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Panthers fall to No. 2 Hancock in regional semifinal

By JASON JUNO

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HOUGHTON — Ewen-Trout Creek couldn’t pull off two upsets in a row as the No. 2-ranked team in the Upper Peninsula, Hancock, ended their historic season with a 3-0 sweep of the Panthers in Tuesday night’s MHSAA Division 4 regional semifinal.

The Bulldogs made the short drive over the Portage Lake Lift Bridge to Houghton High School and jumped on the Panthers for a 25-8, 25-10, 25-20 victory.

Hancock’s schedule is as tough as anyone’s in the U.P. They are one of only two U.P. teams to take a set from big school No. 1 Calumet this year and the only from Div...

 
 
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