Marquette Hands Houghton Loss

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MICHIGAN HS ACTION
Marquette pinned the first loss on Houghton this season with a 53-45 victory on Friday. Injured Houghton star Alyssa Polso may play in the next Houghton game. She has been out due to a knee injury. From the Marquette Mining Journal.

Saranac topped Vestaburg on senior night 52-26. From the Ionia Sentinel-Standard.

Western Michigan Christian is 18-0 after a 61-55 win over Muskegon Heights. From the Grand Haven Tribune.

Ionia hung around #3A Lansing Waverly in a 42-34 loss. Ionia has been hurt with the loss of Kellie Watson. From the Ionia Sentinel-Standard.

COLLEGE ACTION
The Minnesota Daily preview the upcoming battle of the Roysland family. UM Crookston is coached by Gopher senior Kelly Roysland's father Mike.
South Dakota State steamrolled UM Crookston 107-45 on Friday. SDSU canned 17 3s. It was 52-19 at halftime.

Wisconsin beat UW Stevens Point 77-58. Jolene Anderson says the chemistry is good. From the Capital Times.

Mount Marty edged South Dakota Tech 64-59. From the Yankton Press & Dakotan.

Western Michigan beat Hillsdale in exhibition play 87-79. From the Kalamazoo Gazette.

Iowa Wesleyan crunched the Trinity Christian Trolls 77-38. IWC is now 15-0 at home over two seasons. From the Washington Evening Journal.

St. Clair County CC (SC4) lost in their season opener to Lansing CC 71-50. From the Port Huron Times-Herald.

DISNEY TIP OFF
Augustana lost to #11 Stonehill 65-62. Augustana trailed by 8 at half. Augustana did take a 51-50 lead, but Stonehill answered that challenge.
North Dakota opened with a 77-68 win over North Georgia.

PREVIEWS
Northern Iowa has been picked 3rd in the Missouri Valley. UNI returns four starters. From the Burlington Hawk Eye.

UW Green Bay takes on Michigan Tech & the GB Press Gazette has a preview of the action.

Hawaii opens their season with an exhibition against Hawaii Pacific. From the Honolulu Star Bulletin.

UW Stout has been chosen the #1 team in the WIAC. From the Capital Times.

United Tribes, a two year school in North Dakota, is previewed in the Bismarck Tribune.

UW Rock County has a team after 40 years. They open their season Monday at home against Maranatha. From the Beloit Daily News.

ACCIDENT
MI
Jennifer L. Murphy, a 2006 grad from Addison HS and a current volunteer assistant coach at the school, was killed in a car accident Thursday. Addison has had a rough week with another student that died last weekend. From the Jackson Citizen Patriot.

POLICE BLOTTER
IA
Daniel Duello, a former assistant coach in the Vinton-Shellsburg district, has been barred from teaching in Iowa due to sexual explotation charges. From the Des Moines Register.
WI
David Janssen, former Hortonville coach, was ordered to stand trial after testimony from his 15 year old accuser. From the Appleton Post-Crescent.

POINT PARADE
JUCO
Nicole Wallace, Lansing CC 24 vs St. Clair County CC 71-50
C
Misha Lamphere, Saranac 23 vs Vestaburg 52-26
D
Jessica Diaz, Potter's House 25 vs Zion Christian 29-46
Laura Karsten, Western Michigan Christian, 24 vs Muskegon Heights 61-55

Next up: tomorrow morning