Adrian, MI – Here are some local highlights from Monday’s Inside the Cave Sports Update…
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The Hudson Tigers saw their 2025 season end in defeat at Ford Field against Harbor Beach, 31-20. Coach Dan Rogers spoke with Cave Sports after the game…
The game was quite physical on Friday morning…
The Hudson faithful were loud and proud in Motown…
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Siena Heights University did not host its weekend schedule of basketball games on Saturday and Sunday.
The Saints were originally slated to host one men’s game against Miami-Hamilton on Saturday and, then, four SHU Thanksgiving Tournament women’s games on Saturday and Sunday.
The SHU/MU-Hamilton men’s game may be rescheduled; the women’s games are canceled.
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The 15th-ranked Michigan Wolverine football team mustered three field goals against top-ranked Ohio State Saturday, losing to the Buckeyes for the first time since 2019… 27-9.
Michigan gained just 163 yards in the contest, its lowest total of 2025. OSU out-threw U of M 233-63 through the air. Ohio State was 10-for-16 on third and fourth down, while holding Michigan to just 1-for-10.
With the regular season now completed, the Wolverines await bowl game announcements to see who and where they will be playing this postseason.
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The nation’s leading goal scorer, Will Horcoff, notched a power-play goal in overtime to lead the top-ranked University of Michigan men’s ice hockey team to a 4-3 win over Harvard on Saturday night.
Freshman Jack Ivankovic started his 18th game in the blue paint for Michigan, and the netminder turned aside 29 of 32 shots faced from Harvard.
U-M closes out non-conference play for the 2025-26 campaign with a 9-1 record.
Michigan will finish out the first half of the season with a home-and-home series against Michigan State Friday and Saturday night.
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Michigan State University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jay Batt announced Sunday that Jonathan Smith will not return as head coach of the Michigan State football program for the 2026 season.
Batt said, in part, Quote: “The 2025 football season has not lived up to our shared standards for Michigan State Football. While that does not fall solely on Jonathan Smith, it’s become necessary to make a coaching change in order to chart a new direction for the program.
Michigan State football has a proud history, a history that includes National Championships, Rose Bowl victories, Big Ten Championships, and a College Football Playoff appearance” Unquote.
Smith amassed an on-field record of 9-15 in two seasons on the Spartan sideline. He was hired in November 2023 following a six-year stint at Oregon State, where he guided the Beavers to three straight bowl games.
The announcement came the day after MSU’s first Big Ten win of the season Saturday, defeating Maryland 38-28 at Ford Field in Detroit. The Spartans ended the 2025 season 4-8 overall, and 1-8 in the Big Ten.
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The third-ranked Michigan State men’s hockey team successfully swept Colgate, taking down the Raiders 4-1 on Friday.
MSU improves to 11-3-0 on the season while Colgate falls to 5-9-2 overall. Junior Trey Augustine made 25 saves.
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9th-ranked Michigan State women’s soccer saw its history-making season come to an end with a 5-1 loss to number one ranked Stanford in the NCAA quarterfinals on Friday.
The Spartans were making their first-ever Elite Eight appearance after back to back Sweet 16’s.
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