Highlight Reel: Friday Baseball/Softball Semis
June 17, 2016
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
The field for the 2016 MHSAA Baseball and Softball Finals are now set, with the last four teams in each sport posting Semifinal victories Friday at Old College Field on the Michigan State University campus.
Below are links to video highlights from Friday’s games. Click on the final scores to watch them in their entirety and purchase DVDs.
Baseball
Division 3
New Lothrop 6, Jackson Lumen Christi 1
Mogel Makes It A Tie Game - Connor Mogle drove the ball into the gap in the third inning for Jackson Lumen Christi to plate a run and tie things up at 1-1 in the third inning.
Wendling’s First RBI Single - Putting New Lothrop in the lead to stay was Max Wendling, with RBI singles in back to back innings.
Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 9, Mason County Central 0
Bases-Clearing Double - The big hit in a four-run second inning for Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett was a bases loaded double by William Morrison.
Division 4
Sterling Heights Parkway Christian 5, Centreville 1
Eagles Take Flight - Sterling Heights Parkway Christian jumped out to a 4-0 lead on Centerville in its first at bat, featuring a two-run single by Jacob Bambrick.
Centreville On The Board - Centreville scores in the seventh inning on this two-out single by Collin Kirby to plate Michael Kool.
Portland St. Patrick 2, Gaylord St. Mary 0
St. Patrick Scores In First - Portland St. Patrick got the only run it would need in the opening inning when Dan Mackowiak bunted for a single, scoring Brendan Schrauben.
Andrews Catches Them Stealing - Gaylord St. Mary catcher Gage Andrews ended two Portland St. Patrick innings by catching runners stealing. Here's the play to end the third inning, when he retired Brendan Schrauben at third base.
Softball
Division 3
Grandville Calvin Christian 4, Millington 2
Cardinals Go Up In Fourth - Millington took a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning on this RBI single by Kayli Leix, who had two hits in the contest.
Big Hit By VanDenBerg - Driving in the game-winning runs in the sixth inning for Grandville Calvin Christian was shortstop Marissa VanDenBerg with a triple to centerfield.
Defense-Defense-Defense - Here's a series of great defensive plays by Grandville Calvin Christian against Millington. The first and third plays are great catches by shortstop Marissa VanDenBerg, and the middle play from third baseman Sarah Elderkin was nice as well.
Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 13, Gladstone 0 (5 inn.)
Brooke Goes 3 For 3 - Brooke Angerer was one of two players for Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central to pick up three hits against Gladstone. Here's a first inning RBI single.
And Garst Goes 3 For 3 - The other player for Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central with three hits against Gladstone was Kenna Garst, who laced this run-scoring triple in the second inning.
Division 4
Unionville-Sebewaing 12, Morenci 3
Borton Bounces Two Runs Home - Morenci took a 2-1 lead on Unionville-Sebewaing in the second inning when Hannah Borton bounced one over the second baseman.
Cady Can Do - Alexis Cady smacked a two-run double in the sixth inning for Unionville-Sebewaing against Morenci. She finished the game with three hits.
Indian River Inland Lakes 2, Holton 0
Pitcher Wins Her Own Game - Cloe Mallory of Indian River Inland Lakes did it all against Holton, striking out 13 and blasting a two-run homer in the second inning for the only runs of the game.
PHOTO: A Grandville Calvin Christian batter is about to make contact during her team's Division 3 Semifinal win.
MHSAA TV Serves Up Volleyball Powers
September 12, 2018
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
Four of the state’s top-ranked volleyball teams will be in action as part of an 80-game-plus schedule this week on MHSAA.tv.
Lake Orion, third-ranked in Division 1; and Schoolcraft, Manchester, and Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian – the third, fourth and ninth-rated teams, respectively, in Division 3 – all grace this week’s schedule of games produced by members of the School Broadcast Program.
Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams being produced by School Broadcast Program members and the NFHS Network:
Tuesday - Sept. 11
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian - 4:15 P.M.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Hancock at Calumet - 4:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Plymouth at Howell - 4:55 P.M.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Hartland at Novi - 5 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Hartland at Novi - 5 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Hancock at Calumet - 5:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian - 5:30 P.M.
