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High School
In high school hockey last night, seven different Jets scored, as Jeffers blanked L’Anse 7-0. Brandon Lavigne, Clay Larson, Michael Johnson, David Storm, Kellen Klein, Dominick Nettell and Jackson Rocchi each found the net. Noah Nettell earned the shutout in goal for Jeffers. Graig Mantila had 45 saves for the Purple Hornets.
On the hockey schedule tonight, weather permitting…
– Houghton welcomes Kingsford
– Calumet entertains Marquette. Hear the broadcast on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com.
The boys high school basketball season opened last night…
– Houghton fell to Kingsford 59-42. Brad Sirard paced the Gremlins with 18 points.
– Lake Linden-Hubbell downed Baraga 62-39. Carter Crouch had 29 points for the Lakes.
– Jeffers lost to Bessemer 71-63 in overtime.
– Chassell cruised past Watersmeet 72-30. Elijah Soumis scored 21 for the Panthers.
– Ewen-Trout Creek got past Ontonagon 53-48.
On the girls hoops schedule tonight, weather permitting…
– Houghton welcomes L’Anse.
– Hancock travels to Bessemer.
– Calumet plays at Jeffers.
– Lake Linden-Hubbell hosts Watersmeet.
– Baraga tips off at Dollar Bay-Tamarack City
– Chassell entertains Ewen-Trout Creek.
– Ontonagon welcomes Wakefield-Marenisco.
The season schedules for boys and girls high school basketball will switch next season. Typically, the girls open a week before the boys. Next year, the boys will open first. The decision was made by the Michigan High School Athletic Association because of a potential conflict at Breslin Arena, where the boys tournament semifinals and championship games are played. The girls tournament has been relocated to Calvin College in Grand Rapids beginning this season. The MHSAA hopes to return to the traditional schedule for the 2019-2020 season.
Finlandia
The Finlandia University women’s basketball team plays at Webster University tonight.
The Lions men’s team visits Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Finlandia has introduced a couple of players who will be enrolling next fall. MacKenzie Cunningham from Ovid, Michigan, will join the women’s basketball team. Kirsten L’Esperance from Brighton, Michigan, will play for the women’s soccer team.
MTU
Michigan Tech’s Kyle Monroe has been named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference North Division Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. Monroe totaled 71 points in the Huskies’ wins over Northwood and Saginaw Valley State.
NBA
Cold shooting sank the Detroit Pistons last night in a 96-93 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Reggie Jackson led Detroit with 27 points, and Andre Drummond snared 15 rebounds. The Pistons have lost three in a row, and visit the Bucks in Milwaukee tomorrow night. Tip-off is at 8:00 on 99.3 The Lift.
NHL
The Detroit Red Wings’ winless streak is at seven. They host the Winnipeg Jets tonight. Pregame coverage will begin at 7:10 on 99.3 The Lift.
The Wings have traded forward Scott Wilson to the Buffalo Sabres for a 2019 fifth-round draft pick. Wilson was acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins at the start of the season, in exchange for Riley Sheahan.
NFL
In last night’s NFL game, Chris Boswell’s field goal as the clock expired lifted the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 23-20 come-from-behind win over the Cincinnati Bengals. If you played The Wolf Pro Football Challenge, you must have selected at least 13 games correctly to be eligible to be our weekly winner.
Our Finlandia University coverage continues Friday, when the Lions women’s hockey team entertains Concordia-Moorhead. The broadcast will begin around 7:00 on 99.3 The Lift, and 993TheLift.com.
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