Highlight Reel: Girls Soccer Reg. Semis
June 5, 2015
By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director
Jackson Lumen Christi, Flint Powers Catholic, DeWitt and Spring Lake were among those that advanced to Girls Soccer Regional Finals with wins Wednesday.
Below are highlights from their victories taken from broadcasts on MHSAA.tv. Click the headings for each to watch.
Division 3 at Williamston: Jackson Lumen Christi 2, Leslie 0
Lumen Scores Late In First Half The Titans scored both of their goals against Leslie in this Division 3 Girls Soccer Regional Semifinal in the first half. Mallory Hestwood gets the second one late in the period.
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Division 3 at Williamston: Flint Powers Catholic 3, Lake Fenton 0
Sophie Scores For Powers Midway through the first half, Flint Powers Catholic picked up its first goal against Lake Fenton when Sophie Bubnar scored on a rebound.
Persistent Powers Flint Powers Catholic gets its second goal of the game against Lake Fenton early in the second half with Rachel Phillpotts taking the centering pass to score.
Bubnar On The Follow Sophie Bubnar picked up her second goal of the night for Flint Powers on a rebound.
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Division 2 at Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern: DeWitt 5, Grand Rapids Northview 1
Dawes Does It For DeWitt DeWitt's first goal came off the foot of Mackenzie Dawes in this Division 2 Girls Regional Soccer Semifinal against Grand Rapids Northview.
Bishop With The Second Panther Goal Taylor Bishop gets a breakaway on this through ball to give DeWitt a 2-0 lead.
Stephan On The Header DeWitt's third goal came off a corner kick. Danielle Stephan heads the ball into the net.
Bishop & Dawes Split The Defense Watch Mackenzie Dawes and Taylor Bishop split the Northview defense with crisp passing as Bishop gets her second goal of the game for DeWitt.
Bishop Finishes Things Off Taylor Bishop gets the fifth and final goal for DeWitt – and her third of the game – taking a pass down the middle of the field.
Northview On The Board Olivia DeShane goes to the far post with this long ball to get the only goal of the game for Grand Rapids Northview against DeWitt.
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Division 2 at Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern: Spring Lake 1, Midland Dow 0
Lone Laker Goal Kayla Krueger scores on a rebound for the only goal of the game in Spring Lake's 1-0 win over Midland Dow.
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Highlight Reel: Boys & Girls Lacrosse Finals
June 11, 2016
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
Three teams maintained their winning ways at the MHSAA Lacrosse Finals on June 11, as Birmingham Brother Rice, East Grand Rapids and Rockford all successfully defended their titles in games played in Brighton and Howell.
Below are links to video highlights from Saturday’s games. Click on the final scores to watch games in their entirety and purchase DVDs.
Boys Finals
Division 1: Birmingham Brother Rice 10, Detroit Catholic Central 8
Great Scott - Birmingham Brother Rice and Detroit Catholic Central traded goals for most of the first half of the Division 1 Final, but Brother Rice took a 5-4 halftime lead on a goal off a restart by Ryan Scott.
Shamrocks Keep It Close - Detroit Catholic Central pulls closer in the fourth period against Brother Rice on this goal from Brennan Kamish.
Division 2: Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central 10, East Grand Rapids 6
Hallock Hammers It - Tanner Hallock of Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central scored the first two goals of the Division 2 championship game against East Grand Rapids, the first coming on this blast with 8:31 remaining in the first period.
Pretty Play For Pioneers - In transition, East Grand Rapids gets its first goal against Forest Hills Central. Ben Keller finishes the play.
Girls Finals
Division 1: Rockford 12, Birmingham United 9
Stachler Steals One - Birmingham United jumped out to a 4-0 lead on Rockford midway through the first half of the Division 1 title game. The fourth goal came when Jena Bazil steals the ball from Rockford's goalkeeper, and Anna Stachler converts on the turnover.
Mac Attack - Rockford scored the last four goals of the game against Birmingham United; the second off a restart by Mekenzie Vander Molen proved to be the game winner.
Houle Stones Waechter - In the final minute of the Division 1 Final, Birmingham United's Abbie Waechter breaks loose for a 1 v. 1 on Rockford goalie Briana Houle, who makes the big save to preserve the lead.
Division 2: East Grand Rapids 13, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 11
Cranes Start Hot - Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood started off the Division 2 Final against East Grand Rapids with three unanswered goals in less than four minutes. Here's some nifty work by Isabelle Scane on the second goal.
Elliott to Duca - East Grand Rapids opened up a six-goal lead in the second half. The goal that proved to be the game winner came from Auden Elliott with the assist by Lindsay Duca, who had eight assists on the day, one short of a Finals game record.
PHOTO: Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood and East Grand Rapids face off during the Division 2 girls championship game.