Kings Invitational. Houghton’s girls grabbed four of the top six places and scored 25 points. They were followed by Hancock with 73 and Calumet 118. The ...

Juniors roundup: Windigo open season with sweep of Steel

EAGLE RIVER, Wis. — Looking to build off of the success they had in their first two seasons in Eagle River, Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Windigo got off to the kind of start they were looking for this past weekend with a sweep of the visiting Chippewa Steel at the Eagle River Sports Arena. The ...

Six to be inducted into the Calumet High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2024

Later this month, the Calumet High School Athletic Hall of Fame will induct six new members who were leaders on the football field, on the ice, in the gym, and on the track. All six had incredible impacts on the Copper Kings during their high school careers. EMMETT BJORN Emmett Bjorn earned ...

Huskies volleyball opens GLIAC schedule on the road

HAMMOND, Ind. — After a difficult weekend at home in the UP North Tournament, the Michigan Tech Huskies volleyball team returns to the road this weekend to face Purdue Northwest and Wisconsin-Parkside to open the GLIAC season. The Huskies fell to 4-3 after losing to No. 14 ...