Hancock Boys, Houghton Girls Win Season’s First Golf Tourney – Friday Sports Wrap

High School

In high school softball yesterday…
• Houghton swept its doubleheader against Gwinn, 16-0 and 29-2.
 • Calumet swept its doubleheader against Lake Linden-Hubbell, 19-1 and 18-1.

On the softball schedule today…
• Calumet travels to St. Ignace.
 • Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at L’Anse.
 • Hancock welcomes Iron Mountain.

In softball tomorrow…
• Calumet plays at a tournament at Grayling.

In high school baseball today…
• Calumet welcomes the Gogebic Miners.
• Houghton plays at Jeffers.

In baseball tomorrow…
• Calumet travels to Gladstone.

In high school golf yesterday…
• At Baraga Invitational, rain forced a reduction from 18 holes to nine. On the boys side, Hancock edged Calumet by three strokes to take the team title. Mason Mikesch of Hancock medaled with a 36. West Iron County’s Nate Thomson shot a 37, and Lowell Torola from Calumet placed third with a 38. On the girls side, Houghton easily outscored Hancock to earn the team title. Baraga’s Rylie Koskinen medaled with a 50, one stroke better than Ontonagon’s Ella Menigoz. Keegan Leonard from Houghton took third with a 56.

Here are the full individual results (thanks to Baraga’s Tim Marczak) – the top four individual scores were combined to create the team total:

Girls

West Iron
Madison Berutti 67
Ava Richardson 65
Kya Dallavalle 81
Harlie Melstrom 90
Team total: 303

Hancock:
Alexis Babcock 61
Sierrah Driscoll 71
Chloe McFarlan 82
Kami Klein 81
Catley Cunard 85
Team total: 295

Houghton:
Keegan Leonard 56
Tara Scullian 69
Delaney Routsala 61
Michala Geborkoff 68
Mary Ellen Trewella 72
Total: 254

Ontonagon:
Ella Menigoz 51
Madyson Pantti 87
Teddy Menigoz 68
No team total

Baraga:
Rylie Koskinen 50
Reide Osterman 67
Keegin Kahkonen 82
No team total

Team Total
1st Houghton 254
2nd Hancock 295
3rd West Iron 303

Boys:

Houghton:
Brady Schmierer 43
Ryan Vlahos 40
Blake Wiley 40
Camden Markham 45
Marino Pisani 47
Team total: 168

Hancock:
Kyle Maki 39
Mason Mikesch 36
Austin Salani 46
Chad Nordstrom 40
JD Sebbas 56
Team Total: 161

West Iron:
Nate Thomson 37
Brennan Horton 49
Dale Kemppainen 51
No team total

Calumet:
Noah Jukuri 49
Lowell Torola 38
Kip Kangas 41
Nolan Sturos 46
Paul Sturos 39
Team total 164

Jeffers:
Jacob Rubich 47
Christian Hocking 46
Cullen Therrien 45
Ethan Therian 52
Evan Pietila 53
Team total: 190

Baraga:
Cage Osterman 48
Zak Kissel 51
Carter Koskinen 58
Christian Brown: 58
Chase Larson 60
Team total:215

Lake Linden:
Danny Marcotte 64
Mason Holzberger 54
Brendan Davis 61
Jackson Lister 70
Anders Wetton 79
Team total: 249

Ontonagon:
Tomas Immonen 40
Abi Pestka 55
Will Ingalls 51
Jerry Majurin 70
Mason Totzke 75
Team total:216

Chassell:
Dean Pietela 45
Josh Heikenen 49
Todd Rautiola 53
Anders Rautiola 66
Team total: 213

Dollar Bay:
Davin Hill 50
Brady Busser 57
Cooper Stout 70
Conner LeClaire 67
Team total: 244

On the golf schedule today…
• Houghton and Calumet compete at the Norway Invitational

In high school track yesterday…
• In a quadrangular at Negaunee that also included Westwood, the Houghton boys took the title. Calumet came in fourth. Eric Weiss of the Gremlins won the 1600 and 3200 meter runs. The Houghton girls placed second, and the Calumet girls finished fourth. Elli Wagner of the Gremlins won the 100 and 200 meter dashes. Full results were not provided.

College Baseball

The Finlandia University baseball team plays doubleheaders at Wisconsin-LaCrosse today and tomorrow.

College Football

The Finlandia football team has added a new recruit. Nick LaFleur is from Vernon Hills, Illinois.

NHL

The Detroit Red Wings lost to the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 last night. Jakub Vrana scored Detroit’s only goal. Jonathan Bernier made 29 saves, and took the loss in net.

The Wings entertain the Tampa Bay Lightning tomorrow afternoon. We’ll join the game in progress following Tigers baseball on 99.3 The Lift.

NBA

The Detroit Pistons lost 115-105 to the Dallas Mavericks last evening. Isaiah Stewart led Detroit with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Frank Jackson also scored 20.

The Pistons visit the Charlotte Hornets tomorrow night. Coverage begins at 6:35 on 99.3 The Lift.

MLB

The Detroit Tigers lost both of their games against the Chicago White Sox yesterday, falling 3-1 in the opener, and 11-0 in the nightcap. Detroit totaled just five hits in the two games. Casey Mize gave up three runs over six innings, and took the loss in the first contest. In the second game, Matthew Boyd left as the Sox scored four runs in the second inning. Michael Fulmer relieved him. Chicago added seven in the fifth inning off Derek Holland and Alex Lange.

The Tigers head to New York to open a series against the Yankees tonight. Tarik Skubal will pitch against Gerrit Cole. Coverage will begin at 6:45 on 99.3 The Lift.

Boyd’s early exit was caused by knee pain. Team officials blamed tendinitis. There’s no word as to whether he’ll be ready for his next start.

The Milwaukee Brewers held off the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 last night. Travis Shaw’s two-run homer in the fourth inning was all the Crew needed. L-A pounded out nine hits, but couldn’t score until they got one off Josh Hader in the ninth.

The Brewers host the Dodgers again tonight. Freddy Peralta will start for Milwaukee. L-A has not named a starter.

The Brewers have brought pitcher Jordan Zimmermann up from their alternate training site, and sent pitcher Patrick Weigel back down. Milwaukee currently has 14 players on the injured list.

NFL

The Detroit Lions used the seventh pick in the NFL Draft last night to take Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell. Sewell won the Outland Trophy as best college football interior lineman in 2019, when he was a sophomore. He opted out of the 2020 season.

The Green Bay Packers selected Georgia cornerback Eric Stokes with the 29th pick.

To the surprise of no one, the Jacksonville Jaguars took Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence. The New York Jets took Brigham Young University quarterback Zach Wilson with the second pick, and the San Francisco 49ers traded up to get North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance with the third selection.

Rounds two and three of the draft will take place tonight, with the final rounds scheduled for tomorrow.

There are reports that Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has told team management that he no longer wishes to play in Green Bay. Packers officials continue to say they’re committed to Rodgers remaining with the team, and are not considering a trade.

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