All Thumb All Star Awards - HS Girls Basketball 2013-14

The Thumb Sportswriters/Media Association All Star Thumb HS Girls Basketball Honor Awards are published and available today Wednesday, April 2nd 2014. Buy your local thumb area newspaper publication for the full list of the selections. Huron Daily Tribune, Sanilac County News, Tuscola County Advertiser, Sandusky Tribune, and the Huron County View. Other media voters are WIDL Sports 92.1 FM & Thumb Tailgater Sports. We will post more pictures and the full list selections later on Wednesday night.
We have made a video of the All Star Thumb 1st team and other major award winners.

You Tube video link - All Star Thumb Awards 1st Team

 2013-14 All Star Thumb First Team - HS Girls Basketball

Thumb Tailgater HS Basketball coverage ends.

Thumb Tailgater Sports last coverage area team lost on Tuesday night in the MHSAA High School Boys Basketball playoffs. The Peck Pirates fought hard and stayed tough throughout the game, but Southfield Christian remained stoic and defeated Peck 61-44 in the Class D Quarterfinals at Burton-Bendle High School. Southfield Christian now moves onto the State Semifinals where they will take on Frankfort. Southfield Christian is also hoping for a third straight Class D State final. It was great season for thumb/blue water area teams who we hope that will continue to make a run in the upcoming baseball, softball, soccer & track sports season.

To follow the rest of the MHSAA High School Boys Basketball Playoffs go to the website - http://www.mhsaa.com/sports/boysbasketball

Tuesday Ticket of HS Boys Basketball Quarterfinals: Live Webcast 3-18-2014

On this Tuesday, March 18th - the MHSAA High School Boys Basketballplayoffs resume with the Quarterfinals taking place. Many teams are hoping to punch their their ticket to the Breslin Center at MSU. Thumb Tailgater Sports has one lone coverage area team left - the Peck Pirates. Peck will face the back to back Class D State Champions - Southfield Christian.

Thumb Tailgater will present a LIVE WEBCAST on Game Channel 1. Coverage to start at 6:45pm. The Thumb Tailgater crew will in full force along with some help from the Huron Daily Tribune & Tuscola County Advertiser Sports department. We will also provide live facebook & Twitter updates throughout the game.

CLASS D QUARTERFINAL at Burton-Bendle High School

Live Webcast on Channel 1 - Thumb Tailgater Sports

Southfield Christian  61,  Peck  44

Click Listen Live & Channel 1 on website - www.thumbtailgater.com

Click Link to FULL MHSAA HS Boys Basketball Playoff list & Info



Also good luck to the #3 seed -  St Clair County Lady Skippers. They won the MCCAA State Championship & the District H NJCAA Championship that now takes them to Kansas, in their quest for a Women's NJCAA Division 2 National Championhip. Their first round game has them taking on #14 seed North Central Missouri, on Tuesday - March 18th 10am. Here are the Links for live coverage of webcasts: NJCAA  &  host site of the tournament at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas.

Friday Finish to the HS Girls Basketball MHSAA State Finals

Thumb Tailgater Sports has one lone area coverage team left in the high school basketball. It is the Peck Pirates who won the Class D Regional 28 Championship. They now move onto the Class D Quarterfinal to face off two time defending State Champion Southfield Christian. The game takes place on Tuesday, March 18th at Burton Bendle High School. We will have a Live Webcast on Channel 1 starting at 6:45pm. Click Listen Live & Channel 1 on www.thumbtailgater.com 

In the meantime the MHSAA High School Girls Basketball State Semifinals continue on Friday which leads to the Saturday, March 15th finals at the Breslin Center on the campus of Michigan State University. Live Audio   &  Video will be presented. The Saturday State finals will LIVE on TV on FOX Sports Detroit or FOX Sports Detroit-Plus.

Titan Thursday of HS Basketball: Boys Regional Championships & Girls Semifinals, Live Webcast 3-13-2014

Mother Nature snowed out most of the Wednesday, March 12th High School Boys Basketball Regional Championship games. They were postponed to today on this Titantic Thursday, March 13th. Also today is the start of the MHSAA HS Girls Basketball Semi-finals which lead into the finals on Saturday, March 15th at the Breslin Center on the campus of Michigan State University. The games will be streamed with Live Audio webcasts from MHSAA and on Fox Sports TV on Saturday, March 15th.

