×

Local Sports

Three Football Huskies earn CSC Academic All-District honors

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech football defensive back Dante Basanese, defensive lineman Pierce Miller, and wide receiver Nic Nora, were selected by the College Sports Communicators to the 2025 Academic All-District Team, as announced Tuesday. Basanese, a senior defensive back, now a two-time ...

Jack Anderson named CCHA Defenseman of the Week

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech's Jack Anderson has been named the CCHA Defenseman of the Week the conference announced on Monday. It was Tech's ninth player of the week honor this season and the first Defenseman of the Week award. Jack Anderson became the first defenseman in 40 years to score a ...

Jets girls earn win over Gladiators

PAINESDALE — The Jeffers Jets girls basketball team earned a win at home Monday over the Ontonagan Gladiators, 54-34. Leading scorer for the Jets was sophomore Isabelle Rajala, who racked up 17 points. Sophomore Karissa Rautiola added 12, as did senior Mia Nordstrom.

Roundup: Copper Kings, Panthers boys drop games Monday

Miners 50, Copper Kings 34 CALUMET — Andrew Junttila and Peter Torola both finished in double figures, but it was not enough to overcome a slow start as the Calumet Copper Kings boys basketball team came up short Monday at home against the Negaunee Miners, 50-34. Junttila and Torola both ...

Northern Michigan names Matt Janus head football coach

MARQUETTE — Monday, Matt Janus was been named the 24th head football coach in Northern Michigan University history, as announced by Northern Michigan Director of Athletics Rick Comley. Janus comes to Marquette after six seasons as the head coach at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, ...

CCSC skiers reach the podium last Tuesday at Mont Ripley

RIPLEY — The Copper Country Snowsports Club, presented by UPWard Coffee & Orthodontics of Houghton, capped off 2025 with four third-place podium finishes at Mont Ripley Friday at a United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSS) national sanctioned race series event. Despite the fact ...