HOUGHTON — The high school soccer postseason got underway Wednesday across the state of Michigan. Locally, the Houghton Gremlins hosted the Grayling Vikings in an MHSAA District 33 quarterfinal game, and there was some history between these two teams on the pitch. Two years ago, in a ...
HOUGHTON — Coming into last weekend, the Michigan Tech Huskies soccer team seemed to be destined for a winless season. They were 0-10-1 through their first 11 games, and had only scored two goals, one of which was an own-goal by their opponent. Then came Friday night. The Huskies, who had ...
Karl Smesko built an absolute women's basketball juggernaut at Florida Gulf Coast. His teams led the country in 3-pointers made almost every year. He had eight 30-win seasons there, took the school to the NCAA tournament 10 times in a 13-year span and was basically an annual lock for his conference's coach of the year award. But there was a ceiling. And the Atlanta Dream called him at the right time. Smesko had come to grips with the fact that winning a national championship at FGCU was highly unlikely. Highly, highly unlikely. So, when the Dream called two years ago with an offer ...
The Chassell Panthers did not have a team photo ready when the Daily Mining Gazette printed our annual volleyball team section. The Panthers are Hilde Kuntze, Skye Isaacson, Sylvia Aho, Ella Hermanson, Elli Kuntze, Darla Huhta, and Oriana Olson. (Photo courtesy of Chassell Township Schools)
Despite the Calumet Copper Kings football team losing to Escanaba Friday, quarterback Tyler Halonen had a very strong game. He was 7-of-15 through the air for 95 yards. On the ground, he ran 21 times for 128 yards and a touchdown. His longest run was 39 yards. Defensively, he chipped in with ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Moments after helping the Golden State Valkyries rally to beat the defending champion Aces and earn a trip to the WNBA Finals, Gabby Williams stopped on her way back to the locker room in Las Vegas and shared a little celebratory shake with coach Natalie Nakase. Face to ...
