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.

Ice Matchups Shine On MHSAA TV Lineup

January 8, 2019

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

A couple of match-ups involving four of the state’s higher-ranked ice hockey teams highlight an MHSAA.tv schedule packed with more 250 events to be produced in the coming week by School Broadcast Program participants.

The top-ranked team in Division 1, Detroit Catholic Central, will be at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood for a Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League battle on Friday (Jan. 11) at 7:15 p.m. The Cranes were ranked third in the latest coaches poll in Division 3.

Then on Saturday (Jan. 12),  Birmingham Brother Rice, rated third in Division 2, will be at Calumet for a 7 p.m. face-off. The Copper Kings are fifth in Division 3. Catholic Central and Brother Rice each reached the Semifinals of the MHSAA Tournament last year.

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 and viewing subscriptions.

Here’s the upcoming MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams being produced by School Broadcast Program members and the NFHS Network: 

Tuesday - Jan. 8
Freshman Girls Basketball - Brighton at Howell  - 3:50 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Burton Bentley at Otisville Lakeville  - 3:50 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Midland at Saginaw Heritage  - 4 PM
Freshman Girls Basketball - Rockford at Grandville  - 4 PM
Freshman Girls Basketball - Lansing Catholic Central at Fowlerville  - 4 PM
Freshman Girls Basketball - Muskegon Catholic Central at Fremont  - 4 PM
Freshman Girls Basketball - Croswell-Lexington at Fenton  - 4 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Grandville Calvin Christian at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian  - 4:15 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Vicksburg at Plainwell  - 4:15 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Ann Arbor Greenhills at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 4:30 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball – Standish Sterling at Frankenmuth  - 4:30 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Warren Cousino at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  - 4:30 PM
Freshman Girls Basketball - Essexville-Garber at Freeland  - 4:30 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Burton Bentley at Otisville Lakeville  - 5:20 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Brighton at Howell  - 5:20 PM
Girls Basketball - Plymouth Christian at Southfield Christian  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Rockford at Grandville  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Flint Kearsley at Linden  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Canton at Novi  - 5:30 PM
Girls Basketball - Mancelona at Pellston  - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Bath at Mt. Morris  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Sparta at Comstock Park  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Comstock at Kalamazoo Christian  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Midland at Saginaw Heritage  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Lansing Catholic Central at Fowlerville  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Owosso at Fenton  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Lansing Sexton at Ovid-Elsie  - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Linden at Flint Kearsley  - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Watersmeet at Dollar Bay  - 5:45 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Grandville Calvin Christian at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian  - 5:45 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Vicksburg at Plainwell  - 5:45 PM
Boys Basketball - Houghton Lake at Harrison  - 6 PM
JV Girls Basketball - North Muskegon at Hart  - 6 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Essexville-Garber at Freeland  - 6 PM
Girls Basketball - Ubly at Harbor Beach  - 6 PM
Girls Basketball - Newaygo at Fremont  - 6 PM
JV Boys Basketball – Standish Sterling at Frankenmuth  - 6 PM
Girls Basketball - Burton Bendle at Flint Powers Catholic  - 6 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Ann Arbor Greenhills at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 6 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Warren Cousino at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  - 6 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Iron Mountain at Norway  - 6:15 PM
Boys Basketball - Burton Bentley at Otisville Lakeville  - 6:50 PM
Girls Basketball - Brighton at Howell  - 6:50 PM
Girls Basketball - Rockford at Grandville  - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Bath at Mt. Morris  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Flint Kearsley at Linden  - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Midland at Saginaw Heritage  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Sparta at Comstock Park  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Notre Dame Prep at Lake Orion  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Lansing Catholic Central at Fowlerville  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Owosso at Fenton  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball – Lansing Sexton at Ovid-Elsie  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Comstock at Kalamazoo Christian  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Canton at Novi  - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Linden at Flint Kearsley  - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Watersmeet at Dollar Bay  - 7:15 PM
Boys Basketball - Vicksburg at Plainwell  - 7:15 PM
Boys Basketball - Grandville Calvin Christian at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian  - 7:15 PM
Boys Basketball – Standish Sterling at Frankenmuth  - 7:30 PM
Girls Basketball - North Muskegon at Hart  - 7:30 PM
Girls Basketball - Essexville-Garber at Freeland  - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball - Burton Bendle at Flint Powers Catholic  - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball - Newaygo at Fremont  - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball - Ann Arbor Greenhills at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball - Warren Cousino at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball – Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart at Vestaburg  - 7:30 PM
Girls Basketball - Iron Mountain at Norway  - 8 PM
 
Wednesday - Jan. 9
Freshman Girls Basketball – Bay City Central at Saginaw Heritage  - 4 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball – Ann Arbor Pioneer at Flint Powers Catholic  - 4 PM
Wrestling – Quad at Mt. Morris with Durand, Otisville Lakeville, Chesaning   - 5 PM
Wrestling - New Lothrop at Ovid-Elsie  - 5 PM
Wrestling – Triangular at Flint Kearsley with Holly and Flushing - 5 PM
Wrestling - Ravenna at Hart  - 5 PM
JV Girls Basketball – Flint Carman-Ainsworth at Saginaw Heritage  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball – Wixom St. Catherine at Ann Arbor Greenhills  - 5:30 PM
Boys Basketball – Gaylord St. Mary at Pellston  - 5:30 PM
Wrestling – Triangular at Saline with Monroe and Jackson   - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Basketball – Ann Arbor Pioneer at Flint Powers Catholic  - 5:30 PM
Wrestling –  Quad at White Lake Lakeland with Waterford Mott, Walled Lake Northern, South Lyon East - 5:30 PM
Unified Sports - Northville at Howell  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball – Madison Heights Bishop Foley at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 6 PM
Boys Basketball - Ubly at Harbor Beach  - 6 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Manton at McBain  - 6 PM
Competitive Cheer – OAA Jamboree at Lake Orion with Rochester Adams, Rochester, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek, Tory Athens, West Bloomfield - 6:30 PM
Girls Basketball – Wixom St. Catherine at Ann Arbor Greenhills  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball – Flint Carman-Ainsworth at Saginaw Heritage  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball – Madison Heights Bishop Foley at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 7:30 PM
Girls Basketball - Manton at McBain  - 7:30 PM
 
Thursday - Jan. 10
Freshman Boys Basketball - Chesaning at Otisville Lakeville  - 3:55 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Grant at Fremont  - 4 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Hamilton at Comstock Park  - 4 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Bridgeport at Frankenmuth  - 4:30 PM
Middle School Boys Basketball – Allen Park Inter-City Baptist at Southfield Christian  - 4:30 PM
Freshman Girls Basketball - Otsego at Plainwell  - 5 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Chesaning at Otisville Lakeville  - 5:20 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Grant at Fremont  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Hanover-Horton at Manchester  - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Hamilton at Comstock Park  - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Bridgeport at Frankenmuth  - 6 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Owosso at Flint Kearsley  - 6 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Otsego at Plainwell  - 6:15 PM
Boys Basketball - Chesaning at Otisville Lakeville  - 6:50 PM
Girls Basketball - Troy Athens at Lake Orion  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Hanover-Horton at Manchester  - 7 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Grant at Fremont  - 7 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Bridgeport at Frankenmuth  - 7:30 PM
 
Friday - Jan. 11
Freshman Boys Basketball - Salem at Howell  &l