HOUGHTON — The area's high school track and field world descended upon Houghton High School on Thursday for the Copper Country Invite. A sunny afternoon made up for the chilly temps and brisk breeze at Alumni Field. The consensus among coaches was that it was a long winter and anything beats ...
HANCOCK — Pitcher Ben Keranen had a huge opening game in a baseball doubleheader between the Hancock Bulldogs and the Westwood Patriots. He helped the Bulldogs to a 1-0 win in the opener, and he drew three walks in the nightcap, but Hancock lost that game, 7-3, at the Hancock Driving Park Thursday. The Bulldogs improved to 9-3 with the split. In the opening game, Keranen outdueled future Michigan Tech men’s basketball player Ethan Marta on the mound. He went six innings, striking out 14, with no walks, and only one hit against. He also went 2-for-2 at the plate, scoring the ...
CALUMET — The Calumet Copper Kings softball team is starting to figure things out. Thursday, they hosted Ironwood and swept the Red Devils in a doubleheader, 13-6 and 16-0. In the opening game, left fielder Bethany Garrow went 3-for-4 in the leadoff spot, scoring three runs and knocking one in. First baseman Chloe Coppo and centerfielder Jailyn Poshak both had two hits each. Garrow had a single, a double, and a home run in the game. Coppo also hit a home run. Shortstop Molly Erkkila and Coppo also scored three runs each. Poshak scored twice. Coppo paced all Calumet hitters with ...
GWINN — Five different Jeffers Jets softball hitters had at least three hits in the opening game of a doubleheader against the Gwinn Modeltowners Wednesday on the road. In the nightcap, six different Jets had at least three hits. The Jets won both games, 27-1 and 23-2. Batting cleanup in the opening game, catcher Naomi Frahm went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and five knocked in to help pace the Jets. In the second game, she continued that torrid pace, going 4-for-5 with three runs scored and five more batted in. In the first game, the Jets scored seven runs in the first inning, ...
CALUMET — The Calumet Copper Kings and the Hancock Bulldogs softball teams battled the wind and the cool temperatures to a split Monday afternoon in Calumet. The Copper Kings won the opener, 7-5, on the strength of solid pitching from Danni Stites. Hancock bounced back in the nightcap, ...
LAKE LINDEN — Pitcher Payton Goldsworthy threw a no-hitter, struck out 14 L’Anse Purple Hornets batters, and came up with a double and a home run, as the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes earned their 18th straight win to start the season, 13-1, at the Boneyard. Goldsworthy went 2-for-2 at the ...
