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High School
In high school volleyball Saturday…
- Kingsford defeated Hancock 2-0 to claim the title at their own season-opening tournament Saturday. The Bulldogs advanced to the championship with a tight 25-20, 28-26, 15-13 win over Houghton in the semifinals. The Gremlins swept Iron Mountain (25-10, 25-60, West Iron County (25-8, 25-11) and Escanaba (25-17, 25-15) in pool play, then defeated Norway 25-20, 25-23 in the quarterfinal. For the day, Katia Rudak had 11 aces and 62 digs for the Gremlins. Alyssa Northey recorded 7 aces, 35 digs and 71 assists; Lydia Williams had 9 aces, 23 kills, and 5 blocks; and Ellie Hainault had 6 aces, 16 kills and 14 blocks. Additional scores and stats for the Bulldogs and Wykons were not available.
- Calumet dropped all of its matches at the Cadillac Tournament, falling to Manton 21-25, 23-25, Zeeland East 15-25, 17-25, and Cass City 15-25, 22-25.
The Houghton boys soccer team opened its season with a 4-0 victory over Lakewood High School from Lake Odessa Saturday, then defeated Escanaba Bayside 6-1.
MLB
The Tigers lost to the Royals 3-1 Saturday. Drew Anderson pitched into the sixth, and was charged with all three Kansas City runs. Hao-Yu Lee’s fifth-inning homer was one of just three Detroit hits.
After the early August surge that nearly pushed them into first place in the American League Central Division, the Tigers have lost six of their last seven games and have dropped back to fourth place, six games behind the White Sox.
The Tigers will visit the Royals again today. Detroit has not named a starter. Daniel Lynch IV will open for K.C. Coverage will begin at 1:45 on 99.3 The Lift.
The Tigers are expected to add lefty reliever prospect Andrew Sears to their roster today. Sears is Detroit’s 14th-ranked prospect, but has impressed this season, first at West Michigan, then at Erie, and most recently with Toledo.
The Brewers stopped the Braves 4-1 Saturday. Jake Bauers’ two-run homer in the third inning was the big blow. Logan Henderson surrendered a run in the first inning, then cruised through the sixth to earn the win.
The Brewers and Braves travel to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for the annual Little League Classic game tonight. Shane Drohan will pitch against Tyler Mahle.
Milwaukee pitcher Brandon Woodruff says he will not need major shoulder surgery, after all. Woodruff has been on the injured list since early July. The initial prognosis was that he would need a repeat of the procedure that required a season-and-a-half to rehab. The doctor who performed that operation says that another one won’t be needed. Woodruff has begun throwing, and there’s a chance he could return late this season.
NFL
The Lions outscored the Commanders 17-13 in a preseason contest yesterday. New backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs opened the scoring with a 50-yard touchdown run. He also completed seven of 12 passes for 74 yards. Trayveon Williams added a one-yard TD run, and Jake Bates kicked a 37-yard field goal.
Upcoming Local Sports Broadcasts
- Tuesday – Volleyball – Lake Linden-Hubbell at Hancock – 6:10 pregame on the Voice of the Bulldogs, Lite 96.3 Houghton’s Breeze.
- Thursday – Football – Ishpeming at Lake Linden-Hubbell – 4:40 pregame on the Voice of the Lakes, KBear 102.3.
- Thursday – Football – Hancock at Iron Mountain – 6:40 pregame on the Voice of the Bulldogs, Lite 96.3 Houghton’s Breeze.
- Friday, August 28th – Football – Houghton at Calumet – 6:40 pregame on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
See our full high school sports broadcast schedules for Houghton, Hancock, Calumet, Jeffers and Lake Linden-Hubbell here. See our composite schedule for all local high school sports games on our KeweenawReport.com Community Calendar.
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