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High School
In high school hockey last night…
– Marquette scored three goals in the third period, and edged Houghton 4-3. The Gremlins led 1-0 after the first period, on a goal by Dawson McKay. Cole Jepson and Alan Jurmu also scored. Will Stier stopped 24 of 28 shots in goal.
– L’Anse took an early lead on a Kyle Lake goal, but Jeffers scored three unanswered goals and beat the Purple Hornets 4-3. Lake scored twice in the game. Brandon Middleton and Dominick Nettle had multiple points for the Jets. Craig Mantila stopped 34 shots in goal for L’Anse, and Brendan Sullivan made 22 saves for Jeffers.
Finlandia
The Finlandia University women’s hockey team lost 2-0 to St. Norbert College last night. The Lions were outshot 36-11.
MTU
The Michigan Tech women’s basketball team has fallen from eighth to 16th in the latest Division Two coaches poll, following their loss to Concordia-St. Paul over the weekend.
A proposed change to an NCAA recruiting rule has some of the smaller Division One college hockey programs crying foul. The change would lower the age limit for incoming recruits from 21 to 20. Older players would lose a year of eligibility for each year they’re over the age limit. The change was proposed by the Big 10. Northern Michigan University coach Walt Kyle is one of many who see it as a move to squeeze smaller schools out of Division One hockey by limiting the number of available players. Coaches voted 49-11 against it in a recent straw poll. Their vote doesn’t count, though. The Big 10 is the only hockey conference that has the right to bypass other conferences, and bring its proposals directly to the NCAA. The proposal’s fate will be decided early next year by an NCAA committee. You can read more about it in a College Hockey News article here.
NHL
The Detroit Red Wings host the Boston Bruins tonight. Faceoff is at 7:30 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3, WCCY.
NBA
The Detroit Pistons host the Miami Heat tonight.
NFL
The Detroit Lions host the Philadelphia Eagles in a 12:30 Thanksgiving Day game tomorrow. The Dallas Cowboys entertain the Carolina Panthers in the late afternoon game. Brett Favre’s number will be retired as the Green Bay Packers welcome the Chicago Bears in the Thursday night game. Hear all three on AM 1400 and FM 99.3, WCCY.
Because tomorrow is a holiday, please have your picks in this week’s Wolf Pro Football Challenge turned in by noon today at one of our sponsors. You’ll find a list of locations here.
Our girls high school basketball coverage begins Tuesday night, when the defending state champion Calumet Copper Kings host Escanaba. Our pregame show begins around 7:00 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com.
