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Lakes, Bulldogs Earn Softball Sweeps – Tuesday Sports Wrap

High School

In high school baseball yesterday…
– Calumet v Gogebic – no report.

In baseball today…
– Calumet plays at Houghton.
– Jeffers travels to Gogebic.

In softball yesterday…
– Hancock swept Calumet, 8-4 and 5-4.
– Houghton v Iron Mountain – no report.
– Lake Linden-Hubbell dominated Gogebic 24-0 and 17-6. MacKenzie LePage pitched a one-hitter in the opener, and was also the winning pitcher in the nightcap. Megan Corrigan had a triple and a home run in the first game, and another triple in the second.
– Jeffers v L’Anse – canceled.

In softball today…
– Calumet plays at Negaunee.
– L’Anse entertains Gwinn.

In high school track today…
– Houghton will run at the Kingsford Invitational
– Other local teams will compete at the Hancock Invitational.

In golf, local teams will travel to the Negaunee Invitational.

MLB

The Detroit Tigers had yesterday off, and host the Los Angeles Angels tonight. Daniel Norris will start against Griffin Canning. Pregame coverage will begin at 6:45 on 99.3 The Lift.

The Milwaukee Brewers got past the Washington Nationals 5-3 last night. Jhoulys Chacín gave up a two-run home run in the first inning, but allowed nothing more through the fifth. Milwaukee scored twice in the bottom of the seventh to take its first lead of the game, and added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth.

The Brewers host the Nationals again tonight.

NHL

In the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs last night…
– The Boston Bruins advanced to the conference finals with a 3-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Boston took the series 4-2.
– The Colorado Avalanche edged the San Jose Sharks 4-3 in overtime. That set is tied 3-3.

Tonight…
– The Dallas Stars visit the Saint Louis Blues. That series is tied 3-3.

The Detroit Red Wings have hired Pat Verbeek as their assistant general manager. Verbeek played the last three of his 20 NHL seasons in Detroit, then spent four season on the Wings’ scouting staff. He was Steve Yzerman’s assistant GM with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and will now fill the same role in Detroit.

NBA

In NBA playoff action last evening…
– The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Boston Celtics 113-101. Milwaukee leads that series 3-1.
– The Houston Rockets got past the Golden State Warriors 112-108. That series is tied 2-2.

Tonight…
– The Philadelphia 76ers visit the Toronto Raptors. That series is tied 2-2.
– The Denver Nuggets host the Portland Trail Blazers. That set is tied 2-2.

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