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.

Soccer Tournament Starts on MHSAA TV

October 8, 2019

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

As the Fall sports season rolls on, the first postseason tournament action ramps up this week with Boys Soccer District activity on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network.

Nearly 40 Boys Soccer tournament games will be streamed live, a dozen taking place during first round play, and nearly all being produced by schools using Pixellot – the NFHS Network’s automated streaming solution. The coverage culminates with all four Final games on Nov. 2. 

A $9.99 Month Pass enables a subscriber to catch all of the Soccer Tournament action, plus other live Fall sporting events from Michigan and across the country.

Here’s the complete list of varsity-level events to be streamed live during the coming week:

Tuesday - Oct. 8
Girls Volleyball - Coloma v. Watervliet  - 5:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Kalamazoo Christian  v. Kalamazoo Hackett  - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Manchester  v. East Jackson   - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Montrose  v. Durand   - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Novi  v. Plymouth  - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Ovid-Elsie  v. Otisville LakeVille   - 6:30 PM                                                                  
Girls Volleyball - South Lyon  v. South Lyon East   - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Fife Lake Forest Area v. Pellston – 6:45 PM
Girls Volleyball - Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. Grand Rapids Covenant Christian   - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Morley Stanwood  v. Holton   - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Saline  v. Monroe   - 7 PM
 
Wednesday - Oct. 9
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs – DeWitt v. Haslett –  4:30 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - Lowell v. Cedar Springs  - 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - Sturgis v. St. Joseph  - 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - Saline  v. Ypsilanti Lincoln  - 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - Utica Ford v. Troy  - 6 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - Freeland  v. Saginaw Swan Valley   - 6 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs – Jackson Northwest v. South Lyon East – 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Corunna  v. Goodrich   - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball - Fenton  v. Holly   - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball - Flushing v. Linden  - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball – Flint Kearsley  v. Swartz Creek   - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball - Linden  v. Flushing   - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball – Madison Heights Bishop Foley v. Macomb Lutheran North  - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Waterford Our Lady v. Royal Oak Shrine   - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Flint Powers Catholic  v. Highland Milford   - 6:30 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoff – Lansing Eastern v. Lansing Waverly – 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Baraga v. Dollar Bay  - 6:50 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoff- Troy  v. Utica Ford  - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Petoskey  v. Cadillac   - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - St. Charles  v. Hemlock   - 7 PM
 
Thursday - Oct. 10
Girls Volleyball - Ishpeming  v. Westwood   - 5:30 PM
2019 MHSA Boys Soccer District Playoffs – Temperance Bedford v. Brownstown Woodhaven  - 6 PM
2019 MHSA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - Jackson Northwest v. South Lyon East  - 6 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoff - Grand Blanc  v. Davison   - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball – St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  v. St. Clair   - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Norway  v. Crystal Falls Forest Park   - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball – Cedar Springs v. Lowell – 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball – Livonia Clarenceville v. Southfield Christian  - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Grand Rapids Christian  v. Grand Rapids South Christian   - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Grandville  v. Holland West Ottawa   - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Ann Arbor Greenhills v. Clarkston Everest Collegiate  - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – White Lake Lakeland  v. Highland Milford   - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Otisville LakeVille  v. Flint Kearsley   - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Auburn Hills Oakland Christian  v. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest   - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Middleville Thornapple Kellogg v. East Grand Rapids  - 6:30 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoff – Troy Athens v. Royal Oak   - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball – Troy Athens v. Berkley   - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Menominee v. Marquette - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - St. Charles  v. Breckenridge   - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Walled Lake Northern  v. South Lyon   - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - West Bloomfield  v. Troy   - 7 PM
2019 MHSA Boys Soccer District Playoffs – Southfield A&T v. Birmingham Seaholm  - 7:30 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys District Soccer Playoff – Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice v. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep  - 7:30 PM
 
