HANCOCK — A familiar opponent will offer the first test for the Finlandia University football team Saturday. Concordia (Wis.) College hosts the Lions — the third year in a row coach the Travis Wiltzius-coached Lions will see the Falcons. “Concordia has a very solid program,” ...
HANCOCK — Finlandia freshman Sam Linteo was named the American Collegiate Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Week for women’s soccer. This is the first time Linteo has won the award. Linteo had a strong collegiate debut weekend giving up five goals and recording 16 saves in 180 ...
HANCOCK — It wasn’t perfect, but Hancock did enough to thwart Chassell in five sets for a volleyball victory on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs (1-0) under first-year head coach Elle Heinonen, took down the Panthers by scores of 21-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-21 and 15-7. Hancock outscored Chassell ...
L’ANSE — Volleyball is a game of momentum. An ace serve or a big kill can keep a rally going. Likewise, a serve into the net or a ball bounced long can squelch a scoring burst. Momentum was certainly the name of the game on Tuesday night as the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes outlasted the ...
HOUGHTON — With the graduations two years ago of Lauren Emmert and Stephanie Dietrich, head coach Matt Jennings and his staff have been looking for players who would form the future of the middle of the of the Michigan Tech Huskies volleyball team’s front row in the future. With the ...
There’s an old saying that the family that sticks together stays together. That particular philosophy has been adopted full-bore by the Finlandia University and Hancock High football teams. The Lions are hoping to gain the support of Hancock sports fans — and those in the Copper Country ...
NORWAY — There’s no doubt the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes were facing adversity heading into their football opener here Saturday afternoon. The Lakes lost senior quarterback and All-Upper Peninsula Small School defensive back Carter Crouch to a torn ACL in a pre-season scrimmage, forcing ...
HOUGHTON — Spend just 30 seconds around Michigan Tech Huskies volleyball freshman Jillian Kuizenga, and one thing stands out immediately — her confidence. The 6-foot-1 right side hitter has spent three of her last five years winning AAU national titles as a member of both the USAV High ...
COPPER HARBOR — Those of us that live in the greater Keweenaw understand what makes our area great. People, culture, natural beauty and outdoor sports. The Bell’s Beer Copper Harbor Trails fest this past weekend drew a crowd that enjoyed all four of those. Four main events were ...
HANCOCK — The Finlandia University women’s soccer team never stopped fighting in a 5-0 loss to Adrian on Friday night at McAfee Field. “I’m proud of the girls,” said head coach Grace Sokolow. “We knew Adrian held a regional ranking going into the game. Our goals were to play a ...
CALUMET – The Calumet Copper Kings picked up right where they left off last year — winning football games. On Thursday, Calumet did it in a big way on a brand new field and before a set of bleachers full of hometown fans, rolling to a 47-7 win over Gogebic on new turf at Agassiz ...
COPPER HARBOR — Some things old, some things new, some things brutal, and skies of blue. Rest assured the 26th edition of the Copper Harbor Trails Fest will have something for everyone. From the regional racer making the trip up to the tip of the Keweenaw, to the local bike and run ...
LAKE LINDEN — The Jeffers High School girl’s varsity volleyball team returned to the gym at Lake Linden-Hubbell High School Thursday evening looking to avenge a championship-match loss to the Lakes in Monday’s Copper Mountain Conference preseason tournament. But despite scrappy play at ...
HANCOCK — For one half Thursday evening, it was a typical L’Anse-Hancock football game. The Bulldogs held a slim 7-0 halftime lead at McAfee Field as both defenses were dominant in the season opener. But the Bulldogs relied on their stout defense to halt any offensive thrusts by the ...
ISHPEMING — Westwood had some question marks on offense going into this high school football season after losing all-conference backs Nathan Beckman and Ashton Bergman to graduation after last year. Each gained more than 1,000 yards in seven regular season games in 2018. Who would step ...
HOUGHTON — As the sound of volleyballs bounced off the hardwood floors of the Houghton Gym, head coach John Christianson organized his varsity girls into another defensive formation. “If we transition here, then we have to cut down an angle,” he said to his back line of defenders. ...
HANCOCK – The Hancock Bulldogs have a new leader on the volleyball court. Elle Heinonen, a recent volleyball standout at Michigan Tech University, is wrapping up her second week as head coach of the varsity team and enjoying every minute of it. She replaces Sarah Geiger who led the team for ...
ATLANTIC MINE – The Jeffers Invite has all the trappings of a cross country family reunion and rightfully so. It takes place on the Kilpela family farm, comes complete with a potluck spread of fruit, homemade cookies and finger foods and has on its invitation list around 10 area schools who ...
It seemed like just yesterday that the football season came to an end. But here we are again with another season upon us. The high school grid season gets underway Thursday night with a couple of games on the schedule. The most interesting one locally is the meeting of L’Anse and ...
On Monday, teams from the Copper Mountain Conference got their first look at the team everyone is chasing, the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes, who won the conference last fall. The Lakes, who had some shaky moments throughout Monday’s tournament, still managed to come away with a victory in the ...