Highlight Reel: Saturday Finals
June 14, 2015
By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director
The MHSAA spring sports season concluded Saturday with 10 MHSAA Finals at Old College Field at Michigan State University.
Below are highlight clips from every baseball, softball and girls soccer game plus links to watch them in full.
Baseball
Division 1: Hartland 2, Portage Northern 1 (10 inn.)
Baker's Double John Baker strokes a first inning double for Hartland to drive in its first run against Portage Northern.
Northern Ties The Game Portage Northern tied the game in the sixth on a run-scoring single by Brady Young.
Out At The Plate After his hit to tie the game, Brady Young of Portage Northern attempts to score when a pitch gets away from the catcher, but Hartland's John Baker gets the ball and the tag down.
Oliver's Walk-Off Title Shot Brett Oliver drove a ball to deep right center field to score the winning run for Hartland.
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Division 2: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 4, Mount Pleasant 1
Oilers First In The First Mount Pleasant scored its lone run in its first at bat, with Maxwell Trucks delivering a run-scoring single.
Eaglets Go On Top Orchard Lake St. Mary's takes the lead to stay in the second inning on this run-scoring double by Joe Carlini.
Salter Salts It Away A run-scoring single in the fifth inning off the bat of Harrison Salter closed out the scoring for Orchard Lake St. Mary's.
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Division 3: Jackson Lumen Christi 8, Buchanan 0
Mogle Drives In Two Jackson Lumen Christi scored six times in the opening frame, the first two runs driven in on this single by Conner Mogle.
Fors At The Fore The other big hit in Jackson Lumen Christi's big opening inning was a two-run triple by Connor Fors.
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Division 4: Muskegon Catholic Central 10, Centreville 8
Centerville On The Board First Centerville got two runs in the first inning on Collin Schlabach's single up the middle.
Crusaders Counter Muskegon Catholic Central answered with a pair of first inning runs on a single by Jacob Holt.
Holt Is Hot Nicholas Holt drove in a valuable insurance run for Muskegon Catholic Central with this sixth inning triple.
Centreville Hangs Tough Centerville made it a tight game with three runs in the top of the seventh. This single by Coletin Gascho drove in a pair.
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Softball
Division 1: Warren Regina 5, Caledonia 0
Reese Rockets Regina To The Lead Warren Regina scored the only run it would need against Caledonia on this fourth inning triple by Hailey Reese.
Hison Doubles Two Runs In A big hit for Warren Regina in a four-run fifth inning was a two-run double by Riley Hison.
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Division 2: Wayland 11, Frankenmuth 0
Morse Going Yard Leigha Morse set a Finals record with two home runs for Wayland against Frankenmuth. Here's the first one in the second inning.
Bethany Teunissen Homers A four-run seventh inning for Wayland featured the long ball. Here's a home run by Bethany Teunissen.
More Morse - Three-Run Tater Leigha Morse cranked her second home run in the seventh inning, a three-run shot to left field.
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Division 3: Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 2, Bronson 0
Beaubien Helps Herself The only runs of Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central's win over Bronson came on this two-out home run by pitcher Meghan Beaubien.
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Division 4: Unionville-Sebewaing 5, Kalamazoo Christian 0
USA On The Board Unionville-Sebewaing scores its first two runs on this fourth inning single by Madison Zimmer.
Big Hit For Bauer Nicole Bauer singles in the fifth inning, driving in two runs for Unionville Sebewaing.
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Girls Soccer
Division 3: Saline 4, Grand Blanc 0
Due to technical difficulties, no highlights are available from this game.
Division 4: Grandville Calvin Christian 2, Lansing Christian 1
Calvin Christian Scores First Hillary Curry gets the first goal of the Division 4 title game, taking a pass from Emily VanVliet.
VanVliet & Curry Connect Again In the second half, Hilary Curry scores again, heading in a cross from Emily VanVliet. It gave Grandville Calvin Christian a 2-0 lead at the time.
Pilgrims Cut Lead Late in the game, Lansing Christian gets on the board when Rebecca Hull connects on a penalty kick.
Watch the entire game and order DVDs by Clicking Here.
