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High School On the opening night of the girls high school basketball tournament yesterday… In Division Four District 98, Chassell got past L’Anse 36-30. Jenna Pietila scored 14 for the Panthers, and Maija Rice led the Purple Hornets with 11. The Panthers will host Dollar Bay-Tamarack City in one District …

High School The girls high school basketball tournament opens tonight… In Division Four District 98, L’Anse plays at Chassell, and Lake Linden-Hubbell visits Baraga. Both games will begin at 7:00. In Division Four, District 97, both of tonight’s games will be played at Bessemer. Jeffers faces Watersmeet in the first …

High School Houghton advanced to the Michigan high school hockey Division Three quarterfinals with a 3-2 victory over Calumet yesterday. Goals from Carson Stevens and P.J. Donnelly gave the Gremlins a 2-0 lead after the first period. Jiseung Choi’s goal in the third period made it 3-0. The Copper Kings …

In the boys high school basketball tournament last night… In Division Four District 98, Dollar Bay-Tamarack City earned their third consecutive title with a 45-29 victory over Hancock. Davin Hill and Connor LeClaire each had 13 points for the Blue Bolts. Joe Watson paced the Bulldogs with 10 points. In …

Baraga’s Martina Jahfetson has been named the Most Valuable Girls Basketball Player in the Copper Mountain Conference. Fahran Kolpack of Ontonagon was named Defensive Player of the Year, and Ewen-Trout Creek’s Jacky Besonen was honored as Coach of the Year. Jahfetson was joined on the All-Conference Elite team by Vikings …

High School In the boys high school basketball tournament… In Division Four District 98, Dollar Bay-Tamarack City avenged two regular-season losses to Chassell by defeating the Panthers 70-55 last night. Ashton Janke led the Blue Bolts with 25 points. Elijah Soumis had 21 for the Panthers. Hancock eliminated Baraga 67-29. …

Westwood swept the major awards for the 2018-2019 WestPAC Girls All-Conference Basketball team. Tessa Leece of the Patriots earned both Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors, and Westwood’s Kurt Corcoran was named Coach of the Year. No Copper Country players were selected to the All-Conference …

High School In the boys high school basketball tournament last night… In Division Three, Calumet advanced to the District final with a 51-39 victory over L’Anse. The Copper Kings surged to a 17-5 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Purple Hornets narrowed the deficit to three early …

High School Houghton and Calumet will play for the regional high school hockey tournament title, after earning easy victories in the semifinals last night. In the opening game, the Gremlins blanked Jeffers 9-0 in a game that ended after two periods because of the mercy rule. P.J. Donnelly, Kevin Bostwick …

The unbeaten Iron Mountain Mountaineers claimed the top honors in the WestPAC All-Conference Awards released today. Foster Wonders was named Player of the Year, Jaden Vicenzi was selected as Defensive Player of the Year, and Bucky Johnson was honored as the Coach of the Year. The All-Conference Dream Team includes …