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.

Live Wrestling Video Ramping Up

February 5, 2019

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

The first Winter tournament action on MHSAA.tv comes this week, with plenty of wrestling events being produced by School Broadcast Program participants.
 
The District phase of the Team Wrestling Tournament takes place Wednesday and Thursday (Feb. 6-7), and then the District round of the Individual Wrestling Tournament is scheduled for Saturday (Feb. 9).
 
Here’s the schedule for Team Wrestling District action to be covered:
 
Division 1
 
Saginaw Heritage – Feb. 7
6 p.m. – Flushing v. Saginaw Heritage
7:15 p.m. – Final - Saginaw Arthur Hill v. winner of 6 p.m.
 
Grandville – Feb. 7
5:30 p.m. – Grand Rapids Union v. Jenison; Grandville v. Wyoming
6:45 p.m. – Final
 
Howell – Feb. 7
6 p.m. – Walled Lake Western v. Howell; Brighton v. South Lyon
7:15 p.m. – Final
 
Saline – Feb. 7
5 p.m. – Ann Arbor Huron v. Ann Arbor Pioneer
6:15 p.m. – Saline v. winner of 5 p.m.
 
Division 2 
 
Marquette – Feb. 6
6 p.m. – Escanaba v. Marquette
7:15 p.m. – Sault Ste. Marie v. winner of 6 p.m.
 
Flint Kearsley – Feb. 6
5 p.m. – Flint Kearsley v. Flint Powers Catholic
6:15 – North Branch v. winner of 5 p.m.
 
Fenton – Feb. 6
5 p.m. – Linden v. Goodrich; Fenton v. Holly
6:15 p.m.  – Final
 
Stevensville Lakeshore – Feb. 6
6 p.m. – Stevensville Lakeshore v. Benton Harbor; St. Joseph v. Niles
7:15 p.m. – Final
 
Fowlerville – Feb. 6
5:30 p.m. – Fowlerville v. Haslett; Mason v. East Lansing
6:45 p.m. – Final
 
Division 3
 
Freeland – Feb. 6
6 p.m. – Carrollton v. Freeland
7:15 p.m. – Saginaw Valley Lutheran v. winner of 6 p.m.  
 
Otisville-LakeVille
6 p.m. – Almont v. Yale; Otisville-LakeVille v. Imlay City
7:15 p.m. – Final
 
Here’s the schedule for Individual Wrestling District action to be covered:
 
Division 2
 
10 a.m. – Fremont
10 a.m. – Stevensville Lakeshore
 
Division 3
 
10 a.m. – Comstock Park
10 a.m. – Montrose
 
Division 4
 
10 a.m. - Manchester
 
Here’s the remainder of this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams being produced by SBP members. Check the online schedule throughout the week for late changes.
 
?Tuesday - Feb. 5
Freshman Girls Basketball - Salem at Howell - 3:50 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Byron at Ovid-Elsie - 4 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Owosso at Fenton - 4 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Otisville-Lakeville at Mt. Morris - 4 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Sparta at Comstock Park - 4 PM
Freshman Girls Basketball - Warren Regina at Bloomfield Hills Marian - 4 PM
Project Unified Basketball - Howell at Novi - 4 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Rockford at Grandville - 4 PM
Freshman Girls Basketball - Midland at Saginaw Heritage - 4 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Detroit Catholic Central at Warren DeLaSalle - 4 PM
Middle School Boys Basketball - Plymouth Christian at Southfield Christian - 4:30 PM
Varsity Girls Ice Hockey - Ann Arbor Pioneer at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 5 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Salem at Howell - 5:20 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Mt. Morris  at Otisville-Lakeville - 5:25 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Byron at Ovid-Elsie - 5:30 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Eaton Rapids at Corunna - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Midland at Saginaw Heritage - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Warren Regina at Bloomfield Hills Marian - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Detroit at Warren DeLaSalle - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Sparta at Comstock Park - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Owosso at Fenton - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Otisville-Lakeville at Mt. Morris - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Linden at Flint Kearsley - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Brighton at Novi - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Calvin Christian at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Rockford at Grandville - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Delton Kellogg at Kalamazoo Christian - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Michigan Center at Manchester - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball – Ewen-Trout Creek at Dollar Bay - 5:45 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Calumet at Negaunee - 5:45 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Chassell at Calumet - 5:45 PM
Competitive Cheer – at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore - 6 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball - Coleman at Harrison - 6 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Essexville Garber at Frankenmuth - 6 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Ithaca at St. Charles - 6 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball – Saginaw Swan Valley at Freeland - 6 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Carney-Nadeau at Norway - 6:30 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Mt. Morris  at Otisville-Lakeville - 6:50 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Salem at Howell - 6:50 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball – Burton Madison Academy at Corunna - 7 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Midland at Saginaw Heritage - 7 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball - Sparta at Comstock Park - 7 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball - Detroit at Warren DeLaSalle - 7 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Warren Regina at Bloomfield Hills Marian - 7 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball - Byron at Ovid-Elsie - 7 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball - Michigan Center at Manchester - 7 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball – Westland Huron Valley Lutheran at Southfield Christian - 7 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball – Grandville Calvin Christian at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 7 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball - Rockford at Grandville - 7 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball - Otisville-Lakeville at Mt. Morris - 7 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Delton Kellogg at Kalamazoo Christian - 7 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball - Brighton at Novi - 7 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball - Owosso at Fenton - 7 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Linden at Flint Kearsley - 7 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball - Chassell at Calumet - 7:15 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball – Ewen-Trout Creek at Dollar Bay - 7:15 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Edwardsburg at Plainwell - 7:15 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Beal City at Vestaburg - 7:30 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball - Ithaca at St. Charles - 7:30 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Essexville Garber at Frankenmuth - 7:30 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball – Saginaw Swan Valley at Freeland - 7:30 PM
Varsity Boys Ice Hockey - Port Huron Northern at Detroit Catholic Central - 7:50 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball - Carney-Nadeau at Norway - 8 PM
 
