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High School
In volleyball Saturday…
• Houghton finished seventh out of 12 teams competing at the Wrightstown Invitational. The gremlins earned victories over Sheboygan South, Sturgeon Bay and St. Mary’s Catholic, and lost to Hilbert and Plymouth.
• Calumet at a showcase in the Detroit area – no report.
• Chassell and Ontonagon at the Hurley Tournament – no report.
Houghton cross country at the Soo Elks Invitational Saturday – no report.
College Football
Michigan Tech’s football team lost 52-38 at Davenport Saturday afternoon. Quarterback Will Ark completed 21 of 39 passes for 267 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. One of those interceptions ended a late drive that would have narrowed the Davenport lead to seven points.
Northern Michigan outscored Wayne State University 37-30.
Finlandia fell to Northwestern of Minnesota 30-0. The Finlandia offense was held to just 117 yards, and five first downs.
College Volleyball
The Michigan Tech volleyball team lost 3-1 (25-16, 13-25, 14-25, 17-25) at Ferris State Saturday.
College Soccer
Both the Finlandia men’s and women’s soccer teams earned victories at Maranatha Baptist Saturday afternoon. Sam Linteo scored the only goal in the women’s 1-0 win. Mikayla Brown had to make just two saves in net. The men’s team came from behind to claim a 3-2 victory. Skylar Thomas, Benjamin Thompson and Chinedu Ikem scored, and brendan Christian got the win in goal.
College Hockey
The Michigan Tech hockey team defeated Lake Superior State 5-2 in an exhibition contest Saturday. Logan Ganie scored twice for the Huskies. Blake Pietila made 23 saves.
Northern Michigan opened its CCHA season with a 6-4 loss to Bowling Green. The Wildcats host the Falcons again tonight.
NHL
Jakub Vrana, Dylan Larson and Lucas Raymond each scored their first preseason goals, as the Red Wings blanked the Blackhawks 3-0 last night. Sebastian Cossa and Alex Nedeljkovic combined to stop 21 shots in net.
Detroit continues its exhibition schedule at home tomorrow night against the Penguins. Listen for regular-season Wings games on 99.3 The Lift.
MLB
The Tigers edged the Twins 3-2 Saturday night. Eric Haase homered, as Detroit took an early lead. Drew Hutchison tossed four scoreless innings, but left as Minnesota plated two runs in the fifth to tie the game. Javier Báez scored the game-winner in the sixth, when Harold Castro reached first base on an error.
The Tigers host the Twins again today. Joey Wentz will start against Simeon Woods Richardson. Because of Lions football, there will be no Tigers broadcast.
All indications are that Miguel Cabrera will return for a final season with the Tigers next summer. Cabrera has one year worth $32 million remaining on his contract. Cabrera had said a few weeks ago that he intended to return. Yesterday, Tigers’ officials confirmed that they expect him back.
The Marlins scored twice in the top of the ninth, and edged the Brewers 4-3 Saturday. Devin Williams took the loss. Christian Yelich homered.
The Brewers entertain the Marlins again today. Freddy Peralta will pitch against Pablo Lopez.
The Phillies split a doubleheader, so Milwaukee officially trails Philadelphia by a game in the race for the final National League Wild Card playoff berth. However, since the Phillies own the tiebreaker against the Brewers, Milwaukee is functionally two games back, with four games remaining in the regular season.
NFL
Today…
• The Lions host the Seahawks in a 1:00 game. Receivers D.J. Chark and Amon-Ra St. Brown, and running back D’Andre Swift, will miss the game because of injuries. Hear the broadcast on 99.3 The Lift.
• The Packers welcome the Patriots for a 4:25 contest.
The Vikings and Saints play in a Sunday morning game from London. Kickoff is at 9:30 on 99.3 The Lift.
The 49ers host the Rams in Monday night contest. Kickoff is at 8:15 on 99.3 The Lift.
Upcoming local sports broadcasts:
- Tuesday – Houghton volleyball plays at Calumet. Coverage will begin around 6:10 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
- Friday – Houghton football plays at Calumet. Coverage will begin at 6:40 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
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