Highlight Reel: Soccer, Baseball/Softball Finals
June 18, 2016
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
The 2015-16 high school sports year concluded early Saturday evening at Old College Field on the Michigan State University campus, as the last champions of MHSAA Tournaments were crowned in Baseball, Softball and Girls Soccer.
Below are links to video highlights from Saturday’s games. Click on the final scores to watch them in their entirety and purchase DVDs.
Baseball
Division 1
O’Keefe Goes Yard - The first home run hit in baseball at McLane Stadium since the MHSAA Finals returned to East Lansing two years ago came off the bat of Saline's Sean O'Keefe in the fifth inning against Warren DeLaSalle; it tied the game at the time.
Bush Drives In Two - Warren DeLaSalle took the lead in the sixth inning on a one-out single by Bryce Bush, which drove in two runs.
Game-Ending Double Play - With the bases loaded and one out, Warren DeLaSalle ends the Division 1 Final with a double play.
Division 2
No Missing Link Here - Linden scored five times in the fourth inning to take the lead. Catcher Jamon Link delivers a bases-loaded single to drive in the first run.
The Big Hit For The Maroons - Holland Christian scored three times in the bottom of the sixth inning against Linden, the last two runs on this drive down the left field line by pitcher Mike Mokma, who also threw a complete game, striking out 14.
Division 3
Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 12, New Lothrop 0 (5 innings)
Two-Run Single For Fannon - The third inning saw Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett score four times, with two of those runs coming in on this single by Sean Fannon.
Division 4
Sterling Heights Parkway Christian 10, Portland St. Patrick 3
Riley Hits A Rope - Parkway Christian starting pitcher Riley McManus helped his own cause in the second inning with this two-run single, which was part of a five-run at-bat.
Shamrocks Score In Seventh - Portland St. Patrick got some offense in the final inning, resulting in this RBI single by Travis Moyer.
Softball
Division 1
Farmington Hills Mercy 4, Macomb Dakota 0
Around The Horn Double Play - Here's a defensive gem by Macomb Dakota - a double play in the sixth inning against Farmington Hills Mercy. Mercy broke the Division 1 Final open in the next inning to win, 4-0.
Belans’ Blast - Nicole Belans took the first pitch in the top of the seventh inning over the left field fence for Farmington Hills Mercy to ignite a three-run uprising against Macomb Dakota.
Division 2
Kudary Makes The Catch - A great defensive play in the Richmond-Vicksburg game came in the fifth inning when Vicksburg's Carlie Kudary ran down a Amy Thueme fly ball.
Caught At Third - An alert defensive play by Vicksburg catches two Richmond runners at third base to thwart a seventh inning threat.
Division 3
Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 6, Grandville Calvin Christian 0
Grace Drives Two Home - Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central added to its lead against Grandville Calvin Christian with three runs in the fifth inning, two coming on this two-out single by Grace Mikesell.
Preserving The Perfect Game - It took a great defensive play by Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central second baseman Peyton Bollenberg in the seventh inning to preserve the perfect game for pitcher Meghan Beaubien.
Division 4
Unionville-Sebewaing 1, Indian River Inland Lakes 0
Patriots Successfully Squeeze It - The only run of the Division 4 Final came in the sixth inning when Unionville Sebewaing's Marisa Morton bunted Kayla Gremel home.
Soccer
Division 2
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 2, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 1 (OT-Shootout)
Huskies Go Long Ball - Forest Hills Northern used this goal by Natalie Belsito off a long free kick to take a 1-0 lead.
Irish Tie It Up - With time winding down in regulation, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep scored on a free kick by Payton Williams to force overtime.
There’s Your Game Winner - Things went to the eighth round of penalty kicks before Rosella LoChirco came through to give Pontiac Notre Dame the Division 2 title.
Division 3
Hudsonville Unity Christian 2, Flint Powers Catholic 0
VanZalen Scores - Hudsonville Unity Christian took a 1-0 lead on Flint Powers Catholic in the first half when Alaina VanZalen goes to the near side for the goal.
One-V-One Insurance - Alexis Ponstein goes on a long run and ends up one on one with the goalkeeper to get an insurance goal for Hudsonville Unity Christian in the second half.
PHOTO: A Holland Christian batter connects with a pitch during the Division 2 Baseball Final.
Soccer, Volleyball Streaming Wednesday
November 4, 2020
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
Tune in tonight for live streams of MHSAA Boys Soccer Semifinals and continuing Girls Volleyball District action on the NFHS Network/MHSAA.tv.