Friday - Oct. 11
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoff – Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  v. Auburn Hills Avondale   - 4 PM
2019 MHSA Boys Soccer District Playoffs – St. Clair Shores Lakeview v. St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  - 4:30 PM
Football – Stevensville Lakeshore  v. Richland Gull Lake   - 5:30 PM
Football - Portage Northern  v. Battle Creek Central   - 5:30 PM
Football - Durand v. Montrose  - 6:45 PM
Football - Canton v. Howell  - 6:55 PM
Football – Troy Athens v. Birmingham Seaholm   - 7 PM
Football - Cadillac  v. Traverse City West   - 7 PM
Football – Saginaw Heritage  v. Bay City John Glenn - 7 PM
Football - Ishpeming  v. West Iron County   - 7 PM
Football - Ithaca  v. Saginaw Valley Lutheran   - 7 PM
Football – White Lake Lakeland  v. Waterford Kettering   - 7 PM
Football - Manchester  v. Hanover-Horton   - 7 PM
Football - Munising  v. Lake Linden-Hubbell   - 7 PM
Football - Ovid-Elsie  v. Byron Center Charter  - 7 PM
Football - Petoskey  v. Gaylord   - 7 PM
Football - Rockford  v. Hudsonville   - 7 PM
Football - West Bloomfield  v. Bloomfield Hills   - 7 PM
Football – Brownstown Woodhaven  v. Dearborn Edsel Ford   - 7 PM
Football - Constantine v. Watervliet  - 7 PM
Football - Davison v. Warren De La Salle Collegiate  - 7 PM
Football - McBain vs Manton  - 7 PM
Football - Menominee v. Marquette - 7 PM
Football – Orchard Lake St. Mary’s v. Detroit Catholic Central  - 7 PM
Football - Otsego v. Plainwell  - 7 PM
Football - Port Huron v. Port Huron Northern  - 7 PM
Football - Rochester v. Lake Orion  - 7 PM
Football – St. Johns v. Fowlerville  - 7 PM
Football - Walled Lake Northern v. South Lyon East  - 7 PM
Football - Wyoming Lee vs Ludington  - 7 PM
 
Saturday - Oct. 12
Football - Coopersville v. Comstock Park  - 11 AM
Girls Volleyball - Novi  v. TBA  - 8 AM
Girls Volleyball - Mt Morris  v. Oscoda   - 9 AM
 
Monday - Oct. 14
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoff – Semifinal #1 at East Lansing – 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoff – Semifinal #1 at Madison Heights Lamphere – 5:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Norway  v. Escanaba   - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Byron v. Fowlerville  - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Ann Arbor Greenhills v. Belleville   - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Otisville LakeVille v. Kearsley   - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Morley Stanwood v. Big Rapids   - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoff – Semifinal #2 at East Lansing – 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoff – Semifinal #2 at Madison Heights Lamphere – 7 PM 
 
Tuesday - Oct. 15
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoff – Semifinal #1 at Cedar Springs – 3:30 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoff – Semifinal #1 at Grand Blanc – 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoff – Semifinal #2 at Cedar Springs – 5:15 PM
Girls Volleyball - Ishpeming  v. West Iron County   - 5:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Grand Rapids Catholic Central  v. Grand Rapids West Catholic   - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Sparta v. Comstock Park  - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Brighton v. Howell  - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball - Otisville LakeVille  v. Chesaning   - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Mt. Morris  v. Montrose   - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Plymouth Christian v. Southfield Christian  - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Flint Powers Catholic v. Grand Blanc  - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Grand Rapids South Christian v. East Grand Rapids  - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - South Lyon East  v. Waterford Kettering   - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - South Lyon  v. Walled Lake Western   - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Cedar Springs v. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central – 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Calumet  v. Negaunee   - 6:45 PM
Girls Volleyball - Big Rapids  v. Remus Chippewa Hills   - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Freeland  v. Essexville Garber   - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Fremont  v. Howard City Tri County   - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Pellston  v. Mancelona   - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Troy  v. TBA  - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - West Bloomfield  v. Oxford   - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoff – Semifinal #2 at Grand Blanc – 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Bad Axe  v. Reese   - 7:30 PM
 
Now in its 11th year, the Scho