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Purple Hornets football stings Modeltowners

L’ANSE – After a cancelled season a year ago and winless season so far this fall, the L’Anse Purple Hornets were in need of a victory, and they got it on Friday. They posted a 40-22 win over the visiting Gwinn Modeltowners (2-6) on senior night. “This feels good,” said L’Anse ...

Blue Bolts volleyball swings past Purple Hornets

By Eddie O’Neill eoneill@mininggazette.com DOLLAR BAY – The Dollar Bay- Tamarack City Blue Bolts couldn’t have asked for a better night to honor their seniors on the volleyball court. The Blue Bolts took the sting right out of the L’Anse Purple Hornets in three straight sets (25-16, ...

Huskies football continues to improve, faces tough test at Ferris State

BIG RAPIDS — After a heartbreaking loss to Davenport on Saturday, the Michigan Tech Huskies football team dropped to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in GLIAC play. They did seemingly everything they could to match the Panthers blow for blow, but Davenport made a handful of key plays to put themselves ...

Huskies hockey makes the most of early bye week

HOUGHTON — Last season, it took the Michigan Tech Huskies hockey team nine games to earn their first two wins of the season, a sweep of Augustanan in the first weekend of November. Just one weekend into this season, the Huskies are already 2-0 thanks to a pair of 2-1 wins over the Alaska ...

Huskies soccer hits the road looking for wins

By DAVER KARNOSKY dkarnosky@mininggazette.com GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — To say the Michigan Tech Huskies soccer team is a frustrated bunch would be an understatement. First-year head coach Melissa Kuhar and the Huskies have hit a rut, dropping five of their last six matches to fall to 4-6 ...

Huskies volleyball takes break from GLIAC for crossover

By DAVER KARNOSKY dkarnosky@mininggazette.com HAMMOND, Ind. — After an emotional week that saw the Michigan Tech Huskies volleyball team go to Marquette, win the first set, then hold a lead at 22-20 in the second set, only to eventually drop not only that set, but the remainder of the ...