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.

Tune In to Spring on MHSAA TV

April 10, 2019

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

Here is the schedule for Spring sporting events to be streamed live on MHSAA.tv for April 9-23:
 
Tuesday - April 9
Boys & Girls Track - Brighton at Howell  - 3:50 PM
Boys Track - White Lake Lakeland  - 4 PM
Girls Track - White Lake Lakeland  - 4 PM
Girls Soccer - Chesaning at Montrose  - 4:30 PM
Girls Soccer - Ann Arbor Greenhills at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 4:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Rochester Adams at Grand Blanc  - 5 PM
JV Girls Lacrosse - Bloomfield Hills at Troy  - 5:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse – Bay City Central at Ovid-Elsie  - 6 PM
Girls Soccer - Perry at Fowlerville  - 6 PM
JV Girls Soccer - TBA at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 6:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Warren Cousino at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  - 7 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Bloomfield Hills at Troy  - 7 PM
Girls Soccer - Rochester Adams at Grand Blanc  - 7 PM
 
Wednesday - April 10
JV Girls Lacrosse – Bloomfield Hills Marian at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 4:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer – Gibraltar Carlson at Brownstown Woodhaven  - 4:30 PM
JV Girls Lacrosse – TBA at White Lake Lakeland  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Lacrosse - Hartland at Novi  - 5:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse – Bloomfield Hills Marian at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 6 PM
Girls Soccer – Gibraltar Carlson at Brownstown Woodhaven  - 6 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Hartland at Novi  - 6:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse – TBA at White Lake Lakeland  - 7 PM
Girls Lacrosse - South Lyon at White Lake Lakeland  - 7 PM
 
Thursday - April 11
Boys & Girls Track and Field - St. Clair Shores Lakeview at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  - 4 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Otisville-Lakeville at Ovid-Elsie  - 4:30 PM
Girls Soccer - Byron at Montrose  - 4:30 PM
Girls Soccer – Wixom St. Catherine at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 4:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer – Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Stevensville Lakeshore  - 5 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse - Lapeer at Grand Blanc  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Salem at Howell  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer – Birmingham Seaholm at Troy  - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse - Davison at Saginaw Heritage  - 6 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Holt at Ovid-Elsie  - 6 PM
Girls Soccer – Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Stevensville Lakeshore  - 6:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer – Wixom St. Catherine at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 6:30 PM
Girls Soccer - Eaton Rapids at Fowlerville  - 6:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Lapeer at Grand Blanc  - 7 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Brighton at Saline  - 7 PM
Girls Soccer - Salem at Howell  - 7 PM
Girls Soccer – Birmingham Seaholm at Troy  - 7 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Davison at Saginaw Heritage  - 7:30 PM
 
Friday - April 12
JV Girls Soccer - Fraser at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  - 4:30 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse – Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard at Novi  - 5 PM
JV Girls Lacrosse - South Lyon at White Lake Lakeland  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Lacrosse - Salem at Saline  - 5:30 PM
Girls Soccer - Fraser at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  - 6 PM
Boys Lacrosse – Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard at Novi  - 6:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Salem at Saline  - 7 PM
 
Saturday - April 13
Boys Lacrosse - Linden at Ovid-Elsie  - 1 PM
Girls Soccer - Portland at Manchester  - 1 PM
Boys Track - White Lake Lakeland  - 10 AM
Girls Track - White Lake Lakeland  - 10 AM
Boys Lacrosse - Rockford at Brighton  - 2 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Petoskey at Brighton  - 5:30 PM
Girls Soccer - Bad Axe at Montrose  - 9 AM
 
Monday - April 15
JV Boys Lacrosse - Salem at Novi  - 4 PM
JV Girls Lacrosse – Farmington Hills Mercy at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 4:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Trenton at Brownstown Woodhaven  - 4:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Kalamazoo Central at Stevensville Lakeshore  - 5 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Salem at Novi  - 5:30 PM
Freshman Boys Lacrosse - Canton at Brighton  - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse - Belleville at Howell  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Macomb Dakota at Troy  - 5:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Flushing at Ovid-Elsie  - 6 PM
Girls Lacrosse – Farmington Hills Mercy at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 6 PM
Girls Soccer - Trenton at Brownstown Woodhaven  - 6 PM
Girls Soccer - Kalamazoo Central at Stevensville Lakeshore  - 6:30 PM
Girls Soccer - Charlotte at Fowlerville  - 6:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Canton at Brighton  - 7 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Belleville at Howell  - 7 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Ann Arbor Huron at Novi  - 7 PM
Girls Soccer - Macomb Dakota at Troy  - 7 PM
 
