Highlight Reel: Division 3-4 Baseball Semifinals
June 12, 2015
By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director
The second sessions of MHSAA Baseball Semifinals were played Friday at McLane Stadium at Michigan State University. Jackson Lumen Christi and Buchanan in Division 3 and Muskegon Catholic Central and Centreville in Division 4 advanced to Saturday’s championship games.
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Division 3
Jackson Lumen Christi 7, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker 3
Super Cooper Chris Cooper drives in the first run of the game for Jackson Lumen Christi with this second inning triple.
Lakers' McCabe Doubles Austin McCabe gets Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker on the board in the fourth inning with a double in the gap.
Super Dooper Cooper Chris Cooper caps a fourth-inning, four-run rally for Jackson Lumen Christi with this bases-loaded two-run single.
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Buchanan 6, Gladstone 4
Peterson's Poke Puts Braves On Scoreboard Jake Peterson delivered a two-run double in the third inning to get things started for Gladstone against Buchanan.
Buchanan Ties It Up Jarrett Thomas tied the score at 4-4 in the fifth inning with a two-run double. Buchanan would take the lead later in the frame.
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Division 4
Centerville 4, Rudyard 1
Kool Cucumber Centreville attempts a double steal play and Michael Kool scores when the throw goes wild.
Brown Bloop Scoring Single Centreville scored its second run in the sixth inning on a bloop single down the third base line by Jalen Brown.
Rudyard Counters With Bloop Hit Rudyard got its own bloop single to produce its lone run of the game in the sixth inning, off the bat of James Rosebrock.
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Muskegon Catholic Central 4, Ubly 1
Holt Makes It Happen Muskegon Catholic Central gets two runs in the first inning on this single by Nicholas Holt.
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Highlight Reel: Class C-D Semifinals
March 18, 2016
The Class C and D finalists at the 2016 MHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament, presented by Sparrow Health System, were determined Thursday in front of more than 5,000 fans at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.
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Class C Semifinal – Traverse City St. Francis 53, Niles Brandywine 40
Muscle Hoops - A classic feed into the middle to Traverse City St. Francis center Juliana Phillips results in a basket that put the Gladiators in the lead to stay against Niles Brandywine. Phillips finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Bobcats Stay Close – The closest Niles Brandywine could get in the second half against Traverse City St. Francis was three points when Makenna Hartline scored two of her 17.
Class C Semifinal – Ypsilanti Arbor Prep 72, Ithaca 44
Kayla Cans One For Ithaca - Things went back and forth early between Ithaca and Ypsilanti Arbor Prep. Here the Yellowjackets take the least on a basket by Kayla Belles, who led her team with 16 points.
Chambers Leads Prep - Nastassja Chambers led Ypsilanti Arbor Prep against Ithaca with a game-high 24 points, including a transition basket here.
Class D Semifinal – Pittsford 62, Waterford Our Lady 43
Clark Goes Coast To Coast - In the first quarter of this rematch of a Semifinal at last year's Class D tournament, Pittsford's Maddie Clark grabs the missed shot and takes it all the way for two of her game-high 24 points to go with 16 rebounds.
Senerius 3-Point Play - Tiffany Senerius led Waterford Our Lady against Pittsford with 20 points – including this old-fashioned three-point play in the second quarter.
Class D Semifinal – Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart 45, Stephenson 38
Eagles Tie It - This game had six ties, the last coming midway through the third quarter on this basket by Stephenson's Karley Johnson. Johnson led her team with 12 points.
Take That! And That! - Here's a couple of great defensive plays in the closing moments of the Class D Semifinal between Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart and Stephenson by Averi Gamble of the Irish – one smashing away a pass, the other blocking a shot. Gamble finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
PHOTO: The Pittsford and Waterford Our Lady teams line up for the national anthem Thursday.