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College Basketball The Michigan Tech women’s basketball team gave up just one basket in the first quarter, and cruised to a 67-44 victory in their season opener at Purdue-Northwest last evening. Ellie Mackay led the Huskies with 17 points, and Jordan Ludescher grabbed seven rebounds. Those teams play each other …

College Hockey There will be no Michigan Tech hockey this weekend. The scheduled series at Minnesota State has been postponed because of positive COVID-19 tests within the Huskies program. No make-up date has been announced. The Northern Michigan University hockey team will entertain Lake Superior State University tonight and tomorrow …

High School A limited number of tickets will be available for the Calumet High School volleyball team’s remaining games in the state tournament. The Michigan High School Athletic Association announced yesterday that the state will allow 50 tickets per team per game to be sold to immediate family members. The …

MTU Michigan Tech’s Blake Pietila has been named National Goaltender of the Month for December by the Hockey Commissioners Association. A former MTU goalie has also been honored. Tony Esposito was named to the Western Collegiate hockey Association All-1960s Team yesterday. Esposito led the Huskies to the 1965 NCAA championship. …

NBA The Detroit Pistons lost to the Milwaukee Bucks 125-115 last night. Detroit began the game without starters Blake Griffin and Josh Jackson. They lost point guard Killian Hayes to a hip injury early in the second half. Jerami Grant again led Detroit with 24 points. After the game, coach …

MTU/NMU The Michigan Tech hockey team completed a sweep of Alabama-Huntsville with a 2-1 victory yesterday afternoon. All of the scoring came in the first period, with Tyler Rockwell and Chris Lide finding the net for the Huskies. Noah Finstrom brought the Chargers within one, but Tech goaltender Mark Sinclair …

MTU/NMU The Michigan Tech hockey team blanked Alabama-Huntsville 4-0 yesterday afternoon, in its first Western Collegiate Hockey Association conference game of the season. Blake Pietila made 18 saves. Brian Halonen, Trenton Bliss, Nick Nardella and Tyler Rockwell scored. The Huskies host the Chargers again this afternoon. The Northern Michigan University …

MTU/NMU The Michigan Tech hockey team entertains Alabama-Huntsville this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon. Blake Pietila of the Huskies has been named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Goaltender of the Month for December. Pietila had the league’s best save percentage. The Northern Michigan University hockey team hosts Minnesota State this evening …

MTU/NMU The Michigan Tech hockey team entertains Alabama-Huntsville tomorrow afternoon and Sunday afternoon. The Northern Michigan University hockey team hosts Minnesota State tomorrow evening and Sunday afternoon. Both the MTU and NMU Nordic ski teams will be among those competing at the MTU Holiday Championships on the Tech Trails tomorrow …

NMU The Northern Michigan University hockey team overcame an early 3-0 deficit, and rallied to edge Ferris State University 6-5 in overtime last night. Vincent de May and A.J. Vanderbeck each scored twice for the Wildcats. Joseph Nardi’s tap-in in overtime was the game-winner. Finlandia The Finlandia University baseball team …