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Mason, Wypych named to All-GLIAC Second Team

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech Huskies women's basketball standouts sophomore guard Ella Mason and junior guard Alyssa Wypych have been named to the All-GLIAC Second Team, the league office announced on Friday. This is the first All-GLIAC honor for both Huskies. Mason, a sophomore from Negaunee, made 26 starts and appeared in 28 games in the regular season for the Huskies finishing with a team-leading 368 points for an average of 13.1 points per game while shooting 40.7% from the field (122-of-300), 33.1 percent from beyond the arc (55-of-166) and 88.5% from the free throw line ...

Keeping it close

HOUGHTON — Josh Buettner had a smile on his face after the game, but, at the same time, he knew his team had just survived a battle Wednesday at the SDC Gym. The No. 15 Michigan Tech Huskies men’s basketball team earned a 72-70 GLIAC quarterfinal win over the Davenport Panthers. It was, ...

Mason racks up career day, but it’s not enough to overcome No. 21 Wildcats

MARQUETTE — Michigan Tech Huskies women's basketball sophomore guard Ella Mason netted a career-high 30 points playing nearly in her home gym, but it was not enough to overcome the No. 21 Northern Michigan Wildcats. The Huskies fell, 74-66, in a GLIAC Tournament quarterfinal at Vandament ...

Copper Kings girls shoot past Wykons

CALUMET — High school postseason basketball continued on Wednesday as the Calumet girls welcomed the West Iron County Wykons to their gym for a Division 3 District 65 semifinal game. The Copper Kings (9-11) downed the Wykons, 69-44, just as they did twice during the regular season. They ...

Blue Bolts boys open regionals with win over Cardinals

HOUGHTON — Last season, the Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Blue Bolts boys basketball team got this far, but no farther. While the Houghton gym was technically neutral ground for a Division 4 Region 25 semifinal game on Tuesday between the Blue Bolts and the Wakefield-Marenisco Cardinals, ...