UNDATED (WHTC) – It was a busy Tuesday in high school basketball along the Lakeshore, with all but Saugatuck’s boys and Fennville’s girls in action.
Holland split a pair with Hamilton, with the Dutch boys winning at home, 70-54, and the Hawkeye girls winning at home, 50-24. Holland Christian did the same with Unity Christian, with the Crusader boys winning at home, 48-45, and the Maroon girls winning at home, 42-22. West Ottawa’s boys downed visiting Grand Haven, 68-45, but the Buccaneer girls handed the visiting Panthers, 50-29.
Zeeland East swept a doubleheader from visiting Zeeland West by scores of 60-42 for the boys and 45-43 for the girls. Calvary did the same at Algoma Christian by scores of 75-35 for the boys and 47-21 for the girls.
In other results: Covenant Christian’s boys 58, Fennville 57; North Muskegon’s girls 59, Saugatuck 47; Black River’s boys 60, Kalamazoo Heritage 24; and Black River’s girls 46, West Michigan Lutheran 36.
On Friday evening, hear the Zeeland West-Holland Christian boys’ game from the Holland Civic Center at 5:40 PM on 1450 WHTC.
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Hope College’s basketball teams are in action tonight. While the Flying Dutch travel to Angola, Indiana for a game against the Trine Thunder, the Flying Dutchmen welcome the Adrian Bulldogs to DeVos Fieldhouse. Coverage from Holland with Mike Coleman and Dave Van Noord begins at 7:10 PM on the Lakeshore’s 92.7 The Van.
In state major college basketball last evening: Wisconsin 68, Michigan 64; Eastern Michigan 86, Western Michigan 80; and Ball State 98, Central Michigan 83.
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The Detroit Red Wings entertain the Boston Bruins in a Wednesday Night Rivalry contest at Joe Louis Arena. Hear all the action from Hockeytown with Ken Kal and Paul Woods, starting at 7:40 PM, on 1450 WHTC.
Two goals in the first nine minutes of the third period by Vinnie Hinostroza enabled the Blackhawks to rally past the Colorado Avalanche in Denver last night, 6-4. Chicago skates at Boston against the Bruins on Friday evening.
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Harrison Barnes scored 20 points, but the visiting Dallas Mavericks needed a triple by Wesley Matthews with 12 seconds left to upend the Bulls at the United Center last night, 99-98. Chicago travels to Atlanta on Friday evening, facing a Hawks team that has to take on the Detroit Pistons at the Palace of Auburn Hills tonight.
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The Grand Rapids Griffins are in Des Moines to battle the Iowa Wild in American Hockey League action this evening.
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The NBA D-League’s annual showcase is in suburban Toronto this week, with the Grand Rapids Drive meeting the host Raptors 905 in Mississauga this afternoon.
