HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech track & field junior Sam Lange has been named the GLIAC Track Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Monday. The honor is the first of his career at Tech. Lange, a native of Washington, Illinois, continued his unbeaten season with a season’s best ...

KINGSFORD — With an eight-run first inning Friday, the Houghton Gremlins softball team cruised to a 14-4 win in the opening game of a doubleheader at Kingsford. In the nightcap, the Gremlins got a huge effort out of Clea Ollanketo, who collected four hits as they topped the Flivvers again, ...

HANCOCK — The large grin on his face told only part of the story. Kreed Sternersen had just scored his second basket of the game and was garnering high fives left and right up and down the court. “He is really good at basketball,” noted teammate Mikenna Nolan. On Friday afternoon at ...

EAGLE RIVER, Wis. — The first round of the North American Hockey League’s Robertson Cup playoffs are a best-of-three scenario. So, if a team can get out to a 2-0 series lead, it is a very valuable start. The Wisconsin Windigo were in a position to do just that Saturday night at the Eagle ...

COLEMAN, Wis. — The Hancock Bulldogs hit the road over the weekend to take on the Coleman Cougars. Hancock won the opener Saturday, 6-4, scoring six runs on just three hits. In the nightcap, the Cougars bounced back with a 15-5 win. In the opener, Kaelyn Rouleau broke a 4-4 tie when she ...

HOUGHTON — As the first week of area high school softball winds down, the Hancock Bulldogs appear to be the team to beat. The Bulldogs swept both their series this week. On Tuesday, they downed the Jeffers Jets at home, and on Thursday, they took two from their cross-canal rivals, the ...