Our two area teams Peck & Millington HS Basketball games in the Regional Championship were postponed from Wednesday, to Thursday, March 13th - 7pm

 

HS School Boys Basketball Class D Regional 28 Championship

*PECK   63,   Burton St Thomas More  41

Live Webcast, 6:45pm on Channel 1 on www.thumbtailgater.com

Click listen live & channel 1 on website

 

HS Boys Basketball Class B Regional 14 Championship at North Branch HS

Goodrich  66,  Millington  62

Live on WIDL Mix 92.1 FM & Tuscola County Advertiser Sports

Thumb Tailgater Sports has switched to a new streaming service due to the many issues and problems with the old one we had been using for the last four years. Thumb Tailgater is now using the Mixlr www.mixlr.com - streaming service that appears to be more stable and can be used without downloading a app.

Just go to mixlr.com/ thumbtailgater/1

The new webcast stream will also still be embed on the Thumb Tailgater Sports website on Channel 1.

Tilt Tuesday of HS Girls Basketball Playoffs Quarterfinals: 3-11-2014

The MHSAA High School Girls Basketball playoffs continue now with Quarterfinals on this Tuesday, March 11th. Thumb Tailgater Sports has no more coverage area teams but there is a fringe team in the Blue Water Area that we should cheer on for. The Marine City Cardinal Mooney Lady Cardinals are playing in the Class D Quaterfinals against Clarkston Everest, which will be played at Waterford Mott HS - 7pm. Cardinal Mooney is coming off a Regional 28 Championship win over Kingston Lady Cardinals last week on Thursday, March 6th. You can can find a full list of the high school girls quaterfinals Class A - D on the MHSAA link here.

On Wednesday, March 12th - we will be back with a Live Webcast of the Class D Regional 28 Championship game with our coverage area team the Peck Pirates hosting Burton St Thomas More Crusaders. Coverage starts at 6:45pm. Click Listen Live & Channel 1 on www.thumbtailgater.com

Our other coverage area team the Millington Cardinals who are taking on the Goodrich Martians in the Class B Regional 14 Championsip game - will be presented LIVE on WIDL Mix 92.1 FM

Mighty Monday of HS Basketball! MHSAA Regional Semifinals: 3-10-2014

Thumb Tailgater Sports is back on a Monday night of MHSAA High School Boys Basketball Regional playoff hardcourt action! We have two Live Webcast crews out providing double witha  quad set of games to present.

Thumb Tailgater Channel 1 features the Class B Regional 14 Semifinals coming from North Branch High School. First game will have a savory match up! It's the Tri-Valley Champs, Millington Cardinals (20-1) against the Blue Water Area Conference co-champs, the Imlay City Spartans (19-2). The second bonus coverage game has the St Clair Saints facing off against the Goodrich Martians.

Thumb Tailgater Channel 2 has the Class D Regional 28 Semifinals taking place at Peck High School. First bonus game coverage pits the New Haven Merritt Mustangs taking on the Burton St Thomas More Crusaders. And the second primary game coverage has the undefeated Peck Pirates hosting the Bay City All Saint Cougars.

Coverage starts at 6pm (maybe earlier for a quick pre-game). Click Listen Live & Channel 1 or 2 on the website - www.thumbtailgater.com

MHSAA Regional Sem-Finals: Monday, March 10th 2014

Thumb Tailgater Coverage area teams are italacized with a *

 

CLASS B Regional 14 at North Branch HS

*Millington  76,  *Imlay City  65  - O.T. (comeback by Millington in 4thQ)

Goodrich  53,  St. Clair  33

Live Webcast of both games on Thumb Tailgater Sports.  Click Listen Live & Channel 1 on www.thumbtailgater.com

Tuscola County Advertiser & Port Huron Times Herald

 

CLASS D Regional 28 at Peck HS

Burton St. Thomas More  87,  New Have Merritt  45

*Peck  59,   *Bay City All Saints  47

Live Webcast of both games on Thumb Tailgater Sports  - Click Listen Live & Channel 2 on www.thumbtailgater.com

 

CLASS C Regional 21 at Flint Beecher HS

Montrose  58,  Hemlock  55

Flint Beecher  61,  *Unionville-Sebewaing  38

Huron Daily Tribune Sports & Tuscola County Advertiser Sports

 

Class C Regional 20 at Madison Heights Bishop Foley HS

Mt. Clemens   75,  Marlette  39

Madison Heights Bishop Foley  70,  Harper Woods  31

 

Follow our sports media friends who help gather scores. Check their Facebook/Twitter/Website sites also - Huron Daily Tribune Sports, Tuscola County Advertiser Sports, Port Huron Times Herald, Thumb Tailgater Sports, MLive, MI Prep Zone, MCCAA.org, WJRT TV 12 Sports, MHSAA

Coaches & Teams PLEASE!!  Send Final Scores/Stats/summary of games to email – thumbtailgater@gmail.com – or Tweet to us Twitter @ThumbTailgater. Or text final score to Google Hotline # 810-294-4887. Check Thumb Tailgater on Facebook to!

