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Huskies volleyball’s season ends in GLIAC Quarterfinal

DETROIT — Despite 13 kills from junior right side hitter Rachel Zurek, the 2025 Michigan Tech volleyball season came to an end with a 3-0 loss at Wayne State in the quarterfinal round of the GLIAC Tournament Wednesday. The Warriors advanced 25-21, 26-24, and 25-19. Michigan Tech finished with a 12-16 record. "We played hard and fought valiantly, but unfortunately came up short to a very talented Wayne State team," Huskies coach Cindy Pindral said. "We made a big push in the second set, but let up when it mattered, and lost the momentum. “I'm proud of this team for a solid ...

Huskies women’s basketball excited for home debut

HOUGHTON — Starting the season off with the D2 Midwest Region Tip-Off, the Michigan Tech Huskies women’s basketball team got off to a very strong start with wins over Lewis, 68-55, and Upper Iowa, 70-30. And yet, according to coach Sam Clayton, they could have been better. “Feels good. ...

Roundup: Jets, Bulldogs hockey teams earn big wins

Jets roll over Miners HOUGHTON — The Jeffers Jets hockey team got a hat trick from Cameron Anderson and 14 saves from Kasen Helminen in a 9-1 win over the Negaunee Miners Tuesday at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena in Houghton. The Jets struck twice in the opening frame as Brogan Turner scored at 10:15 with the assist going to Max Nordstrom, and then Cade Coponen scored at 12:03. Ryan Turnpeinen and Hudsen Heinonen both picked up assists on that goal. In the second, Cameron Anderson scored twice in a stretch of just under three minutes to extend the lead to four before Vinny Seratti ...

Prep Athlete of the Week

Lake Linden-Hubbell quarterback Brady Axford was named to the Great Lakes Conference Second Team Offense and was also named as return specialist. He followed that up by stepping onto the ice and helping the Hancock hockey team to a 10-2 win Tuesday over Manistique with a goal and an assist, ...

Postseason, new challenge

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech Huskies volleyball team did not need wins last weekend to guarantee a spot in the GLIAC Tournament, but they did need them for positioning. They beat Saginaw Valley State, 3-1, Friday and followed that up with a 3-0 win over Lake Superior State. With the wins, ...

Great Lakes Conference announces football awards

LAKE LINDEN — The Great Lakes Conference announced their football awards last week. The North Central Jets were named the Team of the Year. Gogebic’s Nick Heikkila was named Coach of the Year, and Jayden Verrett won Offensive Player of the Year. Lake Linden-Hubbell’s Josh Daavettila, a ...