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High School Football – Calumet Reaches Playoffs
On the final night of the high school football season…
– Calumet claimed a playoff berth with a 47-38 victory at Gladstone. The Braves scored on their first possession. Calumet responded with a touchdown, and then another after recovering a Gladstone fumble. Gladstone surged back into the lead, but the Copper Kings scored late in the first half to take a 24-20 lead into the locker room. Calumet scored twice more to open a 20 point lead midway through the fourth quarter. The Braves closed the gap a bit when Justin Jurek ran for his fourth touchdown with 5:45 remaining. Calumet added an insurance score with 52-seconds to go on Kaden Kangas’ third touchdown run. Down by 21 points, Gladstone didn’t give up. Tyler Wells broke loose for a 55-yard scoring run with 10 seconds remaining. Gladstone then recovered an onside kick, and Wells connected with Jurek for a 52-yard scoring pass as time expired. Robert Erkkila also scored three times for Calumet. The win guarantees the kings a spot in the playoffs. We’ll cover all the Copper Kings’ playoff games on KBear 102.3, or one of our sister stations.
– Thomas Schmidt ran for five touchdowns as the Houghton Gremlins rolled to a 62-23 victory in the 62nd Copper Bowl Friday night. Schmidt opened the scoring with a 65 yard sweep, but Hancock answered with a 50-yard run by Chase Anderson. At the end of the first half the Bulldogs were only down by six, but lost their quarterback on the final defensive stand. Lyle Johnson would not return and Hancock could not move the ball in the second half.
– Lake Linden-Hubbell lost at Forest Park 36-22. We’ll cover all the Lakes’ playoff games on KBear 102.3, or one of our sister stations.
– L’Anse fell to Munising 42-6. The Purple Hornets will not reach the playoffs.
– Baraga won its first-ever eight-man football game, 20-14 over Ontonagon.
– Ewen-Trout Creek fell to Superior Central 22-0.
See highlights from the Lake Linden-Forest Park, L’Anse-Munising, Houghton-Hancock, and Calumet-Gladstone games here.
MTU Hockey Upends Ferris
The Michigan Tech hockey team upset eighth-ranked Ferris State 1-0 Friday night. Blake Pietila scored the game’s only goal. Jamie Phillips stopped 33 shots. The Huskies play at Ferris again tonight.
The Tech football team puts its unbeaten record on the line this afternoon against unbeaten Ferris State. Both teams are ranked nationally in the top-15. Kickoff is at 1:00 at Sherman Field.
The Tech soccer team fell to Ferris State 2-0 Friday night. It was the first conference loss of the season for the Huskies, who entertain Grand Valley Sunday at noon.
The Tech volleyball team lost at Ferris State 3-0 Friday night. The Huskies play at Grand Valley State Sunday afternoon.
Both Tech cross country teams ran at the U.P. Championships at Northern Michigan University Friday. Sean Pengelly won his second consecutive race by covering the eight kilometers in 25:27. Jani Lane was the second Husky across and fourth overall. The women’s squad was led by Deedra Irwin’s fourth-place effort.
NMU
The Northern Michigan University hockey team defeated Lake Superior State 4-2 Friday night. Those teams meet at the Soo again tonight.
The NMU football team plays at Ashland this afternoon.
Finlandia
The Finlandia University volleyball team is at Northland International University, where they lost 3-2 to the host Pioneers. The result of the Lions’ game against Indiana University Northwest was not reported. Finlandia will have rematches against both of those teams today.
The Finlandia women’s soccer match against Robert Morris-Lake County this morning has been canceled. The Lions will host Lakeland College tomorrow morning at 11:00. The men’s team plays at Wisconsin-Oshkosh today, then returns home to face Lakeland College at 1:00 tomorrow.
Wolverines Open Season with Exhibition Loss
The Calumet Wolverines lost 6-5 to the Fond du Lac Bears in opening-round play at the Keevin Cup Tournament. The Wolverines play in the consolation game today.
NHL – Red Wings at Philly Tonight
The Detroit Red Wingsskate at Philadelphia tonight. Faceoff is at 7:00 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3 WCCY.
NFL
The Lions face the Falcons Sunday morning in London. Kickoff is at 9:30 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3 WCCY.
The Packers play at New Orleans in the Sunday night game.
Cabrera Surgery Reveals Broken Foot
Doctors who operated on Detroit tigers’ slugger Miguel Cabrera’s right foot to remove some bone spurs found a surprise – a stress fracture. They inserted some screws to stabilize it, and will re-evaluate it in three months. There’s no assurance that he’ll be ready for the start of spring training.
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