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Huskies football excited to be home, but still has work to do

HOUGHTON — Trailing 24-0 on Saturday against Upper Iowa, the Michigan Tech Huskies football team took a big step forward, scoring 34 of the game’s next 41 points in order to come away with a 34-31 win, and a 3-0 start to their season. Coach Dan Mettlach could point to one play as being a ...

Calumet volleyball stays on top

CALUMET — For a couple of weeks, there had been a buzz surrounding the Kingsford Flivvers at the Calumet Copper Kings volleyball game. The TV6 U.P volleyball poll ranked Kingsford #1 and Calumet #3 (Manistique #2). The game lived up to the hype. The intensity, atmosphere, and quality play ...

Lakes volleyball drops an anchor on Panthers, 3-0

LAKE LINDEN — The Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes volleyball team took care of the Chassell Panthers on Monday with a three-set sweep – 25, 14, 25-8 and 25-15. According to Lakes coach Joslynn Perala, it was a team win. “The girls worked well together tonight when they needed to,” she said. ...

Copper Country Running Company hosts anniversary race

HOUGHTON — Local runners interested in taking on a challenge this weekend will have just that chance as the Copper Country Running Company hosts its 1-year anniversary race at the Kestner Waterfront Park in Houghton on Saturday. The anniversary race features a 5k, a 10k, a 5k walk, and a ...

Successful summer vibes

Provided photo The Copper Country Crush 12U team had a very successful summer, going 24-2. Pictured in the back row (from left): Andrew Goldsworthy, Payton Goldsworthy, Lucy Biekkola, Romey Koskela, Sylvia Allen, Cali Hodges, Vera Pietila, and Craig Biekkola. In the front row (from left): ...

Wyble named GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech junior kicker/punter Drew Wyble has been named the GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. Wyble accounted for 10 points for the Huskies in their 34-31 comeback victory against Upper Iowa. He went two-for-two in field ...