UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) – At least one Lakeshore high school basketball team will be playing next week.
Hamilton punched its ticket to the state Class B girls’ tournament quarterfinals last night as the Hawkeyes downed Edwardsburg in a regional final at Hopkins, 43-26. The Black and Gold now faces Jackson Northwest in Marshall on Tuesday evening.
In boys’ district finals tonight: West Ottawa takes on Jenison in Class A at Hudsonville, with broadcast time at 6:40 PM on 1450 WHTC and the New 99.7 FM; and in Class B at Hamilton, Holland Christian battles Unity Christian.
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NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament sectional semifinal play this evening at DeVos Fieldhouse begins at 5:30 with Thomas More meeting Gustavus Adolphus, followed by the Hope Flying Dutch hosting Christopher Newport in a contest that can be heard around 7:10 PM on the Lakeshore’s 92.7 The Van.
In state major-college basketball, Buffalo ended Central Michigan’s season in the Mid-American Tournament at Cleveland yesterday, 89-74, while Eastern Michigan advanced with a 67-58 triumph over Akron; the Eagles take on Toledo at Quicken Loans Arena tonight.
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Cody Eakin scored two goals and set up another in the second period, while Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 28 shots, as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights blanked the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena last night, 4-0. Detroit plays the Blue Jackets in Columbus this evening.
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NBA action tonight finds the Detroit Pistons welcoming the Chicago Bulls to Little Caesars Arena.
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Spring training action yesterday saw the Tigers fall to Pittsburgh, 8-3; the Cubs defeat San Diego, 10-4; and the White Sox splitting their squad and doubling their misery, falling to Kansas City, 12-0, and to Texas, 5-4. This afternoon: The Tigers meet the Mets in Lakeland, with coverage starting at 1 PM on 1450 WHTC and the New 99.7 FM; the Cubs battle the LA Angels; and the White Sox going up against San Diego.
