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Road warriors

HOUGHTON — For the second straight week, the Michigan Tech Huskies football team scored 56 points in a win, this time over Roosevelt, but while that victory meant the team improved to 7-2 overall and 4-1 in the GLIAC, a postseason berth is not yet guaranteed. Against the Roosevelt Lakers, ...

Joe Bukovich Scramble gives area hockey teams a chance to see each other

HOUGHTON — It’s an annual tradition. It’s the official start of the local high school hockey season. It is a chance for teams to see each other. It is an opportunity to try out some things. It is the Scramble at the Dee Stadium. And it has a new name. The annual showcase is now known ...

Jets volleyball advances with win over Ironwood

IRONWOOD — The Jeffers Jets dropped the first set in their Division 3 District 65 semifinal game, 28-26, but then stormed back to win the next three sets, 25-14, 25-19, and 25-17, to advance to Friday’s championship game over the Ironwood Red Devils. Mia Nordstrom led the team with four ...

Huskies soccer ready for final test in Purdue Northwest Saturday

HOUGHTON — There is no other way to put it, the Michigan Tech Huskies soccer team’s season has been a long and difficult one. Between being young and seeing a number of veteran players suffer season-ending injuries, the Huskies enter the final weekend of the season with slim hopes of making ...

Huskies hockey faces rival Wildcats in home-and-home

HOUGHTON — With 13 freshmen and five transfers on the roster, the Michigan Tech Huskies hockey team has been going through some early season growing pains. They are 5-3 overall and 2-0 in CCHA play, but first-year coach Bill Muckalt feels there is still plenty of room for his team to ...

Prep Athlete of the Week

Lake Linden-Hubbell's Josh Daavettila had back-to-back touchdowns in the first quarter of the Lakes' playoff win over the North Central Jets on Saturday. The junior captain had 17 carries for a total of 129 yards.