Here is tonight’s schedule:
Boys Soccer
Mattawan vs. Detroit Catholic Central at Novi (Meadows Stadium) – 6 PM
Grand Rapids South Christian vs. Elk Rapids at Cedar Springs HS – 6 PM
Clarkston Everest Collegiate vs. Adrian Lenawee Christian at Troy Athens HS – 7 PM
Girls Volleyball
Birmingham Groves vs. Troy Athens - 4:45 PM
Birch Run vs. Mt Morris - 5 PM
Comstock vs. Kalamazoo Christian - 5 PM
Davison vs. Fenton - 5 PM
Dearborn Heights Crestwood vs. Garden City - 5 PM
Edwardsburg vs. Berrien Springs - 5 PM
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern vs. Lowell - 5 PM
Grosse Pointe North vs. Detroit East English - 5 PM
Haslett vs. DeWitt - 5 PM
Lake Orion vs. Oxford - 5 PM
Madison Heights Bishop Foley vs. Warren Michigan Collegiate - 5 PM
Marquette vs. Traverse City West - 5 PM
Midland vs. Bay City Central - 5 PM
Ortonville Brandon vs. Goodrich - 5 PM
Otisville LakeVille vs. Burton Atherton - 5 PM
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep vs. Madison Heights Lamphere - 5 PM
Portage Central vs. Sturgis - 5 PM
Richmond vs. St. Clair - 5 PM
Romulus vs. Grosse Ile - 5 PM
Springport vs. East Jackson - 5 PM
Sterling Heights Parkway Christian School vs. Chesterfield Austin Catholic - 5 PM
Troy vs. Auburn Hills Avondale - 5 PM
Walled Lake Central vs. Hartland - 5 PM
Westland Huron Valley Lutheran vs. Lutheran Westland - 5 PM
Battle Creek Harper Creek vs. Parchment - 5:30 PM
Cassopolis vs. Niles Brandywine - 5:30 PM
Center Line vs. St. Clair Shores South Lake - 5:30 PM
Chesaning vs. Saginaw - 5:30 PM
Grandville Calvin Christian vs. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 5:30 PM
Hart vs. Hesperia - 5:30 PM
Lansing Catholic vs. Portland - 5:30 PM
Leland vs. Traverse City Christian - 5:30 PM
Manistee Catholic Central vs. Brethren - 5:30 PM
Maple City Glen Lake vs. Elk Rapids - 5:30 PM
Morley Stanwood vs. Pewamo-Westphalia - 5:30 PM
New Lothrop vs. Vassar - 5:30 PM
North Branch vs. Yale - 5:30 PM
South Lyon East vs. Pinckney - 5:30 PM
Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley vs. Sterling Heights Stevenson - 6 PM
Fraser vs. St. Clair Shores Lake Shore - 6 PM
Mayville vs. Peck - 6 PM
New Life Christian Academy vs. Brown City - 6 PM
Pinconning vs. Beaverton - 6 PM
Traverse City Central vs. Petoskey - 6 PM
Unionville Sebewaing vs. Harbor Beach - 6 PM
Bloomfield Hills Marian vs. Birmingham Seaholm - 6:30 PM
Dearborn Divine Child vs. Dearborn - 6:30 PM
Flint Hamady vs. Burton Bentley - 6:30 PM
Grand Blanc vs. Lapeer - 6:30 PM
Grand Ledge vs. St Johns - 6:30 PM
Macomb Lutheran North vs. Algonac - 6:30 PM
Niles vs. Dowagiac Union - 6:30 PM
Bridgeport vs. Saginaw Swan Valley - 7 PM
Calumet vs. Hancock - 7 PM
Clawson vs. Detroit Country Day - 7 PM
Clio vs. Caro - 7 PM
Flint Powers Catholic vs. Lake Fenton - 7 PM
Flint Powers Catholic vs. Lake Fenton - 7 PM
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central vs. East Kentwood - 7 PM
Grass Lake vs. Michigan Center - 7 PM
Holly vs. Clarkston - 7 PM
Imlay City vs. Almont - 7 PM
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix vs. Portage Northern - 7 PM
Lake Leelanau St. Mary vs. Suttons Bay - 7 PM
Lakeview vs. Carson City-Crystal - 7 PM
Mancelona vs. Traverse City St. Francis - 7 PM
Mason County Central vs. White Cloud - 7 PM
Merritt Academy vs. Marine City Cardinal Mooney Catholic - 7 PM
Mount Pleasant vs. Bay City Western - 7 PM
Novi vs. Plymouth - 7 PM
Onekama vs. Pentwater - 7 PM
Plymouth Christian Academy vs. Taylor Trillium Academy - 7 PM
Romulus Summit Academy North vs. Flat Rock - 7 PM
Saginaw Valley Lutheran vs. Millington - 7 PM
South Lyon vs. Howell - 7 PM
Vicksburg vs. Three Rivers - 7 PM
Watervliet vs. Bridgman - 7 PM
West Bloomfield vs. Pontiac - 7 PM
White Lake Lakeland vs. Highland Milford - 7 PM
Williamston vs. Corunna - 7 PM
Wyoming The Potter's House vs. Grand Rapids Covenant Christian - 7 PM
Royal Oak Shrine vs. Madison Heights Madison - 7:15 PM
Cass City vs. Bad Axe - 7:30 PM
Farwell vs. Houghton Lake - 7:30 PM
Kingston vs. Dryden - 7:30 PM
Memphis vs. Marlette - 7:30 PM
Warren Regina vs. East Detroit - 7:30 PM