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High School
In high school football yesterday…
– Lake Linden-Hubbell earned its first victory of the season, upending Mid-Eastern Conference leader Newberry 34-20.
Mid-Eastern Standings
1. Norway Knights (1-0, 5-0)
2. Newberry Indians (2-1, 3-2)
3. Munising Mustangs (1-1, 3-2)
4. Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes (1-1, 1-3)
5. Bark River-Harris Broncos (0-2, 3-2)
In hockey, scores from Team Copper Country’s games against Marquette Saturday were not reported.
Finlandia
The Finlandia University volleyball team concluded the Ripon Quadrangular with two close losses yesterday. The Lions fell 3-0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-22) to Ripon, and 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-19) to Wisconsin-River Falls, to finish the event at 0-3. Shannon Anderson of the Lions was selected to the All-Tournament Team.
MTU
The Michigan Tech football team overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit, and defeated Saginaw Valley State 28-24 yesterday. John Williams’ third rushing touchdown of the day, with 1:08 remaining, was the game winner. Williams ran for 116 yards on 16 attempts. Quarterback Jake Brown completed 15 of 28 passes for 159 yards, with one interception, and one touchdown pass to David Falish.
The MTU volleyball team swept Northwood 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-10) yesterday. MacAuley Peterson led the Huskies with 14 kills. Halie Hart had 16 digs.
The Michigan Tech soccer team plays at Purdue Northwest this morning. The start time has been moved up to 10:00 because of unseasonably warm weather.
NMU
The Northern Michigan University football team claimed a 24-14 homecoming victory over Davenport University yesterday.
MLB
The Minnesota Twins scored eight runs in the eighth inning, and pulled away from the Detroit Tigers 10-2 last night. The pivotal eighth inning began when Minnesota’s Joe Maur broke Detroit pitcher Alex Wilson’s leg with a leadoff line drive. Daniel Stumpf, Joe Jimenez and Blaine Hardy succeeded Wilson, and all gave up runs. The meltdown spoiled another good start by Matthew Boyd, who allowed two runs on four hits before leaving in the seventh inning.
The Tigers close their home schedule against the Twins today. Buck Farmer will pitch against José Berríos. Because of Lions football, pregame coverage will begin at 11:45 on KBear 102.3.
Along with Wilson, whose season is over, Miguel Cabrera left last night’s game with lower back tightness. The Tigers also said that outfielder Mikie Mahtook will not play again this year, because of a groin strain he aggravated Friday night.
Travis Shaw’s two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning powered the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs yesterday. Milwaukee forced the extra frame when Orlando Arcia homered in the bottom of the ninth. Chicago responded with a run off Jeremy Jeffress in the top of the 10th, but Shaw followed Ryan Braun’s double with his 31st home run of the season to give Milwaukee the win.
The Brewers conclude that home set against the Cubs this afternoon. Chase Anderson will start against Jose Quintana.
With seven games remaining, Milwaukee now trails Chicago by four and a half games in the National League Central Division, and is a half-game ahead of Saint Louis, after the Cardinals lost yesterday. Any combination of five Cubs wins or Brewers losses clinches the division title for Chicago.
NFL
The Detroit Lions host the Atlanta Falcons in a 1:00 game today. Hear the broadcast on 99.3 The Lift.
With no fanfare or announcement, the Lions apparently extended the contract of head coach Jim Caldwell last spring. Several media outlets are reporting that the deal is for multiple seasons, but additional details remain under wraps.
The Green Bay Packers have a 4:25 game at home today against the Bengals.
NHL
The Detroit Red Wings christened their new downtown Detroit arena with a 5-1 preseason victory over the Boston Bruins yesterday. Jimmy Howard made 19 saves. Frans Nielsen and Martin Frk each scored twice for Detroit. The Wings host the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday evening. Listen for regular-season games on 99.3 The Lift.
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