Wings Fall in NHL Opener – Friday Sports Wrap

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High School
In high school volleyball yesterday…
– Calumet v L’Anse – not reported.
– Lake Linden-Hubbell swept Baraga 3-0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-8).
– Ewen-Trout Creek defeated Watersmeet 3-0.
– Ontonagon fell to Wakefield-Marenisco 3-1.

In volleyball today, Chassell plays at Dollar Bay. Tomorrow, Baraga, Calumet, Gladstone, Gwinn, Hancock, Ironwood, Ishpeming, Kingsford, L’Anse, Marquette, and West Iron County play at the Houghton Invitational.

In cross country, Houghton swept the WestPAC meet at the Tech Trails yesterday afternoon.

In high school football tonight…
– Calumet will try to wrap up its second-straight WestPAC title with a win at Ironwood. Hear the broadcast on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com.
– Hancock plays at West Iron County – the Bulldogs need to win tonight, and beat Houghton in the Copper Bowl next week to clinch a playoff berth.
– Houghton entertains Hurley.
– L’Anse hosts Northland Pines for homecoming.
– Baraga welcomes Engadine for homecoming.
– Ontonagon plays at Forest Park.

Tomorrow…
– Lake Linden-Hubbell puts its unbeaten record on the line at home against North Dickinson. Hear the broadcast on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com.
– Ewen-Trout Creek plays at Superior Central.

MTU
The Michigan Tech hockey team will host Alabama-Huntsville tonight and tomorrow night. Faceoffs are at 7:07 at MacInnes Arena.

The Tech volleyball team plays at the Midwest Regional Crossover event in Chicago today and tomorrow. The Huskies will face Cedarville this afternoon at 3:30, Quincy tomorrow morning, and Rockhurst tomorrow afternoon.

The Huskies soccer team plays at Lake Erie this afternoon at 2:00, and at Walsh Sunday afternoon.

The Tech women’s tennis team entertains Tiffin tomorrow morning at 10:00, and Findlay Sunday morning at 10:00.

The Huskies football team plays at Northwood tomorrow afternoon.

NMU
The Northern Michigan University hockey team hosts Bemidji State tonight and tomorrow night.

The NMU football team plays at Ferris State tomorrow afternoon.

Finlandia
The Finlandia men’s soccer teams lost 4-1 at the University of Northwestern in Minnesota yesterday afternoon. The Lions play their final home game of the season tomorrow at 2:00 against Robert Morris-Springfield. The Finlandia women’s team lost 5-0 to Northwestern. Haley Makela had to stop 35 shots in goal. The Lady Lions will play their last home game of the season tomorrow at noon against Mount Mary University.

The Finlandia volleyball team lost 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 28-26, 25-21) in a hard-fought match at Crown College last night. The Lions face North Central University and Mount Mary University in Minneapolis tonight.

The Lions football team plays at Presentation College tomorrow afternoon.

NHL
The Detroit Red Wings opened their NHL season with a 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning last night. Thomas Vanek scored twice for Detroit. Petr Mrazek took the loss in goal. The Wings will visit the Florida Panthers tomorrow night.

NBA
The Detroit Pistons got past the Atlanta Hawks 99-94 last night, and claimed their first victory of the NBA preseason. Detroit rested Andre Drummond. Ish Smith led the Pistons with 18 points. The Pistons will continue their preseason schedule at Philadelphia tomorrow night.

MLB
The American League Championship Series begins tonight, as the Cleveland Indians host the Toronto Blue Jays. The National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs starts tomorrow.

NFL
In last night’s NFL game, the San Diego Chargers defeated the Denver Broncos 21-13.

The Detroit Lions host the Los Angeles Rams in a 1:00 game on Sunday. The Green Bay Packers entertain the Dallas Cowboys in a 4:25 game.

LSPR
The Lake Superior Performance Rally begins today. See the cars at the Parc Exposé at the Country Inn and Suites at noon. Stage One begins at the Hancock Driving Park at 2:00. Check full details here.

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