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Houghton High School hockey star Connor Hannon was selected by the Bismarck Bobcats in Tuesday’s North American Hockey League Entry Draft. Hannon was named MVP of the Great Lakes Hockey Conference this past season. He scored 26 goals, added 44 assists, and had a plus-59 rating. He was taken in the fifth …

MLB: Tigers Fall in Ninth The Blue Jays scored five runs off Joe Nathan in the ninth inning… and beat the Tigers 5-3 Tuesday night. The game was scoreless to that point. Detroit got seven shutout innings from Anibal Sanchez… bu Toronto’s Drew Hutchinson matched him pitch for pitch. The …

Morning Sports for Tuesday, June 3rd: MLB: Tigers Prepare for Jays The Tigers were off Monday, and open a home set against the Blue Jays tonight. Anibal Sanchez will face Drew Hutchison. Hear the first pitch at 7:08 on AM 1400, WCCY. Brewers Upend Twins Matt Garza pitched shutout ball …

Morning Sports for Monday, June 2nd: MLB: Tigers The Tigers collected only three hits off Seattle starter Roenis Elias… and fell to the Mariners 4-0 Sunday. Elias struck out eight, as he recorded his first complete game in the majors. Max Scherzer took the loss… giving up four runs before …

MLB: Tigers Fall to M’s Drew Smyly struggled through four innings, as the Tigers lost to the Mariners 3-2 Saturday night. Smyly needed 105 pitches to get through his outing, and allowed all three Seattle runs. Miguel Cabrera homered for Detroit, and Ian Kinsler nearly put the Tigers in the …

Morning Sports for Saturday, May 31st: MLB: Tigers Power Past M’s The Tigers blasted three home runs, and cruised to a 6-3 victory over the Mariners Friday night. Rajai Davis hit a solo shot. Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer. Victor Martinez knocked a three-run bomb, after Seattle walked Cabrera …

Calumet High School catcher Selena Stromer has been named the Copper Country Softball Conference Player of the Year. Calumet coaches Luke Peterson and Joel Rastello received Coach of the Year honors. To see the full All-Conference roster, click here: 2014 CC Softball All Stars

MLB: Tigers Slip Past A’s Rick Porcello overcame some control issues, and the Tigers edged the Athletics 5-4 Thursday night. Porcello walked six batters before leaving with two outs in the sixth inning… but held the A’s to just two runs, and earned his eighth victory of the season. Joe …

Morning Sports for Thursday, May 29th: MLB: Tigers Fall in Ninth The Tigers finally got a good outing by a starting pitcher Wednesday night… but wound up losing to the Athletics 3-1. Anibal Sanchez pitched shutout ball into the ninth inning. He left the game with one out, after giving …

One of the best basketball players in Dollar Bay High School history will play college ball at Finlandia University. Julia Daavettila led the Bays to their first outright Copper Country Conference title since 1979, and their first District title since 1983. In her senior season, she averaged 17.1 points, 7.2 …