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.
MHSAA TV Serves Up Volleyball Powers
September 12, 2018
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
Four of the state’s top-ranked volleyball teams will be in action as part of an 80-game-plus schedule this week on MHSAA.tv.
Lake Orion, third-ranked in Division 1; and Schoolcraft, Manchester, and Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian – the third, fourth and ninth-rated teams, respectively, in Division 3 – all grace this week’s schedule of games produced by members of the School Broadcast Program.
Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams being produced by School Broadcast Program members and the NFHS Network:
Tuesday - Sept. 11
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian - 4:15 P.M.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Hancock at Calumet - 4:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Plymouth at Howell - 4:55 P.M.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Hartland at Novi - 5 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Hartland at Novi - 5 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Hancock at Calumet - 5:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian - 5:30 P.M.
- Boys Soccer - Spring Lake at Comstock Park - 6 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Plymouth at Howell - 6:25 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Hartland at Novi - 6:30 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian - 7 P.M.
Wednesday - Sept. 12
- Freshman Boys Soccer - Northville at Saline - 4 P.M.
- Middle School Girls Volleyball - Belding at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 4:15 P.M.
- Middle School Girls Volleyball - Belding at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 5:30 P.M.
- JV Field Hockey - Farmington Hills Mercy at Saline - 5:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball – Midland Bullock Creek at Frankenmuth - 5:30 P.M.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball – Midland Bullock Creek at Frankenmuth - 5:30 P.M.
- Middle School Football - St. Joseph at Stevensville Lakeshore - 6 P.M.
- Field Hockey - Farmington Hills Mercy at Saline - 7 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball – Midland Bullock Creek at Frankenmuth - 7 P.M.
Thursday - Sept. 13
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Allendale at Comstock Park - 4 P.M.
- Freshman Football - Allegan at Plainwell - 4:15 P.M.
- Freshman Football - Novi at Howell - 4:25 P.M.
- Freshman Football - Shepherd at Freeland - 4:30 P.M.
- Freshman Football – Flint Carman-Ainsworth at Grand Blanc - 4:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Allendale at Comstock Park - 5 P.M.
- Boys Soccer - Lansing Eastern at Fowlerville - 5:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Waterford Kettering at Grand Blanc - 5:30 P.M.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Waterford Kettering at Grand Blanc - 5:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Belding at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 6 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Allendale at Comstock Park - 6 P.M.
- JV Football - Allegan at Plainwell - 6 P.M.
- Freshman Football - Escanaba at Marquette - 6 P.M.
- JV Football - Shepherd at Freeland - 6:15 P.M.
- JV Football - Flint Carman-Ainsworth at Grand Blanc - 6:30 P.M.
- JV Football - Novi at Howell - 6:45 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Oxford at Lake Orion - 7 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball – Waterford Kettering at Grand Blanc - 7 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Belding at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 7 P.M.
Friday - Sept. 14
- Football - St. Joseph at Stevensville Lakeshore - 6:55 P.M.
- Football - Plymouth at Brighton - 7 P.M.
- Football - Allendale at Comstock Park - 7 P.M.
- Football - New Lothrop at Montrose - 7 P.M.
- Football – Temperance Bedford at Saline - 7 P.M.
- Football - Birch Run at Frankenmuth - 7 P.M.
- Football - Michigan Center at Manchester - 7 P.M.
- Football - Chesaning at Ovid-Elsie - 7 P.M.
- Football - Howell at Novi - 7 P.M.
- Football - Iron Mountain at Norway - 7 P.M.
- Football - Troy Athens at Lake Orion - 7 P.M.
- Football - Escanaba at Marquette - 7 P.M.
- Football – Birmingham Brother Rice at Warren DeLaSalle - 7 P.M.
- Football - Fowlerville at Haslett - 7 P.M.
Saturday - Sept. 15
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Novi Invitational - 8 AM
- JV Girls Volleyball - Frankenmuth Invitational - 8:30 AM
Monday - Sept. 17
- Boys Soccer – Adrian Lenawee Christian at Manchester - 5:30 P.M.
- JV Field Hockey - Chelsea at Saline - 5:30 P.M.
- Field Hockey - Chelsea at Saline - 7 P.M.
Tuesday - Sept. 18
- Girls Volleyball - Hanover-Horton at Manchester - 5 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Byron at Ovid-Elsie - 5:30 P.M.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Byron at Ovid-Elsie - 5:30 P.M.
- Boys Soccer - Fowlerville at Williamston - 5:30 P.M.
- Boys Soccer - Sparta at Comstock Park - 6 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Byron at Ovid-Elsie - 6:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Hanover-Horton at Manchester - 7 P.M.
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