UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) – The 2017 high school football regular season reaches the halfway mark with this evening’s slate of games. At 6:40 PM, hear the West Ottawa Panthers face the Hudsonville Eagles from Baldwin Middle School with Greg Chandler on 1450 WHTC and the new 99.7 FM, or the Saugatuck Indians play the Tigers in Gobles with Gary Stevens on The Lakeshore’s 92.7 The Van. Other match ups include the Holland High Dutch versus the Hawkeyes in Hamilton; the Zeeland East Chix visiting the Holland Christian Maroons; the Zeeland West Dux hosting the Byron Center Bulldogs at Zeeland Stadium; and the Fennville Blackhawks traveling to Martin for a game against the Clippers.
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Byron Buxton’s two-run single capped a three-run fourth inning that snapped a 1-1 tie and launched the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 12-1 rout of the Tigers in Detroit last night. The series at Comerica Park continues this evening.
Kris Bryant’s two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning enabled the Chicago Cubs to outlast the Brewers in Milwaukee last night, 5-3. The series at Miller Park continues this evening.
Thanks to a finger blister that knocked out starter Carson Fulmer in the first inning, the White Sox needed to use eight pitchers to combine for a three-hitter with eight strikeouts in a 3-1 victory over the Astros in Houston last night. Chicago welcomes the Kansas City Royals to Guaranteed Rate Field this evening for the opener of a weekend series.
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Exhibition hockey last night saw the Chicago Blackhawks demolish the visiting Detroit Red Wings at the United Center last night, 6-1.
