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Purple Hornets boys top Copper Kings

L’ANSE — Sam Lee posted 20 points to help lift the L’Anse Purple Hornets boys basketball team to a 64-45 win Monday over the Calumet Copper Kings. Lee got things rolling right away, scoring nine points in the first quarter himself of the 21 the Purple Hornets poured in. He hit one 3-pointer as part of that total. Talan Larson also added a 3-pointer. Calumet scored eight points in the opening eight minutes on the strength of a 3-pointer each from John Golus and Owen Loukus. In in the second quarter, the Purple Hornets scored 11 more points, thanks, in part, to three baskets ...

Houghton boys fall to Negaunee Monday, 65-62

HOUGHTON — “Close but no cigar…,” seemed to be the phrase of the night for the Houghton Gremlins boys basketball team Monday. While they were down 20-7 after the first quarter, and came back to take brief leads in the third and fourth quarters, they could not outpace the Negaunee ...

Huskies win MTU CCSA Invitational at Tech Trails

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech Huskies Nordic Ski Team won its home meet over the weekend at the Tech trails, the MTU CCSA Invitational. The Huskies edged Northern Michigan in the men's, women's, and overall team standings, while sophomore Julia Junkkala won Sunday's skate and senior Wes ...

Copper Kings boys fall to Wykons Friday

CALUMET — Despite 15 points from Peter Torola, the Calumet Copper Kings boys could not contain the West Iron County Wykons Friday at home. The Wykons turned a 12-12 game after one quarter into a 28-17 lead at half, and never looked back, winning 53-38. Torola and Owen Loukus each hit ...

Gremlins swim teams split at home against Kingsford

HOUGHTON — The Houghton Gremlins swim teams split a dual meet last week with Kingsford in the Houghton High School pool. The boys earned a 91-80 win, while the girls came close, but ultimately fell, 95-85. The boys only had two individual winners on the afternoon, but that did not slow down their momentum throughout the meet. William Jiang won the 500-yard freestyle race and Isaac Neva won the diving competition. “The boys showed their depth, only winning two individual events and one relay, but coming away with the victory,” said Gremlins coach Erik Johnson. “We had a ...

College Athlete of the Week

Michigan Tech skier Wes Campbell won the 5K classic Saturday at the MTU CCSA Invitational at the Tech Trails in Houghton, beating Northern Michigan’s Luke Fricker by almost 14 seconds. The senior from Park City, Utah, also was the top male finisher for the Huskies in the 20K skate race on ...