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High School
Calumet’s run in the high school football tournament ended Saturday with a 20-8 loss at Boyne City. The Copper Kings dominated early play, but three scoring drives stalled – one on a turnover, and two on unsuccessful fourth down plays inside the 20 yard line. The Calumet defense held the Ramblers’ offense in check until Tarin Bell broke loose for a 95-yard touchdown run with 4:28 remaining in the first half. Tanner Kruzel ripped off a 63-yard touchdown run in the final minute of the first half, and Boyne City led 14-0 at the break. Robert Erkkila finally found the endzone for the Copper Kings early in the fourth quarter to make the score 14-8. Turnovers continued to plague Calumet, though, and they could get no closer. Boyne’s Malik Smith closed out the scoring with an 11-yard touchdown run with four minutes remaining. The Copper Kings close their season with a record of 8-3, and the WestPAC title.
You can see a full video replay of the game through the Boyne City High School website here.
Here are the results of games involving teams from the Upper Peninsula this weekend:
In the Eight Man Division…
– North Central overpowered Rapid River 64-8.
– Cedarville edged Posen 22-20 in overtime.
North Central and Cedarville will meet in the semifinals next week. Battle Creek St. Philip and Deckerville will play in the other semifinal game.
In Division Eight…
– Forest Park edged Bark River-Harris 26-22.
– St. Ignace got past Johannesburg-Lewiston 16-8.
The Trojans and Saints will play in the regional final next week.
In Division Seven…
– Ishpeming eliminated Iron Mountain 24-14. The Hematites will face McBain in the regional final next week.
In Division Six…
– Calumet fell to Boyne City 20-8.
In Division Five…
– Menominee defeated Kingsford 32-20. The Maroons will face Grand Rapids West Catholic in the regional final.
In the high school volleyball tournament…
– In Class B… Houghton edged Kingsford 3-2 Friday night to win the district title. The Gremlins will meet Sault Ste. Marie in the regional semifinal Tuesday at 6:00 at Munising.
– In Class D… Lake Linden-Hubbell defeated Ontonagon 3-1 Friday evening for the district title. The Lakes will face Stephenson in the regional semifinal Tuesday at 6:00 at Westwood.
– In Class C… after beating Ontonagon to earn the district title Thursday night, Calumet will face Manistique in the regional final Tuesday at 5:00 at Gladstone.
MTU
The Michigan Tech hockey team completed a weekend sweep at Alabama-Huntsville with a 2-1 victory Saturday night. Brent Baltus and Joel L’Esperance each scored in the first-period. The Huskies beat the Chargers 4-2 Friday night.
The 20th-ranked Huskies’ football team fell 40-14 at fifth-ranked Ashland Saturday. The Eagles scored on their first seven possessions, and picked off four passes from Tech quarterback Brandon Cowie.
The MTU volleyball team took the first set, but wound up losing 3-1 (25-21, 16-25, 22-25, 18-25) at Wayne State on Saturday. On Friday, the Huskies earned a hard-fought win at Saginaw Valley State 3-1 (25-21, 19-25, 25-23, 25-21).
NMU
The Northern Michigan University hockey team salvaged a split of their weekend series at Alaska-Fairbanks with a 5-2 victory Saturday night. The Wildcats lost a Fairbanks by an identical 5-2 score Friday night.
The NMU football team hung tough against third-ranked Ferris State Saturday, before falling 49-39. The Wildcats trailed by just four points at the end of the third quarter, but the Bulldogs scored twice in the final stanza to put the game away.
Finlandia
The Finlandia University women’s hockey team lost to Wisconsin-Superior 6-1 on Saturday, and 10-0 Friday night. Sierra Meiners scored the Lions’ only goal of the weekend.
The Finlandia men’s hockey team fell to Aurora University 4-1 Saturday evening. Chris Hoffman scored his first goal of the season for the Lions, who host the Spartans again this afternoon at 2:15 at the Houghton County Arena.
The Finlandia football team was off this weekend.
The Finlandia volleyball team ended its season with a 3-0 (15-25, 21-25, 16-25) loss to Agnes Scott college in the semifinals of the Great South Athletic Conference tournament Saturday. The Lions opened the tournament with an easy 3-0 (25-7, 25-6, 25-16) win over Wesleyan College on Friday.
Finlandia’s Anaya Merriweather was named Libero (Defensive Specialist) of the Year, as the GSAC honors were handed out Friday evening. Katelyn Anderson and Devin Bristley of Finlandia were named to the All-Conference team, and Marina Dalton was placed on the All-Freshman team. Anderson was named to the All-Academic team, and Monica Freeman to the All-Sportsmanship team.
NHL
The Detroit Red Wings host the Dallas Stars today at 3:00. Defenseman Mike Green is expected to return to the lineup, after missing six games because of a shoulder injury.
GLHL
The Calumet Wolverines picked up their first win of the Great Lakes Hockey League season by beating the Monroe Blues 11-3 Saturday night. Justin Scott had a hat trick, and Bryan Miller got the win in goal. The Wolves opened their season with a 13-10 loss at Marquette Friday night.
Results from Friday’s Portage Lake Pioneers’ game against the Eagle River Falcons and Saturday’s contest against the Marquette Iron Rangers were not reported. The Pioneers play at Marquette again this afternoon.
NBA
The Detroit Pistons play at Portland tonight.
NFL
The Green Bay Packers visit the Carolina Panthers in a 1:00 game today. The Detroit Lions have this week off.
