Sports

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 …

High School The Houghton and Hancock high school hockey teams got off to fast starts last night… • Hancock scored six goals in the second period, and pounded Escanaba 9-3. Austin Salani and Chad Nordstrom each scored twice. Mason Mikesch had a goal and four assists for the Bulldogs, who …

High School Full practices and competition for high school basketball and hockey teams can resume today, after a long pause for COVID-19 concerns. There are a number of games listed on local high school schedules, although it’s not certain how many will actually be played on the first day back. …

College Hockey The Michigan Tech hockey team finished strong, and closed out a weekend sweep at Alabama Huntsville with a 4-1 victory Saturday night. The Huskies picked up an early lead on a Trenton Bliss first period goal. The Chargers tied the game in the second frame. Justin Misiak’s goal …