- Boys Soccer - Spring Lake at Comstock Park - 6 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Plymouth at Howell - 6:25 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Hartland at Novi - 6:30 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian - 7 P.M.
Wednesday - Sept. 12
- Freshman Boys Soccer - Northville at Saline - 4 P.M.
- Middle School Girls Volleyball - Belding at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 4:15 P.M.
- Middle School Girls Volleyball - Belding at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 5:30 P.M.
- JV Field Hockey - Farmington Hills Mercy at Saline - 5:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball – Midland Bullock Creek at Frankenmuth - 5:30 P.M.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball – Midland Bullock Creek at Frankenmuth - 5:30 P.M.
- Middle School Football - St. Joseph at Stevensville Lakeshore - 6 P.M.
- Field Hockey - Farmington Hills Mercy at Saline - 7 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball – Midland Bullock Creek at Frankenmuth - 7 P.M.
Thursday - Sept. 13
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Allendale at Comstock Park - 4 P.M.
- Freshman Football - Allegan at Plainwell - 4:15 P.M.
- Freshman Football - Novi at Howell - 4:25 P.M.
- Freshman Football - Shepherd at Freeland - 4:30 P.M.
- Freshman Football – Flint Carman-Ainsworth at Grand Blanc - 4:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Allendale at Comstock Park - 5 P.M.
- Boys Soccer - Lansing Eastern at Fowlerville - 5:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Waterford Kettering at Grand Blanc - 5:30 P.M.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Waterford Kettering at Grand Blanc - 5:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Belding at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 6 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Allendale at Comstock Park - 6 P.M.
- JV Football - Allegan at Plainwell - 6 P.M.
- Freshman Football - Escanaba at Marquette - 6 P.M.
- JV Football - Shepherd at Freeland - 6:15 P.M.
- JV Football - Flint Carman-Ainsworth at Grand Blanc - 6:30 P.M.
- JV Football - Novi at Howell - 6:45 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Oxford at Lake Orion - 7 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball – Waterford Kettering at Grand Blanc - 7 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Belding at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 7 P.M.
Friday - Sept. 14
- Football - St. Joseph at Stevensville Lakeshore - 6:55 P.M.
- Football - Plymouth at Brighton - 7 P.M.
- Football - Allendale at Comstock Park - 7 P.M.
- Football - New Lothrop at Montrose - 7 P.M.
- Football – Temperance Bedford at Saline - 7 P.M.
- Football - Birch Run at Frankenmuth - 7 P.M.
- Football - Michigan Center at Manchester - 7 P.M.
- Football - Chesaning at Ovid-Elsie - 7 P.M.
- Football - Howell at Novi - 7 P.M.
- Football - Iron Mountain at Norway - 7 P.M.
- Football - Troy Athens at Lake Orion - 7 P.M.
- Football - Escanaba at Marquette - 7 P.M.
- Football – Birmingham Brother Rice at Warren DeLaSalle - 7 P.M.
- Football - Fowlerville at Haslett - 7 P.M.
Saturday - Sept. 15
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Novi Invitational - 8 AM
- JV Girls Volleyball - Frankenmuth Invitational - 8:30 AM
Monday - Sept. 17
- Boys Soccer – Adrian Lenawee Christian at Manchester - 5:30 P.M.
- JV Field Hockey - Chelsea at Saline - 5:30 P.M.
- Field Hockey - Chelsea at Saline - 7 P.M.
Tuesday - Sept. 18
- Girls Volleyball - Hanover-Horton at Manchester - 5 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Byron at Ovid-Elsie - 5:30 P.M.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Byron at Ovid-Elsie - 5:30 P.M.
- Boys Soccer - Fowlerville at Williamston - 5:30 P.M.
- Boys Soccer - Sparta at Comstock Park - 6 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Byron at Ovid-Elsie - 6:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Hanover-Horton at Manchester - 7 P.M.
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