Volleyball Wins for Kings, ‘Dogs, Jets and Lakes – Wednesday Sports Wrap

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High School

In high school volleyball last night…
• Calumet swept Houghton 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-21). Jackie Kiilunen had 11 kills and 17 digs for the Copper Kings. Maddie Torola added eight kills. Caitlyn Strom seven kills and 13 digs. Laina Kariniemi had 28 assists.
• Hancock dispatched Gwinn 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-17).
• Jeffers defeated Ewen-Trout Creek 3-0 (25-8, 25-12, 25-16). Kaeda Rajala led the Jets with 15 kills. Sara Johnson had 15 assists and 19 digs. Reegan Kinnunen notched 21 digs.
• Lake Linden-Hubbell blanked L’Anse 3-0 (25-7, 25-7, 25-12). Abi Codere led the Lakes with eight kills. Alli Corrigan scored eight aces, and Payton Goldsworthy had 19 assists.
• Chassell lost to West Iron County 3-0 (25-9, 25-13, 25-9). Kylee Sohlden had four kills and eight digs for the Panthers.
• Dollar Bay-Tamarack City fell to Ironwood 3-0 (25-11, 25-17, 25-16).

On the volleyball schedule tonight…
• Baraga plays at Dollar Bay-Tamarack City.

Houghton continued to dominate the cross country scene yesterday, with wins for both the boys and girls teams at the Westwood Invitational at the Wawanowin Golf Course.
• The boys easily outran Negaunee. Hancock placed fourth. Gremlins grabbed four of the top-10 individual positions, with Birk Seagren first, and Ben Hemmer third. David Bylkas of Hancock finished ninth.
• The girls cruised past second-place Hancock. Gremlins took five of the top-10 slots, with Tessa Rautiola second, and Roman Peterlin third. Hancock’s Ella Keranen and Rayna Towles placed fifth and sixth.

See full results here.

The Houghton soccer team scored two late goals to salvage a 4-4 tie against Iron Mountain yesterday. Ethan Heckel had a hat trick for the Gremlins, and Conner Polkky scored once.

NHL

The Red Wings dropped a 4-2 preseason game to the Blackhawks last night. Joe Veleno scored both Detroit goals. Chicago outshot Detroit 34-19.

The Wings will visit the Penguins this evening. Listen for regular-season Wings games on 99.3 The Lift.

MLB

The Brewers opened the baseball playoffs with a 6-3 loss to the Diamondbacks last night. All three Milwaukee runs came in the first two innings – two on a Tyrone Taylor home run. Corbin Burnes couldn’t hold the lead, allowing three runs in the third, and another in the fourth. That best-of-three series continues in Milwaukee tonight. Freddy Peralta will start against Zac Gallen.

In the other National League Wild Card Series…
• The Phillies stopped the Marlins 4-1.

In the American League…
• The Rangers blanked the Rays 4-0.
• The Twins downed the Blue Jays 3-1.

All of those series continue this evening.

The Tigers will have a new television play-by-play voice next year. After five seasons in the booth, Matt Shepherd has been fired by the team and television partner Bally Sports, who said they want to move in a different direction.

Running

The Keweenaw Color Run will begin Saturday at 9:30 at the Houghton Waterfront Pier, and will kick off the second annual Houghton Fall Fest. The run is a fun, untimed 5k walk/run event. During the run, participants will be blasted head to toe in different colored powers at various stations along the route. To learn more and sign up, click here.

High School Sports Broadcasts

• Friday – Football – Hancock at Calumet – 6:40 pregame on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
• Friday – Football – Houghton at Gladstone – 6:40 pregame on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.
• Tuesday – Volleyball – Negaunee at Calumet – 6:10 pregame on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.

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