High School In high school boys basketball last night… • Houghton shut down West Iron County 66-24. • Jeffers overwhelmed Calumet 67-24. The Jets had four players in double figures, led by Isaiah Frahm with 15 points. Johnny Schutz added 13, Levi Frahm 11, and Matthew Schutz had 10. No …
Read More »Boys Hoops Wins for Vikes, Glads – Tuesday Sports Wrap
High School In high school boys basketball last night… • Baraga fell to Watersmeet 68-42. • Ontonagon downed Republic-Michigamme 56-43. NOTE: A PREDICTED WINTER STORM COULD FORCE CHANGES IN TONIGHT’S SCHEDULE On the boys schedule tonight… • Houghton welcomes West Iron County. • Calumet plays at Jeffers. • Hancock visits …
Read More »Packers Clinch NFC Top Seed; Lions Clinch Top-Two Draft Pick – Monday Sports Wrap
High School In high school boys basketball tonight… • Baraga welcomes Watersmeet. • Ontonagon hosts Republic-Michigamme. College Basketball Both Finlandia University basketball teams lost at Northern Michigan University yesterday… • The women fell 70-42. Bailey Froberg led the Lions with 12 points. • The men dropped a 109-42 decision. Rae’quan …
Read More »Pistons Snap Losing Streak in OT – Sunday Sports Wrap
College Basketball Both Finlandia University basketball teams play at Northern Michigan University this afternoon. The women’s contest tips off at 1:00, and the men’s at 3:15. NBA Saddiq Bey’s three-pointer with less than two seconds remaining lifted the Detroit Pistons to a 117-116 victory over the San Antonio Spurs Saturday …
Read More »Wolverines Complete Year-End Sweep of Pioneers – Saturday Sports Wrap
GLHL The Calumet Wolverines completed a sweep in their New Year’s weekend series with the Portage Lake Pioneers by claiming a 5-1 victory at Dee Stadium last night. Rory Anderson got the Wolves off to a quick start when he found the net 21 seconds into the game. He added …
Read More »Tech Hockey Falls to MSU in OT – Friday Sports Wrap
High School In high school hockey last night…• Jeffers fell to Escanaba 2-1. Trevor Halonen gave the Jets a short-lived lead early in the second period, but Jayger LaMarch quickly tied the game, and Brayden Martineau netted the game-winner with six minutes remaining in the contest. Simon Rajala stopped 36 …
Read More »MTU Ties UM in GLI Opener – Thursday Sports Wrap
High School In high school hockey tonight… • Jeffers welcomes Escanaba. College Hockey At the Great Lakes Invitational hockey event last night… • 18th-ranked Michigan Tech and third-ranked University of Michigan skated to a scoreless tie. Blake Pietila made 30 saves for the Huskies. Erik Portillo stopped 27 shots for …
Read More »Calumet Wins Hard-Fought MacInnes Classic – Wednesday Sports Wrap
High School Calumet reigns as champion of the MacInnes Holiday Classic, after a gritty 3-2 overtime victory over Houghton last night. Each team scored in the first period – Paul Sturos for the Copper Kings, and Camden Markham for the Gremlins. After a scoreless second frame, Gabe Mattila gave Calumet …
Read More »Houghton, Calumet Advance in MacInnes Classic OT Thrillers – Tuesday Spots Wrap
High School The MacInnes Holiday Classic opened with a pair of thrillers last night… • In game one, Houghton overcame a four-goal deficit to edge North Fond du Lac 7-6 in overtime. Camden Markham got the Gremlins off to a good start with an early power play goal, but the …
Read More »Macinnes Classic Opens Tonight – Monday Sports Wrap
High School In high school hockey, the MacInnes Holiday Classic opens tonight at the SDC… • Houghton takes on North Fond du Lac at 5:30. • Calumet faces Hancock at 7:30. The consolation and championship contests will take place tomorrow night. Our exclusive coverage of all four games will begin …
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