Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers pounded the Kansas City Royals 12-4 yesterday. Nicholas Castellanos homered and drive in three runs. JaCoby Jones also homered. José Iglesias had three hits and scored twice. Mike Fiers allowed all four KC runs on 10 hits while pitching …
Read More »Tigers Split, Brewers Win – Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers split their doubleheader with the Kansas City Royals yesterday, winning the day game 3-2 in 10 innings, then dropping the evening contest 3-2. JaCoby Jones was the hero of the opener, slugging his first major league home run …
Read More »Tigers, Brewers Win Slugfests – Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue links for more details. High School Local teams struggled at the Superior Dome track meet yesterday. With nine teams competing, the Hancock boys placed eighth, and the girls fifth. The L’Anse boys finished ninth, and the girls eighth. On the boys side, L’Anse’s Foster Miller won …
Read More »Boss Departs, Wiltzius Named Interim FinnU Football Coach
From Finlandia University: Finlandia University has named Travis Wiltzius Interim Head Coach of the university’s football program. Wiltzius, an Escanaba native, has been with the team since its first season in 2015. He has served as offensive line coach, recruiting coordinator and in the spring of 2017 added assistant head …
Read More »Machado Powers Walkoff Tigers Win – Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue links for more details. High School In track, Lake Linden-Hubbell, Dollar Bay-Tamarack City, Chassell, and Baraga are among the teams competing at the Division III Superior Dome meet today. MLB Dixon Machado’s home run in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Detroit Tigers to …
Read More »Tigers Snap Losing Streak – Wednesday Sports Update
Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers broke their five-game losing streak last night with a 4-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. With temperatures in the mid-30s, Francisco Liriano gave up two runs over five innings, and struck out seven. Victor Martinez had three hits, …
Read More »Tech Women’s Hoops Coach Resigns – Tuesday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue links for more details. MTU Michigan Tech is searching for a new head women’s basketball coach. The university announced yesterday that coach Kim Cameron has resigned to pursue a position with an NCAA Division One program. Cameron departs as the most successful coach in Huskies’ women’s …
Read More »Crew Falls in Ninth – Monday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue links for more details. MLB Both of the Detroit Tigers’ games against the New York Yankees yesterday were canceled because of bad weather. They’ll be made up in a day-night doubleheader on June 4th. The Tigers have a scheduled day off today, and will open a …
Read More »Tigers Washed Out Again; Brewers Beat Mets – Sunday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers’ game against the New York Yankees yesterday was postponed because of bad weather. It will be made as part of a day-night doubleheader today. Francisco Liriano will start against Luis Severino in the afternoon contest. Pregame coverage will begin …
Read More »Snow Forces HS Baseball and Softball Schedule Re-Write – Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue links for more details. High School With winter apparently not close to releasing its grip on the Keweenaw, the local high school baseball and softball schedules have been thrown out, and will be rebuilt. Several teams had scheduled season-openers this past week, but no games could …
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