HOUGHTON — After seemingly endless weeks in the gym, the area high school baseball community was finally able to get outside and play some hard ball Saturday for the third annual Bostwick Tournament. The three-game tournament at Houghton High School opened with the Jeffers Jets taking on the ...
SOUTH RANGE — Chloe Coppo was a leader in the opening game of a doubleheader as she helped lift the Calumet Copper Kings softball to a win on the road over the Jeffers Jets, 13-4. She was not as impressive in the nightcap, but she had help from Molly Erkkila and Danni Stites as the Copper ...
HOUGHTON — Rivalry week continued on Thursday for spring sports as the Hancock and Houghton softball teams battled it out for the Copper Bat. Just like the Hancock boys did on Wednesday, the Bulldog girls stayed golden with a 4-3 win over the Gremlins. Both pitchers were excellent in the ...
GWINN — Youth was served Thursday as underclassmen had a chance to shine in the Division 2 regional track and field meet. Sophomore Bristol Shamion won four events on this sunny and mild afternoon, helping the West Iron County girls retain their title with 55½ points. “This is a great ...
HANCOCK — The Hancock Bulldogs won their fourth victory in five days Wednesday, and it was a significant one. The 12-2 victory by the Bulldogs was for the Copper Swing over their cross-canal rivals, the Houghton Gremlins. The game ended in the bottom of the sixth with the mercy rule as ...
IRON RIVER — When things finally settled Wednesday at George Young Golf Course in Iron River, the Hancock Bulldogs boys and the Negaunee Miners girls came away with regional tournament team wins. The boys’ side came down to one stroke difference between the Bulldogs, paced by Connor Helminen, who finished tied for second with Calumet’s Robert Loukus and Houghton’s Brendan Jukuri, and the Jeffers Jets, who were paced by medalist Tage Rajala. On the girls’ side, the competition was not as close. The Miners defeated Hancock by 39 strokes, and were paced by medalist Ady ...