Force Out Friday HS Boys Basketball FINAL SCORES MHSAA District Finals 3-7-2014

MHSAA H.S. Boys Basketball Playoffs - Friday, March 7th - 2014

DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Thumb Tailgater coverage area teams italicized

 

CLASS B District 57 at Capac H.S. - 7pm

Imlay City  58,  Yale  55 - Overtime -WEBCAST Replay Channel 1 on Thumb Tailgater Sports

 

Class B District 59 at Bridgeport H.S. 

Saginaw Swan Valley  52,  Birch Run  39

Class B District 58 at Flint Powers Catholic - 7pm

Millington  50,  Frankenmuth  43 - Tuscola County Advertiser

Class B District 56 at Marysville H.S. - 7pm

St Clair  73,  vs  Algonac  47  -  Port Huron Times Herald

Class C - District 84 at Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker H.S.

Unionville-Sebewaing  52,  Harbor Beach  51  -   Huron Daily Tribune - Last second shot by Harbor Beach no good.

Class C District 83 at Memphis H.S.

Marlette  48,   Brown City   36 

Class D District 114 at Akron-Fairgrove H.S.

Bay City All Saints  46,   North Huron  42  –  Huron Daily Tribune 

 

District 113 at Deckerville H.S. (District Championship Final)

Peck won the District Championship over Deckerville on Wednesday, March 4th. Awaits Regional Semfinal opponent on Monday (winner of Bay City All Saints vs North Huron District 114 Final). The Regional will take place at Peck High School.

 

Follow our sports media friends who help gather scores. Check their Facebook/Twitter/Website sites also - Huron Daily Tribune Sports, Tuscola County Advertiser Sports, Port Huron Times Herald, Thumb Tailgater Sports, MLive, MI Prep Zone, MCCAA.org, WJRT TV 12 Sports, MHSAA

Coaches & Teams PLEASE!!  Send Final Scores/Stats/summary of games to email – thumbtailgater@gmail.com – or Tweet to us Twitter @ThumbTailgater. Or text final score to Google Hotline # 810-294-4887. Check Thumb Tailgater on Facebook to!

Force Out Friday of H.S. Boys Basketball - Live Webcast! 3-7-2014

Thumb Tailgater Sports coverage of high school girls basketball ended last night. But we still have plenty of teams in the high school basketball playoffs on this Friday, March 7th! We will have a Live Webcast of the Class B District 57 Championship in an anticipated rubber match up with the Blue Water Area Conference Co-Champs. It features the Yale Bulldogs at the Imlay City Spartans. Coverage starts at 7pm - Click Listen Live & Channel 1 on www.thumbtailgater.com

MHSAA H.S. Boys Basketball Playoffs - Friday, March 7th - 2014

DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Thumb Tailgater coverage area teams italicized

 

CLASS B District 57 at Capac H.S. - 7pm

Yale  vs  Imlay City - LIVE WEBCAST Channel 1 on Thumb Tailgater Sports

 

Class B District 59 at Bridgeport H.S. - 7pm

Birch Run  vs  Saginaw Swan Valley

Class B District 58 at Flint Powers Catholic - 7pm

Millington vs  Frankenmuth - Tuscola County Advertiser

Class B District 56 at Marysville H.S. - 7pm

St Clair  vs  Algonac  -  Port Huron Times Herald

Class C - District 84 at Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker H.S.

Unionville-Sebewaing  vs  Harbor Beach  -   Huron Daily Tribune , Live on WLEW Cruise 102.1 FM 

Class C District 83 at Memphis H.S.

Marlette  vs  Brown City  - Live on WTGV 97.7 FM

Class D District 114 at Akron-Fairgrove H.S.

