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.
Another Big Week Ahead for MHSAA TV
September 10, 2019
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
The number of games being broadcast keeps going up every week on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network.
Here’s a list of the upcoming varsity level events taking place over the coming week on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network:
Tuesday - Sept. 10
Girls Volleyball - Grand Rapids Catholic Central v. Comstock Park - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball – St. Clair Shores Lake Shore v. Marine City - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Manchester v. Vandercook Lake - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Mt Morris v. Chesaning - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - New Lothrop v. Montrose - 6:30 PM
Boys Soccer - Petoskey v. Cadillac - 6:45 PM
Boys Soccer – Troy Athens v. North Farmington - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - Brighton v. Salem - 7 PM
Boys Soccer – White Lake Lakeland v. Waterford Mott - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - Novi v. Hartland - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - Saline v. Ann Arbor Pioneer - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - South Lyon v. South Lyon East - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Fremont v. Reed City - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Kalamazoo Christian v. Constantine - 7 PM
Boys Soccer – Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice v. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep - 7:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Bad Axe v. Caro - 7:30 PM
Wednesday - Sept. 11
Girls Field Hockey – Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood v. Grosse Pointe North - 4:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Freeland v. Essexville Garber - 5 PM
Boys Soccer – St. Clair Shores Lake Shore v. Warren Mott - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Freeland v. Ogemaw Heights - 6 PM
Boys Soccer - Lansing Waverly v. Fowlerville - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Williamston v. Fowlerville - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Cadillac v. Petoskey - 6:45 PM
Boys Soccer - Clare v. McBain - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - Freeland v. Frankenmuth - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Frankenmuth v. Ovid-Elsie - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Freeland v. Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Morley Stanwood v. Kent City - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Potterville v. Pewamo-Westphalia - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - St. Charles v. Carrollton - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Harrison - Harrison v. Shepherd - 7:30 PM
Thursday - Sept. 12
Boys Tennis - Williamston v. Fowlerville - 4 PM
Boys Football – Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood v. Riverview Gabriel Richard - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball – St. Clair Shores Lake Shore v. Warren Woods-Tower - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Norway v. Kingsford - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Fenton v. Flint Kearsley - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball - Swartz Creek v. Linden - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball - Corunna v. Clio - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – White Lake Lakeland v. Walled Lake Central - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Macomb Lutheran North v. Royal Oak Shrine - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Highland Milford v. South Lyon - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Oakland Christian v. Brighton Stockwell Prep - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Royal Oak Shrine v. Macomb Lutheran North - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - St. Charles v. Montrose - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Holton v. Hart - 6:45 PM
Girls Volleyball - Linden v. Swartz Creek - 6:45 PM
Boys Soccer – Troy Athens v. Rochester - 7 PM
Boys Soccer – White Lake Lakeland v. Waterford Kettering - 7 PM
Boys Soccer – Rochester Hills Stoney Creek v. Grand Blanc - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball – Troy Athens v. Bloomfield Hills - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Bear Lake v. Mesick - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - St. Charles v. Chesaning - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Bad Axe v. Cass City - 7:30 PM
Friday - Sept. 13
Boys Soccer - South Lyon v. Birmingham Seaholm - 6 PM
Football - Northville v. Howell - 6:45 PM
Football – Stevensville Lakeshore v. Niles - 6:55 PM
Football - Bad Axe v. Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker - 7 PM
Football - Brighton v. Hartland - 7 PM
Football – Saginaw Heritage v. Saginaw - 7 PM
Football - Ithaca v. St. Louis - 7 PM
Football – St. Clair Shores Lake Shore v. Fitzgerald - 7 PM
Football – White Lake Lakeland v. South Lyon - 7 PM
Football - Montrose v. Chesaning - 7 PM
Football - Norway v. Ishpeming - 7 PM
Football - Saline v. Adrian - 7 PM
Football - Troy v. Birmingham Seaholm - 7 PM
Football – Brownstown Woodhaven v. Lincoln Park - 7 PM
Football - Fowlerville v. Williamston - 7 PM
Football – Detroit Old Redford v. Warren DeLaSalle Collegiate - 7 PM
Football - Paw Paw v. Plainwell - 7 PM
Football – Muskegon Reeths-Puffer v. Muskegon Mona Shores - 7 PM
Football - Rochester Adams v. Lake Orion - 7 PM
Saturday - Sept. 14
Boys Soccer - Saline v. Tecumseh - 12 PM
Boys Soccer - Rockford v. Grand Ledge - 12:45 PM
Football – Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood v. Riverview Gabriel Richard - 3 PM
Girls Volleyball - Novi v. Away - 8 AM
Monday - Sept. 16
Boys Soccer - Ithaca v. Midland Bullock Creek - 5:30 PM
Boys Soccer – St. Clair Shores Lake Shore v. Sterling Heights - 6 PM
Boys Soccer - Freeland v. Saginaw Valley Lutheran - 7 PM
Boys Soccer – Flint Powers Catholic v. Grand Blanc - 7 PM
Girls Field Hockey - Saline v. Dexter - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Frankenmuth v. Pinconning Area - 7 PM
Tuesday - Sept. 17
Boys Tennis - Haslett v. Fowlerville - 4 PM
Boys Soccer – Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood v. Macomb Lutheran North - 4:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Norway v. Rapid River - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Canton v. Howell - 6:15 PM
Boys Soccer - Williamston v. Fowlerville - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood v. Clarkston Everest Collegiate - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Davison v. Grand Blanc - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Durand v. New Lothrop - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Otisville LakeVille v. Montrose - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Manchester v. Addison - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Novi v. Salem - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Ovid-Elsie v. Mt Morris - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Flint Powers Catholic v. Midland Dow - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Grand Rapids South Christian v. Grand Rapids Christian - 6:30 PM
Boys Soccer - Petoskey v. Gaylord - 6:45 PM
Girls Volleyball – Painesdale Jeffers v. Dollar Bay - 6:50 PM
Boys Soccer – White Lake Lakeland v. Highland Milford - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Troy Athens v. Troy - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Big Rapids v. Fremont - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball – Muskegon Oakridge v. Hart - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - Fraser v. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep - 7:30 PM
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