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Pioneers come back to win Gibson Cup opener

HOUGHTON - With the score knotted at one and less than five seconds to go in the third period, it looked like Game 1 of the Gibson Cup was headed into overtime - not so. Just two seconds later the Portage Lake Pioneers’ defenseman Mark Halonen hit teammate Cale Markham with a perfect pass ...

Touched by the Copper Country: Local hockey players see seasons continue

HOUGHTON — Several hockey players who have either grown up in the Copper Country, or made a stop in the area during their college years, have had major impacts this season for their teams. Junior forward Alex Nordstrom finished his season with the Michigan Tech Huskies in a loss in the NCAA ...

Gibson Cup returns this weekend

By DAVER KARNOSKY dkarnosky@mininggazette.com HOUGHTON — This weekend, one of the oldest rivalries in North America returns to their annual best-of-three series for the Gibson Cup, one of the oldest trophies in hockey history. The Portage Lake Pioneers, who won the Gibson Cup last season ...

VanLangevelde named Pat Riepma Postgraduate Scholarship Award Recipient

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech Huskies soccer senior goalkeeper Gracie VanLangevelde has been named the 2023-24 Pat Riepma Postgraduate Scholarship recipient, the GLIAC office announced Tuesday. VanLangevelde appeared in 57 games over the past five seasons for Michigan Tech. The native of Spring ...

Jordao named Pat Riepma Postgraduate Scholarship Award Recipient

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech Huskies tennis senior Vitor Jordao has been named the 2023-24 Pat Riepma Postgraduate Scholarship recipient, the GLIAC office announced Tuesday. Jordao is in his fifth season on the Michigan Tech men’s tennis team. The native of Recife, Brazil has been named to ...