Gogebic Community College business instructor and men’s basketball coach, Dennis Mackey, has announced his retirement effective May 31, concluding a distinguished 38-year career in education and athletics. A Kenton, Michigan, native and Ewen-Trout Creek graduate, Mackey was a standout ...
Michigan Tech tennis player Haitam Aboufirassi was the only men’s player to earn a point during a tough road trip for the Huskies that resulted in losses to Ferris State, 6-1, Friday and 7-0 to Wayne State Saturday. The sophomore from Montreal, Quebec won his point at No. 5 singles, where he ...
CALUMET — Winning the Great Lakes Hockey League regular season title, the Kohlman Cup as the playoff champion, and the Gibson Cup in the same year is extremely difficult. Yet, with a 7-2 win Friday over the Calumet Wolverines at the Calumet Colosseum, the Portage Lake Pioneers have done just ...
HOUGHTON — For about 26 minutes Thursday night at Dee Stadium, things went about as expected for both the Portage Lake Pioneers and the Calumet Wolverines in the opening game of the Gibson Cup series. The Pioneers led 5-2 and appeared to settle into a groove. Then Calumet scored three in a ...
EWEN — The Copper Mountain Conference announced their all-conference teams, and no player had a bigger impact than Ewen-Trout Creek sophomore Bree Besonen. Besonen was named Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year as well. L’Anse took home Team of the Year and coach Josh Eagle was named Coach of the Year. The CMC Elite Team included Baraga senior Kara Roberts and sophomore Mya Hendrickson. Bree Besonen’s older sister Emma Besonen, a senior, and senior Irelynd McGeshick were both named as well. Ironwood senior Jaelyn Novascone and Wakefield-Marenisco senior Emily ...
CALUMET — The Negaunee Miners won the WestPAC girls basketball regular season title and saw coach Mike O’Donnell take Coach of the Year. The Ishpeming Hematites featured the Player of the Year in senior Janessa Eagle, and the Defensive Player of the Year in senior Mya Hemmer. Hancock senior Emery Chynoweth and Houghton junior Ellie Hainault were both named to the Dream Team. Joining them were Hemmer, and Negaunee’s Clare O’Donnell, a senior, and Gretel Johnson, a junior. Calumet junior Bailey Strom was named to the Copper Division First Team. Hancock senior Alicia Aho, ...
