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GLHL
The Great Lakes Hockey League tournament begins today here in the Copper Country. The Portage Lake Pioneers are hosting.
Pool play games today include…
- 11:00 – De Pere v Sun Prairie – Dee Stadium
- 11:30 – Fox Cities v Calumet – Hoco – broadcast on KBear 102.3.
- 2:00 – Eagle River v M and M – Dee Stadium
- 5:30 – Portage Lake v Sun Prairie – Dee Stadium – broadcast on 97.7 The Wolf.
- 6:00 – Fond du Lac v Calumet – Hoco – broadcast on KBear 102.3.
- 8:30 – Mosinee v M and M – Dee Stadium
The final pool games and the semifinals will be played tomorrow, with the championship game set for Sunday at 1:00. We will follow the Pioneers and Wolverines as far as they go, with all this weekend’s games on KBear 102.3.
See the full schedule here.
NHL
The Red Wings visit the Sabres tonight. Coverage will begin at 6:45 on 99.3 The Lift.
Goalie Cam Talbot will not be available for tonight’s game after missing practice with an injury. Officials aren’t saying what the injury is, but have indicated that they don’t think it’s serious. Michael Postava has been called up from Grand Rapids to fill in. He has never played in an NHL game.
NBA
The Pistons rode a strong fourth quarter to a 129-108 victory over the Pelicans last night. Jalen Duren had 30 points and 10 rebounds.
The Pistons visit the Timberwolves tomorrow.
The Bucks welcome the Spurs tomorrow.
MLB
The Tigers opened their season with an 8-2 victory over the Padres yesterday. Kevin McGonigle became only the second Tiger ever to get four hits in his first major league game – two were doubles, and he drove in two runs. Dillon Dingler drove in three runs with two hits, including a home run. Tarik Skubal gave up a run on three hits over six innings.
The Tigers play at San Diego again tonight. Framber Valdez will start against Michael King. Coverage will begin at 9:15 on 99.3 The Lift.
The Brewers buried the White Sox 14-2 in their season-opener yesterday. Five Brewers pitchers struck out 20 Chicago batters, tying a major league record for a nine-inning game. Jacob Misiorowski had 11 of those strikeouts – the most ever for a Milwaukee pitcher on opening day. He allowed a run on two hits over five innings. Sal Frelick and Jake Bauers homered, and William Contreras drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double.
The Brewers have today off, and host the White Sox again tomorrow. Chad Patrick will pitch against Sean Burke.
Milwaukee will play without Jackson Chourio for the next month. Chourio aggravated a hand injury in one of the Brewers’ late exhibition games against the Reds. An MRI revealed a small fracture. Blake Perkins was called back from Nashville to fill in.
Snowmobile Racing
The new Copper Country 100 Snowmobile Race debuts tomorrow. The event was put together quickly, after the Porcupine Mountains 100 was canceled at the last minute because of flooding along the course. Six heats are scheduled for various divisions, beginning at 9:00 at a site on Green Acres Road near the Valley View Quarry. Registration has closed, but spectators are welcome. To see the schedule and additional details, click here.
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Upcoming Local Sports Broadcasts
- Today – GLHL Tournament – Calumet v Fox Cities at Hoco – 11:15 am broadcast on KBear 102.3.
- Today – GLHL Tournament – Portage Lake v Sun Prairie at Dee Stadium – 5:15 pm broadcast on 97.7 The Wolf.
- Today – GLHL Tournament – Calumet v Fond du Lac at Hoco – 5:45 pm broadcast on KBear 102.3.
- Tomorrow – GLHL Tournament – Portage Lake v De Pere – 1:45 pm broadcast on KBear 102.3.
- Tomorrow – GLHL Tournament – Semifinal (if Calumet advances) – 5:15 pm broadcast on KBear 102.3.
- Tomorrow – GLHL Tournament – Semifinal (if Portage Lake and/or Calumet advance) – 8:15 pm broadcast on KBear 102.3.
- Sunday – GLHL Tournament – Championship (if Portage Lake and/or Calumet advance) – 12:45 pm broadcast on KBear 102.3.
