Baseball
Grass Lake 3, Hanover-Horton 1: Avin Sandoval knocked in two runs in the top of the seventh inning for Grass Lake. Brayden Lape struck out 13 batters for the Warriors. Braylon Sayles had a hit and knocked in the only run for Hanover-Horton (6-2).
Napoleon 12, East Jackson 0: Grant Bradley pitched a perfect game striking out all 15 batters for Napoleon. Jason Negus had three hits and knocked in three runs to lead the Napoleon offense. Hartley Marvin and Lucas Hankis each had a pair of hits for the Pirates.
Lumen Christi 4, Stockbridge 3: Golden Gibson, Garrett Swan, and Jack Melnick each had a hit and knocked in one run for the Titans. Swan’s hit was a home run.
Michigan Center 22, Vandercook Lake 0: Daylen Hinkle nearly had a perfect day for the Cardinals. He pitched a no-hitter, striking out eight batters on the mound and went 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs. Allen Whitmill also had three hits for MCHS and drove in three runs in the five-inning win. The Jayhawks are 0-2 on the season following the loss.
Western 6, Mason 3: Jack Whyte had a hit and two RBIs and Caden Spitzer earned the pitching win allowing only two hits in three innings pitched for Western. Nolan Wheeler and Carter Martin each recorded one hit and one RBI for Western (4-2).
Bronson 8, Concord 2: Lewis Fritz recorded two of the Yellow Jackets’ seven hits in the loss. Concord was leading 8-3 in game two after four innings before it was postponed.
Softball
Grass Lake 17, Hanover-Horton 0: Katelyn Postuma limited the Comets to one hit, striking out five batters in the process. Rylee Fitzpatrick and Laney Brown each finished with two hits and three RBIs, Bree Salts had three hits and three RBIs, and Postuma hit a home run for the Warriors.
Grass Lake 15, Hanover-Horton 5: The Comets scored twice in the first inning, but the Warriors responded with 10 runs combined in the first two innings to earn the win. Rylee Fitzpatrick had three hits and three RBIs from the leadoff position for Grass Lake. Emily Guthrie finished with three hits and two RBIs and Olivia Turner recorded two hits and two RBIs for the Warriors. Amierah Jarrett, Lilly Wooster, and Mayson Scally each had two hits for Hanover-Horton in the loss – the Comets’ first two losses of the season.
East Jackson at Addison Invitational: The Trojans won the first-round game 10-4 over Summerfield. Mariah Kerley, Savana Stewart, and Emily Uyttenhove had three hits apiece for East Jackson in the win. The Trojans beat Addison in the tournament final.
Britton-Deerfield 4, Lumen Christi 2: Caroline Hilderley pitched six innings giving up only one earned run for Lumen Christi. Allison O’Dowd had two hits and an RBI for the Titans.
Britton-Deerfield 15, Lumen Christi 6: The two teams were tied at 6-all going into the fifth inning, but BD took off. Maria King had two hits and Riley Okoniewski finished with a pair of RBIs for the Titans.
Michigan Center 16, Vandercook Lake 1: The Cardinals earned its first win of the season with the victory to open the night. Kylie McKee had four RBIs for Michigan Center in the win. Hannah McKee earned the pitching win for MCHS with four strikeouts.
Michigan Center 23, Vandercook Lake 4: The Cardinals scored 14 runs in the second inning to blow open a 5-1 game. Mady Whipple and Eli Noll hit home runs for the Cardinals. Whipple finished 4-for-4 at the plate with six RBIs. Vandercook Lake could only muster two hits in the loss.
Boys track and field
Michigan Center 75, Manchester 61: Michigan Center won three of the four relays to pull away from Manchester. Lucas Maier won the 100-meter dash (11.7), Michael VanRiper took first in the 400-meter dash (53.9), Julius Smith (20.4) and Zach Levy (49.5) swept the 110- and 300-meter hurdles respectively, Logan Heath won the discus (90-9), and Trevor Kilpatrick won the pole vault (9-0) for the Cardinals.
Girls track and field
Manchester 83, Michigan Center 50: Joy Acklin won the 100-meter hurdles (20.7) and Kaitlyn Rendall won the 300-meter hurdles (59.8) for Michigan Center. The Cardinals won the 800-meter relay (2:01) and Elly Trefry took first in the pole vault (8-0) for Michigan Center.
Girls soccer
Clinton 5, Grass Lake 2: Cassidy Ortbring and Kylin Heidrich tallied goals for the Warriors while Ella Kraus added an assist. Karly Penhallegon had 14 saves including a stopped penalty kick for Grass Lake (2-4).
Lumen Christi 2, Pennfield 2: The Titans are 0-2-2 to start the 2022 season following the road tie on Friday.
Western 3, Northwest 1: Western High School scored a goal with seconds remaining in the first half to turn the tide in the rivalry game. Chloe Embury scored first for Western five minutes into the game. Northwest tied the game at 1-all with a goal by Darrow Piper at the 24 minute mark. But Amelia Walicki scored with just seconds remaining in the first half giving the Panthers a 2-1 lead. A constant rain in the second half created tough conditions for both sides. Ali Shroyer scored an insurance goal for Western with just over 90 seconds remaining in the game. Meadow Pratt earned the win in goal for Western (3-3). The Mounties are now 1-5 on the season.
Columbia Central 4, Dundee 1: Jaden Bates scored three goals and Alyssa Stewart finished with one goal and three assists for CCHS. Bella Huston and Meadow LaTour combined in goal for the win for Columbia Central (4-2).
Boys golf
Tecumseh Invitational: Jackson High School finished sixth as a team with a four-man total of 377. Colin Norton earned medalist honors with a 2-over-par 74. He shot 40 on the front side and 2-under-par 34 on the back. Andrew Covalle shot a 98 and Anthony Kulka shot 99 for the Vikings.
Marshall Invitational: Lumen Christi won the event by one stroke over Portage Central at the Marshall Sportsfest. The Titans shot a four-man total of 323. Northwest finished seventh as a team with 352. Lumen Christi was led by Nash Hanchett with a 78, Brendan Stevens with an 81, and Charlie Saunders and Joshua Baker with 82s. Tyler Richard shot an 82 and Isaac Anuszkiewicz finished with an 84 to lead Northwest. Nash finished tied for second individually and Stevens tied for ninth for LCCHS.
Ida Invitational: John DuBois tied for 15th in the Stableford Points System event with 41 points. Players earned points for eagles, birdies, and pars. DuBois shot an 83 at Green Meadows Golf Course near Ida. Ben Baker placed 26th for the Pirates scoring 32 points (92 score for 18).
On Deck for April 23, 2022
Baseball
Columbia Central at Homer Inv. TBA
Grass Lake at Onsted Inv. 9 a.m.
Hillsdale at Napoleon 10 a.m.
Concord at Zeeland East Noon
Hanover-Horton at Western 10 a.m.
Lumen Christi at Kalamazoo Central 11 a.m.
Northwest at Chelsea 10 a.m.
Springport at Bellevue 10 a.m.
Softball
Columbia Central at Homer 5 p.m.
Grass Lake at Gull Lake 9:30 a.m.
Hanover-Horton at Western 10 a.m.
Springport at Bellevue 10 a.m.
Track and field
Concord at Pittsford Invitational 10 a.m.
Girls soccer
Eaton Rapids at Western 12:30 p.m.
Girls tennis
Jackson Quad 8:30 a.m.
Northwest at Holly Quad 9 a.m.