Bay City All Saints vs  North Huron  – Live Webcast Great Lakes Sports & Huron Daily Tribune 

 

District 113 at Deckerville H.S. (District Championship Final)

Peck won the District Championship over Deckerville on Wednesday, March 4th. Awaits Regional Semfinal opponent on Monday (winner of Bay City All Saints vs North Huron District 114 Final). The Regional will take place at Peck High School.

 

Follow our sports media friends who help gather scores. Check their Facebook/Twitter/Website sites also - Huron Daily Tribune Sports, Tuscola County Advertiser Sports, Port Huron Times Herald, Thumb Tailgater Sports, MLive, MI Prep Zone, MCCAA.org, WJRT TV 12 Sports, MHSAA

Coaches & Teams PLEASE!!  Send Final Scores/Stats/summary of games to email – thumbtailgater@gmail.com – or Tweet to us Twitter @ThumbTailgater. Or text final score to Google Hotline # 810-294-4887. Check Thumb Tailgater on Facebook to!

Trump Thursday of HS Girls Basketball Regional Championship - LIVE WEBCASTS! 3-6-2014

Thumb Tailgater Sports continues it's March Magic Madness of the MHSAA high school basketball playoffs. On this Thursday, March 6th - we get back to girls basketball with three coverage area teams playing for Regional Championships. With two LIVE WEBCASTS on Thumb Tailgater Sports!!

Channel 1 has the Class C Region 21 with the Sandusky Lady Redskins hosting the Saginaw Nouvel Lady Panthers.

Channel 2 presents Class D Regional 28 action with the Kingston Lady Cardinals against the Marine City Cardinal Mooney Lady Cardinals. Coverage starts at 7pm. Click Listen Live & Channel 1 or 2 on the website - www.thumbtailgater.com

MHSAA HS Girls Basketball Regional Championships - Thursday, March 6th

Thumb Tailgater Sports coverage area teams italicized

 

Class D Regional 28 at Akron-Fairgrove H.S.

Marine City Cardinal Mooney 39,  Kingston  20 - WebcastReplay Channel 2 Thumb Tailgater & Tuscola County Advertiser

 

Class C Regional 28 at Sandusky High School

Saginaw Nouvel  47,  Sandusky 35  - LIVE WEBCAST Channel 1 on Thumb Tailgater

 

Class C Regional 20 at Madison Heights Bishop Foley H.S.

Grosse Pointe Woods  58,  Brown City 47 

 

FULL MHSAA HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Link

Follow our sports media friends who help gather scores. Check their Facebook/Twitter/Website sites also - Huron Daily Tribune Sports, Tuscola County Advertiser Sports, Port Huron Times Herald, Thumb Tailgater Sports, MLive, MI Prep Zone, MCCAA.org, WJRT TV 12 Sports, MHSAA

Coaches & Teams PLEASE!!  Send Final Scores/Stats/summary of games to email – thumbtailgater@gmail.com – or Tweet to us Twitter @ThumbTailgater. Or text final score to Google Hotline # 810-294-4887. Check Thumb Tailgater on Facebook to!

Wild Wednesday of HS Boys Basketball District Playoffs : 3-5-2014

Thumb Tailgater Sports continues the Live Webcast coverage on this Wednesday, March 5th - 2014. We will cover the high school Boys Class B District 57 Semi-Finals at Capac High School. Coverage starts at 6pm. Click Listen Live & Channel 1 on www.thumbtailgater.com

MHSAA H.S. Boys Basketball Playoffs, District Semi-Finals

Wednesday, March 5th - 2014

Thumb Tailgater coverage area teams italicized

CLASS B

Boys Basketball District 57 at Capac H.S.

Yale  55,   North Branch  52 -  Live Webcast Channel 1 on Thumb Tailgater

Imlay City  64,  Capac  33   -  Live Webcast Channel 1 on Thumb Tailgater

District 60 at Gladwin H.S.

Standish Sterling  53,  Midland Bullock Creek 39

Bay City John Glenn  67,   Essexville-Garber  54

Basketball District 59 at Bridgeport H.S.

Birch Run  55,  Feeland  52

Saginaw Swan Valley  62,   Carrollton  60

Basketball District 58 at Flint Powers Catholic

Millington  51,   Flint Powers  47   -  Tuscola County Advertiser

Frankenmuth  66,   Flint Northwestern   55 -  Tuscola County Advertiser

Boys Basketball District 56 at Marysville H.S.

