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High School
In high school hockey Saturday evening…
– Calumet blanked Kingsford 8-0. Jake Anderson scored twice for the Copper Kings. Ryan Nelson had a goal and two assists, and Trevor Johnson had three assists. The Kings outshot the Flivvers 40-7 in a game that ended after 39 minutes because of the mercy rule.
– The result of Jeffers’ game against Cheboygan was not reported.
MTU
The Michigan Tech women’s basketball team shut down Ohio Dominican 63-44 Saturday. The Huskies led 22-7 after the first quarter. Morgan Anderson led Tech with 17 points, including five three-pointers. Danielle Blake had 14 points, 10 rebounds, four steals and four blocks.
The MTU men’s team scored the final six points of the game, and earned a 62-59 victory over Ohio Dominican. Bryan Heath’s layup with 22 seconds remaining gave the Huskies the lead, and Jeff Gregory sank two free throws to seal the win with seven seconds to go. Luke Heller scored 16 for Tech.
Both Huskies teams entertain Tiffin this afternoon. The women’s game begins at 2:00, and the men’s game at 4:00 at the SDC.
NMU
The Northern Michigan University women’s basketball team defeated Tiffin 65-60 on Saturday. The men’s team lost a 57-56 heartbreaker when Korab Imami of the Dragons made a layup with one second remaining. Both Wildcats teams host Ohio Dominican today.
Finlandia
The Finlandia University women’s basketball team dropped a 72-58 decision to Bethany Lutheran Saturday evening. Mikayla Hakela led the Lions with 18 points.
The Finlandia men’s team lost to Bethany Lutheran 74-64. Brandon Robinson scored 20 for the Lions.
Both Lions teams host Martin Luther College today. The men’s game tips off at 4:00, and the women’s contest at 6:00 at the Paavo Nurmi Center.
GLHL
The results of the Portage Lake Pioneers’ games at Eagle River Friday and Saturday were not reported. The Calumet Wolverines have the weekend off.
NHL
Tomas Tatar’s goal with less than three minutes remaining lifted the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres Saturday afternoon. The Wings took an early lead on goals by Brad Richards and Riley Sheahan, but the Sabres came back to tie it. Detroit surged ahead again when Henrik Zetterberg scored early in the third period, only to have Buffalo retie the game. Petr Mrazek stopped 32 of 35 shots to earn the win. The Wings skate at New Jersey tomorrow night. Face-off is at 7:00 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3, WCCY.
Former Michigan Tech hockey standout John Scott has been voted one of the captains of this year’s NHL All-Star teams. This year’s format will feature squads from each of the four divisions in a three-on-three tournament. The captains were selected by fan voting. Scott is hardly a superstar – he’s played for a half-dozen NHL teams over the past 10 seasons. Known as an enforcer, he has five goals, six assists and 542 penalty minutes in his career. Scott has appeared in just 11 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, and has cleared waivers three times as he’s been sent to their AHL farm team. An online campaign to recruit votes was successful, though, and he’ll join Patrick Kane, Jaromir Jagr and Alex Ovechkin as a team captain when the game is played January 31st in Nashville.
NBA
The Indianapolis Pacers used a big second half to defeat the Detroit Pistons 94-82 Saturday night. Indy outscored Detroit 53-40 in the second stanza of a game that ended with a shoving match between the teams. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons, who host the Orlando Magic tomorrow evening.
NFL
The NFC North title will be decided tonight, when the Green Bay Packers host the Minnesota Vikings. Kickoff is at 8:30 on WM 1400 and FM 99.3, WCCY.
The Detroit Lions will wrap up their season this afternoon at Chicago. Kickoff is at 1:00 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3, WCCY.
Nordic Skiing
The 2016 U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships begin today on the Tech Trails. The men’s 15k Classic begins at 10:00, and the women’s 10k starts at 1:00.
The Freestyle Sprint competition will be held tomorrow. The Freestyle distance events will be held Thursday, and the Classic sprints on Saturday.
Our high school basketball coverage continues tomorrow night when the Hancock boys play at Jeffers. Our pregame show will begin around 7:00 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com.
