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Gremlins swim teams defeat Ishpeming-Negaunee

HOUGHTON — The Houghton Gremlins swim teams were back in the pool Thursday, and both had strong showings as they both defeated Ishpeming-Negaunee at home. The boys won, 118-60, while the girls earned a 127-57 victory. On the boys’ side, the Gremlins had several individual winners to go along with wins in all the relay slots. Alex Svanidze won the 200-yard freestyle, Anderson Limkemann won the 50-yard freestyle, and Kameron Johnson won the 100-yard freestyle. William Jiang took the 500-yard freestyle and Tate Evans won the 100-yard breaststroke. “The boys swam well with a ...

Jets hockey blitzes Flivvers Tuesday, 6-0

HOUGHTON — For about 37 minutes Tuesday, the Jeffers Jets could not figure out how to do what they do so well, score goals, against the Kingsford Flivvers at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena. They had a 2-0 lead, and had thrown 20 shots at Flivvers goaltender Nate Scullon. Then they brought ...

No. 20 Huskies hockey hosts No. 16 Augustana for Winter Carnival

HOUGHTON — Sweeping teams in the CCHA is no easy task, and for the past two weekends, the No. 20 Michigan Tech Huskies hockey team has failed to do so since sweeping then-No. 17 Minnesota State at home. Last weekend, the Huskies dropped the first game to No. 15 St. Thomas, 4-2, but bounced ...

Gremlins girls swim team wins, boys fall to Marquette

HOUGHTON — The Houghton Gremlins swim teams split with Marquette Tuesday in the Houghton pool. The girls won, 104-80, while the boys fell, 95-81. The boys had no individual winners on the afternoon, but that did not stop them from battling hard. “The boys fought hard and made a lot of improvements,” said Gremlins coach Erik Johnson. “Despite not taking any individual wins, the depth of the team shined bright tonight by coming within 15 points of the win.” Gunnar Carlson and Tate Evans both swam well enough to qualify for the U.P. Finals in the 200-yard freestyle. Isaac ...

Prep Athlete of the Week

Houghton forward Noah Maillette helped his team win both games they played in during the MIHL Showcase in Trenton. Friday, he had one assist in a 2-0 win over Mattawan. The senior followed that effort up with six points, five goals and one assist, in a 10-5 victory over University Liggett ...

Roundup: Gremlins, Blue Bolts boys, earn wins

Gremlins 66, Copper Kings 25 CALUMET — The Houghton Gremlins boys basketball team went into Calumet Tuesday night and earned a 66-25 win over the Calumet Copper Kings. “Great defense was the key to the game,” said Gremlins coach Jared Lawson. Alex Hebert led the Gremlins in scoring with 21 points in the contest. Terrance Nolan added 17. Blue Bolts 70, Panthers 25 CHASSELL — Brayden Larson scored 16 to lead the Chassell Panthers boys, but it was not enough to overcome 25 points from Liam Tourtillott or 18 from Baron Colbert as the Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Blue Bolts earned ...