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04-24-23 WSJM Afternoon News

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Here’s what you might have missed today on The Morning Show for Monday April, 24th, 2023:

More talks about the debt ceiling but another thing that is on the minds of many people in Southwest Michigan is the possibility of rising property taxes. Plus there were a few Prom celebrations over the weekend and when the NFL season starts this Fall there will be a few players sitting on the bench. All that and more on today’s show!

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Philanthropy is more than giving money. Being philanthropic in your community can be the giving of ones time, talent, and yes treasure to a local non-profit or organization. Lisa Cripps-Downey from Berrien Community Foundation talks about ways to give as well as how you can give a hand to something your passionate about using the skills and talents you have through volunteering.

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A ‘mute’ for a baby? Patches is a cat. A FAT cat. And tracking UFO’s across the world! That’s what Paul Layendecker is BuZzin’ about today on The Daily BuZz!!

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Baltimore Orioles 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Tampa Bay Rays 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 3

Orioles 2, Tigers 1 – F/10 – Orioles beat Tigers 2-1 in 10, run winning streak to 6  
Adam Frazier dashed home on Mason Englert’s wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Baltimore Orioles their sixth straight victory, 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers. The Orioles won for the 10th time in 12 games, this time on a day when Detroit’s Eduardo Rodriguez retired the first 20 Baltimore hitters. The Tigers left 13 men on base, including three in the 10th after Orioles manager Brandon Hyde issued two intentional walks. Those allowed left-hander Keegan Akin (1-1) to face lefty hitters, and end the threat, and Englert was unable to do the same in the bottom half. Frazier pinch-ran as the automatic runner and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt. He scored when Englert’s first pitch to Jorge Mateo skipped away.

Rays 4, White Sox 1 – Rays get 13th consecutive home win, beat White Sox 4-1
Zach Eflin pitched five effective innings in his return from injury and the Tampa Bay Rays hit two more home runs, beating the slumping Chicago White Sox 4-1 for their 13th consecutive home win to begin the season. Tampa Bay improved to 19-3 overall and tied the 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers for the second-longest home winning streak to start a season since 1901. The 1907 New York Giants opened with 15 straight wins at home. Luke Raley and Harold Ramirez went deep for the Rays, who have homered in each of their first 22 games — extending their major league record. Eflin allowed one run and three hits in a game that took only 2 hours, 2 minutes. Peter Fairbanks got his third save.

Dodgers 7, Cubs 3 – Mookie Betts homers, drives in 4 as Dodgers beat Cubs 7-3
Mookie Betts homered and drove in four runs in his first career start at shortstop, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3. Max Muncy and J.D. Martinez also connected as Los Angeles took three of four in the series at Wrigley Field. Clayton Kershaw pitched six innings of three-hit ball in career win No. 201. Betts, a six-time Gold Glove winner in right field who made his big league debut in 2014, hit a tying two-run shot off Marcus Stroman in the third inning. He also lined a two-run double to left in the ninth.

Tonight
Chicago White Sox (Lynn 0-2) at Toronto (Bassitt 2-2), 7:07 p.m.
Detroit (Boyd 0-1) at Milwaukee (Rea 0-0), 7:40 p.m.                News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:15
Cubs are off           

NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Carolina Hurricanes 5, New York Islanders 2                         (CAR leads 3-1)
Boston Bruins 6, Florida Panthers 2                                      (BOS leads 3-1)
Dallas Stars 3, Minnesota Wild 2                                          (Series tied 2-2)
Edmonton Oilers 5, Los Angeles Kings 4 – OT                           (Series tied 2-2

Tonight
New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, 7:00 p.m.                    (NYR leads 2-1)
Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:30 p.m.               (TOR leads 2-1)
Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets, 9:30 p.m.                     (VGK leads 2-1)
Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken, 10:00                          (COL Leads 2-1)

NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7)
Last Night
New York Knicks 102, Cleveland Cavaliers 93                          (NYK leads 3-1)
Golden State Warriors 126, Sacramento Kings 125                  (Series tied 2-2)
Boston Celtics 129, Atlanta Hawks 121                                  (BOS leads 3-1)
Minnesota Timberwolves 114, Denver Nuggets 108 – OT             (DEN leads 3-1)

Tonight
Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m.                                (MIA leads 2-1)
Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:00 p.m.                  (LAL leads 2-1)

NCAAFB – Clock will no longer stop on first downs
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved rules changes that are expected to reduce the number of plays in football games. The most notable is one that will keep the clock running when a team makes a first down except in the last two minutes of a half. The new clock rule affects only Divisions I and II. Penalties accepted at the end of the first and third quarters will now be enforced at the start of the following quarter and back-to-back timeouts during the same dead-ball period are no longer allowed.

NASCAR – Busch wins under caution at Talladega in double overtime
Kyle Busch won his second race of the season since joining Richard Childress Racing when he snatched the victory in double overtime at Talladega Superspeedway. It was the second win for Busch at Talladega, 15 years apart. He won when Bubba Wallace was spun by Ryan Blaney as Wallace tried to block Blaney. It triggered a race-ending caution that gave RCR its 13th victory at NASCAR’s biggest track. Blaney finished second to lead a parade of Ford drivers to second through fifth-place finishes.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Lansing 2, Lake County 1 – Game 1
Lake County 3, Lansing 0 – Game 2
Great Lakes 10, South Bend 8
Dayton 8, West Michigan 2

Today
No games today

MHSAA – High School Sports
Today
Girls Soccer
SMAC
Mattawan at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m.
Portage Central at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m.

SAC
Fennville at Coloma, 6:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Watervliet, 6:30 p.m.
South Haven at Holland Black River, 5:30 p.m.
Allegan at Lawton, 6:00 p.m.
Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.

Southwest 10
Comstock at Hartford, 5:30 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Marcellus, 5:30 p.m.

Non-Conference
Bangor at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m.
Bridgman at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m.
Constantine at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Otsego, 6:00 p.m.
Harper Creek at Paw Paw, 6:30 p.m.
Coldwater at Three Rivers, 5:00 p.m.
Marshall at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m.

Girls Tennis
Kalamazoo Central at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Lakeshore at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at South Haven, 4:00 p.m.

Baseball
Edwardsburg at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Otsego at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.
Decatur at Bangor, 4:00 p.m.
Hartford at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m.
Centreville at Marcellus, 4:00 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Mendon, 4:00 p.m.
Cassopolis at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m.

Softball
Edwardsburg at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Otsego at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Wyoming Lee, 4:15 p.m.
Fennville at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m.
Martin at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.
Decatur at Bangor, 4:00 p.m.
Hartford at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m.
Centreville at Marcellus, 4:00 p.m.
Cassopolis at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m.

Boys Golf
SMAC West at Lake Michigan Hills, 3:30 p.m.
Lakeshore (host), St. Joseph, Mattawan, Portage Central, Portage Northern

BCS Jamboree at Chikaming GC, 4:00 p.m.
River Valley (host), Our Lady of the Lake, New Buffalo, Howardsville Christian

Lakeland Conference at Orchard Hills, 4:00 p.m.
Buchanan (Host), Benton Harbor, Dowagiac, Berrien Springs, Brandywine

SAC Jamboree at Cheshire Hills, 4:00 p.m.
Allegan (host), Bridgman, Coloma, South Haven, Gobles, Watervliet, Saugatuck

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Baltimore Orioles 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Tampa Bay Rays 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 3

Orioles 2, Tigers 1 – F/10 – Orioles beat Tigers 2-1 in 10, run winning streak to 6  
Adam Frazier dashed home on Mason Englert’s wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Baltimore Orioles their sixth straight victory, 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers. The Orioles won for the 10th time in 12 games, this time on a day when Detroit’s Eduardo Rodriguez retired the first 20 Baltimore hitters. The Tigers left 13 men on base, including three in the 10th after Orioles manager Brandon Hyde issued two intentional walks. Those allowed left-hander Keegan Akin (1-1) to face lefty hitters, and end the threat, and Englert was unable to do the same in the bottom half. Frazier pinch-ran as the automatic runner and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt. He scored when Englert’s first pitch to Jorge Mateo skipped away.

Rays 4, White Sox 1 – Rays get 13th consecutive home win, beat White Sox 4-1
Zach Eflin pitched five effective innings in his return from injury and the Tampa Bay Rays hit two more home runs, beating the slumping Chicago White Sox 4-1 for their 13th consecutive home win to begin the season. Tampa Bay improved to 19-3 overall and tied the 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers for the second-longest home winning streak to start a season since 1901. The 1907 New York Giants opened with 15 straight wins at home. Luke Raley and Harold Ramirez went deep for the Rays, who have homered in each of their first 22 games — extending their major league record. Eflin allowed one run and three hits in a game that took only 2 hours, 2 minutes. Peter Fairbanks got his third save.

Dodgers 7, Cubs 3 – Mookie Betts homers, drives in 4 as Dodgers beat Cubs 7-3
Mookie Betts homered and drove in four runs in his first career start at shortstop, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3. Max Muncy and J.D. Martinez also connected as Los Angeles took three of four in the series at Wrigley Field. Clayton Kershaw pitched six innings of three-hit ball in career win No. 201. Betts, a six-time Gold Glove winner in right field who made his big league debut in 2014, hit a tying two-run shot off Marcus Stroman in the third inning. He also lined a two-run double to left in the ninth.

Tonight
Chicago White Sox (Lynn 0-2) at Toronto (Bassitt 2-2), 7:07 p.m.
Detroit (Boyd 0-1) at Milwaukee (Rea 0-0), 7:40 p.m.                News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:15
Cubs are off           

NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Carolina Hurricanes 5, New York Islanders 2                         (CAR leads 3-1)
Boston Bruins 6, Florida Panthers 2                                      (BOS leads 3-1)
Dallas Stars 3, Minnesota Wild 2                                          (Series tied 2-2)
Edmonton Oilers 5, Los Angeles Kings 4 – OT                           (Series tied 2-2

Tonight
New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, 7:00 p.m.                    (NYR leads 2-1)
Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:30 p.m.               (TOR leads 2-1)
Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets, 9:30 p.m.                     (VGK leads 2-1)
Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken, 10:00                          (COL Leads 2-1)

NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7)
Last Night
New York Knicks 102, Cleveland Cavaliers 93                          (NYK leads 3-1)
Golden State Warriors 126, Sacramento Kings 125                  (Series tied 2-2)
Boston Celtics 129, Atlanta Hawks 121                                  (BOS leads 3-1)
Minnesota Timberwolves 114, Denver Nuggets 108 – OT             (DEN leads 3-1)

Tonight
Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m.                                (MIA leads 2-1)
Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:00 p.m.                  (LAL leads 2-1)

NCAAFB – Clock will no longer stop on first downs
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved rules changes that are expected to reduce the number of plays in football games. The most notable is one that will keep the clock running when a team makes a first down except in the last two minutes of a half. The new clock rule affects only Divisions I and II. Penalties accepted at the end of the first and third quarters will now be enforced at the start of the following quarter and back-to-back timeouts during the same dead-ball period are no longer allowed.

NASCAR – Busch wins under caution at Talladega in double overtime
Kyle Busch won his second race of the season since joining Richard Childress Racing when he snatched the victory in double overtime at Talladega Superspeedway. It was the second win for Busch at Talladega, 15 years apart. He won when Bubba Wallace was spun by Ryan Blaney as Wallace tried to block Blaney. It triggered a race-ending caution that gave RCR its 13th victory at NASCAR’s biggest track. Blaney finished second to lead a parade of Ford drivers to second through fifth-place finishes.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Lansing 2, Lake County 1 – Game 1
Lake County 3, Lansing 0 – Game 2
Great Lakes 10, South Bend 8
Dayton 8, West Michigan 2

Today
No games today

MHSAA – High School Sports
Today
Girls Soccer
SMAC
Mattawan at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m.
Portage Central at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m.

SAC
Fennville at Coloma, 6:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Watervliet, 6:30 p.m.
South Haven at Holland Black River, 5:30 p.m.
Allegan at Lawton, 6:00 p.m.
Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.

Southwest 10
Comstock at Hartford, 5:30 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Marcellus, 5:30 p.m.

Non-Conference
Bangor at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m.
Bridgman at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m.
Constantine at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Otsego, 6:00 p.m.
Harper Creek at Paw Paw, 6:30 p.m.
Coldwater at Three Rivers, 5:00 p.m.
Marshall at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m.

Girls Tennis
Kalamazoo Central at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Lakeshore at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at South Haven, 4:00 p.m.

Baseball
Edwardsburg at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Otsego at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.
Decatur at Bangor, 4:00 p.m.
Hartford at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m.
Centreville at Marcellus, 4:00 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Mendon, 4:00 p.m.
Cassopolis at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m.

Softball
Edwardsburg at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Otsego at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Wyoming Lee, 4:15 p.m.
Fennville at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m.
Martin at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.
Decatur at Bangor, 4:00 p.m.
Hartford at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m.
Centreville at Marcellus, 4:00 p.m.
Cassopolis at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m.

Boys Golf
SMAC West at Lake Michigan Hills, 3:30 p.m.
Lakeshore (host), St. Joseph, Mattawan, Portage Central, Portage Northern

BCS Jamboree at Chikaming GC, 4:00 p.m.
River Valley (host), Our Lady of the Lake, New Buffalo, Howardsville Christian

Lakeland Conference at Orchard Hills, 4:00 p.m.
Buchanan (Host), Benton Harbor, Dowagiac, Berrien Springs, Brandywine

SAC Jamboree at Cheshire Hills, 4:00 p.m.
Allegan (host), Bridgman, Coloma, South Haven, Gobles, Watervliet, Saugatuck

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There will be a lot of sewer work in Benton Harbor in the coming years if all goes according to plan. At a meeting this past week, city commissioners approved a project planning document that will have the city seek around $20 million from the state Drinking Water Revolving Fund for sanitary sewer work. Elaine Venema of civil engineering firm Fleis and VandenBrink said work is needed throughout the city, not only on sewer lines, but on infrastructure like lift stations.

“In 2017, 30% of the pipes, the wastewater gravity pipes, were over 100 years old, and another 30% were between 76 and 100 years old. So, that’s about 60% of the city’s wastewater infrastructure that’s probably beyond its useful life.”

Venema said the city is on a good position to get loan forgiveness, or just to receive the funds in the form of a grant. The only way to know is to apply to the state. Mayor Marcus Muhammad said the need for the infrastructure work is critical and must be done. If all goes well, a project plan could come together this fall with construction starting in the fall of next year. It would take a couple of years to complete. Before anything is final, another approval would be needed from the city commission.

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John’s guest this week is Corky Siegel, legendary player, composer and singer of “chamber blues”, a combination of blues and classical. He was famous for his leadership of the Siegel-Schwall Band.

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