Algonac  43,   Armada  42  -   Port Huron Times Herald

St Clair   48,  Richmond  32   -  7:30pm, Port Huron Times Herald

CLASS C

District 85 at Montrose H.S.

New Lothrop  41,   Vassar   34

Montrose  63,  Saginaw Michigan Lutheran   53

District 84 at Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker H.S.

Unionville-Sebewaing  57,  EPBP Lakers  33  -   Huron Daily Tribune & Live on WLEW Cruise 102.1 FM

Harbor Beach  53,   Sandusky   48 -   Huron Daily Tribune , Live on WLEW Cruise 102.1 FM & WBGV 92.5 FM

Basketball District 83 at Memphis H.S.

Marlette  45,   Memphis  29  

Brown City  68,   Kimball Landmark  28

CLASS D

Basketball District 114 at Akron-Fairgrove H.S.

Bay City All Saints  51,  Akron Fairgrove  49 – Live Webcast Great Lakes Sports Network

North Huron  72,  Owen-Gage   56

District 113 at Deckerville H.S. (District Championship Final)

Peck 47,  Deckerville  22  

Follow our sports media friends who help gather scores. Check their Facebook/Twitter/Website sites also - Huron Daily Tribune Sports, Tuscola County Advertiser Sports, Port Huron Times Herald, Thumb Tailgater Sports, MLive, MI Prep Zone, MCCAA.org, WJRT TV 12 Sports, MHSAA

Coaches & Teams PLEASE!!  Send Final Scores/Stats/summary of games to email – thumbtailgater@gmail.com – or Tweet to us Twitter @ThumbTailgater. Or text final score to Google Hotline # 810-294-4887. Check Thumb Tailgater on Facebook to!

Treacherous Tuesday of HS Girls Basketball Playoffs Regionals! Live Webcast! 3-4-2014

Thumb Tailgater Sports presents super double coverage of Live Webcasts of the MHSAA High School Girls Basketball Regional Playoffs! We will have four games of Live Webcasts tonight on this Tuesday, March 4th. On Game Channel 1 is the Class C Regional 21 games at Sandusky High School. First game will have the Reese Lady Rockets taking on Saginaw Nouvel Lady Panthers. It's a rematch from the regular season where Nouvel won. The second game has the Sandusky Lady Redskins facing the Flint Hamady Lady Hawks. On Game Channel 2 we will be at the Class D Regional 28 semifinals. 1st game has the Kingston Lady Cardinals taking on Bay City All Saint Lady Cougars. 2nd game features Marine City Cardinal Mooney against Burton St Thomas More. To Listen & Hear Live Webcasts go to the website - www.thumbtailgater.com - and choose Channel 1 or Channel 2. Coverage starts at 6pm.

MHSAA H.S. Girls Basketball Regional Semi-Finals:

Tuesday, March 4th - 2014

Thumb Tailgater coverage area teams italicized

Class D Regional 28 at Akron-Fairgrove H.S.

Kingston  50,   Bay City All Saints  27  -  WebcastReplay Channel 2 on Thumb Tailgater Sports

Marine City Cardinal Mooney  48,  Burton St Thomas More  28  - WebcastReplay Channel 2 on Thumb Tailgater

Class C Regional 28 at Sandusky High School

Saginaw Nouvel  51,  Reese  40  - WebcastReplay Channel 1 on Thumb Tailgater

Sandusky  46,  Flint Hamady  41  - Webcast Channel 1 on Thumb Tailgater

Class C Regional 20 at Madison Heights Bishop Foley H.S.

Brown City  39,  Mt Clemens  21

Grosse Point Woods  61,   Madison Heights Bishop  36

Class B Regional 14 at Goodrich H.S.

Flint Powers Catholic  72,  Croswell-Lexington  42

Goodrich  64,  Richmond  38

March Magic Madness of HS Boys Basketball : 3-03-2014

The MHSAA High School Basketball Playoffs are now fully underway as March Magic Madness rolls in this whole week, on this Monday, March 3rd - 2014. It tips off the Boys Basketball  playoffs with the start of district play. Thumb Tailgater Sports will also return with Live Webcast coverage of high school girls & boys basketball playoffs starting Tuesday, March 4th with two crews out covering Class C Regional 21 at Sandusky High School & the Class D Regional in Akron-Fairgrove.

MHSAA H.S. Boys Basketball Playoffs, Districts – First Round: Monday, March 3rd - 2014

 Thumb Tailgater coverage area teams italicized

CLASS B

District 60 at Gladwin H.S.

