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College Athlete of the Week

Michigan Tech tennis player Haitam Aboufirassi was the only men’s player to earn a point during a tough road trip for the Huskies that resulted in losses to Ferris State, 6-1, Friday and 7-0 to Wayne State Saturday. The sophomore from Montreal, Quebec won his point at No. 5 singles, where he ...

Young core helps lift Pioneers to fourth straight Gibson Cup

CALUMET — Winning the Great Lakes Hockey League regular season title, the Kohlman Cup as the playoff champion, and the Gibson Cup in the same year is extremely difficult. Yet, with a 7-2 win Friday over the Calumet Wolverines at the Calumet Colosseum, the Portage Lake Pioneers have done just ...

Pioneers hold off surging Wolverines to take lead in Gibson Cup series

HOUGHTON — For about 26 minutes Thursday night at Dee Stadium, things went about as expected for both the Portage Lake Pioneers and the Calumet Wolverines in the opening game of the Gibson Cup series. The Pioneers led 5-2 and appeared to settle into a groove. Then Calumet scored three in a ...

Bree Besonen paces Copper Mountain Conference’s All-Conference selections

EWEN — The Copper Mountain Conference announced their all-conference teams, and no player had a bigger impact than Ewen-Trout Creek sophomore Bree Besonen. Besonen was named Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year as well. L’Anse took home Team of the Year and coach Josh Eagle was named Coach of the Year. The CMC Elite Team included Baraga senior Kara Roberts and sophomore Mya Hendrickson. Bree Besonen’s older sister Emma Besonen, a senior, and senior Irelynd McGeshick were both named as well. Ironwood senior Jaelyn Novascone and Wakefield-Marenisco senior Emily ...

Negaunee, Ishpeming take WestPAC honors

CALUMET — The Negaunee Miners won the WestPAC girls basketball regular season title and saw coach Mike O’Donnell take Coach of the Year. The Ishpeming Hematites featured the Player of the Year in senior Janessa Eagle, and the Defensive Player of the Year in senior Mya Hemmer. Hancock senior Emery Chynoweth and Houghton junior Ellie Hainault were both named to the Dream Team. Joining them were Hemmer, and Negaunee’s Clare O’Donnell, a senior, and Gretel Johnson, a junior. Calumet junior Bailey Strom was named to the Copper Division First Team. Hancock senior Alicia Aho, ...

Prep Athlete of the Week

Lake Linden-Hubbell sophomore Payton Goldsworthy went 4-for-5 in the Lakes’ first-ever junior varsity game, a win over North Dickinson during the Spring Swing tournament in Marquette at the Superior Dome. She hit two home runs in the game. She struck out 16 and walked one in a win over Sault ...