Pistons Suffer Preseason Loss – Thursday Sports Wrap

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High School
In high school volleyball tonight…
– Hancock hosts Ishpeming.
– Calumet welcomes Westwood.
– Lake Linden-Hubbell visits Baraga.
– L’Anse travels to Negaunee.
– Ontonagon entertains Wakefield-Marenisco.
– Ewen-Trout Creek hosts Watersmeet.
– Jeffers welcomes Bessemer.

In cross country…
– Houghton, Hancock and Calumet will be among the teams running at the WestPAC meet.
– Chassell, Baraga and Jeffers will be among the squads running at Copper Mountain Conference meet.

NHL
The Detroit Red Wings host the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight. Because of NFL football on 99.3 The Lift, pregame coverage will begin at 7:10 on KBear 102.3.

NBA
The Detroit Pistons lost to the Washington Wizards 102-97 last night. Andre Drummond scored 17 points and grabbed 19 rebounds. Blake Griffin added 16. Detroit launched 45 three-point attempts, but only connected on 12. The Pistons will wrap up their preseason campaign tomorrow night at Cleveland. Listen for selected Pistons regular-season games on 99.3 The Lift.

NFL
In tonight’s NFL game, the Philadelphia Eagles visit the New York Giants. Hear the broadcast on 99.3 The Lift. Please have your picks in The Wolf Pro Football Challenge turned in by noon today at one of our sponsors.

Our high school football coverage continues with two games this week on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. Tomorrow, Houghton entertains Negaunee. Pregame coverage will start at 6:40. On Saturday, Lake Linden-Hubbell hosts Bark River-Harris. Pregame coverage will start at 1:40.

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