Standish Sterling Central  74,  Pinconning  38

Essexville-Garber  61,  Gladwin  54

Midland Bullock Creek  vs Standish Sterling - Wed, March 5th

Bay City John Glenn – bye, faces winner of Gladwin/Essexville-Garber

Basketball District 59 at Bridgeport H.S.

Birch Run  46,  Chesaning  41

Carrollton  61,  Bridgeport  28 -

Freeland – bye, faces winner of Chesaning/Birch Run

Saginaw Swan Valley – bye, faces winner of Bridgeport/Carrollton

Basketball District 58 at Flint Powers Catholic

Flint Northwestern   68,   Caro  49  – 7pm (played at Caro H.S.)

Millington  80,   Mt Morris   31  – 7pm (played at Millington HS)

Flint Powers Catholic  62,   Otisville-Lakeville  34

Frankenmuth – bye, faces winner of Caro/Flint Northwestern

Boys Basketball District 57 at Capac H.S.

Yale  46,  Croswell-Lexington  38

Capac  51,   Almont  45

North Branch – bye, faces winner of Cros-Lex/Yale

Imlay City – bye, faces winner of Capac/Almont

Boys Basketball District 56 at Marysville H.S.

Armada  47,  Marine City  46

St Clair   50,  Macomb Lutheran North  41  – 6pm  (played at Macomb Lutheran North)

Richmond  46,  Marysville  31  - 6pm (played at Marysville)

Algonac – bye, faces winner of Marine City/Armada

CLASS C

District 85 at Montrose H.S.

Vassar  60,   Saginaw Arts & Sciences   41 – John Cook Photography, Tuscola County Advertiser

Montrose  63,  Reese  54  - 7pm , John Cook Photography, Tuscola County Advertiser

New Lothrop – bye, faces winner of Vassar/Saginaw Arts & Sciences

Saginaw Michigan Lutheran  - bye, faces winner of Montrose/Reese

District 84 at Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker H.S.

Unionville-Sebeawaing  62,  Cass City   51  – (at Cass City HS) Huron Daily Tribune, Seth Stapleton & Dave Wohl Photography & WLEW Cruise 102.1 FM

Harbor Beach  62,   Ubly  53 –  (at Harbor Beach HS) Huron Daily Tribune, Paul Adams

Sandusky  62,  Bad Axe  45  –  on WBGV 92.5 FM

EPBP Lakers - bye

Basketball District 83 at Memphis H.S.

Marlette  58,  Dryden  39

Brown City  52,   Mayville  24

Memphis – bye, faces winner of Dryden/Marlette

Kimball Landmark – bye, faces winner of Brown City/Mayville

CLASS D

Basketball District 114 at Akron-Fairgrove H.S.

Bay City All Saints  65,  Caseville  7

Akron-Fairgrove – bye, faces winner of All Saints/Caseville – March 5^th 6pm

North Huron  vs  Owen-Gage – 7:30pm, March 5^th

District 113 at Deckerville H.S.

Deckerville  54,  Carsonville-Port Sanilac  43  - was on WTGV 97.7 FM

Peck  68,   Kingston    52   -  on WTGV 97.7 FM

Winners face each other on March 5^th – 7pm

Saturday Showdown! St Clair County Lady Skippers - LIVE WEBCAST

Thumb Tailgater Sports presents a LIVE AUDIO INTERNET WEBCAST on this Saturday, March 1st - 2014. It features the MCCAA Women Basketball State Championship game. With the St Clair County Lady Skippers at the Lake Michigan Lady Red Hawks. Coverage starts at 2:45pm - click Listen Live & Channel 1 on www.thumbtailgater.com 

 **UPDATE!!

St Clair County Lady Skippers win the MCCAA Women Basketball State Championship!! Winning 84-73 over Lake Michigan Lady Red Hawks. This is St Clair County's second straight MCCAA State Title.

Some Getting Use To....Week 1 Football Picks Challenge

It is hard letting go sometimes...just like trying to get people over to the revamped Thumb Tailgater Sports website and new blog which is now integrated there. It is going to be getting use to for those who have come here in the past. The new revamped website is at www.thumbtailgater.com
Look on the bottom of the site to check into the new revamped site.

