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Purple Hornets boys defeat Chassell

L’ANSE — Sam Lee led all scorers with 23 points as the L’Anse Purple Hornets boys basketball team cruised to a 91-58 victory over the Chassell Panthers Wednesday at the L’Anse Area High School gym. Lee had 12 points in the first quarter as part of a 27-point opening frame for the Purple Hornets. Keegan Davidson added seven of his 18 points in the quarter as well. For Chassell, Luke Tarvis, who led his team with 18 points, had five in the opening quarter. In the second quarter, L’Anse continued to push their offense, scoring 32 points. Talan Larson scored nine of 17 points ...

Copper Kings hockey shuts out Jets Tuesday

CALUMET — With five goals in the first period and two more in the second, the Calumet Copper Kings hockey team needed just one goal in the third to earn a mercy rule win over the Jeffers Jets Tuesday at the Calumet Colosseum. With the win, the Copper Kings improved to 4-2-1 on the season, ...

Vikings boys shut down Chassell

BARAGA — Daniel Conner scored 25 points to help lift the Baraga Vikings boys basketball team to a 67-50 win at home over the Chassell Panthers. As impressive as Conner’s night was, Chassell’s Brayden Larson did everything he could to match it. He hit seven 3-pointers and led all scorers with 27 points. The Vikings raced out to a 16-5 lead after one quarter and then held on from there to earn the win. Joseph Fish had a strong start for Baraga, hitting two free throws and then adding three buckets for eight points. He finished his night with 16. Conner added six. Luke Tarvis ...

Prep Athlete of the Week

Houghton’s Terrence Nolan put up 25 points Monday as the Gremlins defeated Lake Linden-Hubbell. In the game, he made seven 3-pointers in the first quarter, and finished his night with 10. Both tied MHSAA records. He finished with 43 points in the contest.

Bulldogs girls shoot past Blue Bolts, 52-27

DOLLAR BAY — It was opening night for area high school girls basketball Tuesday. In Dollar Bay, the Blue Bolts fell to the Hancock Bulldogs, 52-27. It was the first win for Hancock's new varsity coach, Carsen Chynoweth. “We pushed the floor well,” he said, “getting easy buckets off ...