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High School
The local high school softball season opens this weekend. Houghton, Hancock, Calumet, and Lake Linden-Hubbell will be among the teams competing today and tomorrow at an invitational at the Superior Dome in Marquette.
North Central muscled its way into the Boys Class D State Basketball Tournament championship game with a 64-23 victory over Fulton yesterday. The unbeaten Jets will defend their state title tomorrow morning at 10:00 against Waterford Our Lady. We’ll broadcast the Class D and C final games on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com.
NHL
The Detroit Red Wings kept their playoff hopes alive with a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens last night. Detroit scored the first four goals of the game, then held on as Montreal found the net three times in the third period. Riley Sheahan scored twice. Anthony Mantha got his first NHL goal. Petr Mrazek stopped 26 shots. With eight regular-season games remaining, Detroit and Philadelphia are tied for the final NHL Eastern Conference wild card playoff position, and the Flyers own the tie-breaker. The Wings host the Penguins tomorrow afternoon. Face-off is at 2:00 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3, WCCY.
Former MTU hockey star Blake Pietila made his NHL debut for the New Jersey Devils last night. He played a little more than 12 minutes, made two shots on goal, and led the team with eight hits.
Gibson Cup
The Gibson Cup series between the Portage Lake Pioneers and the Calumet Wolverines opens tonight. Game one will be played at Dee Stadium at 7:30. Game two will be played tomorrow at 7:30 at the Colosseum. If a third game is needed, it will be played Tuesday at Dee Stadium. All of the games will be broadcast on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com.
NBA
The Detroit Pistons host the Hornets tonight.
NCAA
Two of the regional finals are set in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. The top two seeds in the South – Kansas and Villanova – advanced with victories last night. The story was the same in the West, where the top two seeds – Oregon and Oklahoma – both won. In the Midwest Regional semifinals tonight, Virginia faces Iowa State, and Gonzaga takes on Syracuse. In the East, North Carolina meets Indiana, and Wisconsin plays Notre Dame. Our coverage continues through the weekend on AM 1400 and FM 99.3, WCCY.
The first two rounds of the NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Tournament will be played this weekend. Opening-round games include The University of Michigan against Notre Dame this evening, and Ferris State against St. Cloud State tomorrow afternoon.
MLB
In spring training baseball yesterday, Matt Boyd struggled, as the Detroit Tigers lost 6-4 to the Toronto Blue Jays. Boyd gave up four runs before leaving in the fourth inning. Nick Castellanos hit his first home run of the spring. The Tigers face Atlanta today.
Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris will open the season on the disabled list. Norris had been the favorite to fill the fifth spot in the starting rotation. He was removed from his most recent start after experiencing back pain, and has been diagnosed with non-displaced fractures in his spinous process. Team officials say that sounds worse than it is, it should heal itself, and they don’t view the injury as being long-term.
Reliever Blaine Hardy is being shut down for a few days because of a sore shoulder. He’s still expected to be ready for opening day.
Wily Peralta threw six strong innings, as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-2 yesterday. Peralta gave up just one run on four hits. Martin Maldonado, Chris Carter and Eric Young, Jr., homered. The Brewers face the Cubs this afternoon.
Ryan Braun sat out yesterday’s game, after experiencing stiffness in his lower back. Braun is recovering from off-season back surgery.
Relive one of the greatest moments in Copper Country sports history Sunday afternoon, as we re-broadcast the play-by-play from Hancock’s victory over Grand Rapids Catholic Central in the state hockey tournament. Tune in at 1:00 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com.
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