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April 9, 2012
Check out our must-know scores and news from April 2-7.
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Girls Soccer
It starts with one: Hart and Mason County Central played more than an hour before Hart scored the game's first goal with 15 minutes remaining Wednesday. Hart then scored six more to claim a 7-0 win in a game that was much closer for most of it. (Muskegon Chronicle)
Baseball
Rice takes early edge: Some of the state's best baseball is played in the Detroit Catholic League, and Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice took an early edge among conference favorites. On the arms of brothers Matt and Mike Ruppenthal, the Warriors -- ranked No. 6 in the Division 1 state poll -- swept Dearborn Divine Child, which is ranked No. 4 in Division 2. (MLive Detroit)
Another big start for Blissfield: The Royals won their own Farm Bureau Invitational, capping the effort with a 9-6 win over Temperance Bedford in the championship game. Blissfield is No. 10 in Division 3 and Bedford is No. 7 in Division 1. (Adrian Daily Telegram)
Early look at the top: Gobles and Decatur, Nos. 2 and 3 in the first state Division 4 poll, split a doubleheader. Neither will see many opponents as tough before they potentially meet again in the District. Notable: Gobles was Division 3 last season. (Kalamazoo Gazette)
Boys Golf
Rankings posted: Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central in Divsion 1, DeWitt in Division 2, Jackson Lumen Christi in Division 3 and Auburn Hills Oakland Christian in Division 4 top the first polls of the year by the Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association. (Click for full rankings)
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Blissfield Boys Surge, Then Sweep to Attain Bowling Royalty for 1st Time
By
Perry A. Farrell
Special for MHSAA.com
February 27, 2026
TAYLOR – Plymouth Christian Academy had been consistent Friday at Skore Lanes, earning the top seed for match play, sweeping its first match and winning the first game of its Division 4 Quarterfinal.
Then the Eagles ran into a Blissfield team on a roll as well.
PCA did take a 2-1 lead in their Semifinal before Blissfield won the last two games – rolling a 246 in the match decider. The Royals then swept Riverview Gabriel Richard in the championship match to claim their first Finals team title in boys bowling.
Blissfield’s lineup of Cash Moore, Alex Kudlac, Preston Iffland, Jon Cheney and Matthew Anderson dominated the Final, winning 191-114, 219-157 and 214-137.
The Royals also had reached the Semifinals in Division 3 a year ago but were a few students short of remaining in that classification this year. Moving to Division 4 was somewhat of a disappointment after coming so close in the Division 3 bracket.
“We were kind of upset about it,’’ said Moore, the leadoff bowler in the Final. “We had made the final four a year ago. We adjusted. I thought we bowled well all day. I thought (Gabriel Richard) might have run out of gas.’’
Plymouth Christian capitalized on a 943 score in the second round of singles to claim the top spot in qualifying with a 3,360. Jonesville, which finished Division 4 runner-up the last two seasons and was seeking its first championship since 2014, was second in qualifying at 3,337 pins, and New Lothrop placed third at 3,316.
PCA advanced against Bay City All Saints (3-0) in the first round of the best-of-five Baker game match format. Blissfield had eliminated Burton Atherton (3-0) to advance.
Jonesville’s hope of finally reclaiming the title stayed alive with a victory over Traverse City Christian (3-1) to advance to the Semifinal against Riverview Gabriel Richard, which had eliminated New Lothrop (3-2). Gabriel Richard won 3-1 against Jonesville to advance to the Final.
“We just kept going,’’ said Blissfield’s Iffland. “We didn’t miss our spares. If we got down during the day we got back up. If someone was hot we just kept riding each other.
“This was awesome. Last year we came up just short (in Division 3). It was sweet that we got it this year.’’