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Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The Houghton girls basketball season ended with a 51-36 loss to Frankenmuth in the Division Two state quarterfinals last night at Gaylord. The Eagles’ stiff defense held the Gremlins to just five points in the first quarter. After trailing by …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School Jeffers advanced to the regional basketball final with a narrow 62-60 victory over Ironwood last night. Matthew Schutz led the Jets with 23 points, and Ashton Kunishige added 15. Jeffers will face Stephenson for the regional crown tomorrow night …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School Jeffers and Ironwood will meet in the Division Four basketball regional semifinals tonight at 6:00 at Houghton High School. College Basketball The Northern Michigan men’s basketball team fell 93-83 to McKendree in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional semifinals …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. College Hockey Michigan Tech fell 4-0 to Northern Michigan in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association semifinals Saturday night. The Wildcats got off to a quick start, with three goals against Blake Pietila in the first period. A late empty-netter sealed the …

Click on the highlights scores for more game details. High School The Houghton hockey season ended with a 2-1 overtime loss to East Grand Rapids in the state semifinals yesterday. Camden Markham’s power play goal early in the second period held up until the Pioneers pulled their goalie, and Tyler …

Click on the highlights scores for more game details. High School Both the Houghton and Baraga girls basketball teams claimed regional championships last night.• In Division Two, Houghton shut down Big Rapids 41-27. The Gremlins will face Frankenmuth in the tournament quarterfinals Tuesday at 7:00 at Big Rapids High School. …

Click on the highlights scores for more game details. High School In boys basketball playoff district semifinals last night…• In Division Three, Calumet’s season ended with a 53-35 loss at Westwood. The Copper Kings led by seven after the first quarter, but were held to just four points in the …

Click on the highlights scores for more game details. High School Both the Houghton and Baraga girls basketball teams advanced to the state tournament regional finals with victories last night.• In Division Two, Houghton outscored Kingsley 60-50. The Gremlins will play Big Rapids for the regional crown tomorrow at 7:00 …

Click on the highlights scores for more game details. High School In boys basketball district playoff action last night…• In Division Two, Houghton’s season ended with a 65-29 loss at Negaunee. The Miners put the game away by outscoring the Gremlins 23-4 in the second quarter. Mikko Salmi led the …

Pleasant weather and the addition of a fourth race made this year’s CopperDog 150 the busiest in the event’s 14-year history. While no official crowd counts are made, officials said that the turnout at the start of the event Friday evening in downtown Calumet may have been the largest ever. …