Houghton Boys Ski Team Advances to State Finals – Tuesday Sports Wrap

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High School

In boys basketball last night…

Dollar Bay-Tamarack City downed Calumet 54-48.
Ontonagon v Watersmeet – no report.
Ewen-Trout Creek fell to Wakefield-Marenisco 54-52.

In girls action…

Calumet overcame a scoreless first quarter, and defeated Houghton 54-45. The Copper Kings trailed 13-0 as the second quarter opened, then outscored the Gremlins 19-3 to claim a three-point halftime lead. Jackie Kiilunen scored 22 for Calumet, and Kiirsi Johnson added 10. Ruby Zawada led the Gremlins with 13 points, Ellie Hainault had 11, and Eva Gerard 10.
Lake Linden-Hubbell edged L’Anse 74-73. Emily Jokela of the Lakes led all scorers with 38. Mylee Londo had 27 for the Purple Hornets.
Baraga fell to Ishpeming 43-40 in overtime.

Ontonagon overpowered Watersmeet 57-14.
Ewen-Trout Creek v Wakefield-Marenisco – no report.

On the boys schedule tonight…

Marquette visits Houghton.
Hancock travels to West Iron County, for a game that was rescheduled from January 21st.
L’Anse tips off at Lake Linden-Hubbell.
Chassell journeys to Stephenson.
Baraga plays at Watersmeet.
Forest Park visits Norway, with the broadcast on 99.1 WIKB.

On the girls schedule…

Hancock travels to Westwood
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City welcomes Watersmeet.
Ontonagon visits Wakefield-Marenisco.
West Iron County journeys to Bessemer.
Forest Park entertains Rapid River.

In hockey tonight…

Houghton skates at Calumet. Coverage will begin at 6:40 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
Hancock visits Marquette.

At the MHSAA Alpine Ski Regionals at Boyne Highlands yesterday…

The Houghton boys qualified for the state meet with a third-place team finish, behind Petoskey and Great North Alpine (a co-op including Traverse City St. Francis, Elk Rapids, Central Lake and the Grand Traverse Academy.
Eli Heathman led Houghton with second place finishes in the slalom and the giant slalom. Jack Hauesler finished sixth in the slalom.
The Houghton girls just missed out on qualifying, with a fifth-place finish. Rachel Sun finished in 10th in the slalom, and qualified for the state meet individually.
For full results, click here.

NHL

The Red Wings are off until February 22nd, as the NHL pauses to allow players to compete in the 4 Nations Face-Off.

NBA

The Pistons visit the Bulls tonight. Coverage will begin at 7:35 on 99.3 The Lift.

NFL

Aaron Rodgers’ NFL run may have ended. New Jets head coach Aaron Glenn said yesterday that the team is ready to move on from the 41-year-old quarterback. Rodgers joined the Jets two years ago, after departing from the Packers. He missed his first season with an injury, then led the team to a 5-12 record this past season.

Local Sports Broadcasts

Tonight – Hockey – Houghton at Calumet – 6:40 broadcast on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
Tonight – Boys Basketball – Forest Park at Norway – broadcast on 99.1 WIKB.
Thursday – Hockey – Calumet at Kingsford – 6:10 broadcast on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
Thursday – Girls Basketball – Forest Park at North Dickinson – broadcast on 99.1 WIKB.
Friday – Boys Basketball – Gwinn at Calumet – 7:00 broadcast on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
Friday – Girls Basketball – Calumet at West Iron County – broadcast on 99.1 WIKB.
Monday – Girls Basketball – Hancock at Houghton – 7:00 broadcast on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.
Monday – Boys Basketball – Bessemer at West Iron County – broadcast on 99.1 WIKB.