Make your picks in the comment section. Thanks!

thumbtailgater@gmail.com

Week 1 - Thumb Tailgater Sports Football Picks Challenge

Don't forget that we have now moved this blog on our revamped website. Make your TTS Football Picks Challenge picks in the comment section! 

http://www.thumbtailgater.com

Thumb Tailgater Sports: Season 3, New Era Begins

It is amazing that Thumb Tailgater is about to start the third year of Michigan's thumb area coverage of high school sports. Initially in the first year it was only to be covering football. That changed quick when the response was overwhelmingly positive and we decided to move forward in girls & boys basketball, baseball and softball. So much so that other internet webcaster's have been inspired to start up sites in their own regional area.
With that comes some changes - specifically this blog. The Thumb Tailgater Sports Blog was what launched the shaky start of TTS. Thanks to some help along the way by week 4 in year one, a website was born. The blog has been a great resource to all the fans.
Thus a new era will be the end of this blog which will now be transferred to the relaunch of the Thumb Tailgater website. This blog will be kept up for archival history purposes. 
The new blog will now be integrated on the website. The blog will continue to do what it has done in the past two years. Post schedules, some news bits, special picture or video's, and the latest daily scores on a consistent basis. It all starts this week!
So now everything can be found on one site at - www.thumbtailgater.com
Thumb Tailgater Sports again thanks our visitors and sponsors (we need some more) for their continued support as we try to bring the best audio/video presentations of high school sports. thumbtailgater@gmail.com

Kyle Hall Passes Away

Kyle Hall was a standout athlete from Marlette, Michigan. More notably, he was a kind, modest and humble spirited young man who had just graduated high school and was about to display his talent in basketball at Alma College. Kyle was also part of the 2010-2011 first team high school boys basketball all star team of the Thumb Sports Writers Association. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him. Prayers go out to the whole family of Kyle Hall.
Services for Kyle Hall: Visitation on Tuesday, July 19th from 1pm - 9pm at the Marsh Funeral Chapel in Marlette, MI.
Funeral will be Wednesday, July 20th, 1pm at the Marlette Junior-Senior High School Gym.
Posted once again is the video interview Thumb Tailgater Sports did with Kyle Hall during the photo shoot for the 2010-2011 first team all star basketball players. Following that is the great game that Kyle played against Harbor Beach during the regular season that enable the Marlette Red Raiders basketball team clinch the Greater Thumb East Title. We will miss you Kyle...


Harbor Beach @ Marlette high school boys basketball game. 

First Day Of Summer 2011 - H.S. Sports Season Over

This past weekend the 2010 - 2011 high school sports season ended for the year as well as our coverage. We made it through the second bumpy year. When this idea first started - the intention was to only focus on the thumb area of high school football. That changed in the first year alone and momentum carried into boys and girls basketball. That was suppose to have the season coverage end there...but the baseball / softball bug bit and we continued the coverage into that first year. It ended up the same deal in the second year of Thumb Tailgater Sports covering football, basketball and some baseball / softball games. 

So now "Year 3" will approach soon in late August. Some minor changes with our coverage will come, but for the better. We may even pop up for some special events this summer. Stay tuned for the latest news soon.

A very special thanks to the fans and to the people who helped with the past two years internally and externally with Thumb Tailgater. See you soon at the games or other events.

We are also getting ready for the big hunt for major sponsors for the third year. If interested just send an email or leave a message on our Sportsline Skype number.

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Saturday State Finals - H.S. Baseball / Softball

Two Thumb Tailgater area coverage teams in high school softball will try to make school sports history in the State Finals in Battle Creek at Bailey Park.
The Unionville-Sebewaing Lady Patriots & Frankenmuth Lady Eagles. Good luck to both and to all.
Games will be either webcast live on video or audio.
MHSAA Network: Video  or  Audio

SOFTBALL
Division 4 
Petersburg-Summerfield  6,  Unionville-Sebewaing  5  (8 innings)

Division 3 
Clinton  4,  Frankenmuth  2

Division 2 
Stevensville Lakeshore 2,  Milan  1

Division 1 
Mattawan  12,  Anchor Bay  0

BASEBALL
Division 3 - C.O. Brown Stadium 
Madison Heights Bishop Foley  8,  Bridgman  2

Division 4 - C.O. Brown Stadium
Grosse Pointe Woods U Liggett  5,  Merrill  1

Division 1 - C.O. Brown Stadium 
Rockford  5,  Temperance Bedford  4

Division 2 - C.O. Brown Stadium 
St. Clair  4,  Grand Rapids Christian  1