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Calumet softball scores 8 in the sixth to roll to win over Houghton

HOUGHTON — The Calumet Copper Kings softball team held an 11-2 lead heading into the sixth inning before racking up eight runs to put the game out reach against the Houghton Gremlins, who were trying to build off earning their first win of the season Saturday in Hancock. The Copper Kings did ...

Bulldogs baseball sweeps Jets to continue unbeaten start

HANCOCK — With smart pitching, and timely hitting, the Hancock Bulldogs baseball team continued their unbeaten start to the season Saturday with a sweep of the Jeffers Jets at the Hancock Driving Park. They defeated the Jets 10-7 in the opener and followed that up with a 3-0 win to improve to ...

Lake Superior State University announces Taffy Abel renovations

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — At a special meeting of the Lake Superior State University Board of Trustees on April 17, 2026, major renovations of the James C. Norris Physical Education Center were approved. The expected $6.3 million in donor-funded renovations include replacement of the Taffy ...

College Athlete of the Week

Michigan Tech senior distance runner Ingrid Seagren finished fourth in heat three of the 800m with a time of 2:22.10 during the St. Norbert’s Invitational Saturday in DePere, Wisconsin. The Hancock native, who graduated from Houghton High School, was part of a trio of Huskies who finished ...

Lakes softball sweeps invite to stay undefeated

HANCOCK — The defending Division 4 District 98 champion Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes softball team is off to the type of start that has them dreaming of another deep run this postseason already. With wins Saturday over the Gogebic Miners, 9-2, and the Rudyard Bulldogs, 13-4, during the Copper ...

Gremlins softball breaks through, earns split in Hancock

HANCOCK — When coach Mel Baker addressed her team after their opening game of the Copper Country Invite Saturday, she suggested that they had a worse record than they actually did. Despite that brief mistake, her Houghton Gremlins softball team had plenty to be excited about. They won their ...