MTU’s Patten Excels at Cross Country Nationals – Tuesday Sports Wrap

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High School

In high school boys basketball last night…
 • Ontonagon defeated Republic-Michigamme 56-48.

On the boys schedule tonight…
• Houghton travels to West Iron County.
 • L’Anse plays at Hancock.

In girls action this evening…
• Houghton welcomes Iron Mountain. Our broadcast will begin around 7:00 on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.
 • Calumet hosts Ontonagon.
 • Dollar Bay-Tamarack City entertains Bessemer.
 • L’Anse travels to North Dickinson.

In a girls-boys doubleheader…
 • Baraga journeys to Watersmeet.

In high school hockey…
• The oft-delayed final game of the Copper Island Classic will be played tonight at the Colosseum. Calumet leads Hancock 4-2 in the total-goals series. Coverage will begin at 6:40 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.

The Houghton ski team will host its own invitational today.

College Basketball

The Finlandia men’s team lost 102-68 at Saint Mary’s yesterday. The Lions trailed by 28 points at halftime. Danny Zuchak led Finlandia with 16 points. The men’s team plays at Bethany Lutheran in Mankato this evening.

The Finlandia women’s team visits Northwestern in Saint Paul tonight.

The Northern Michigan men’s team defeated Northwood 81-52 last evening. The Wildcats women’s team lost to the Timberwolves 77-62.

College Hockey

The Finlandia men’s hockey team hosts Northland College this evening at 7:00.

The Michigan Tech hockey team is ranked 16th in both of this week’s major polls. It’s the highest ranking of the season for the Huskies.

Nordic Skiing

Michigan Tech Nordic skier Skylar Patten earned a fourth-place finish at the opening event of the 2023 U.S. Cross Country Ski Nationals.

Patten’s effort in the men’s freestyle 10k interval start highlighted a good day for both Huskies ski teams.

Colin Freed placed 15th overall, Tryg Solberg and Henry Snider also notched top-40 finishes in the men’s competition.

Houghton native Anabel Needham claimed a 26th place finish in the women’s event, and Henriette Semb and Olivia Laven also finishing in the top-40.

The event also counted as a CCSA invitational. The women swept the top three positions, and the men took the top two.

Andreas Kirkeng from the University of Denver was the men’s winner. The Norwegian finished 33 seconds ahead of John Steel Hagenbuch of Dartmouth College.

Hailey Swirbul from the APU Nordic Ski Center won the women’s trophy, 19 seconds faster then Novie McCabe of the University of Utah.

See full results here.

The classic sprint will be held tomorrow, and the classic 10/20K mass start distance race on Friday. The week concludes with the SuperTour skate sprint on Saturday.

Spectators are welcome. See full race details here.

NBA

The Pistons lost to the Trailblazers 135-106 last night. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 21 points.

The Pistons visit the Warriors tomorrow.

NHL

The Red Wings entertain the Devils tomorrow. Coverage will begin at 6:45 on 99.3 The Lift.

NFL

Last night’s NFL game between the Bengals and the Bills was suspended after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field. Hamlin took a hard hit during the first quarter, stood up, then crumpled to the ground. Medical personnel administered CPR, while players from both teams knelt and prayed. Hamlin was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He is reported to be in critical condition. Officials have said only that his vital signs have stabilized, and they have inserted a breathing tube.

The Bengals led the contest 7-3. League officials had initially decided to resume the game, but, after a meeting with both head coaches, changed their minds, and announced the suspension. No completion date has been announced.

We will discard that game from our Wolf Pro Football Challenge standings. If you played, you must have selected at least 13 games correctly to qualify to become our weekly winner.

This week’s Lions-Packers game has been scheduled as the Sunday night contest. It will decide the final NFC wild card playoff berth, and will be broadcast on 99.3 The Lift.

Upcoming local sports broadcasts:

• Tonight – Calumet hockey hosts Hancock – Copper Island Classic Game Two. Coverage will begin at 6:40 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
• Tonight – Houghton girls basketball entertains Iron Mountain. Coverage will begin around 7:00 on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.
• Thursday – Calumet girls basketball hosts Westwood. Coverage will begin around 7:00 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
• Friday – Houghton hockey hosts Brighton – Coverage will begin at 6:40 on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.
• Friday – Calumet hockey entertains Northville. Coverage will begin at 6:40 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
• Saturday – Houghton hockey welcomes Novi. Coverage will begin at 12:40 on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.
• Saturday – Calumet hosts Brighton. Coverage will begin at 6:40 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
• Monday – Calumet boys basketball plays at Negaunee. Coverage will begin around 7:00 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.

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