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Huskies rack up personal-bests at UW-Platteville Invitational

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — The Michigan Tech Huskies track & field squads had a successful two days at the UW-Platteville Invitational highlighted by 23 personal-bests and heat wins from junior Luke Pravecek (5,000m), freshman Evan Balko (1,500m), freshman Landon Pestrue (1,500m) and junior Brady ...

Growth in quarterback play a key in Michigan Tech’s spring practices

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech Huskies football team is coming off another 7-4 season, and with their annual Spring Game Saturday, their spring practices wrapped up. The difference this year is that the Huskies dropped their last two games of the season. Yet, head coach Dan Mettlach has ...

College Athlete of the Week

Michigan Tech distance runner Luke Pravecek won his 5,000m heat in the UW-Platteville Invitational Friday night. He won Section 4 with a time of 15:08.49. The junior from Park Ridge, Illinois, also ran the 1,500m Saturday with a time of 4:06.96, placing behind teammates Matthias Morse and Luke ...

Josh Buettner reflects on special Huskies men’s hoops season

HOUGHTON — Despite a 75-49 loss to the eventual national champion Gannon Golden Knights in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Mar. 25, the No. 16 Michigan Tech Huskies men’s basketball team had a remarkable season, finishing 29-7 and going deeper than any Huskies team had ever gone ...

Lakes softball scores in bunches in sweep of Coleman

COLEMAN — In their first action since the Spring Swing in Marquette, the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes softball team traveled to Coleman, Wisconsin, and beat the Coleman Cougars twice Saturday, 17-3 and 17-0. In the opening game, third baseman Cleo Milkey helped lead the way, going 3-for-5 at the plate with a home run and four RBI. Pitcher Payton Goldsworthy was also great at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI. In the circle, Goldsworthy was excellent, giving up six hits and three runs while striking out 14 and walking just three. In the nightcap, the sophomore, ...

Copper Country girls honored with All-UP awards

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association announced their All-UP boys basketball teams Wednesday. Gladstone and Ishpeming both earned key honors as the Braves’ Lillie Johnson earned Miss Basketball honors, Division 1-3 Player of the Year, and Dream Team. Ishpeming’s Jenessa Eagle was named Division 4 Player of the Year, and Ishpeming was named Division 4 Team of the Year, while coach Ryan Reichel earned Division 4 Coach of the Year. Division 3 Coach of the Year went to Mike O’Donnell of Negaunee. The Miners were named Division 1-3 Team of the ...