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High School
In high school hockey…
– L’Anse defeated Petoskey 3-2 at the Petoskey Showcase Friday night. The result of the Purple Hornets’ game on Saturday were not provided.
MTU
The Michigan Tech men’s basketball team fell to Wisconsin-Parkside 70-64 Saturday evening. The Huskies trailed by a dozen with four minutes remaining. They closed the gap to three points when Luke Heller sank a free throw with 20 seconds left, but the Rangers closed the game out with three shots from the line. Kyle Monroe of the Huskies led all scorers with 22 points.
The Huskies women’s basketball team shut down Finlandia 96-34 in an exhibition game Saturday night. Nine different Tech players scored, led by Mackenzie Perttu with 24 points from eight three-pointers. Julia Daavettila scored 15 for the Lions.
NMU
The Northern Michigan University men’s team earned a 78-59 victory over Grace Bible College Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats women’s team is at the Bellarmine Classic in Louisville, where they lost to Southern Indiana 63-43 Saturday afternoon. NMU will face the host team today.
GLHL
The Portage Lake Pioneers lost to the Monroe Blues 5-3 Saturday night. On Friday, Portage Lake defeated the Fox Cities Ice Dogs 7-5.
The Calumet Wolverines split their weekend series against the Marquette Iron Rangers, falling 5-3 Saturday night after winning 9-6 Friday night.
NHL
The Detroit Red Wings host the Calgary Flames tonight. The Wings have called up center Tomas Nosek and defenseman Xavier Ouellet from the Grand Rapids Griffins. The promotions are expected to be temporary – the Griffins are off until next weekend.
NBA
The Detroit Pistons will visit the Miami Heat Tuesday night.
NFL
Today, the Green Bay Packers visit the Oakland Raiders in a 4:05 game. The Detroit Lions play at New Orleans Monday night.
Our high school hockey coverage continues tomorrow night, when Hancock plays at Jeffers. Our pregame show begins around 6:40 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com.