Wednesday - Feb. 6
Freshman Girls Basketball - Waterford Mott at White Lake Lakeland - 4 PM
Middle School Girls Basketball - Michigan Center at Manchester - 4:30 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Ann Arbor Pioneer at Saline - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Waterford Mott at White Lake Lakeland - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Addison at Manchester - 5:30 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Waterford Mott at White Lake Lakeland - 7 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Bath at Pewamo-Westphalia - 7 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Ann Arbor Pioneer at Saline - 7 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Addison at Manchester - 7 PM
 
Thursday - Feb. 7
Freshman Boys Basketball - Montrose at Mt. Morris - 4 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Greenville at Comstock Park - 4 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Highland Milford at White Lake Lakeland - 4 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Ludington at Fremont - 4 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian - 4:15 PM
Middle School Girls Basketball - Wyoming Kelloggsville at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 4:15 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Wyoming Kelloggsville at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 4:15 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Midland Bullock Creek at Freeland - 4:30 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - St. Clair Shores Lake Shore - 4:30 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Otsego at Plainwell - 5 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Greenville at Comstock Park - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Highland Milford at White Lake Lakeland - 5:30 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Holly at Fenton - 5:30 PM
Middle School Girls Basketball - Wyoming Kelloggsville at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Durand at Ovid-Elsie - 5:30 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball - Central Lake at Pellston - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Burton Bendle at Corunna - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Montrose at Mt. Morris - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Swartz Creek at Flint Kearsley - 5:30 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Escanaba at Calumet - 5:45 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Chassell at Dollar Bay - 5:45 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Wyoming Kelloggsville at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 5:45 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Clare at Harrison - 6 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Midland Bullock Creek at Freeland - 6 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Shelby at Hart - 6 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Essexville Garber at Frankenmuth - 6 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - St. Clair Shores Lake Shore - 6 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Sandusky at Harbor Beach - 6 PM
Competitive Cheer – MIAA at Southfield Christian  - 6 PM (Lutheran Westland, Sterling Heights Parkway Christian, Plymouth Christian)
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Haslett at Fowlerville - 6 PM
Varsity Wrestling - Saginaw Heritage - 6 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Otsego at Plainwell - 6:15 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball – Rock Mid Peninsula at Norway - 6:30 PM
Varsity Boys Ice Hockey - Negaunee at Calumet - 7 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian - 7 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Burton Bendle at Corunna - 7 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball – Stanton Central Montcalm at Fremont - 7 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball - Greenville at Comstock Park - 7 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball - Montrose at Mt. Morris - 7 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Swartz Creek at Flint Kearsley - 7 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball - Durand at Ovid-Elsie - 7 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Holly at Fenton - 7 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Burton Bendle at Corunna - 7 PM
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Wyoming Kelloggsville at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 7:15 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Escanaba at Calumet - 7:15 PM
Varsity Girls Basketball - Chassell at Dollar Bay - 7:15 PM
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Essexville Garber at Frankenmuth - 7:30 PM
Varsity Boys Basketball - Fulton at Pewamo-Westphalia - 7:30 PM