Hoops Wins for Houghton, L’Anse Girls; Jeffers Boys – Tuesday Sports Wrap

High School

In high school boys basketball last night…
• Calumet defeated Baraga 56-29.
• Hancock lost to Westwood 93-37.
• Jeffers shut down L’Anse 69-30. Four Jets reached double figures, led by Lance Heinonen with 13 points. Levi Frahm added 12, and Ashton Kunishige and Andrew Kinnunen each had 11.
• Ewen-Trout Creek downed Wakefield-Marenisco 79-59.

Tonight…
• Houghton entertains Escanaba.
• Ontonagon plays at  Watersmeet.

On the girls’ schedule last evening…
• Houghton outscored Gwinn 72-42. Five Gremlins reached double figures in scoring – Paige Sleeman and Stella Wickstrom each had 15 points, Annika Peterson had 14, Gwen Markham had 11, and Meghan Trewhella added 10.
• L’Anse downed Jeffers 49-40. Taylor Sanregret led the Purple Hornets with 19 points. For the Jets, Sara Johnson scored 12, and Taylor Heinonen added 10.
• Ewen-Trout Creek v Wakefield-Marenisco – no report.

In girls action tonight…
• Calumet welcomes Hancock. Coverage will begin around 7:00 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
• Chassell travels to Baraga.
• Ontonagon plays at Watersmeet.

In high school hockey tonight…
• Hancock skates at Marquette.

NBA

The Detroit Pistons visit the Chicago Bulls tonight.

NHL

The Detroit Red Wings return to action tonight, when they host the New York Islanders. Coverage will begin at 7:15 on 99.3 The Lift. 

The Wings have signed forward Robby Fabbri to a three-year contract extension, which is reported to be worth about $4 million per year.

NFL

In last night’s game, Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes, as the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Arizona Cardinals 30-23. 

If you played The Wolf Pro Football Challenge, you must have selected at least 13 games to be eligible to become our weekly winner.

The Detroit Lions added cornerback Corey Ballentine to the practice squad reserve/COVID-19 list yesterday. He’s the eighth player in the past eight days to be sidelined by the virus. Ballentine was one of the seven players promoted from the practice squad for last Sunday’s game, as the Lions deal with a rash of illness and injuries. Detroit held team meetings virtually yesterday, to try to stop the spread. Sunday’s game was costly, as well – cornerback Jerry Jacobs tore an ACL, and will miss the rest of the season.

Upcoming Local Sports Broadcasts

• Tonight – Girls High School Basketball – Hancock at Calumet – 7:00 pregame on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
• Thursday – Boys High School Basketball – Houghton at Hancock – 7:00 pregame on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.
• Friday – High School Hockey – Jeffers at Houghton – 6:40 pregame on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.
• Friday – High School Hockey – Calumet at Cranbrook – 6:40 pregame on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
• Saturday – High School Hockey – Calumet at Detroit Country Day – 12:40 pregame on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.

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