Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school hockey last night, Hancock retained the John A. Derf trophy as champions of the Copper Island Classic by holding off Calumet 4-3. The Bulldogs scored the first four goals of the contest – two by Teddy Randell, …
Read More »Nordstrom, Randell Shine as Hancock Takes Classic Lead – Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school hockey last night, Alex Nordstrom and Teddy Randell each scored four goals, as Hancock defeated Calumet 8-5 in the opening game of the Copper Island Classic. The Copper Kings took a brief early lead on a Brent …
Read More »Copper Island Classic Opens Tonight – Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school hockey, Calumet faces Hancock in the Copper Island Classic tonight and tomorrow night. Both games will begin at 7:00 the Colosseum. Tonight’s contest is an official game, but does not count in the Great Lakes Hockey Conference …
Read More »Hoops Losses for Tech Men, FinnU Women – Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue highlights for additional details. Finlandia The Finlandia University women’s basketball team dropped a 95-52 decision at Concordia-Moorhead last night. The Cobbers scored the first 10 points of the game, and didn’t let up. Julia Daavettila led the Lions with 11 points. Molly Berg and Kelsie Richards scored …
Read More »Work Up An Appetite At Turkey Trot
If you’re going to eat a big meal for Thanksgiving, it’s good to work up a healthy appetite first. U.P. Health System—Portage will be hosting their annual Turkey Trot, a 5k walk or run starting at 9am Thursday. Health and Fitness Manager Angela Luskin says the event has been really …
Read More »Turkeys Ready To Cook
As much of a holiday tradition as turkey and pumpkin pie, Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly will once again make sure no senior has to spend Thanksgiving alone. They will be serving up full Thanksgiving dinners with all the trimmings at nine locations. “We’re at the Church of the …
Read More »Mont Ripley Set To Open December 1st
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow—that’s the train of thought at Mont Ripley. The Michigan Tech-owned ski, snowboard, and tubing park is making preparations to open in a little over a week, and the groomers and snow guns are out in full force covering the slopes with …
Read More »Johnson Denied Appeal
A former local hockey star will serve out his sentence in prison. Calumet native Ben Johnson had been out on bail prior to an appeal of his 2016 sentencing for three years in prison for the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl. The incident took place in the bathroom of …
Read More »Jets Earn Hockey Win, Gremlins Fall – Wednesday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school hockey last night… – Marquette scored three goals in the first period, then held on to edge Houghton 3-2. Dawson McKay and Patrick Donnelly scored for the Gremlins. – Jeffers outskated L’Anse 7-2. Two goals by Foster Miller gave …
Read More »New Policy Positions Finlandia As Transfer Friendly University
FinlandiaUniversity is making it easier for students from other colleges to transfer to FinnU. The school has announced that it will now offer a first of its kind tuition reset that will help make the university known as a transfer friendly leader. Beginning in January, the university will reset tuition …
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