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High School
In the high school basketball boys regional finals last night…
– Dollar Bay-Tamarack City advanced to the quarterfinals with a thrilling 65-64 victory over Carney-Nadeau. Jaden Janke led the Blue Bolts with 23 points. Devin Schmitz added 20, including four free throws that put Dollar Bay on top by three points with a little more than two minutes remaining. The Bolts wouldn’t score again, but held the Wolves to just one two-point basket in the closing minutes. Two three-point attempts that would have won the game for Carney-Nadeau bounced off the rim in the closing seconds. Dollar Bay will face Cedarville in the quarterfinals Tuesday at 7:00 at Escanaba.
– Calumet’s tournament run ended with a 56-44 loss to Iron Mountain. The Copper Kings held a brief lead early, but played from behind most of the game. The trailed by eight at halftime, and were outscored 16-6 in the third quarter. Copper King standouts Matt Ojala and Cooper Twardzik were held to just eight points, combined. Travis Ojala led Calumet with 20 points. It was the first time a Copper Kings boys team ever played in a regional final.
The Chassell girls basketball team will make its first-ever appearance in the tournament semifinals tonight. The Panthers will face Waterford Our Lady at 5:30 at Van Noord Arena at Calvin College in Grand Rapids. Adrian Lenawee Christian will meet Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart in the second semifinal.
Finlandia
The Finlandia University softball team opens play at the North Central University Dome Tournament in Plymouth, Minnesota, today. The Lions will face Maranatha Baptist at 9:00, Minnesota-Morris at 11:30, and the host North Central Rams this afternoon at 1:30.
The Lions have introduced some new recruits. Two will pay softball – Maia Haske is an honor roll student from Alpena, and Kayla Maka is from Hawaii. Alexia Gonzales will join the women’s soccer team. She was the captain of her high school squad in San Diego.
MTU
If you couldn’t get a ticket to see Michigan Tech take on Northern Michigan University in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association championship game Saturday, you can cheer the Huskies on at the SDC. Tech is hosting a watch party at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. Doors open at 6:00. There is no charge, and they’ll even provide free free hot dogs, sodas, and popcorn while supplies last.
NHL
The Detroit Red Wings will visit the Los Angeles Kings tonight. Pregame coverage begins at 9:40 on 99.3 The Lift.
NBA
The Detroit Pistons play the Nuggets at Denver tonight.
MLB
In spring training baseball, the Detroit Tigers had yesterday off, and will face the Atlanta Braves this afternoon.
The Milwaukee Brewers blasted the Chicago White Sox 11-3 yesterday. Ryan Braun hit two home runs, including a grand slam. Travis Shaw, Keon Broxton and prospect Jake Hager each hit one. Starter Jhoulys Chacín opened with three scoreless innings, but gave up three runs in the fourth. The Brewers take on the Texas Rangers this afternoon.
NFL
On the first day of the free agent signing window yesterday, the Detroit Lions released tight end Eric Ebron. The move will open up more than seven million dollars in salary cap space. Ebron was a top-10 draft pick back in 2014, never developed the consistency expected of him.
Neither the Lions nor the Green Bay Packers did anything unexpected yesterday. The Lions announced their contracts with linebackers Christian Jones, Devon Kennard and Nick Bellore, cornerbacks Nevin Lawson and DeShawn Shead, and safety Tavon Wilson.
The Packers confirmed their trade for former Browns quarterback DeShone Kizer, and ratified their deals with free agent tight end Jimmy Graham and defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson.
Team Copper Country begins its quest for a state championship tomorrow, when it faces the Kensington Valley Rebels at 7:00 at Lakeview Arena in Marquette. Hear all of Team CC’s games on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com.
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