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High School
In high school baseball yesterday…
• Houghton took two from Calumet, 16-8 and 23-2.
In softball yesterday…
• Calumet lost two to Negaunee, 10-0 and 6-0.
In softball this afternoon…
• Houghton plays at Lake Linden-Hubbell.
In golf yesterday, at the Negaunee Kiwanis Invitational…
• The Houghton boys win the team title. Hancock was third, and Calumet fourth. Brady Schmierer of the Gremlins placed second individually.
• The Houghton girls finished second to Westwood.
See full results here.
In track and field yesterday…
• At the Kingsford Quadrangular…
– The Houghton girls won an easy victory. Paige Sleeman of the Gremlins took the 800 and 1600-meter runs. Lily Williston won the shot put and discus.
– The Houghton boys finished a close second to the host Flivvers. Eric Weiss won the 800 and 1600-meter runs.
– See full results here.
• At the Hancock Invitational yesterday, full team results were not posted. Individually…
– On the boys side, Dollar Bay’s Connor LeClaire won the 110 and 300-meter hurdles. Johnny Norland set a new Blue Bolts record in the 800-meter run. Kolston Kytta of Chassell and Jonah Nordine of Ewen-Trout Creek each set school records in the 1600-meter run, with Kytta winning the race by a second. Jaden Borseth from Ewen-Trout Creek took the discus and the high jump.
– On the girls side, Carli Jacques of Calumet took the 100 and 200-meter runs. Melissa Wagner from Lake Linden-Hubbell won the 400 and 800-meter runs. Chassell’s Gwen Kangas won the 1600 and 3200 meter runs.
College Basketball
The Finlandia University men’s basketball team has added a new recruit. Jean Marc Amovin averaged 12 points per game in his senior season at Senn High School in Chicago.
NBA
The Detroit Pistons committed a season-worst 28 turnovers, and fell 119-100 to the Minnesota Timberwolves last night. Saben Lee scored 22 points, and Saddiq Bey added 21.
The Pistons host the Denver Nuggets Friday.
MLB
Robbie Grossman singled home Niko Goodrum with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, to lift the Detroit Tigers to an 8-7 victory over the Kansas City Royals last night. Grossman’s fifth RBI of the night salvaged a game in which the Tigers had a seven-run lead after five innings. K-C scored three runs off Joe Jiménez in the eighth inning, and tied the game with four off José Cisnero in the top of the ninth. Gregory Soto struck out Hunter Dozier with two runners on base to end the inning, and earn the win.
The Tigers and Royals meet again tonight in Detroit. Casey Mize will face Danny Duffy. Coverage begins at 6:50 on 99.3 The Lift.
Detroit catcher Grayson Greiner left last night’s game with a tight hamstring. Manager A,J. Hinch said Greiner will probably join catcher Wilson Ramos on the injured list. Eric Haase would be the likely call-up from Toledo.
The Saint Louis Cardinals scored five times in the top of the 11th inning, and defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1 last night. The loss spoiled a strong outing by starter Freddy Peralta, who gave up just one hit over seven innings, and left with a 1-0 lead. Devon Williams gave up the tying run in the eighth. Brad Boxberger took the loss, giving up two home runs in the 11th.
The Brewers entertain the Cardinals again this evening. Brandon Woodruff will pitch against John Gant.
Pitcher Jordan Zimmermann has retired. Zimmermann made the All-Star team twice with the Washington Nationals. He signed a big contract with the Tigers in 2016, but struggled with injuries over five unproductive seasons. He inked a minor league deal with the Brewers this season, and pitched in two games, but admitted that he was still battling physical problems.
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