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High School In high school hockey last night… • Hancock cruised to an 8-0 mercy rule victory over Kingsford. Austin Salani powered the Bulldog with four goals and one assist. Brad Randell had two goals. Chad Nordstrom had a goal and two assists, and Brandon LaVigne scored once. Daniel Wroblewski made …

High School In high school hockey last night… • Escanaba hung with Houghton early, but the Gremlins broke open a 3-3 game with five straight goals, and claimed an 8-3 victory. Tedd Halonen scored twice and Nathan Erva had a goal and three assists for the Gremlins, who outshot the …

High School In girls basketball last night… • Hancock got past Houghton 56-51. • Lake Linden-Hubbell fell to Wakefield-Marenisco 46-35. In boys action last evening… • Calumet outscored Ishpeming 57-49 – the first win of the season for the Copper Kings. • Dollar Bay-Tamarack City fell to Ewen-Trout Creek 73-58 …

High School In high school hockey yesterday… • Houghton scored three goals in the first period, and cruised to a 6-1 victory over Rochester. Brendan Miller, Landon Stevens and Tedd Halonen gave the Gremlins the early advantage. After a scoreless second period, Miller found the net again in the third, …

High School In high school hockey Saturday… • Calumet edged Rochester 6-5 in overtime in a morning contest. Ayden Williams’ goal with four minutes left in regulation tied the contest. Dean Loukus’ goal a few seconds later gave the Kings a brief lead, but the Falcons got a late goal …

High School In high school hockey last night… • Hancock outskated Escanaba 5-1. After a scoreless first period, Austin Salani lit the lamp for the Bulldogs just 33 seconds into the second stanza. Mason Mikesch scored the eventual game winner several minutes later. After the Eskymoes cut the advantage to …

High School In high school hockey last night… • Houghton fell to Marquette 2-0. Jimmy Pietila stopped 25 shots for the Gremlins. • Dean Loukus’ hat trick led Calumet to a 10-2 pasting of Kingsford. The Copper Kings scored five goals in the third period to end the game 88 …

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 …