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GLHL
The Great Lakes Hockey League tournament continues today here in the Copper Country. The Portage Lake Pioneers are hosting.
In pool play games yesterday…
- Group A – De Pere defeated Sun Prairie 14-2. Portage Lake whitewashed Sun Prairie 15-0. The Killer Bees are out of the tournament.
- Group B – Calumet downed Fox Cities 9-5, then lost to Fond du Lac 13-3. The Wolverines remain eligible for the wild-card berth in the semifinals, but are a long shot.
- Group C – Eagle River outskated M and M 11-4. Mosinee dispatched M and M 8-2. The Shamrocks are out of the tournament.
The final pool games and the semifinals will be played at Dee Stadium today…
- 9:00 – Group B – Fond du Lac v Fox Cities – a win by the Bears would advance them to today’s first semifinal. A win by the Ice Dogs would invoke a tie-breaker.
- 11:30 – Group C – Mosinee v Eagle River – the winner will advance to today’s first semifinal.
- 2:00 – Group A – Portage Lake v De Pere, with coverage beginning around 1:45 on KBear 102.3. The winner will advance to today’s second semifinal.
- 5:30 – Semifinal #1 – Group B winner v Group C winner.
- 8:30 – Semifinal #2 – Group A winner v Wild Card, with coverage beginning around 8:15 on KBear 102.3 if either Portage Lake or Calumet advance.
The championship game is set for tomorrow at 1:00, with coverage at 12:45 on KBear 102.3 if either Portage Lake or Calumet advance.
See the full schedule and updated scores here.
College Hockey
In opening-round play at the NCAA Division I hockey tournament yesterday…
- Top-seed Michigan advanced with a 5-1 victory over Bentley. The Wolverines will face Minnesota-Duluth in a quarterfinal game tomorrow evening. The Bulldogs dispatched Penn State 3-1.
- Western Michigan eliminated WCHA champion Minnesota State 3-1. The Broncos will take on Denver in a quarterfinal game tomorrow afternoon. The Pioneers blanked Cornell 5-0.
In quarterfinal games today…
- Michigan State faces Wisconsin at 4:30.
- North Dakota takes on Quinnipiac at 7:00.
NHL
The Red Wings earned a much-needed win, outscoring the Sabres 5-2 last night. Detroit got all the scoring it needed in the opening period, with goals by Alex DeBrincat, Lucas Raymond and Marco Kasper. Jacob Bernard-Docker netted his first goal of the season early in the third period, and Patrick Kane sealed the win with an empty-netter. John Gibson made 28 saves.
The Wings and Senators both trail the Islanders by one standings point in the race for the second Eastern Conference wild-card playoff berth. Detroit and Ottawa both have one game in hand.
The Wings host the Flyers tonight. Coverage will begin at 7:45 on 99.3 The Lift.
NBA
The Pistons visit the Timberwolves this evening.
The Bucks welcome the Spurs tonight.
MLB
The Tigers improved to 2-0 with a 5-2 victory over the Padres last night. Detroit scored four runs in the eighth inning, keyed by Kevin McGonigle’s bases-loaded single on the 10th pitch of a battle with reliever Wandy Peralta. Framber Valdez turned in six innings in his Detroit debut, allowing two runs on seven hits.
The Tigers play at San Diego again tonight. Jack Flaherty will start against Randy Vásquez. Because of Red Wings hockey, there will be no Tigers broadcast this evening.
The Brewers had yesterday off, and host the White Sox again tonight. Chad Patrick will pitch against Sean Burke.
Snowmobile Racing
The new Copper Country 100 Snowmobile Race debuts today. 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 – Portage Lake v De Pere – 1:45 pm broadcast on KBear 102.3.
- Today – GLHL Tournament – Semifinal (if Portage Lake and/or Calumet advance) – 8:15 pm broadcast on KBear 102.3.
- Tomorrow – GLHL Tournament – Championship (if Portage Lake and/or Calumet advance) – 12:45 pm broadcast on KBear 102.3.