Tuesday - April 16
Boys Track and Field - Salem at Brighton  - 4 PM
Girls Track and Field - Salem at Brighton  - 4 PM
Boys Soccer - Otisville-Lakeville at Montrose  - 4:30 PM
Girls Soccer – Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 4:30 PM
Softball - Rochester Adams at Lake Orion  - 4:30 PM
Boys Track and Field - Monroe at Saline  - 4:30 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse – Bay City Western at Grand Blanc  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Walled Lake Northern at White Lake Lakeland  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Ann Arbor Huron at Saline  - 5:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse - East Lansing at Ovid-Elsie  - 6 PM
Girls Soccer - Williamston at Manchester  - 6 PM
JV Girls Soccer – Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 6:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse – Detroit Cass Tech at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  - 7 PM
Boys Lacrosse – Bay City Western at Grand Blanc  - 7 PM
Girls Soccer - Walled Lake Northern at White Lake Lakeland  - 7 PM
Girls Soccer - Ann Arbor Huron at Saline  - 7 PM
 
Wednesday - April 17
JV Girls Lacrosse - Brighton at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 2:30 PM
JV Girls Lacrosse - South Lyon at Novi  - 5 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Davison at Grand Blanc  - 5 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse - Plymouth Christian at Howell  - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse - Pioneer at Saline  - 5:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Brighton at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 6 PM
Girls Soccer - Three Rivers at Plainwell  - 6 PM
Girls Lacrosse – Livonia Stevenson at Novi  - 6:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Plymouth Christian at Howell  - 7 PM
Boys Lacrosse – Ann Arbor Pioneer at Saline  - 7 PM
Girls Soccer – Midland Bullock Creek at Freeland  - 7 PM
Girls Soccer - Davison at Grand Blanc  - 7 PM
 
Thursday - April 18
Boys & Girls Track and Field – at Frankenmuth  - 4 PM
Girls Soccer – Livonia Clarenceville at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 4:30 PM
Softball - Troy Athens at Lake Orion  - 4:30 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse - South Lyon at Novi  - 5 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Monroe at Saline  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer – Rochester Hills Stoney Creek at Troy  - 5:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Clarkston at White Lake Lakeland  - 6 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Grand Ledge at Ovid-Elsie  - 6 PM
Boys Lacrosse - South Lyon at Novi  - 6:30 PM
Girls Soccer - Monroe at Saline  - 7 PM
Girls Soccer - Stoney Creek at Troy  - 7 PM
 
Friday - April 19
JV Girls Lacrosse - South Lyon at Saline  - 5:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse - South Lyon at Saline  - 7 PM
 
Saturday - April 20
Girls Soccer - Troy Athens at Saline  - 1 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Troy Athens at Saline  - 11 AM
JV Boys Lacrosse - Midland at Saline  - 5:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Midland at Saline  - 7 PM
 
Monday - April 22
JV Girls Soccer - Lincoln Park at Brownstown Woodhaven  - 4:30 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse - Canton at Novi  - 5 PM
JV Girls Soccer – Richland Gull Lake at Stevensville Lakeshore  - 5 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Essexville Garber at Freeland  - 5 PM
Freshman Boys Lacrosse - Howell at Brighton  - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse - Bedford at Saline  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Lacrosse - Clarkston at Troy  - 5:30 PM
Girls Soccer - Onsted at Manchester  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Rochester at Saline  - 5:30 PM
Girls Soccer - Lincoln Park at Brownstown Woodhaven  - 6 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Canton at Novi  - 6:30 PM
Girls Soccer – Richland Gull Lake at Stevensville Lakeshore  - 6:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Howell at Brighton  - 7 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Bedford at Saline  - 7 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Clarkston at Troy  - 7 PM
Girls Soccer - Rochester at Saline  - 7 PM
Girls Soccer – Saginaw Swan Valley at Freeland  - 7 PM
 
Tuesday - April 23
Boys Track and Field - Canton at Brighton  - 4 PM
Girls Track and Field - Canton at Brighton  - 4 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Novi at Howell  - 5:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Haslett at Ovid-Elsie  - 6 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Okemos at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 6 PM
Girls Soccer - Novi at Howell  - 7 PM
 
In its 10th year, the School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events, with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics. Pixellot – the NFHS Network’s automated streaming solution – is used by schools wishing to live stream games but lacking the ability to staff events. The SBP also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising an