Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Growlers put up season-high 18 runs in trouncing Pit Spitters Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Traverse City Pit Spitters celebrated their Great Lakes East first-half division title pregame by dousing their manager Josh Rebandt in energy drinks. They came out in...
Jul 06, 2021
Seven scoreless innings from Peralta leads Tigers to win over Rangers
ARLINGTON, TX (WKZO AM/FM) - The Detroit Tigers used a five-run sixth inning to beat the Rangers 7-3 in the series opener in Texas last night. Zack Short smacked a two-run homer and ended with three R...
Jul 06, 2021 Detroit Tigers Wily Peralta pitches against the Texas Rangers July 5, 2021 (courtesy of Detroit Tigers)
Tigers Soto headed to All Star Game next week
DENVER, CO (WKZO AM/FM) - Reliever Gregory Soto will represent the Detroit Tigers at the upcoming All-Star Game in Denver, Colorado. It's the first trip to the Midsummer Classic for Soto. He is 4-and-...
Jul 06, 2021 Detroit Tigers reliever Gregory Soto (courtesy of Detroit Tigers)
Tigers lose third base coach as Hale takes college coaching job at alma mater
TUCSON, AZ (WKZO AM/FM) - Detroit Tigers third base coach Chip Hale is leaving Detroit to become head coach at the University of Arizona. Bench coach George Lombard will take over at third for Hale. H...
Jul 06, 2021 Former Detroit Tigers third base coach and incoming University of Arizona baseball coach Chip Hale (courtesy of the University of Arizona)
Jones drops out of NBA Draft, will play for U of M this winter
AMM ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Graduate transfer guard DeVante Jones has pulled out of the NBA draft and will play for the University of Michigan this year. Jones previously announced that he would tran...
Jul 06, 2021 University of Michigan logo (courtesy of U of M)
Former Kalamazoo Wings goaltender dies in fireworks accident at Novi home of his coach
NOVI, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fireworks mortar explosion is being blamed for the death of a goaltender for the Columbus Blue Jackets hockey team. Police tell the Washington Post Matiss Kivlenieks, who pre...
Jul 06, 2021 Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks (courtesy of the Columbus Blue Jackets)
Kalamazoo man dies after being ejected from his vehicle in crash
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man was killed in a rollover crash Saturday in Kalamazoo County's Comstock Township. Michigan State Police troopers say 33-year-old Joseph Johnson was ...
Jul 05, 2021 Michigan State Police - File photo
Head-on crash kills one, injuries two others in Cass County Sunday
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A South Bend, Indiana woman is dead, after her vehicle reportedly swerved into oncoming traffic and was struck head-on Sunday afternoon. The Cass County Sheriff's Depart...
Jul 05, 2021
Pilot from Louisville wins Battle Creek balloon show
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Louisville, Kentucky pilot has won top honors at the Battle Creek Field of Flight and Balloon Show. 37-year-old Nick Donner was announced as the winner Sunday, taking...
Jul 05, 2021
Indiana man drowns in St. Joseph County tubing incident
COLON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 24 hours after going missing, police found the body of an Indiana man in the waters of Sturgeon Lake in St. Joseph County Sunday. Authorities say the body of Nathaneil Hochste...
Jul 05, 2021
