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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 …

High School The Calumet High School volleyball team can resume practices as early as Monday. The Copper Kings are one of 32 teams that were still alive in the state tournament when most high school athletic competition was halted by COVID-19 rules in November. Yesterday, the Michigan High School Athletic …

Finlandia L’Anse basketball standout Maija Rice will play college ball at Finlandia University. Rice averaged 19 points per game as a junior last season for the Purple Hornets, and was named to the All-Copper Mountain Conference Elite team. NBA The Detroit Pistons fell to 0-3 last night, with a 128-120 …