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

Warren DeLaSalle 7, Saline 6

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

Holland Christian 8, Linden 5 

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

Richmond 2, Vicksburg 0 

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.

Volleyball Districts Open on MHSAA TV

November 2, 2020

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

The volleyball postseason begins tonight, with broadcasts of 60 District openers viewable on the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv.

The following will be broadcast online during the first two days of the MHSAA Girls Volleyball District Tournament:
 
Monday - Nov. 2 
Marquette vs. Alpena   - 6 PM
Burton Bendle  vs. Otisville LakeVille  - 5 PM
Kalamazoo Christian vs. Kalamazoo Hackett - 5 PM
Lansing Waverly  vs. DeWitt  - 5 PM
Livonia Churchill  vs. Garden City  - 5 PM
Ludington  vs. Manistee  - 5 PM
Plainwell  vs. Paw Paw  - 5 PM
Stevensville Lakeshore  vs. Dowagiac Union  - 5 PM
Walled Lake Northern  vs. Hartland  - 5 PM
Leslie  vs. East Jackson  - 5:15 PM
Battle Creek Pennfield  vs. Three Rivers  - 5:30 PM
Brethren  vs. Mason County Eastern  - 5:30 PM
Erie-Mason  vs. Monroe St. Mary's Catholic Central - 5:30 PM
Morley Stanwood  vs. Beal City  - 5:30 PM
Niles Brandywine  vs. Hartford  - 5:30 PM
Vassar  vs. Montrose  - 5:30 PM
Lowell  vs. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills  - 5:55 PM
Bridgeport  vs. Saginaw Arthur Hill  - 6 PM
Brighton  vs. South Lyon East  - 6 PM
Caro  vs. Frankenmuth  - 6 PM
Clarkston Everest Collegiate vs. Oakland Christian - 6 PM
Clawson  vs. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 6 PM
Dryden  vs. Kimball New Life Christian Academy - 6 PM
Durand vs. Flint Powers Catholic  - 6 PM
East Grand Rapids vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central - 6 PM
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker  vs. Cass City  - 6 PM
Fulton  vs. Portland St. Patrick  - 6 PM
Galesburg-Augusta  vs. Vermontville Maple Valley  - 6 PM
Grand Blanc  vs. Linden  - 6 PM
Grand Traverse Academy vs. Traverse City St. Francis  - 6 PM
Harrison vs. Beaverton  - 6 PM
Lake Orion  vs. Waterford Kettering  - 6 PM
Macomb Lutheran North  vs. Armada  - 6 PM
Marian  vs. Royal Oak  - 6 PM
Rock Mid Peninsula  vs. Rapid River  - 6 PM
Shelby  vs. Mason County Central  - 6 PM
Warren Woods-Tower  vs. Harrison Twp. L'Anse Creuse  - 6 PM
Buchanan  vs. Edwardsburg  - 6:30 PM
Dearborn Divine Child  vs. Livonia Franklin  - 6:30 PM
Grand Ledge  vs. East Lansing  - 6:30 PM
Big Rapids  vs. Reed City  - 7 PM
Croswell-Lexington  vs. North Branch  - 7 PM
Battle Creek Harper Creek  vs. Constantine  - 7 PM
Michigan Center vs. Lumen Christi Catholic  - 7 PM
Northville  vs. Novi  - 7 PM
Onekama  vs. Bear Lake  - 7 PM
Sanford Meridian vs. Farwell  - 7 PM
White Lake Lakeland  vs. Walled Lake Western  - 7 PM
Williamston  vs. Owosso  - 7 PM
Ypsilanti Arbor Prep vs. Ottawa Lake Whiteford  - 7 PM
Munising  vs. Eben  Junction Superior Central  - 7:30 PM
Reese  vs. Saginaw Valley Lutheran  - 7:30 PM
 
Tuesday - Nov. 3 
Allen Park Cabrini  vs. Taylor Preparatory  - 5 PM
Benzie Central  vs. TBA - 5 PM
Sterling Heights Parkway Christian vs. Chesterfield Austin Catholic  - 5 PM
Frankfort  vs. Lake Leelanau St. Mary  - 6 PM
Cadillac vs. TBA - 7 PM
Escanaba  vs. Kingsford  - 7 PM
Houghton  vs. Gladstone  - 7 PM
New Haven Merritt Academy vs. Marine City Cardinal Mooney Catholic  - 7 PM