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High School In high school boys basketball last night…• Dollar Bay-Tamarack City shut down Hancock 55-33. Connor LeClaire scored 21 points for the Blue Bolts, who remain undefeated. In girls action… • Westwood shaded Hancock 25-23. The Bulldogs’ only scoring in the first half was five free throws. On the boys …

High School Hockey In high school hockey last night…• Houghton and Calumet skated to a 3-3 tie. Ryan Vlahos, Camden Markham and Nathan Erva scored for the Gremlins. Jackson Rilei, Dean Loukus and Carson Kariniemi found the net for the Copper Kings. Jimmy Pietila made 30 saves for Houghton, and …

With 2:04 left in the third, Trenton Bliss attacked the left side of the Lake State zone, using his long reach to sweep a pass to the front that was slammed home by sophomore Tristan Ashbrook. What had been a sleepy period suddenly got intriguing as Michigan Tech had seemingly …

High School In girls high school basketball last night…• Calumet defeated Houghton 56-49. Elli Djerf scored 19 for the Copper Kings.• Hancock stopped West Iron County 52-33.• Ewen-Trout Creek overpowered Jeffers 70-23.• L’Anse shut down Chassell 45-25. Maija Rice had 27 points for the Purple Hornets. In boys play last …

High School The Copper Country Ski Tigers’ eight-year string of state championships ended over the weekend, as they hosted the Michigan High School Nordic Ski Championship at the Tech Trails. The girls team placed first, led by Ingrid Seagren, The boys team finished second, led by Mike Fraley, who was …

High School Hockey In high school hockey Saturday… • Calumet blasted Negaunee 9-1. The game ended after two periods because of the mercy rule. Dan Loukus had two goals and three assists. Carson Kariniemi and Jackson Rilei each scored twice, and the Copper Kings got single goals from Tom Erkkila, …

High School Houghton swept Hancock in Friday night’s Wing Ding games. • The Gremlins boys basketball team outpointed the Bulldogs 47-39. • Hancock drew first blood in the hockey game, but Houghton came back to take a 4-3 victory. Chad Nordstrom opened the scoring with a power play goal for …

High School In high school hockey last night…• Jeffers fell to Kingsford 6-3. In girls basketball…• Houghton defeated Chassell 63-42. Stella Wickstrom had 19 points for the Gremlins, and Paige DeForge added 16. Maelene Warren paced the Panthers with 19 points, and Trisha Pietila had 14.• Calumet shut down Iron …

High School In high school hockey tonight…• Jeffers skates at Kingsford. In basketball doubleheaders, with girls tipoffs at 5:45, and the boys games following…• Lake Linden-Hubbell hosts Watersmeet• Dollar Bay-Tamarack City travels to Bessemer• Jeffers plays at Wakefield-Marenisco• Republic-Michigamme at L’Anse• Ironwood at Ewen-Trout Creek – that DH starts at …

High School In hockey last night…• Calumet opened its season with a 2-1 victory over Marquette. The game was scoreless through two periods. Ayden Williams scored the first goal off a Dean Loukus assist. Loukus added another a few minutes later, and the Kings held on for the win.• Houghton …