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Twilight Baseball League
Coldwell Banker Craig Heinonen claimed the Copper Country Twilight Baseball league title last evening, defeating Northern Driveline 6-2 in the championship game.
High School
In high school volleyball today…
- Calumet is downstate for a tournament at Cadillac.
- Baraga hosts the Copper Mountain Conference Tournament.
Tomorrow…
- Houghton, Hancock and West Iron County compete at the Kingsford Tournament.
- Forest Park plays at a tournament at Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart.
College Hockey
The Michigan Tech hockey team will have 18 new players this season. The incoming group includes 10 forwards, seven defensemen, and a goaltender.
Five are transfers. Goalie Owen Bartoszkiewicz and defensemen Jack Anderson, and Joe Prouty played for new Huskies coach Bill Muckalt at Lindenwood University last season. Defenseman Luca Fasciano is coming in from Lakehead University in Toronto, and forward Carson Latimer from the University of British Columbia. Latimer was a fourth-round NHL Draft pick of the Ottawa Senators in 2021.
Several of the freshmen have Michigan connections. Forward Ryan Abraham is from Livonia, and has played four seasons for the OHL Windsor Spitfires. Forward Matthew Van Blaricom is from Saskatchewan, and played for the USHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks last year. Forward Reid Daavettila is from Howell, and has played the past two seasons in the USHL. Defenseman Braden Pietila played at Hartland High School, and has spent the past two seasons in the NAHL. Huskies Blake, Logan and Chase Pietila are first cousins.
Van Blaricom isn’t the only Canadian in the class. Most have extensive experience in the WHL, including defensemen Reid Andresen and Kalem Parker, and forwards Carson Birnie, Brayden Boehm, Michael Cicek, Rylan Gould and Teydon Trembecky. Forward Noah Reinhart played the past three seasons in the QMJHL.
Defenseman Max Matthews from Arlington, Illinois, rounds out the freshman class. He played the past three seasons in the NAHL.
MLB
The Tigers had yesterday off, and entertain the Royals tonight. Casey Mize will start against Ryan Bergert. Coverage will begin at 6:45 on 99.3 The Lift.
Another one of Detroit’s highly-regarded prospects will likely join the team tonight. There are reports that lefty reliever Drew Sommers will be brought up from Toledo. There’s no word as to who will be cut from the 25-man and 40-man rosters to make room.
The Brewers snapped their three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Cubs yesterday. Brice Turang hit a two-run homer. Quinn Priester struggled with control, but held Chicago to just one run before leaving in the fifth after having thrown 95 pitches.
The Brewers will visit the Blue Jays tonight. Jose Quintana will pitch against Carson Whisenhunt.
Joey Ortiz left yesterday’s game with a left hamstring injury. He’ll undergo an MRI today.
NFL
The Lions conclude their preseason campaign at home against the Texans tomorrow. Coverage will begin at noon on the Voice of the Lions, 99.3 The Lift.
The Packers wrap up their exhibition campaign by hosting the Seahawks in a 4:00 game tomorrow.
Things got a little testy as the Packers held a joint workout with the Seahawks yesterday. Fifty players eventually became involved in the brawl that started when Green Bay offensive lineman Zach Tom threw a couple of punches. He was dismissed from the practice session.
Local Sports Broadcasts
- Thursday – Football – Houghton at Iron Mountain – 6:40 broadcast on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.
- Thursday – Football – Calumet at West Iron County – 6:40 broadcast on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
- Thursday, September 4th – Volleyball – Jeffers at Houghton – 6:10 broadcast on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.
- Thursday, September 4th – Volleyball – Calumet at West Iron County – 6:10 broadcast on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
See our composite high school sports schedule on our KeweenawReport.com Community Calendar.
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