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.

MHSAA TV Set to top 600 Events Again

January 14, 2020

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

The Winter sports season is in full swing on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network. For the second straight week, more than 600 high school sporting events will have live streaming video.
 
Here’s the complete schedule of varsity events on MHSAA.tv – more than 300 events on this week’s schedule will be competed at the Junior High/Middle School, Freshman, or Junior Varsity levels and are not shown. Visit MHSAA.tv to look for all upcoming games:
 
Tuesday - Jan. 14
GBB- Burton Bendle  v. Morrice   - 5:30 PM
GBB- Mt Morris  v. Ovid-Elsie   - 5:30 PM
GBB- Walled Lake Western  v. Walled Lake Northern   - 5:30 PM
WR - Munising  v. Bark River-Harris   - 6 PM
GBB- Livonia Clarenceville  v. Brighton Charyl Stockwell Academy  - 6 PM
GBB- Fremont  v. Newaygo   - 6 PM
GBB- Plymouth Christian v. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian  - 6 PM
GBB- Bloomfield Hills Roeper  v. Lutheran  Westland  - 6 PM
GBB- Chassell v. Dollar Bay  - 6:25 PM
BBB- Hartland v. Howell  - 6:45 PM
BBB- Burton Bendle  v. Morrice   - 7 PM
BBB- Cadillac  v. Bay City Western   - 7 PM
BBB- Flint Carman-Ainsworth v. Saginaw Heritage  - 7 PM
BBB- Cedar Springs  v. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central   - 7 PM
BBB- Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  v. Riverview Gabriel Richard  - 7 PM
BBB- Detroit Catholic Central  v. Orchard Lake St. Mary's  - 7 PM
BBB- Fowlerville  v. Eaton Rapids   - 7 PM
BBB- Grand Rapids Catholic Central  v. Allendale   - 7 PM
BBB- Grandville  v. Benton Harbor   - 7 PM
BBB- Ann Arbor Greenhills v. Madison Heights Bishop Foley   - 7 PM
BBB- Kalamazoo Christian  v. Comstock   - 7 PM
BBB- Otisville Lakeville  v. Durand   - 7 PM
BBB- Manchester  v. Michigan Center   - 7 PM
BBB- Montrose  v. Chesaning   - 7 PM
BBB- Mt Morris  v. Ovid-Elsie   - 7 PM
BBB- New Lothrop  v. Byron  - 7 PM
BBB- Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. Lake Orion  - 7 PM
BBB- Novi  v. Salem   - 7 PM
BBB- Petoskey  v. Charlevoix   - 7 PM
BBB- Plymouth Christian Academy v. Oakland Christian   - 7 PM
BBB- Rochester Adams v. Warren De La Salle Collegiate  - 7 PM
BBB- Saline  v. Temperance Bedford   - 7 PM
BBB- Saginaw Swan Valley  v. Bay City John Glenn  - 7 PM
BBB- Troy  v. West Bloomfield   - 7 PM
BBB- Walled Lake Central  v. White Lake Lakeland   - 7 PM
BBB- Walled Lake Western  v. Walled Lake Northern   - 7 PM
BBB- Waterford Kettering  v. South Lyon   - 7 PM
BBB- Brownstown Woodhaven  v. Dearborn Edsel Ford   - 7 PM
GBB- Troy Athens v. Lake Orion   - 7 PM
GBB- Big Rapids  v. Central Montcalm   - 7 PM
GBB- Bloomfield Hills  v. Royal Oak   - 7 PM
GBB- Brighton  v. Plymouth  - 7 PM
GBB- Chesaning  v. Montrose   - 7 PM
GBB- East Grand Rapids  v. South Christian   - 7 PM
GBB- East Kentwood  v. Holland West Ottawa   - 7 PM
GBB- Escanaba v. Marquette  - 7 PM
GBB- Fenton  v. Ortonville Brandon   - 7 PM
GBB- Holly  v. Lake Fenton   - 7 PM
GBB- Flint Kearsley  v. Clio   - 7 PM
GBB- White Lake Lakeland  v. Walled Lake Central   - 7 PM
GBB- Madison Heights Lamphere  v. Clawson   - 7 PM
GBB- Macomb L'Anse Creuse North  v. Fitzgerald   - 7 PM
GBB- Linden  v. Owosso   - 7 PM
GBB- Marian  v. Divine Child   - 7 PM
GBB- Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. TBA  - 7 PM
GBB- Flint Powers Catholic  v. Midland Dow   - 7 PM
GBB- Rockford  v. Caledonia   - 7 PM
GBB- South Lyon  v. Waterford Kettering   - 7 PM
BBB- Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. Wyoming Kelloggsville   - 7:15 PM
BBB- Pickford v. St Ignace  - 7:15 PM
BBB- Bear Lake  v. Manistee Catholic Central  - 7:30 PM
BBB- Clare  v. Harrison  - Harrison  - 7:30 PM
BBB- Fremont  v. Newaygo   - 7:30 PM
BBB- St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  v. Utica   - 7:30 PM
BBB- Pentwater  v. Big Rapids Crossroads Charter  - 7:30 PM
BBB- Bloomfield Hills Roeper  v. Lutheran  Westland  - 7:30 PM
GBB- Harbor Beach  v. Sandusky   - 7:30 PM
GBB- Hemlock  v. Midland Bullock Creek   - 7:30 PM
GBB- St. Charles  v. St. Louis   - 7:30 PM
 
Wednesday - Jan. 15
WR - Cedar Springs  v. Allendale   - 5 PM
WR - Chesaning  v. Byron  - 5 PM
WR - Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. TBA  - 5 PM
WR - Howell  v. TBA  - 5 PM
WR - Otisville Lakeville  v. Montrose   - 5 PM
WR - Brownstown Woodhaven  v. Southgate Anderson   - 5 PM
BBB- Livonia Clarenceville Multi-team Event  - 5:30 PM
HKY - Brighton  v. Plymouth  - 5:30 PM
WR - Big Rapids  v. Newaygo   - 5:30 PM
WR - Milford  v. TBA  - 5:30 PM
WR - Petoskey  BNC Quad  - 5:30 PM
WR - Caro  v. Capac   - 6 PM
WR - Clare  v. Gladwin   - 6 PM
WR - East Kentwood  v. Hudsonville   - 6 PM
WR - Holly  v. Fenton   - 6 PM
WR - Linden  v. Flushing   - 6 PM
WR - Manchester  v. TBA  - 6 PM
WR - Munising  v. TBA  - 6 PM
WR - Sturgis  v. Three Rivers   - 6 PM
CHEER - White Lake Lakeland  v. TBA  - 6 PM
WR - Walled Lake Northern  v. TBA  - 7 PM
BBB- Harbor Beach  v. Sandusky   - 7:30 PM
GBB- Bear Lake  v. Big Rapids Crossroads Charter  - 7:30 PM
GBB- Harrison v. Clare   - 7:30 PM
GBB- Pentwater  v. Mason County Eastern   - 7:30 PM
 
Thursday - Jan. 16
WR - Macomb L'Anse Creuse North  v. TBA  - 5 PM
GBB- Southfield Christian  v. Livonia Clarenceville   - 5:30 PM
GBB- Ann Arbor Greenhills v. Clarkston Everest Collegiate  - 6 PM
GBB- Norway  v. Powers North Central   - 6:45 PM
BBB- Troy Athens v. Royal Oak   - 7 PM
BBB- North Farmington v. Lake Orion  - 7 PM
BBB- Pellston  v. Central Lake   - 7 PM
GBB- Waterford Our Lady  v. Marine City Cardinal Mooney  - 7 PM
BBB- Hancock v. Dollar Bay  - 7:15 PM
GBB- Ishpeming  v. Iron Mountain   - 7:15 PM
BBB- Brethren  v. Bear Lake   - 7:30 PM
BBB- Clare  v. Farwell   - 7:30 PM
BBB- Hart  v. Whitehall   - 7:30 PM
BBB- Munising  v. Crystal Falls Forest Park   - 7:30 PM
 
Friday - Jan. 17
GBB- Chesaning  v. Mt Morris   - 5:30 PM
GBB- East Jordan vs Boyne City  - 5:30 PM
GBB- Otisville Lakeville  v. Byron  - 5:30 PM
GBB- Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest v. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian  - 5:30 PM
GBB- Morley Stanwood  v. White Cloud   - 5:30 PM
GBB- Ovid-Elsie  v. New Lothrop   - 5:30 PM
GBB- Armada  v. Richmond   - 6 PM
GBB- Big Rapids  v. Reed City   - 6 PM
GBB- Corunna  v. Ortonville Brandon   - 6 PM
GBB- Fenton  v. Linden   - 6 PM
GBB- Freeland  v. Frankenmuth   - 6 PM
GBB- Fremont  v. Grant   - 6 PM
GBB- Grand Rapids Catholic Central  v. Coopersville   - 6 PM
GBB- Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. Grand Rapids Covenant Christian   - 6 PM
GBB- Grandville  v. Holland West Ottawa   - 6 PM
GBB- Holly  v. Flint Kearsley   - 6 PM
GBB- Bloomfield Hills Roeper  v. Whitmore Lake   - 6 PM
GBB- Southfield Christian  v. Plymouth Christian Academy  - 6 PM
GBB- St. Charles  v. Midland Bullock Creek   - 6 PM
GBB- Wyoming v. Grand Rapids Christian  - 6 PM
GBB- Brighton v. Howell  - 6:45 PM
BBB- Brighton  v. Howell   - 7 PM