High School The Baraga girls basketball team will face Saint Ignace in the state tournament quarterfinals tonight. The Vikings enter the game with a record of 21-3. The Saints are 23-0. The game will tip off at 7:00 in Escanaba. Pregame coverage will begin around 6:30 on KBear 102.3 and …
Read More »Pistons Rip Raptors – Monday Sports Wrap
NHL The Detroit Red Wings visit the New York Rangers tomorrow. Pregame coverage begins at 6:40 on 99.3 The Lift. NBA The Detroit Pistons got past the Toronto Raptors 110-107 yesterday afternoon. Blake Griffin scored 25 points. Andre Drummond grabbed 17 rebounds. The Pistons visit the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight. Pregame …
Read More »Iron Mountain Falls in Controversial State Boys Hoops Title Game – Sunday Sports Wrap
High School The Iron Mountain boys basketball team fell 53-52 to Pewamo-Westphalia in the Division Three state tournament championship game yesterday. The Mountaineers led for most of the game, but never by more than eight points. They were up by one point with five seconds remaining when a layup was …
Read More »NMU Women Advance in NCAA Hoops Tourney – Saturday Sports Wrap
High School The boys high school basketball state tournament finals will be played today in East Lansing. In Division Four, Southfield Christian will face Frankfort at 10:00 – hear the broadcast on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. In Division One, Ypsilanti Lincoln will take on U of D Jesuit this afternoon. …
Read More »Blue Bolts Fall in State Hoops Semifinal – Friday Sports Wrap
High School Dollar Bay-Tamarack City’s boys basketball team ended its deep tournament run with a 55-28 loss to Southfield Christian in the Division Four semifinals yesterday. The Blue Bolts took an early 4-3 lead with an Ashton Janke layup, but Southfield pulled ahead by six at the end of the …
Read More »Viking Girls Claim Regional Crown – Thursday Sports Wrap
High School The Baraga Vikings girls basketball team won a regional title last night, with a hard-fought 45-40 victory over Stephenson at Kingsford. The game was tight the whole way. Baraga opened a nine-point lead in the third quarter. Stephenson narrowed the gap to one in the fourth quarter, but …
Read More »Blue Bolt Boys Breslin-Bound – Wednesday Sports Wrap
High School The Dollar Bay-Tamarack City boys basketball team is headed to the Division Four state semifinals, after a thrilling 67-64 victory over Pellston in the quarterfinals last night. Davin Hill led the Blue Bolts with 22 points. Ashton Janke added 18. Connor LeClaire scored 14 points, and hit two …
Read More »Baraga Girls Advance to Regional Final – Tuesday Sports Wrap
High School In the Division Four girls basketball tournament regional semifinals last night, Baraga fell behind early, then came on strong to defeat Munising 57-42. Jaylyne Lindemann led the Vikings with 18 points. Reide Osterman added 15, and Rylie Koskinen contributed 14. Baraga will face Stephenson in the regional championship …
Read More »NMU Women to NCAA Tourney; MTU Women Left Out – Monday Sports Wrap
High School The girls basketball tournament regional semifinals will be played tonight. In Division Four at Kingsford, Baraga will face Munising at 6:00 Eastern time. Our coverage will begin around 5:40 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. Ewen-Trout Creek will play Stephenson in the second semifinal. Finlandia The Finlandia University softball …
Read More »Gremlins, Huskies Hockey Seasons End with Losses – Sunday Sports Wrap
High School The Houghton High School hockey team’s season ended with a 4-1 loss to Detroit Country Day in the state championship game yesterday in Plymouth. Seth Francois got the Gremlins off to an optimistic start with a goal in the opening minute, but Country Day goalie Sam Evola, last …
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