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Twilight League
Houghton Building Supplies/Stanton edged REL/Mohawk Technology 2-1 in last night’s Copper Country Twilight Baseball League post-season tournament play-in game.
Stanton will face top-seeded Garnet Garage in one semifinal series beginning Tuesday. Craig Heinonen Coldwell Banker will play Northern Driveline in the other.
MLB
Framber Valdez turned in a strong outing as the Tigers routed the Mariners 11-0 yesterday. Valdez allowed five hits over seven innings. Kyle Finnegan and Brennan Hanifee completed the shutout. Dillion Dingler got Detroit off to a quick start with a two-run homer in the first inning – his third in the past three games. Kevin McGonigle also homered. Dingler and Colt Keith each had three hits.
The Tigers open a series in San Francisco tonight. Keider Montero will start for Detroit. Coverage will begin at 9:50 on 99.3 The Lift.
The Brewers dispatched the Pirates 5-2 yesterday. Newcomer Dustin May allowed two runs on three hits over six innings. Jackson Chourio and Gary Sánchez homered.
The Brewers welcome the Twins tonight. Shane Drohan will start against Zebby Matthews.
NFL
The Detroit Lions have made running back Jahmyr Gibbs a very rich man. Gibbs has agreed to a three-year contract extension worth $66.75 million, although incentives could push the value to as much as $75.75 million. Reports say that $51.5 million is guaranteed. Gibbs becomes the highest-paid running back in NFL history.
Upcoming Local Sports Broadcasts
- Thursday, August 27th – Football – Ishpeming at Lake Linden-Hubbell – 4:40 pregame on the Voice of the Lakes, KBear 102.3.
- Thursday, August 27th – Football – Hancock at Iron Mountain – 6:40 pregame on the Voice of the Bulldogs, Lite 96.3 Houghton’s Breeze.
- Friday, August 28th – Football – Houghton at Calumet – 6:40 pregame on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
See our full high school sports broadcast schedules for Houghton, Hancock, Calumet, Jeffers and Lake Linden-Hubbell here. See our composite schedule for all local high school sports games on our KeweenawReport.com Community Calendar.
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