UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) – Hope College begins its NCAA Division III women’s basketball championship tournament quest this evening when the Flying Dutch take on the Thunder of Wheaton in a first round game at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. Coverage with Greg Chandler and Mike Coleman starts at 6:10 PM on 99 7 and 1450 WHTC.
The GLIAC regular season basketball champions were on a winning display at the Fieldhouse Arena in Allendale last night. In the first game, Cassidy Boensch had 26 points with 11 rebounds as Grand Valley State captured the women’s crown with a 73-48 victory over visiting Davenport. The men’s nightcap went to the visitors, 70-67, as Robbie Bramhill, Janeau Joubert and Chris Rollins each had 14 points for the Panthers. The Lakers enter league tournament play on Tuesday evening, with the men traveling to Ashland and the women hosting Wayne State.
In state major-college basketball last night: Michigan 82, Nebraska 53; Detroit 87, Indiana-Purdue Indianapolis 85; and Oakland 86, Illinois-Chicago 72.
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Only Hamilton High remains among the 10 Holland/Zeeland vicinity high schools in the state boys’ basketball championship tournament as the Hawkeyes face Unity Christian in a Division 2 district final contest at Allegan High this evening. Broadcast time is 5:40 PM on the Lakeshore’s 92 7 The Van.
The regular season for prep girls hoops ended last night with these scores: Comstock Park 58, Holland 50; Holland Christian 50, Western Michigan Christian 46; West Ottawa 45, Battle Creek Central 40; Saugatuck 68, Lawton 36; and Delton Kellogg 51, Fennville 41. Girls’ state tournament play starts on Monday evening.
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Exhibition baseball yesterday saw the Tigers down Atlanta, 7-6; the Cubs fall to Oakland, 10-3; and the White Sox slip against Seattle, 8-3. Today, the Tigers play the New York Mets in Lakeland, with coverage from Dan Dickerson and Jim Price starting at 1 PM on 99 7 and 1450 WHTC, while out west, the Cubs meet Arizona and the White Sox take on Texas.
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The Chicago Bulls are in Atlanta to battle the Hawks tonight.
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Grand Rapids’ two winter pro teams are on the road this evening, with the Griffins skating in northern Illinois against the Rockford IceHogs, and the Drive facing the Skyforce in Sioux Falls.
