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Flint Fury defeat Lansing Lightning, 24-6, to advance to semi-pro football league championship
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Former New Lothrop defensive back Rafael Woods scored two defensive touchdowns to help the Flint's semi-pro football team, the Flint Fury defeat the Lansing Lightning, 24-6. With the win, the Fury improve to 8-1 on the season, their best mark in more than 20 years. The...
Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Clyde Weir
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Clyde Weir’s career as a baseball scout started as an unpaid bird dog for Cleveland, and while watching a Waverly High School pitcher named John Smoltz, he met some scouts from the Detroit Tigers. The rest, as they say, is history. Weir joined the Tigers as an amateur scout the next […]
In first 12-inning game since 2021, Lugs fall to Loons
LANSING, Mich. – In their first 12-inning game in over three years, the Lansing Lugnuts (10-13, 42-46) gave up four runs in the top of the 12th inning and lost to the Great Lakes Loons (10-12, 44-44), 6-2, in front of 6,946 on Saturday night at Jackson® Field™.
Extra Innings: Lugnuts show out for All-Star Week
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The Lansing Lugnuts took on in-state rival Great Lakes Loons in front of big crowds at Jackson Field. Voices of the Lugnuts, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Adam Jaksa, join Taylor Gattoni with a breakdown of the series and what’s ahead as the Lugnuts visit future Detroit Tigers.
Nuts fan nine straight, blank Loons 1-0
LANSING, Mich. – Jacob Watters, Garrett Irvin and Will Johnston combined to strike out nine consecutive batters en route to a five-hit shutout, and Jonny Butler’s RBI double in the eighth inning supplied the only scoring in a Lansing Lugnuts (11-13, 43-46) 1-0 victory over the Great Lakes Loons (10-13, 44-45) in front of 6,021 on Sunday afternoon at Jackson® Field™.
Portland teams compete at 2024 Trap Nationals
Two squads from Portland competed in the USA High School Clay Target League National Championship in Mason, MI, July 10th through 14th. The event included 240 teams and 1,800 individuals competing according to the association’s website. Portland’s squad 1 included Cade Watts, Mason Possehn, Ethan Perkins, Jack McBride, and...
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