HOUGHTON — When Dr. William Sproule, a recently retired professor of civil and environmental engineering from Michigan Tech University, set out to discover what it meant for Houghton to claim it was the birthplace of professional hockey, he knew that he had his work cut out. “Anyone who ...
HOUGHTON — The signage that welcomes travelers to “Houghton — the Birthplace of Professional Hockey” on the town’s city limits can be attributed to Dr. William Sproule, professor emeritus at Michigan Tech University, along with his extensive research on local hockey history. ...
DALLAS — Tanner Kero, Hancock native and former Michigan Tech Huskies center from 2011-2015, signed a two-year, two-way contract with the National Hockey League’s Dallas Stars earlier this week. Kero, who finished his previous two-year contract with the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks and ...
MARQUETTE — The 12th annual Upper Peninsula Football All-Star Game was a booming success that sent 87 seniors from around the U.P. off on a high note. It was Travis Ojala who sent his team to victory as well, with the Calumet linebacker notching a fourth-quarter interception that he ...
STANTON — In a battle between Keweenaw Little League’s Copper World and Portage Lake Little League’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Saturday, Copper World earned the Senior Little League title, thanks to a 9-7 victory. Dryden Nelson got the start for Copper World, but could not make it through ...
HANCOCK — When current Finlandia Lions men’s hockey coach Joe Burcar was invited back into the fold, there were some obvious expectations locally: he would do his best to get the Lions back to competitive on a nightly basis, and he would do that with local talent. Stepping into the role ...
STANTON — Superior National Bank-Stanton defeated REL Inc.- Mohawk Technologies, 7-3, in Twilight League action on Tuesday in a game that could be summed up in just two half innings. For REL, it was the top of the fourth inning where they scored three runs. For SNB-Stanton, it was the ...
HANCOCK — Hot weather made for hot bats in favor of Dean Kangas-State Farm as they earned a 14-4 win against a younger, slightly slower Garnet Garage at the Hancock Driving Park on Tuesday. “We were patient at the plate and swung at some good pitches and put the ball in play tonight,” ...
CHASSELL — Superior National Bank (SNB) took both games against Northern Michigan Land Brokers (NMLB) in Copper County Women’s Fastpitch Softball action on Monday at Chassell Field. SNB won the first game in a very tight affair, 3-2, and took the second going away, 7-1. The first game ...
SOUTH RANGE — Sayen’s Auto Sales rallied from behind to defeat J. Peltier Construction, 6-3, in the Portage Lake Little League Majors championship game on Saturday. In what was a well-played battle on both sides, Sayen’s took charge in the bottom of the fifth inning by scoring four ...
SOUTH RANGE — Emotions ran high between Rajala’s Kitchens and Xpress Self Storage(12-3) in Portage Lake Little League Minors Championship with Xpress emerging victorious with a 10-0 win at Veterans Field on Saturday in South Range. “The kids put the bats on the balls and everybody ...
LAURIUM — Three championship games were played at the Gipp Fields on Saturday. In the Keweenaw Little League Majors final, Keweenaw Lions defeated Royale Inc. 7-2. Lyle Lasanen earned the win pitching for the Lions. In the machine pitch championship, Calumet Electronics won a close ...
HOUGHTON — Andrew Parker of Hubbell picked up cycling three years ago and has since dedicated his time to the “Great Cycle Challenge” that has 80,000 riders in the United States and have worked to raise $8 Million dollars, biking 3.5 million miles to help the 15,700 American children who ...
HOUGHTON — In a press release Friday, Michigan Technological University was named as one of seven schools named who have entered into an agreement with MKurtz Consulting to explore the possiblity of forming a new men’s hockey conference which would begin play in the 2021-22 season. “The ...
DOLLAR BAY — He made a name for himself coaching basketball, but the late Jim Bronczyk is still known for his ability to register hole-in-ones on the golf course. Bronczyk recorded no less than eight aces in his golfing career — a fact he played down whenever he was asked about the ...
MARQUETTE — On Saturday, eight high school football players who recently graduated from their schools will be competing in the U.P. Football All-Star Game at the Superior Dome in Marquette. The game, which is slated to start at 1 p.m., features some of the top senior athletes from across ...
SOUTH RANGE — J. Peltier Construction came back from a first inning three-run deficit to pull off a 9-5 win over Superior National Bank (SNB) in Portage Lake Little League Majors playoff semifinal action on Thursday. With the win, they will face Sayen’s Auto in the championship game on ...
Range Bank defeated the Frank A. Douglass Agency, 12-4, on Monday to win the Portage Lake Little League Minor Softball Championship. Lucy Biekkola pitched a complete game and had seven strikeouts for Range Bank. Kaelyn Rouleau, Meridyn Rautiola, and Tally Storm each had two hits for Range ...
n remained unbeaten in Over 50 Softball League play Thursday night. The league leaders scored a 10-4 win over Tapiola behind three hits by Dave Kamerand. Adding two safeties each for the 6-0 winners were winning pitcher Scott Madajewski, Jed Pollard, Dave Usitalo, Darren Hietala and Dan ...
SOUTH RANGE — While most little league managers struggle with poor fielding from their youngsters on the diamond, not Sayen’s Auto manager Dan Sayen, who has felt his team has excelled in it this season. “Fielding has been a strong point for our team all year,” he said. “We’ve ...