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Jets blank Gladiators 13-0 in district baseball

STANTON — District playoff baseball got underway across the state of Michigan Tuesday. Locally, the Jeffers Jets (18-8) opened Division 4 District 97 play with a 13-0 win against the visiting Ontonagon Gladiators at Stanton Field. The game ended in five innings due to the 10-run mercy ...

Lakes softball sweeps Patriots

LAKE LINDEN — The Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes softball team continued their hot streak during their push to district tournament action with a sweep Tuesday of the Westwood Patriots at the Boneyard. They won the opener, 8-2, and then racked up double digits in a 16-4 in the nightcap. In the ...

Huskies volleyball unveils its 2025 schedule

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech Huskies volleyball team announced its 2025 schedule on Wednesday. Under first-year head coach Cindy Pindral, the Huskies will play 27 matches in the fall with 16 GLIAC contests and nine games at the SDC Gym. Six of their opponents went to the NCAA Tournament ...

Gremlins baseball tops Bulldogs in nine innings

HANCOCK — Rivalry games can often bring out the best in both teams. Tuesday, the Houghton Gremlins baseball team led 4-2 three innings in on the road against the Hancock Bulldogs. The Bulldogs fought back, but could not overcome a three-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth, falling 6-4 at ...

Muckalt meets the media

HOUGHTON — Tuesday morning, Michigan Tech University introduced Bill Muckalt as the 23rd head coach in its hockey program’s history. He had previously been at Michigan Tech as an assistant coach under Mel Pearson from 2011-15 before he left the university to become the head coach of the ...