UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) – With many high schools in Michigan opting out of playing the final week of regular-season basketball in order to have their teams ready for the state tournament next week, it was an abbreviated Thursday night of action along the Lakeshore.
Boys – Holland 64, Reeths-Puffer 53; Zeeland East 87, Wyoming 54; Coloma 54, Saugatuck 46.
Girls – Reeths-Puffer 47, Holland 37; West Ottawa 62, Grandville 46; Wyoming 50, Zeeland East 36; Saugatuck 47, Coloma 15; Black River 54, West Michigan Lutheran 15.
SCHEDULED games for this evening (pending possible Friday cancellations):
Boys – Zeeland East at Muskegon, with broadcast coverage from Greg Chandler around 6:40 PM (depending on the length of the JV game) on 99 7/1450 WHTC; Hamilton at West Catholic; Black River at Wellspring Prep; West Michigan Aviation v. Calvary at Plasman Gym.
Girls – Muskegon at Zeeland East; Black River at Wellspring Prep.
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Robbie Fabri’s three goals enabled the Detroit Red Wings to hold off the visiting Dallas Stars last night, 3-2. The two teams meet again at Little Caesars Arena tomorrow evening, with broadcast time at 6:45 PM on 99 7/1450 WHTC.
Ross Colton’s goal in the sixth minute of the third period broke a 2-2 tie as the Tampa Bay Lightning downed the visiting Chicago Blackhawks last night, 4-2. The two teams meet again at Amalie Arena tomorrow evening.
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NBA play tonight has the Detroit Pistons in Houston to take on the Rockets, and the Chicago Bulls in Denver to battle the Nuggets.
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Spring Training baseball yesterday: Chicago Cubs 4, Cleveland BT 3; Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 7. On Friday: The Detroit Tigers face the Toronto Blue Jays; the Chicago Cubs face the Oakland Athletics; and the Chicago White Sox face the Seattle Mariners.
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This evening’s scheduled Grand Rapids Griffins’ game with the visiting Chicago Wolves at Van Andel Arena was postponed by the AHL on Thursday afternoon due to COVID 19 issues with the Wolves. The Griffins skate in Cleveland against the Monsters on Saturday night.
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In the NCAA men’s basketball Division I tournament last night, UCLA defeated Michigan State in overtime, 86-80.
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