By Eddie O’Neill eoneill@mininggazette.com LAKE LINDEN- Despite a valiant effort by a young Dollar Bay -Tamarack City Blue Bolts girls’ squad, they could not match up with a more experience Lake Linden- Hubbell Lakes team on Tuesday. The Lakes sunk the Blue Bolts 76-46. The Lakes ...

HOUGHTON — Eight minutes made all the difference for the Houghton Gremlins boys basketball team on Tuesday. The Houghton five came out cold in the first eight minutes in their game against Calumet (3-2), but lit up the scoreboard in the second quartet with a myriad of three pointers to ...

Editor’s note: We know this list is not comprehensive, but we are always looking for more local players who are still playing the game they love at a high level. We apologize for any players we have missed and hope to include them in future stories. Several hockey players with local ties are ...

VIKINGS 64, PURPLE HORNETS 57 BARAGA — The Baraga Vikings boys basketball team did something that no other team has done yet this season, they defeated the L’Anse Purple Hornets, 64-57, on Monday night. Baraga was led by Daniel Conner, who put up 33 points. Sam Lee answered with 33 ...

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech Huskies hockey’s Stiven Sardarian and Logan Morrell were named CCHA Players of the Week on Monday. Sardarian was named CCHA Forward of the Week after he tallied a league-best six points in the series at Bemidji State. He had one assist Friday in a 2-2 tie ...

HOUGHTON — Cale Markham and Brett Hauswirth each scored twice as the Portage Lake Pioneers hockey team defeated the Mosinee Papermakers Saturday night at Dee Stadium. Markham scored a goal 12:35 into the second and another 2:32 into the third. Portage Lake opened the scoring with a pair ...