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High School Football
In high school football, Calumet’s season ended with a 48-7 loss to Menominee Saturday in the Division Five District Title Game. Justin Brilinski ran for four touchdowns for the Maroons, and passed for another. Calumet’s only score came when quarterback Tyler Loukus plunged over the line on a one-yard run with 14 seconds remaining. The Copper Kings close their season with a record of 7-4.
In other U.P. tournament matchups…
– In eight-man action, Cedarville shut out previously unbeaten Rapid River 28-0 Friday night. The Trojans will face Deckerville in the semifinals next Saturday. The Eagles advanced by beating Kingston 72-22.
– In Division Eight, Forest Park eliminated Bark River-Harris 36-12 Friday night. The Trojans will host Munising next weekend. The Mustangs advance by beating Saint Ignace 24-6 on Saturday.
– In Division Seven, Ishpeming defeated West Iron County 20-7. The unbeaten Hematites will host Traverse City Saint Francis next weekend. The Gladiators eliminated Suttons Bay 14-7.
– In Division Six, Negaunee’s season ended with a 47-0 loss to Boyne City Friday night.
High School Volleyball Tourney
– In the high school volleyball tournament, Lake Linden-Hubbell won the Class D District title with a 3-0 (27-25, 25-14, 25-18) victory over Ontonagon. The Lakes will face Forest Park in the Regional semifinal Tuesday evening at 6:00 at Negaunee.
– In Class C tournament play, Calumet took the District title with a 3-0 win over L’Anse Thursday night. The Copper Kings will face Iron Mountain in the regional semifinal on Tuesday. That game will begin at 7:00 in L’Anse. Gwinn will face Indian River Inland Lakes in the other regional semifinal. If Gwinn and Calumet win on Tuesday, the regional final will be played Thursday at Negaunee. If Indian Lakes and Calumet win on Tuesday, the regional final will be played Thursday at Indian River.
– In Class B, Houghton lost to Kingsford 3-1 in the District championship game Friday night.
MTU Hockey Wins 8th Straight
The Michigan Tech hockey team won its eighth-straight game Saturday night, completing a sweep of Alaska-Anchorage with a 3-1 victory. Shane Hanna and Alex Petan gave the Huskies the lead they needed, and Tyler Heinonen added an empty-netter in the closing seconds. The Huskies blanked the Seawolves 2-0 Friday night. Jamie Phillips stopped 19 shots in Friday’s shutout, and 26 shots on Saturday. See video highlights of Friday’s game and Saturday’s game.
The 20th-ranked MTU football team spotted number-22 Ashland an early lead, then scored two touchdowns in the second quarter, and went on to a 28-12 victory Saturday. Zack Skeels scored twice on short runs for Tech. Charlie Leffingwell ran for 112 yards and one score. The Huskies’ defense intercepted two Eagles’ passes in the second half to help seal the victory. Tech entered the game ranked sixth in the NCAA regional playoff standings. Ashland was ranked seventh, so the victory bolsters the Huskies’ chances for a playoff berth. MTU closes the regular season at home against Lake Erie next Saturday. See video highlights here.
The Tech volleyball team dropped the first set, then came back to defeat Northwood 3-1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-17, 26-24) Friday afternoon. The Huskies wrapped up their regular season with a 3-1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-12, 25-16)win over Lake Superior State Saturday afternoon. The Huskies finished the season with an 11-16 overall record and 8-10 mark in conference play. Their fifth-place finish in the GLIAC North did not qualify them for the conference tournament.
The MTU soccer team’s season ended with a 5-0 loss to Grand Valley State in the semifinals of the GLIAC tournament Friday. With a record of 11-4-2, the Huskies still have a chance to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Pairings will be announced Monday.
NMU Hockey Splits with Ferris
The 20th-ranked Northern Michigan University hockey team suffered its first loss of the season Friday night, falling 1-0 to Ferris State in overtime. The Wildcats bounced back, and shut out the Bulldogs 2-0 on Saturday.
The third-ranked Ferris State football team scored 21 points in the fourth quarter, and came from behind to beat NMU 35-17 Saturday afternoon.
Finlandia V’Ball Falls in GSAC Final
The Finlandia volleyball team advanced to the Great South Athletic Conference semifinals by defeating Pine Manor 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-21) Friday. The Lions advanced to the finals by beating Agnes Scott College 3-1 (13-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-16) Saturday afternoon… then fell to Salem College 3-0 (18-25, 14-25, 16-25) in the final. Augustine Brutus from the Lions was named to the All-Conference Team, and Emma Nelson was named to the All-Freshman Team.
The Lions’ soccer team lost 8-0 to Wesleyan College in the opening round of the GSAC tournament on Friday. Erica Sandoval was named to the All-Conference Team, and Taylor Bowen was named to the All-Freshman Team.
The Finlandia men’s hockey team opened NCHA play with a 7-1 loss at top-ranked Saint Norbert Friday night, then fell to the Green Knights 12-0 on Saturday. Saint Norbert outshot Finlandia 46-8 in Saturday’s game.
The Lions’ women’s team fell to Saint Scholastica 8-0 Friday evening, the lost to the Saints 4-0 Saturday.
NHL – Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings host the Lightning this evening. Pavel Datsyuk will miss the game because of a groin injury.
NBA – Pistons
The Detroit Pistons host the Jazz tonight.
NFL
The Lions return to action this afternoon at home against the Dolphins. Kickoff is at 1:00 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3 WCCY.
The Packers host the Bears in the Sunday night game.
Our high school hockey coverage begins November 18th, when Houghton skates at Negaunee. Hear the Copper Country’s most complete hockey and basketball coverage this winter on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com.
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