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MLB – Tigers Outlast Royals
Ian Kinsler drove in three runs, as the Detroit Tigers held off the Kansas City Royals 6-5 last night. Kinsler’s two-run homer in the seventh inning gave Detroit a 6-2 lead. KC came back with two in the bottom of the seventh off Justin Verlander. They added another in the eighth off Blaine Hardy, but Neftali Feliz came in to strand runners at first and third. Verlander got the win, and Bruce Rondon pitched the ninth to earn the save. Full details are here.
The Tigers continue that series at Kansas City tonight. Randy Wolf will start against Yordano Ventura. Hear the first pitch at 8:10 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3, WCCY.
Jimmy Nelson out-pitched Pittsburgh ace Gerrit Cole, as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Pirates 7-4 last night. The Brewers staked Nelson to an early lead with four runs in the first inning, and another in the second. Nelson gave up just one run over seven innings to get the win. Full details are here.
The Brewers host the Pirates again tonight. Zach Davies will make his major league debut for Milwaukee. Jeff Locke will start for Pittsburgh.
High School Volleyball
In high school volleyball yesterday…
– Lake Linden-Hubbell defeated L’Anse 3-0.
– Ontonagon blanked Watersmeet 3-0.
– Chassell v Hancock – not reported.
– Ewen-Trout Creek v Wakefield-Marenisco – not reported.
Finlandia Soccer Splits; V’Ball Falls
The Finlandia University men’s soccer team gave up an early goal, then came from behind to earn a 2-1 victory over North Central University in its season-opener yesterday. Jonathan Barnes and Robert Hernandez scored for the Lions. Full details are here.
The women’s soccer team struggled early, and lost to North Central 9-1 yesterday. The Rams scored seven of their goals in the first half. Serena Jaime scored the Lions’ only goal. Details are here.
The Finlandia volleyball team lost to Lakeland College 3-0 last night. See the box score here.
Excitement is building in advance of Finlandia University’s first-ever football game this Saturday against Alma College. Some VIP tickets are still available. For $25.00, you get access to a special VIP section at McAfee Field, along with food and beer from KBC. Those tickets are on sale now at North Wind Books.
The Finlandia University Blue Line Club will host its annual golf outing at the Calumet Golf Club Sunday. The event is a three-person scramble, with a shotgun start at 11:00. The cost is $120.00 per team, which includes 18 holes of golf, lunch, hole prizes, and door prizes. To register, call Travis Hanson at 370-4613.
Lions, Packers Cuts Continue
The latest round of cuts for the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers didn’t include any surprises. Both teams trimmed their rosters to the required 75 players yesterday. Green Bay’s moves included officially placing wide receiver Jordy Nelson on injured reserve for the season.
Our high school football coverage continues tomorrow night, when Calumet plays at Negaunee… and Saturday afternoon, when Lake Linden-Hubbell entertains Hurley. Hear both games on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. We’ll also provide coverage of tomorrow’s L’Anse game at West Iron County on our sister station WFER in Iron River. Link to their stream through the sports page at KBear102.com.
