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LISTEN LIVE: Kalamazoo Christian High School Basketball Posted December 30, 2009 by Dan Cash
TEST 1 Posted December 29, 2009 by Dan Cash
Lions Fall 31-24 to Arizona Cardinals Posted December 20, 2009 by Dan Cash
DETROIT -- After trailing 17-0 at halftime it appeared the Detroit Lions were headed for a second straight blowout loss. That all changed however when Louis Delmas intercepted a pass in his own end zone and took it back 101 yards for a Touchdown.
From there Maurice Morris ran a 64-yard Touchdown to bring the Lions within 17-14. A defensive stop later it was Jason Hanson capitalizing on 2 straight unsportsmanlike conduct penalties to tie the game 17-17 on the strength of a 37-yard field goal.
The score however wasn't too be as the Cardinals got a strong kickoff return from Steve Breaston which led to an 18-yard TD run by Beanie Wells giving the Cardinals a 24-17 lead.
The Lions appeared to have stalled on the following drive before Breaston fumbled a fair catch leading to 3rd string Lions Quarterback Drew Stanton's 1st career rushing TD to tie the game at 24.
The Cardinals than moved down the field and scored the game winning TD on a 5-yard pass from Kurt Warner to Anquan Boldin to give the Cardinals a 31-24 victory over the Lions at Ford Field Sunday.
The win improves the Cardinals to 9-5 while the struggling Lions fall to 2-12 on the season. Lions Safety and former Western Michigan star Louis Delmas played a key role in the Lions comeback hopes returning the 101-yard interception as well as making some key stops as the Lions elevated themselves back into the game.
Next week the Lions head to San Francisco for a 4:05 EST kickoff with the 49ers.
Red Wings Win in Howard's First Career Shutout Posted December 17, 2009 by Dan Cash
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Jimmy Howard recorded his first career shutout, turning aside 30 shots in all as Detroit won its season-high fourth straight game, 3-0, over the Lightning.
Drew Miller, Todd Bertuzzi and Patrick Eaves each scored for the Red Wings, who added Henrik Zetterberg to their laundry list of injured players after their leading scorer exited early following a hard hit from Mattias Ohlund.
Mike Smith gave up three goals on just 22 shots for Tampa Bay, which has lost six straight on 10 of 11 overall.
The only goal of the first two periods came at the 8:24 mark of the first.
Brian Rafalski's long pass from the Wings' defensive to the offensive zone was knocked down at the blue line by Miller, who controlled the puck and chipped it over a sliding Smith while diving through the air.
It stayed 1-0 through a scoreless second, and a Tampa turnover in its own zone resulted in Bertuzzi's re-direction off a Tomas Holmstrom centering pass.
That goal came at 6:48 of the third, and less than four minutes later, Eaves' tally on a nice deke essentially sealed the game's outcome.
Howard improved to 11-6-1 on the season with 10 saves in each period.
Game Notes
Detroit forward Darren Helm missed the game due to a wrist injury...Tampa Bay is 0-9 with a tie in its last 10 trips to the Motor City....The Lightning did not score on five power-play chances...Rafalski ended with two assists...Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock recorded his 300th win as a head coach
WMU Football Announces 2012 Game at Minnesota Posted December 17, 2009 by Dan Cash
KALAMAZOO -- The 2009 campaign is barely over and already Western Michigan's list of great football opponents grows as Minnesota has announced that it will welcome the Broncos to TCF Bank Stadium on Sept. 15, 2012.
The Golden Gophers announced their football schedules through the 2016 season and the Broncos are on the slate for 2012. It will mark the fourth ever meeting between the two programs.
WMU took on the Golden Gophers three years in a row, dropping all three in '75, '76 and '77. WMU has beaten Big Ten teams in two of the last three seasons.
WATCH: K-Wings Head Coach Nick Bootland Posted December 12, 2009 by Dan Cash
Kalamazoo Christian Opens with a Blowout Posted December 11, 2009 by Dan Cash
The Kalamazoo Christian Comets opened up their 2009-10 season at home against Olivet, and after shaking off some early rust, outmuscled the Eagles, 71-59. Seniors Jared Dykstra and Tyler DeKoekkoek led the way for Christian…Dykstra scored 18 and DeKoekkoek added 16, including two three pointers.
Jay Cousineau did his level best to keep Olivet in the game, pouring a game-high 23 points, but Comet seniors Dykstra, DeKoekkoek, Jordan DeHaan, and Kevin Cooper helped take over control of the game midway through the second half, while sophomore Eric Jones and junior Josh Rykse added quality minutes for Coach Jerry Mastenbrook’s squad.
Kalamazoo Christian stands at 1-0 in the Kalamazoo Valley Association, while Olivet falls to 0-1…the Comets’ next game is Tuesday, December 15, as they play host to league rival Maple Valley. Broadcast time is 6 pm on 1660 the Fan, and online at 1660thefan.com.
Christian will play one more league game before the holiday break, on Friday December 18th, as the Comets travel to Galesburg to take on the Rams of Galesburg-Augusta in KVA action. That game will also be broadcast live on 1660 the Fan and on 1660thefan.com.
WATCH: Kalamazoo Christian Head Coach Jerry Mastebrook Reacting to the Comets 71-59 Win Over Olivet Posted December 11, 2009 by Dan Cash
1660 THE FAN Is THE Source for Local Sports in Kalamazoo Posted December 11, 2009 by Dan Cash
This is the beginning launch of the 1660 THE FAN Local Sports blog. The 1660 THE FAN staff will be updating the blog daily with the latest sports stories, video interviews, video highlights and much more.
From Western Michigan Broncos to Kalamazoo Kings Baseball and Kalamazoo Wings hockey 1660 THE FAN has you covered daily on "The Fan Sports Blog"!
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