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No. 19 Huskies hockey splits weekend with rival Northern Michigan

HOUGHTON — The No. 19 Michigan Tech Huskies hockey team won big over their rivals from 100 miles down the road, the Northern Michigan Wildcats, Friday to extend their winning streak to six games. However, Saturday, the Huskies got into penalty trouble in the second period and blew a one-goal ...

Jets hockey needs nearly all of overtime to top Grandville

HOUGHTON — The Jeffers Jets hockey team came back from a goal down three different times in regulation, and then earned their one and only lead in overtime to defeat the Grandville Bulldogs, 4-3, at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena in Houghton Friday. The Jets improved to 16-6-1 with the victory, snapping a three-game slide in the process. Freshman forward Carson L’Esperance scored the game-winning goal at 7:55 of the extra session when he set up in the slot and took a pass from alternate captain Blake Heltunen and buried a wrist shot. The goal, L’Esperance’s sixth of the ...

Copper Kings hockey holds off Bulldogs to earn win

HANCOCK — While the two teams traded a pair of goals in the first period, the Calumet Copper Kings hockey team was the only one to score in the second en route to a 3-2 win over the Hancock Bulldogs Saturday at the HoCo Arena in Hancock. Co-captain Nathan Londo scored a goal and had two assists to lead the Copper Kings (14-4-1 overall) to the win. His goal broke the 2-2 tie in the second period at 10:44. The goal, Londo’s 23rd of the season, held as the game-winner and was assisted by senior defenseman Drake Niemela and junior forward Brady Boberg. Hancock (10-7-2 overall) ...

Gremlins hockey rolls to win over Grandville

HOUGHTON — With two goals in the second period, and a goal each in the first and third, the Houghton Gremlins earned their 12th straight win with a 4-1 victory over the Grandville Bulldogs Saturday at Dee Stadium in Houghton. Houghton improved to 16-5-1 with the win. Sophomore forward ...

No. 6 Huskies men use big first half to propel them to a sixth-straight win

HOUGHTON — For 20 minutes, Michigan Tech Huskies men’s basketball coach Josh Buettner watched his team play like the No. 6-ranked team in the country, as they came away at the buzzer with a 43-23 lead and looked poised to run away with the game Thursday night at the SDC Gym. Then the ...