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High School
In girls high school basketball tournament action last night…
– In Class C, Houghton claimed the district title with a 46-31 victory over L’Anse. The Gremlins advance to the regional semifinals. They’ll meet the winner of tomorrow night’s game between West Iron County and Iron Mountain Tuesday at 7:30 at Escanaba.
– In the Class D district semifinals, Ontonagon eliminated Dollar Bay-Tamarack City 60-28. Chassell stopped Baraga 44-36. The Panthers and Gladiators will play for the district title tomorrow night at 7:00 at Jeffers.
On the boys regular season schedule tonight…
– Houghton plays at Marquette.
– Calumet visits Hancock. The Copper Kings would claim a share of the WestPAC title with a victory.
– Dollar Bay-Tamarack City will try to wrap up an unbeaten season at Jeffers.
– Baraga welcomes Ontonagon.
– L’Anse hosts Westwood.
– Ewen-Trout Creek entertains Bessemer.
The high school hockey tournament regional semifinals will be played tonight. Calumet faces Jeffers at 6:00. Hancock takes on L’Anse at 8:00. Our coverage from the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena will begin around 5:40 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com.
MTU/NMU
In the quarterfinals of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference basketball tournaments last night…
– The second-seeded Michigan Tech women’s team was eliminated with a 67-57 loss to Ferris State. Elizabeth Kelliher led the Huskies with 17 points and 12 rebounds. The early loss threatens Tech’s chance of an at-large NCAA tournament bid. The Huskies are ranked 20th in the nation, and fourth in the Midwest Region, but have lost two of their last three games.
– Kyle Monroe scored 45 points, as the sixth-seeded Huskies men’s team upended Wayne State 88-74. Tech will play second-seeded Lake Superior State Saturday at 5:00 in the semifinals in Big Rapids.
– Both Northern Michigan teams fell in the quarterfinals last night. The women lost 58-40 to Grand Valley State, and the men dropped an 83-72 decision to Ashland.
The winner of the upcoming Western Collegiate Hockey Association tournament will not receive the Broadmoor Trophy. Yesterday, WCHA officials replaced it with a new prize. The Jeff Sauer WCHA Championship Trophy is named after the former Colorado College and University of Wisconsin coach, who also spent many years as a WCHA administrator. Sauer died early last year. The Broadmoor Trophy will be retired. It was first awarded to the WCHA regular-season champion in 1981, after Michigan Tech left to join the CCHA, and took the MacNaughton Cup with them. When the Huskies and the MacNaughton Cup returned to the WCHA, the Broadmoor Trophy became the prize for the post-season tournament champion. It was named after the Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs. It was redesigned in 2010 to look like the resort.
Finlandia
Finlandia women’s hockey player Rebecca Lilly has been named to the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association All-Freshman team.
The Lions women’s basketball team added a couple of new athletes to their incoming class yesterday. Meaghan McKernon will transfer from Anoka-Ramsey Community College in Minnesota. Cybil Richie has been a four-year starter at Central Lake High School.
NHL
The Detroit Red Wings lost to the Saint Louis Blues 2-1 last night. Andreas Athanasiou scored Detroit’s only goal late in the game. Jimmy Howard stopped 23 shots. The Wings visit the Winnipeg Jets tomorrow night. Pregame coverage begins at 7:40 on 99.3 The Lift.
NBA
The Detroit Pistons snapped their three-game losing streak with a 110-87 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks last night. Stanley Johnson came off the bench to lead Detroit with 19 points. The Pistons face the Magic in Orlando tomorrow night.
MLB
John Hicks homered, as the Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees 9-6 yesterday afternoon. The Tigers face the Atlanta Braves this afternoon. Listen for select preseason games and all of Detroit’s regular-season games on 99.3 The Lift.
The Milwaukee Brewers and the San Francisco Giants played to a 10-10 tie yesterday. The Brewers meet the Arizona Diamondbacks this afternoon.
Glide-N-Gorge
The ninth annual Glide-N-Gorge will be held Saturday from noon until 3:00 at the Maasto Hiihto ski trails in Hancock. From the Four Seasons Chalet at the Houghton County Fairgrounds, a 3.5-mile course will offer some beautiful scenery, and some delicious food. Tickets are available at Down Wind Sports in Houghton, Cross Country Sports in Calumet, from any Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club board member, or at the event. You may also purchase tickets and get full details here.
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