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Keteri sets school record as Gremlins swim teams take on Sentinels

MARQUETTE — Jeffers swimmer Aya Keteri, who competes for the Houghton Gremlins, had a remarkable day Tuesday in the pool in Marquette as she set a new school record in the 500-yard freestyle. Both the Gremlins boys and girls teams struggled to keep up with the Sentinels in the end, as both ...

Jets hockey holds off late push by Calumet in win

HOUGHTON — Tuesday night at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena, the Jeffers Jets and Calumet Copper Kings hockey teams met in a clash that could seal the Great Lakes Hockey Conference for the Jets. The Jets also wanted to prove to themselves that an 8-0 loss to the Copper Kings back on Dec. 9 was ...

No. 13 Huskies men hit the road for key stretch

HOUGHTON — After doubling up their loss total during a tough road trip two weeks ago, the No. 13 Michigan Tech Huskies men’s basketball team returned home last week to earn a pair of wins over the Lake Superior State Lakers and the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals. The wins were significant, ...

Huskies women hit the road looking to build towards the conference tournament

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech Huskies women’s basketball team returned home last week looking to right the ship after a tough stretch where they dropped three out of four games in the two weeks prior. With wins Thursday over Lake Superior State and Saturday over Saginaw Valley State, the ...

Prep Athlete of the Week

Hancock forward Kirby Storm scored two goals and two assists Friday as the Bulldogs defeated the Houghton Gremlins at the HoCo Arena for Wing Ding. He also had the game-winning goal in a 2-1 overtime win over Negaunee Tuesday. The senior, who serves as an alternate captain, has 16 goals and 33 ...

Copper Kings boys stop Panthers, 42-36

CHASSELL — What a difference two weeks make in the world of Calumet boys basketball. In late January, the Copper Kings fell to the Chassell Panthers, 66-48. Fast forward to Tuesday, and the boys in blue stopped the Panthers in their tracks by earning a 42-36 win on the road in the Ed ...