Watch O-K Blue Football Tilt LIVE
October 7, 2015
By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director
Among live events available this week on MHSAA.tv is a football game for the top spot in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue pitting Grand Rapids West Catholic at Comstock Park at 7 p.m. Friday.
The teams are tied for first in the O-K Blue at 2-0, with Comstock Park, the No. 2 team in Division 4 in this week’s Associated Press poll, sporting a 5-1 record; and West Catholic, the two-time defending champion in Division 5, sporting a 4-2 overall mark. The game is being produced by Comstock Park students involved in the School Broadcast Program.
In its seventh year, the School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events, with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics.
The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.
All sporting events – Live or On-Demand – are available on a subscription basis only for their first 72 hours online. They become available for free, on-demand viewing approximately 72 hours following their completion.
Here’s the schedule of School Broadcast Program members planning to stream athletic competition this week for broadcast at MHSAA.tv. On-Demand listings may be available as soon as one hour following an event’s completion. (List as of Oct. 5):
Tuesday – Oct. 6
- Oscoda at Lincoln Alcona – Girls Volleyball – 6 p.m. – LIVE
- Jackson at East Lansing – Girls Volleyball – 6 p.m. – On-Demand
- Grand Rapids Northview at Cedar Springs – Boys Soccer – 6:45 p.m. – LIVE
- L’Anse at Calumet – Girls Volleyball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Posen at Rogers City – Girls Volleyball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Johannesburg-Lewiston at Onaway – Girls Volleyball – 7 p.m. – On-Demand
- Manistique at Negaunee – Girls Volleyball – 7 p.m. – On-Demand
Wednesday – Oct. 7
- Menominee at Negaunee – 9th Grade Football – 6:30 p.m. – On-Demand
Thursday – Oct. 8
- Ada Forest Hills Eastern at Cedar Springs – Girls Volleyball – 6 p.m. – LIVE
- Owosso at Haslett – Girls Volleyball – 6:30 p.m. – LIVE
- Ishpeming at Negaunee – JV Football – 6:30 p.m. – On-Demand
- Iron River West Iron County at Calumet – Girls Volleyball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Menominee at Marquette – Girls Volleyball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
Friday – Oct. 9
- MHSAA Boys Div. 1 Regional Tennis at Livonia Stevenson – 9:30 a.m. – On-Demand
- Rogers City at Whittemore-Prescott – Football – 6:30 p.m. – On-Demand
- Grand Rapids West Catholic at Comstock Park – Football – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Linden at Flint Kearsley – Football – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Mt. Morris at Montrose – Football – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Tawas at Pinconning – Football – 7 p.m. – On-Demand
- East Kentwood at Rockford – Football – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Midland Dow at Davison – Football – 7 p.m. - LIVE
Monday – Oct. 12
- Howard City Tri-County at Cedar Springs – Boys Soccer – 5 p.m. - LIVE
Tuesday – Oct. 13
- Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern at Cedar Springs – Boys Soccer – 6:45 p.m. – LIVE
- Negaunee at Calumet – Girls Volleyball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Hillman at Rogers City – Girls Volleyball – 7 p.m. - LIVE
Weekly highlights from games produced by participants in the MHSAA's School Broadcast Program are back for another school year on MHSAA.TV. This week's highlights include football games with Houghton Lake at Clare and DeWitt at Haslett and a girls volleyball match between two of the top-ranked teams in Class D, Pellston at Onaway. Watch those highlights below.
Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.
Launching at Midnight every Friday throughout the season is MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on FOX Sports Detroit. Mickey York and Rob Rubick host the weekly 30-minute highlights show. The show will re-air most Saturday and Sunday mornings – and will be archived on the FOX Detroit Website. This week, FFOT will re-air at 6, 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday, and 7 a.m. Sunday on FOX Sports Detroit.
The following games are scheduled to be highlighted this week on Football Friday Overtime:
- Berkley at Birmingham Groves
- Farmington Hills Harrison at Farmington
- Almont at Algonac
- Haslett at Lansing Waverly
- St. Johns at DeWitt
- PLUS – SBP Coverage of Grand Rapids West Catholic at Comstock Park and Midland Dow at Davison.