High School
In high school volleyball last evening…
- Jeffers downed L’Anse 3-1 (25-14, 20-25, 25-15, 25-15).
- Dollar Bay-Tamarack City defeated Wakefield-Marenisco 3-1 (25-17, 25-11, 22-25, 25-20).
- Ewen-Trout Creek shaded Chassell 3-2 (23-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-18, 15-13). For Chassell, Elli Kuntze had 33 kills and 15 digs, Oriana Olson had 9 kills and 14 digs, Hilde Kuntze had 5 kills and 19 digs, Skye Isaacson had 5 aces and 22 digs, Sylvia Aho had 54 assists, and Ella Hermanson had 2 blocks and 3 aces.
On the volleyball schedule tonight…
- Jeffers plays at Houghton – 6:10 pregame on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.
- Calumet at Negaunee – 6:10 pregame on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
- Hancock travels to Westwood.
- Lake Linden-Hubbell journeys to Watersmeet.
- Baraga plays at Ontonagon.
- West Iron County entertains Ishpeming – on the Voice of Iron County Sports, 99.1 The Beaver.
- Forest Park travels to Superior Central.
Friday’s narrow loss to Escanaba knocked the Calumet football team out of the top-five in the latest poll from the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters. In the 11-player division, Menominee remains at number-one, and Kingsford at number-two. Both are unbeaten, and will face each other Friday night in Menominee. Negaunee moves up to third, Bark River-Harris is fourth, and Marquette takes the fifth position. Calumet placed sixth, and Iron Mountain seventh.
Lake Linden-Hubbell’s narrow win over Forest Park on Saturday kept them firmly atop the eight-player poll. The Lakes are the only unbeaten eight-player team. Pickford is second, followed by Forest Park, Saint Ignace, North Central and Ishpeming.
MLB
The Brewers defeated the Dodgers 7-4 last night, and took a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series. Starter Logan Henderson gave up four runs – two unearned, because he also committed two errors. Dustin May, JoJo Romero, Abner Uribe and Aaron Ashby combined to retire the last 15 Dodgers batters in order. William Contreras homered to tie the game in the fifth, and singled home the winning run in the sixth,
Game three of the NLCS will be played tomorrow in Los Angeles.
The Guardians dumped the Rays 7-3 in the opening game of the American League Championship Series last evening. Game two will be played tonight.
NHL
The Red Wings host the Devils tonight.
NBA
The Pistons visit the Timberwolves for a preseason game tomorrow.
The Bucks will host the Bulls for a preseason contest tomorrow.
NFL
The Bills outscored the Rams 37-24 in overtime in last night’s contest. A Los Angeles touchdown with 5ive seconds remaining in regulation forced the extra time. Buffalo blocked an L-A field goal attempt in OT, then won it with a 45-yard kick of their own.
Upcoming Local Sports Broadcasts
Tonight
- Volleyball – Jeffers at Houghton – 6:10 pregame on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.
- Volleyball – Calumet at Negaunee – 6:10 pregame on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
- Volleyball – Ishpeming at West Iron County – on the Voice of Iron County Sports, 99.1 The Beaver.
Tomorrow
- Boys Soccer – Grayling at Houghton – District Tournament Play-in Game – 4:40 pregame on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.
Thursday, October 15th
- Volleyball – Baraga at Lake Linden-Hubbell – 6:10 pregame on the Voice of the Lakes, KBear 102.3.
- Volleyball – West Iron County at Iron Mountain – on the Voice of Iron County Sports, 99.1 WIKB.
Friday, October 16th
- Football – Houghton at Negaunee – 6:40 pregame on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.
- Football – Calumet at Gladstone – 6:40 pregame on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
- Football – Hancock at L’Anse – 6:40 pregame on the Voice of the Bulldogs, Lite 96.3 Houghton’s Breeze.
- Football – Lake Linden-Hubbell at Gogebic – 6:40 pregame on 99.3 The Lift.
- Football – Ironwood at Forest Park – on the Voice of Iron County Sports, 99.1 WIKB.
See our full high school sports broadcast schedules here. See our composite schedule for all local high school sports games on our KeweenawReport.com Community Calendar.
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