UNDATED (WHTC) - In high school boys’ basketball along the Lakeshore on Tuesday night: Grand Rapids Christian halted Holland, 50-48; Holland Christian beat Byron Center, 43-38; Hudsonville waltzed past West Ottawa, 47-29; Zeeland East wasted Wyoming Rogers, 70-27; Zeeland West held up Hamilton, 59-46; Saugatuck set up a SAC Tournament title battle with Bloomingdale in Decatur on Saturday evening by belting Bangor, 57-39; Fennville downed Decatur, 70-53; Calvary flipped Freedom Christian, 73-48; and West Michigan Lutheran bested Black River, 83-59. Hear the Holland Christian at Zeeland West game on Friday evening at 7:10 on 1450 WHTC and www.whtc.com.
Among girls teams in action on Tuesday night: Grand Rapids Christian 60, Holland 47; Holland Christian 46, Byron Center 41; Hudsonville 48, West Ottawa 47; Zeeland East 43, Wyoming Rogers 30; Zeeland West 41, Hamilton 34; and Black River 51, West Michigan Lutheran 30. Saugatuck travels to Belding on Wednesday evening.
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Hope College’s Flying Dutchmen entertain Calvin in a MIAA tournament semifinal on Wednesday evening. Coverage from DeVos Fieldhouse on 92.7 The Van and www.927thevan.com begins at 7:10 PM.
In state major college basketball on Tuesday night, Michigan needed overtime to win at Northwestern, 67-55. On Wednesday evening: Michigan State travels to Minnesota; Western Michigan is home to Ball State; Central Michigan invades Toledo; and Eastern Michigan hosts Northern Illinois.
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Jimmy Hayes scored the tying goal eight minutes into the second period, and then set up Marcus Kruger’s game-winning goal less than two minutes into the final stanza, as the Blackhawks held off the visiting Red Wings on Tuesday night, 2-1. On Thursday evening, while the Blackhawks welcome Dallas to the United Center, the Red Wings battle Vancouver at Joe Louis Arena, with broadcast time on 1450 WHTC at 7:10 PM.
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Antawn Jamison’s 32-point, 10-rebound performance helped Cleveland rally past the visiting Pistons last night, 101-100. This evening in the NBA, Detroit is at Toronto and the Chicago Bulls host Milwaukee at the United Center.
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AHL play tonight finds the Grand Rapids Griffins entertaining Hamilton at Van Andel Arena.