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High School Volleyball Tourney
– In the high school volleyball tournament yesterday, Calumet made an 11-hour round-trip through the snow to Indian River, and won the regional title by beating Charlevoix 3-1 (25-15, 25-20, 24-26, 27-25). The Copper Kings took the first set easily, but the Rayders made the second set closer, and pulled out a narrow win in the third set. Charlevoix led the fourth set 24-22, but Lexi Rowe made a couple of big kills to pull the Kings back into it. A final kill by Janie Torola, and a Rayders’ ball into the net gave Calumet a 27-25 win, and the regional title. The Copper Kings will face Roscommon in the quarterfinals on Tuesday at a site yet to be determined. See video highlights from last night’s match here.
High School Football Tourney
In high school football tournament play for Upper Peninsula teams this weekend…
– In eight-man play, Cedarville will face Deckerville tomorrow afternoon in the semifinals. The game will be played at Detour High school.
– In the Division Eight Regional game, Forest Park will play Munising tomorrow night at 7:00 at the Superior Dome.
– In Division Seven, Ishpeming will face Traverse City St. Francis tonight at 8:00 at the Superior Dome.
– In Division Five, Menominee will host Freeland tomorrow afternoon at 2:00.
Wolverines Win Exhibition
The Calumet Wolverines took an early 3-0 lead, and held on to defeat the Michigan Tech Wolfpack 8-6 in an exhibition game last night. Goaltender Eric Rank pitched a shutout for two periods… but the Wolfpack scored all six of their goals in the third period to make it close. The Wolverines open their GLHL season against the Portage Lake Pioneers December 5th at the Colosseum.
MTU Soccer to Open Tourney Play
The Michigan Tech soccer team opens the NCAA tournament against Bellarmine University tonight. The game begins at 7:00 at Grand Valley State in Allendale. You can watch the game live here. The winner will face Grand Valley Sunday afternoon at 1:00.
The Michigan Tech football team wraps up its regular season at home against Lake Erie tomorrow. The Huskies need a win to keep their hopes of an NCAA tournament bid alive. Kickoff is at 1:00 at Sherman Field. The temperature at game time is projected to be 23 degrees, with 15 miles-per-hour winds, and a wind chill of 10-above.
The MTU hockey team skates at Bemidji State tonight and tomorrow night.
The Tech women’s basketball team plays at Minnesota-Duluth tomorrow night. The Huskies have also announced their first three signings for next season… including one Upper Peninsula player. Michelle LaFave from Escanaba averaged 20 points and 13 rebounds as a junior forward last season, and earned Great Northern Conference and All-U.P. first team honors. Abbie Botz from Little Chute, Wisconsin, missed her junior season because of an injury, but was an all-conference first-team forward as a sophomore. Bella O’Brien is a center who led Goodrich High School to a Michigan Class B title two years ago. Find out more about the new recruits here.
The Michigan Tech men’s hoops team has signed one new player for next season. Bryan Heath is a 6-4 guard who averaged 22 points and 6 rebounds per game for Rockridge High School last season as a junior. He earned Illinois All-State honors last year, and is a three-time all-conference first team performer. Find out more about him here.
NMU
The Northern Michigan University football team entertains Findlay tomorrow.
The NMU hockey team has the weekend off.
The NMU men’s basketball team plays at the GLVC/GLIAC Challenge this weekend. The Wildcats face Lewis tonight, and Indianapolis tomorrow afternoon. The Northern women’s team plays at a tournament at Moorhead State… against Minnesota-Crookston tonight, and the host Dragons tomorrow night.
Finlandia
Both Finlandia hockey teams play at home this weekend. The women host Marian University tonight at 7:15 and tomorrow at 3:00. The men entertain Saint Scholastica tomorrow evening at 7:00 and Sunday afternoon at 4:00. You can get into any of the games free if you bring a nonperishable food donation for the Salvation Army Food Bank.
The Finlandia men’s basketball team opens its season at Lakeland College tomorrow afternoon at 3:00. The women’s team begins its season downstate at Hope College tomorrow afternoon at 4:00.
NHL – Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings return to action tonight, when they host the Blackhawks. Hear the broadcast on AM 1400 and FM 99.3 WCCY.
NBA – Pistons
The Detroit Pistons play at Oklahoma City tonight.
NFL
In last night’s NFL game, the Dolphins shut down the Bills 22-9.
On Sunday, the Lions play at Arizona. Kickoff is at 4:25 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3 WCCY.
The Packers host the Eagles. That game also begins at 4:25.
Our high school hockey coverage begins Tuesday night, 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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