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 Features Grid Showdowns
September 5, 2018
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
A trio of football games pitting schools with 2-0 records highlights this week’s schedule on MHSAA.tv.
In the Upper Peninsula’s West-PAC Large Division, Calumet hosts Ishpeming Westwood on Friday. The two teams are tied atop the league standings with Hancock.
The other games are league openers. Saginaw Swan Valley will travel to Freeland on Friday in a Tri-Valley Conference Central match, and in the Capital Area Activities Conference Red, Williamston is at Fowlerville.
Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams being produced by School Broadcast Program members and the NFHS Network:
Tuesday, Sept. 4
- JV Boys Soccer - Ann Arbor Skyline at Saline - 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Iron Mountain at Norway - 6 p.m.
- Boys Soccer - Ann Arbor Skyline at Saline - 7 p.m.
Wednesday - Sept. 5
- Girls Volleyball – Marlette at Freeland - 5 p.m.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball – Madison Heights Bishop Foley at Macomb Lutheran North - 5:30 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Durand at Ovid-Elsie - 5:30 p.m.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Durand at Ovid-Elsie - 5:30 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball – Marine Cardinal Mooney at Ann Arbor Greenhills - 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Durand at Ovid-Elsie - 6:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball – Marine City Cardinal Mooney at Ann Arbor Greenhills - 6:30 p.m.
Thursday - Sept. 6
- Freshman Girls Volleyball – Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Comstock Park - 4 p.m.
- Freshman Football - Croswell-Lexington at Frankenmuth - 4:30 p.m.
- Freshman Football - Ypsilanti at Saline - 4:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball – Brooklyn Columbia Central at Manchester - 5 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball – Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Comstock Park - 5 p.m.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Clarkston at Grand Blanc - 5:30 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Clarkston at Grand Blanc - 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball – Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Comstock Park - 6 p.m.
- JV Football - Bridgeport at Frankenmuth - 6 p.m.
- JV Football - Ypsilanti at Saline - 6:30 p.m.
- JV Football - Ishpeming at Norway - 6:30 p.m.
- JV Football - Chesaning at Montrose - 6:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Clarkston at Grand Blanc - 7 p.m.
Friday - Sept. 7
- Football - Williamston at Fowlerville - 7 p.m.
- Freshman Boys Soccer - Salem at Saline - 4 p.m.
- Football - Lake Orion at Rochester Adams - 7 p.m.
- Football – Saginaw Swan Valley at Freeland - 7 p.m.
- Football - Sault Ste. Marie at Marquette - 7 p.m.
- Football - Flint at Grand Blanc - 7 p.m.
- Football - Salem at Novi - 7 p.m.
- Football - Saint Thomas Aquinas at Warren DeLaSalle - 7 p.m.
- Football – Ishpeming Westwood at Calumet - 7 p.m.
- Football – Otisville Lakeville at Ovid-Elsie - 7 p.m.
Saturday - Sept. 8
- JV Girls Volleyball – Mustang Invitational at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 8:30 a.m.
Monday - Sept. 10
- Field Hockey – Bloomfield Hills Marian at Novi - 3:30 p.m.
- JV Field Hockey – Bloomfield Hills Marian at Novi - 5 p.m.
- Boys Soccer - Howell at Fowlerville - 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday - Sept. 11
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian - 4:15 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian - 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian - 7 p.m.
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Highlights of games broadcast during the past week by the MHSAA School Broadcast Program feature Saline’s 17-7 football win over two-time reigning Division 4 champion Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Allen Park Cabrini’s 3-0 volleyball win over Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood and East Lansing’s 2-1 boys soccer win over Williamston.
Highlights can be found each week on the MHSAA.tv website, the home page of the MHSAA Website, and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube.