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.

4 Football Games Added to Weekend Broadcasts

November 8, 2019

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

Four additional football games have been added to the live streaming video schedule on the MHSAA.tv and FOXSportsDetroit.com websites this weekend.
 
Games added to the schedule are: McBain at Traverse City St. Francis, Constantine at Hillsdale, Fowlerville at Flint Powers Catholic and Cassopolis at Reading.
 
This weekend’s coverage starts tonight with a number of District Finals in Girls Volleyball before Football Playoff action begins with three featured games on the FOX Sports Detroit Prep Zone.  The Prep Zone games can be seen on FoxSportsDetroit.com and on FOX Sports Go! for handheld and streaming devices like Roku.  Here are this weekend games, all at 7 p.m. Friday:

  • East Kentwood at Brighton (Div. 1)
  • Detroit Cass Tech at Dearborn Fordson (Div. 1)
  • Fenton at Walled Lake Western (Div. 2)

Here’s the remaining schedule of events Friday and Saturday on MHSAA.tv:
 
Friday - Nov. 8
2019 MHSAA Div 2 District 61 Volleyball Finals – Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. Detroit Country Day - 5:30 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 1 District 26 Volleyball Finals  - Birmingham Groves v. Bloomfield Hills Marian - 6 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 1 District 8 Volleyball Finals  - West Bloomfield v. Walled Lake Central - 6 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 1 District 7 Volleyball Final  - Troy v. Bloomfield Hills - 6:30 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 1 District 7 Volleyball Final  - 6:30 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 1 District Football Final - Belleville v. Brownstown Woodhaven  - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 5 District Football Final - Freeland  v. Ogemaw Heights   - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 8 District Football Final – Lake Linden-Hubbell v. Ishpeming  - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 3 District 76 Volleyball Final - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 7 District Football Final - Kent City v. Pewamo-Westphalia  - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 7 District Football Final - Beaverton v. New Lothrop  - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 1 District Football Final – Utica Eisenhower v. Lake Orion  - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 1 District Football Final - Portage Northern  v. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central   - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 6 District Football Final - Harrison v. Maple City Glen Lake  - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 5 District Football Final - Frankenmuth  v. Swan Valley   - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 6 District Football Final - Menominee v. Calumet  - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 4 District Football Final – Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. Ortonville Brandon   - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 1 District Football Final – Plymouth v. West Bloomfield – 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 3 District Football Final – Edwardsburg v. Zeeland West – 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 4 District Football Final – Sparta v. Grand Rapids Catholic Central – 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 1 District Football Final – Davison v. Lapeer – 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 6 District Football Final – Constantine v. Hillsdale – 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 8 District Football Final – Cassopolis v. Reading – 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 4 District Football Final – Fowlerville v. Flint Powers Catholic – 7 PM
 
Saturday - Nov. 9
2019 MHSAA Div 1 District 11 Volleyball Finals  - Byron Center v. East Kentwood - 11 AM
2019 MHSAA Div 3 District 68 Volleyball Finals  - Traverse City St. Francis v. Elk Rapids - 12 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 2 District 48 Volleyball Finals – Plainwell v. Vicksburg – 11 AM
2019 MHSAA Div 6 District Football Final - Calumet  v. Menominee   - 1 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 8 District Football Final – Lake Linden-Hubbell v. Ishpeming  - 1 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 7 District Football Final – McBain at Traverse City St. Francis – 1 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 6 District Football Final - Millington v. Montrose  - 1:45 PM