UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) – High school football scores along the Lakeshore on Friday night:
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Grand Rapids Union 41, Holland 28
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Unity Christian 57, Holland Christian 16
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East Kentwood 30, West Ottawa 20
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Mona Shores 49, Zeeland East 30
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Zeeland West 48, Reeths-Puffer 8
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Spring Lake 42, Hamilton 21
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Saugatuck 42, Schoolcraft 21
Fennville is slated to play on Saturday afternoon at Marcellus in eight-man football.
Next Friday at 6:40 PM, hear the Wyoming at Zeeland West game on 99 7/1450 WHTC, or the Coleman at Saugatuck contest on The Lakeshore’s 92 7 The Van.
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Hope College’s Flying Dutchmen welcome the Eagles of the University of Northwestern in St. Paul to Ray & Sue Smith Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Coverage with Mike Coleman and Greg Chandler starts at 11:40 AM on The Lakeshore’s 92 7 The Van.
Grand Valley State begins GLIAC play on Saturday when the Lakers play the Michigan Tech Huskies in Houghton.
State major-college football on Saturday afternoon finds Rutgers at Michigan, San Jose State at Western Michigan, Florida International at Central Michigan and Texas State at Eastern Michigan; Michigan State has an evening contest against visiting Nebraska.
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Whit Merrifield had a pair of RBI sacrifice flies, but the visiting Kansas City Royals needed a run-scoring single by Ryan O’Hearn in the seventh inning to break a 1-1 tie and beat the Tigers on Friday night, 3-1. The series at Comerica Park in Detroit continues on Saturday evening, with Dan Dickerson’s coverage starting at 5:50 PM on 99 7/1450 WHTC.
Visiting St. Louis swept a pair of games from the Cubs on Friday. Paul Goldschmidt homered and drove in three runs as the Cardinals took the daytime opener, 8-5. Lars Noodbaar hit two homers with three RBI, while Tyler O’Neill had a three-run homer, as the Redbirds captured the nightcap, 12-4. The series at Wrigley Field in Chicago continues on Saturday afternoon.
Dylan Cease and four relievers teamed on a six-hit, 16-strikeout shutout, and Luis Robert’s solo homer in the fifth inning was all the Chicago White Sox needed to win in Cleveland on Friday night, 1-0. The series at Progressive Field continues on Saturday evening.
