ISHPEMING — Good basketball teams simply get the job done. They may not be flashy every time they step out on the court, but they find a way to win games. That’s what the Westwood girls did Thursday night. The Patriots started off slow, but gradually built up a double-digit lead in the ...
ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming girls basketball team came close to getting a win on its home court Thursday night, but came up just short in the end, falling 36-33 to Hancock. Emma Poirier led the Hematites with 25 points, while D’Andra Kero had 14 for the Bulldogs. “Free throws and layups ...
HANCOCK — The Hancock Bulldogs boys basketball team is still searching for their first win of the 2019-20 season. Down by just nine at halftime on Wednesday against the Ishpeming Hematites at home, things looked promising. However they were outscored 18-4 in the third quarter and eventually ...
HOUGHTON — What a difference a day makes. Or rather, make that a night. After struggling shooting the basketball the night before against Kingsford in a four-point defeat, the Houghton Gremlins came out all guns blazing Tuesday night versus West Iron County in a 68-42 win in boys basketball ...
PAINESDALE — What a difference a month makes. In mid-December, the Jeffers Jets girls basketball team was raw. They were all over the place rushing into shots. That style of play has drastically changed. On Tuesday night, it was a very different Jeffers Jet girls squad. It was a team ...
HOUGHTON — The Houghton High School boys and girls ski teams took second in a meet at Mont Ripley on Tuesday. The Gremlins finished behind Marquette in both boys and girls. Ironwood and Norway filled out third and fourth place in the boys. The girls consisted only of Houghton and ...
HANCOCK — It was 60 minutes of nonstop battling as the Finlandia University men’s hockey team lost 3-1 to Northland on Tuesday. Finlandia (3-10-2) drew first blood as freshman Phil Schader scored a shorthanded goal. That made it 1-0 Lions at the 4:46 mark. Northland stepped up their ...
The first time I saw Kyle Monroe put up a shot I was instantly reminded of another player. It was, as they like to say, deja vu all over again. Monroe, who will likely become the all-time leading scorer in Michigan Tech men’s basketball history this winter, reminded me of Dominic ...
HOUGHTON — Like a man on a treadmill, the Houghton Gremlins kept trying to catch up to the Kingsford Flivvers on Monday night. But the Gremlins fell just short in the boys basketball contest, dropping a 61-57 decision. “We came out tonight and weren’t quite up to our game,” Houghton ...
HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech is riding high lately. And the latest Division I college hockey poll reflects it. The Huskies (13-9-1, 8-6 WCHA) were ranked at No. 17 following a split at No. 15 Arizona State. Tech arrived in Arizona last week after winning the Great Lakes ...
HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech senior forward Kyle Monroe has been named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference North Division Player of the Week for the fourth time this season and for the second straight week. Monroe helped guide the Huskies to two more GLIAC wins over Wayne State ...
HOUGHTON — The eyes of the cross county ski world have been focused on Michigan Tech Trails over the past week as the university grounds have been the site of the 2020 L.L. Bean U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships. The event has featured more than 450 athletes and dozens of teams from ...
LAKE LINDEN — Lake Linden-Hubbell hosted Republic-Michigamme Monday night in the first boys’ basketball action for both schools since Dec. 19. And the long break showed for both squads with a slow start. But the Lakes (4-0) pulled away in the first half to a comfortable lead they never ...
CALUMET — All good things must come to an end. The Division 3 No. 1 Calumet Copper Kings’ season-opening unbeaten streak ended at 12 games Saturday night as the hosts were not able to find the net in the third period and fell to the D1 No. 5 Brighton Bulldogs, 3-2, at the Calumet ...
HOUGHTON — There is an old hockey adage coined by Wayne Gretzky years ago that 100 percent of the shots you do not take will not go in. The Division 3 No. 3 Houghton Gremlins had a moment that lived up to that statement in the third period of a 3-0 loss to the D3 No. 4 University of Detroit ...
HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech Huskies men’s basketball team extended their winning streak to three games after defeating Ashland University 76-63 on Saturday. The game capped off a seven-game homestand in which the Huskies (10-3, 4-1 GLIAC) went 6-1. Tech’s only loss during this home ...
HANCOCK — Finlandia University gave it their best shot Saturday afternoon against Alma College in men’s basketball play, but came up just short. Kyle Woodruff’s heroics lifted Alma to a 97-89 win. Tied up at 85-85 in the final two minutes of action at Paavo Nurmi Gym, the Lions were ...
TEMPE, Ariz. — Logan Pietila scored the game-winning goal with 2:05 remaining to give Michigan Tech a 3-2 victory at No. 17 Arizona State Sunday. The Huskies (13-9-1, 5-3-1 WCHA) salvaged the split after losing 4-3 on Saturday. "It's fun coming down here. We enjoyed the heck out of this ...
HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech women's basketball team fell to Ashland University 85-68 in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference matchup Saturday. The Huskies kept things close early and the defense kept the Eagles' offense off track at times, but unfortunately it wasn't enough ...
CALUMET — The hardware is already adding up for Calumet. The Division 3 No. 1 Copper Kings (11-0-1) beat No. 4 University of Detroit Jesuit 3-1 on Friday to win the Miner’s Cup, a traditional trophy in which both teams have battled for in years past. After Friday’s win, it was set ...