Tech Volleyball Falls to NMU – Wednesday Sports Wrap

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High School

The high school volleyball tournament continues with district semifinals tonight.
• In Division Two, Houghton entertains Kingsford at 6:00. Coverage begins at 5:40 on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.
• In Division Three, Hancock hosts West Iron County at 6:00. Calumet plays at Jeffers at 6:00. Coverage will begin at 5:40 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
• In Division Four, District 98, L’Anse will play at Lake Linden-Hubbell, and Baraga will host Chassell. Both games will begin at 6:00.
• In Division Four, District 97 at Wakefield-Marenisco High School, Forest Park faces Bessemer at 5:00 Central Time, and Ewen-Trout Creek plays Wakefield-Marenisco at 6:30 Central Time. 

College Volleyball

The Michigan Tech volleyball squad dropped a seesaw 3-2 (25-18, 25-12, 21-25, 23-25, 4-15) decision to Northern Michigan last night. The Huskies dominated the first two sets, then lost sets three and four by narrow margins, before falling 15-4 in the final set. Meg Raabe led the Huskies with 12 kills. Amelia Albers had 22 digs. Tess Hayes recorded 44 assists and 14 digs.

College Basketball

The Michigan Tech men’s basketball team has been picked to finish fifth in the Great Lakes Athletic Conference this season. Northern Michigan finished a close second to Ferris State in the preseason coaches’ poll. Grand Valley was picked to finish third, and Parkside fourth. Lake Superior State finished seventh in the poll.

Dan Gherezgher of the Huskies and Dylan Kuehl of the Wildcats were placed on the All-Conference Pre-Season First Team. Northern’s Max Weisbrod was added to the Second Team.

MTU

Saturday is the annual Tadych’s Marketplace Foods Kids Day at Michigan Tech. Tadych’s has purchased 100 youth tickets for Saturday’s volleyball match against Saginaw Valley State, and 400 tickets for the hockey game against Augustana. Vouchers for those tickets will be given away beginning at noon today at Tadych’s, on a first-come, first-served basis. The vouchers can then be redeemed at the SDC Central Ticket Office. There will be a limit per family.

Also on Saturday, there will be a Skate with the Huskies session after the hockey game. Vollerth’s will be giving away hot dog coupons for the first 100 at the volleyball match and the first 400 at the hockey game.

College Basketball

The Northern Michigan women’s basketball team will play an exhibition match at Wisconsin-Green Bay tonight.

NHL

The Red Wings host the Panthers tomorrow. Because of NFL football on 99.3 The Lift, coverage will begin at 6:45 on KBear 102.3.

NBA

The Pistons entertain the Trail Blazers tonight, with coverage beginning at 6:35 on 99.3 The Lift. Jalen Duren could miss the game because of an ankle injury suffered during Monday’s loss to the Thunder.

MLB

At the World Series last night, the Rangers outslugged the Diamondbacks 11-7. Texas leads the series 3-1, and could wrap up its first World Series championship tonight in Arizona.

Craig Counsell’s contract with the Brewers expires today, and interest from other teams continues to grow. Along with the Mets and Guardians, the Astros are now interested in bringing Counsell in to replace the retiring Dusty Baker. Milwaukee officials are still hoping he’ll opt to stay with the Brewers.

NFL

In advance of yesterday’s trade deadline, the Lions bolstered their receiver corps by obtaining former Michigan wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones from the Browns. Cleveland will get Detroit’s sixth-round pick in the 2025 draft. Peoples-Jones caught 61 passes last year, but has struggled this season.

Scrambling to replace injured quarterback Kirk Cousins, the Vikings have picked up signal caller Josh Dobbs from the Cardinals. Dobbs was Arizona’s starter for much of the season, with Kyler Murray recovering from ACL surgery. He was recently demoted in favor of rookie Clayton Tune, with Murray nearly ready to return. Minnesota gives up a 2024 sixth-round draft pick, and also receives a 2024 seventh-round pick. Rookie Jaren Hall remains the likely choice to start for the Vikings against the Falcons on Sunday.

High School Sports Broadcasts

• Tonight – Volleyball – Calumet at Jeffers – District Semifinal – 5:40 pregame on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
• Tonight – Volleyball – Kingsford at Houghton – District Semifinal – 5:40 pregame on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.

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