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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 …

High School On the opening night of the boys high school basketball tournament… In the Division Two District, Houghton’s season ended with a 75-60 loss to Kingsford. The Gremlins got off to a cold start, while the Flivvers hit seven three-pointers in the first half to open up a 40-20 …

High School Please note that school closings and weather conditions may affect tonight’s high school schedule. On the girls high school basketball schedule tonight, Dollar Bay-Tamarack City will host Watersmeet, in a game that was rescheduled from January. The varsity game will start time at 5:00, so fans can attend …

High School In girls high school basketball yesterday, Baraga defeated Lake Linden-Hubbell 61-26. The boys hoops tournament begins tomorrow. Houghton plays at Kingsford – pregame coverage starts around 5:40 on 99.3 The Lift and 993TheLift.com. L’Anse tips off at Norway – pregame coverage begins around 6:40 on KBear 102.3 and …

High School In boys hoops last night… Chassell claimed the Copper Mountain Conference Copper Country Division title with a 62-54 victory over Dollar Bay-Tamarack City. Blade Warren scored 19 for the Panthers, and Elijah Soumis added 18. Ashton Janke had 16 for the Blue Bolts.Hancock lost to West Iron County …

Ontonagon’s Ed Polatowski has been named the Copper Mountain Conference Most Valuable Player for the 2018-2019 season. Brendan LeClaire from Dollar Bay-Tamarack City earned Defensive Player of the Year Honors. The All-Conference Elite Team announced today includes Polakowski and LeClaire, along with Abe Gockenbach from Chassell, Ashton Janke from Dollar …

Calumet’s Brent Loukus has been named the Great Lakes Hockey Conference Player of the Year. Loukus, who set an all-time Copper Kings career point record, helped lead Calumet to a perfect 10-0 conference record. Local skaters named to the first team include Sam Erkkila and Tanner Rowe from Calumet; Kevin …