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Sports columns

An open letter to the MTU Pep Band

Dear Michigan Tech Pep Band, From the very first hockey game I ever attended with my family after we moved to the Copper Country in 1983, I have always enjoyed listening to you play music and lead chants, whether at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena, at Kearly Stadium, in the SDC Gym, or even on ...

Gremlins have huge matchup this week

Editor’s note: I know it has been about a month or so since I last wrote a column, but I have been busy taking care of things on our end to give you the best coverage we can muster. As the No. 13 Michigan Tech Huskies hockey team gets ready to face their rivals from down the road, the ...

Early returns mixed for top-ranked Gremlins

As of Nov. 28, the Houghton Gremlins hockey team is the top-ranked squad in Division 3, according to the Michigan High School Hockey Hub poll. They are also the No. 2 team in the Super 10, which ranks the teams regardless of division. The Gremlins are 6-0 on the season thanks to wins this ...

Fourth line comes to play

After Saturday’s 3-1 win over the Northern Michigan Wildcats, the No. 18 Michigan Tech Huskies hockey coach Joe Shawhan was quick to praise a trio of forwards. The Huskies’ fourth line of sophomore Levi Stauber, junior Nick Nardella and junior Tyrone Bronte logged a regular shift the entire ...

I scored a goal, but didn’t like it

After winning our first five games of our Oldtimer’s season, CSI was 5-0. We had won our last two games, 8-0 and 9-1. We were on a roll. It seemed like we might never lose. That came crashing down the next week. We jumped out to a 1-0 lead against Calumet Electronics, but found ourselves ...

World Cup in full swing in Qatar

The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar has just wrapped its first week. Although the governing body of international soccer and the host nation have faced heavy criticism in preceding weeks from both teams and fans, the opening group stage of the competition has proven to be as thrilling as ever. ...