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Volleyball roundup: Dollar Bay, Ewen-Trout Creek win, Dollar Bay falls

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Dollar Bay 3, Wakefield-Marenisco 1 DOLLAR BAY — The Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Blue Bolts volleyball team needed four sets, but used them to defeat the visiting Wakefield-Marenisco Cardinals. The Blue Bolts won 25-17, 25-11, 22-25, and 25-20 Monday night. Sylvie Kentala drove the offense with 25 assists, 15 digs and two kills. Laila Bell led the scoring with 13 kills. She was also great defensively, racking up 21 digs. Hannah Keranen, Lillia Pelland-Rippey and Ava Nye all had nine kills each. Nye also racked up nine aces. Ellie Keranen led the defensive effort with 22 digs. Up ...

Nailbiter ending in Houghton win over Gladstone

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HOUGHTON — The visiting Gladstone Braves and the Houghton Gremlins football teams entered their match with similar 1-5 records on the season. Both teams fought hard for their second win and late game antics left the outcome in question before the Gremlins stopped a drive from the Braves to ...

Gremlins cross country teams sweep at home

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HOUGHTON — The Houghton Gremlins took care of their home course here Thursday by winning both ends of their cross country invitational. Houghton’s girls scored 35 points, followed by L’Anse 58, Negaunee 65 and Calumet 86. The Houghton boys tallied 41 points. They were followed by Jeffers 74, Gladstone 76 and Negaunee 83. Houghton junior Brandon Van Karsen won the 3.1-mile race on the Michigan Tech trails in 17 minutes, 35.2 seconds. He was followed by Ishpeming Westwood sophomore Calvin Carlson at 17:38.5 and Ishpeming senior Kemper Gearhart (17:50.6) on this mostly sunny, ...

Love-Watson connection helps Packers take some revenge on Bears with a 31-7 rout

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers wanted to make sure they didn't let a big lead against the Chicago Bears slip away again. With help from a ball-hawking defense, the Packers poured it on instead. Christian Watson caught two long touchdown passes from Love, MarShawn Lloyd also scored twice and the Packers forced five turnovers as they exacted a measure of revenge against their rivals by trouncing the Bears 31-7 on Sunday. "I love it," said Love, whose 367 yards passing was the most by a Packers quarterback against the Bears at Lambeau Field. "We kept our ...

Huskies soccer earns win, draw on weekend

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HOUGHTON — After scoring just two goals through their 11 games, the Michigan Tech Huskies soccer team scored three goals this past weekend to earn a win and a draw. Friday, they topped the Roosevelt Lakers, 2-0. Sunday, they played to a 1-1 draw with Purdue Northwest. With the win and the ...

AB-solutely special

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HOUGHTON — After the No. 6 Grand Valley State Lakers botched the snap on their field goal attempt in overtime, the No. 19 Michigan Tech Huskies had a chance to do something they had not done since 2014, beat the Lakers. A 1-yard run up the middle on the fourth play of the drive by junior ...