Marquette Loses OT Heartbreaker; 0-3 On Trip                   The Marquette Redmen lost their third straight game on their trip to southern Michigan Saturday, falling to the Trenton Trojans, 3-2, in overtime. Johnathon Miller scored with 16 seconds left in OT to give Trenton the win. Kyle Carriere and Brett Love scored the Redmen goals. Marquette hosts Houghton on Thursday. Pictured above: Marquette goaltender Mike McAuliffe has two Trenton players in his crease as Bryan Erspamer (12) plays defense. Right photo: Marquette's Nick Weston and Trenton's Cory Seychel chase a loose puck.

Calumet Settles For Tie In Another Wild Finish                     The Calumet Copper Kings played another wild offensive game on Saturday at the MIHL Showcase in downstate Trenton. After losing 6-5 to Birmingham Brother Rice on Friday, the Kings played to a 6-6 overtime tie with Grosse Pointe North Saturday. Six different Calumet players scored goals in the game, and the Kings were 17 seconds away from victory when Norseman Brad Werenski scored to send the game into overtime. CLICK HERE  to see the statistics from the game. Pictured above: Calumet goalie Derek Pierce looks back after making a save, while teammate Josh Harju (15) and Norseman Anthony Seleh (10) go into the corner. Pictured left: Issac Bjorn, Levi Erkkila (8) and Grosse Pointe's Scott Dornbrock (2) chase after a loose puck.

Sault High Drops Showcase Game To GRCC                  Eric Hillock and Kyle Teneyck scored goals for the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils on Saturday, but Grand Rapids Catholic Central scored the final four goals and won the game, 6-2. The Soo finishes the Showcase with a split, after beating Port Huron North on Friday. GRCC's Matt Kryzkwa had a hat trick in Saturday's contest.  In this picture from Friday's game, Sault High's Marc Pomeroy (19 left) and Port Huron's Hunter O'Hare go to ice after a collission that earned O'Hare a penalty.

Southgate Goalie Muzzles Eskymos In Trenton  The Escanaba Eskymos fired 31 shots on goal...including 20 in the second period...but lost to the Southgate Titans, 2-1, Saturday at the MIHL Prep Hockey Showcase in downstate Trenton. Titan goaltender Hunter Smith was the difference, making 30 saves. Josh Miller scored Escanaba's only goal. CLICK HERE  to read the game story, see more photos, and listen to audio highlights from the game. Pictured: Justyn Doucette is stopped by goalie Hunter Smith Saturday. (Lisa Dagenais photo) WATCH ESKYMOS-TITANS VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS CLICK HERE  to see Josh Miller score for the Eskymos. CLICK HERE  to see Austin Young make a first period save. CLICK HERE  to see Southgate's game-winning goal.

Calumet Loses Wild Game To Brother Rice, 6-5                Arguably the best high school player in the Upper Peninsula didn't get the chance to show his stuff for a full game Friday at the MIHL Showcase in Trenton. Calumet junior Ben Johnson scored a goal and an assist, but spent 12 minutes in the penalty box after getting a checking from behind penalty and a misconduct. Calumet lost to Birmingham Brother Rice, 6-5. Kirby Frantti scored two goals in a losing effort. Levi Erkkila had a goal and assist. Pictured: The Copper Kings players celebrate Frantti's second goal of the game Friday night. WATCH COPPER KINGS-WARRIORS VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS CLICK HERE  to see Brother Rice score a goal just 38 seconds into the game. CLICK HERE  to see Calumet's Levi Erkkila score on a rebound shot. CLICK HERE  to see Calumet's Kirby Frantti score a first period goal.

Marquette Offense Shut Down By Detroit CC                    The Marquette Redmen lost for the second straight day on this southern Michigan roadtrip, falling to the powerful Detroit Catholic Central Shamrocks, 3-0, at the MIHL Showcase in Trenton. Marquette goaltender Mike McAuliffe made numerous tough saves to keep his team in a scoreless tie, but DCC eventually got two goals from Nolan Gluchowski in the late part of the second period. Pictured: Marquette's Korey Cook (20) battles for a loose puck while a teammate is down behind the Shamrock net. WATCH REDMEN-SHAMROCKS VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS CLICK HERE  to see Marquette's Aaron Leach get stopped on a point blank shot. CLICK HERE  to see Detroit Catholic Central score its first goal. CLICK HERE  to see Marquette goaltender Mike McAuliffe make a sprawling save.

Sault Ste. Marie Shuts Down Port Huron North                   The Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils scored three power play goals in the first period and beat the Port Huron North Huskies, 3-0, at the MIHL Showcase Friday in Trenton. Ryan Dalskey, Sean McGahey, and Eric Hillock scored for Sault High. Cody Jodoin stopped 22 shots in net to earn the shutout. Sault High outshot Port Huron, 43-22.  Pictured: Who is Soo goaltender Cody Jodoin talking to? The Hockey Gods, perhaps?

Esky Beats Allen Park For First Showcase Win                     The Escanaba High School hockey team bounced back from Thursday's disappointing loss and posted a 5-3 win over the Allen Park Jaguars Friday at the MIHL Showcase in downstate Trenton. Jared Dagenais scored on a penalty shot, and Ryan LaMarch scored the game winning goal with 4:25 left in the third period. CLICK HERE  to read the game story, see more photos, and listen to audio highlights from the game. Pictured: Cody Cousineau dives in front of a pass while defending a 2-on-1 in front of goaltender Austin Young during Friday's game in Trenton. Allen Park's Aaron Porter (6) is prevented from getting a shot off. Esky won, 5-3. (Lisa Dagenais photo) WATCH ESKYMOS-JAGUARS VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS CLICK HERE to see Jake Eastin score Escanaba's first goal. CLICK HERE  to see Hunter Bradford score his first goal of the season. CLICK HERE  to see Jared Dagenais score on the penalty shot. CLICK HERE  to see Ryan LaMarch score the game-winner.

Marquette Rally Comes Up Short vs Lake Orion              The Marquette Redmen battled hard against the Lake Orion Dragons Thursday night, but came up a goal short, 3-2, at the Michigan Public High School Hockey Showcase in Chelsea. The Redmen will play at the MIHL Showcase in Trenton on Friday and Saturday, with Friday's contest against powerhouse Detroit Catholic Central. WATCH REDMEN-DRAGONS VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS CLICK HERE  to see Wyatt Smith score a goal for Marquette. CLICK HERE to see Brad Bogus score a goal for Lake Orion. CLICK HERE  to see Marquette's Mike McAuliffe save a Jesse Cameron shot. CLICK HERE  to see Marquette's Easton Viitala skate in on goal for a shot.

Utica Eisenhower Tops Eskymos At Showcase                   The Escanaba High School hockey team opened a three-game road trip to southern Michigan with a 6-2 loss to Utica Eisenhower at the Michigan Public High School Hockey Showcase in Chelsea. Jake Eastin and Ryan LaMarch scored for the Eskymos to tie the game at 2-2, but the Eagles scored four unanswered goals. CLICK HERE  to read the game story and see more photos on the Hockey Night In Escanaba page. Pictured: Escanaba's Ryan Meintz (21) closes in on Eagles goaltender Everet Bommarito as Anthony Rotts (81) defends. (Lisa Dagenais photo) WATCH ESKYMOS-EAGLES VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS CLICK HERE to see Austin Young make a quick stick save. CLICK HERE  to see Ryan LaMarch score an Eskymo goal. CLICK HERE  to see (and hear) Ben Lasecki clank it off the post.