Baseball
Grass Lake 2, Hanover-Horton 1: Brayden Lape threw a three-hitter and struck out 12 batters as the Warriors won the Cascades Conference Tournament Friday at home. Lape also had one hit and knocked in a run to help in the victory. Luke Soper struck out 12 batters for Hanover-Horton in six innings on the mound. Grass Lake won the Cascades Conference regular season title and the tournament.
Addison 9, Michigan Center 4
East Jackson 16, Vandercook Lake 0: Bryce Fowler threw a three-inning no hitter and struck out seven batters for EJHS in the victory. Landon Roberts had two hits and knocked in one run and Brian Hammer added two RBIs for the Trojans.
Springport 5, Potterville 3: Dylan Sanford had two hits and two RBIs for the Spartans’ second win of the season.
Softball
Springport 18, Potterville 0: Kelsey Speer pitched a four-inning no-hitter for Springport with six strikeouts. Speer and Madeline Maher knocked in four runs for Springport.
Western 11, Dexter 0: Abby Nieswender knocked in four runs and Hailey Whisman struck out 14 batters on the mound for Western.
Girls Track and Field Regionals
Division 1 at Grand Ledge: Jackson High School finished eighth with 31 points and Northwest was 15th scoring seven points. Keiyera Johnson of Jackson qualified for the state meet in both hurdle events winning the 100-meter hurdles in 15.98 seconds and the 300-meter hurdles in 48.48 seconds.
Division 2 at Mason: Western High School finished eighth at the Division 2 regional meet at Mason High School with 51 points. The Panthers finished third in the 1,600-meter relay with a state-qualifying time of 4:15.14; Kayda Herrick tied for second in the high jump with a state-qualifying leap of 5-0; and Bayli Stewart was second in the long jump with a leap of 16-3.5.
Division 3 at Hillsdale: Lumen Christi finished second with 74 points, Hanover-Horton placed fourth scoring 56, Grass Lake was right behind the Comets scoring 55, Columbia Central tied for sixth scoring 54, Napoleon was 10th tallying 28.5, and Springport tied for 14th with 11 points. Rylie Aylesworth of Columbia Central had a big night qualifying for the state meet in the 100-meter dash (12.96), winning the 200-meter dash (27.2), and finishing second in the 400-meter dash (1:01); Madison Osterberg of Lumen Christi won three regional titles taking the 800-meter run (2:16), the 1,600-meter run (4:59), and the 3,200-meter run (11:01); Sophia Reynolds of Hanover-Horton was second in the 800-meter run (2:24); Hope Wilkes of Columbia Central placed second in the 3,200-meter run (12:23); Olivianna Watkins of Hanover-Horton was the regional champion in the 300-meter hurdles (49.85) and Melyssa McJennett of Columbia Central was second (50.39); Grass Lake finished second in the 400-meter relay (52.04), second in the 800-meter relay (1:49.33), and won the 1,600-meter relay (4:15); Lumen Christi was second in the 1,600-meter relay (4:20) and won the 3,200-meter relay (9:50); Hanover-Horton was second in the 3,200-meter relay (10:21); Ereka Risner of Grass Lake placed second in the shot put (35-11); teammate Mya Viegelahn finished second in the high jump (4-11); and Alyssa Budd of Napoleon finished second in the long jump (16-7).
Division 4 at Concord: The Yellow Jackets finished third in the regional with 77 points, East Jackson was fourth scoring 62, Jackson Prep placed 11th with eight points, and Vandercook Lake was 13th with one point. Cieara Barrett of Concord won the 800-meter run (2:28) and Olivia Ortell of Jackson Prep (2:35) was second in the event; Concord finished second in the 3,200-meter relay (12:38); Mariah Kerley of East Jackson won the shot put (33-8) and the discus (90-2); and Addisyn Rudd of East Jackson won the pole vault (9-6), and teammate Kennedy Goodwin was second (8-0); Rudd was also an additional qualifier in the 200-meter dash (28.02).
Boys Track and Field Regionals
Division 1 at Grand Ledge: Jackson High School finished 11th scoring 27 points. Ahmad Ameen of Jackson placed second in the 400-meter dash in 50.04 seconds.
Division 2 at Mason: Western High School edged Mason 105-102 to claim a regional championship. Cooper Singleton of Western finished second in the 1,600-meter run (4:25); Joshua Veneziano placed second in the 300-meter hurdles (40.98); the Panthers finished second in the 800-meter relay (1:31.96); Brennan Faber won the shot put for the Panthers (49-10); Owen Fremeau was second in the discus (150-11) and A.J. Scutt also qualified for the state meet with a qualifying toss of 140-0 to place fifth; Veneziano also finished third in the high jump with a state qualifying leap of 6-2; Lucas Inosencio was second in the pole vault at 13-2; and Caleb Rudd-Jones qualified for the state meet with a 20-10.25 long jump.
Division 3 at Hillsdale: Napoleon High School won its first boys’ regional track and field regional since 1994 by scoring 95 points at the Division 3 regional at Hillsdale High School. Hanover-Horton was fourth scoring 70.5, Lumen Christi was eighth with 40 points, Springport was 10th scoring 21, Columbia Central was 13th with 15 points, Michigan Center was right behind the Golden Eagles with 11 points, and Grass Lake placed 16th scoring four points. A bevy of athletes finished in the top two or earned state qualifying spots with times, distances, or heights. Alex Pastrioza was second for Lumen Christi in the 100-meter dash (11.34) and third in the 200-meter dash with a state-qualifying time (23.39); Travis Collins of Michigan Center (11.36) and Graham Gumper of Hanover-Horton (11.41) also qualified in the 100-meters; Holden Van Poppel of Napoleon finished second in the 200-meter dash (23.36); Austin Brown won the 800-meter run for Hanover-Horton (2:00); teammate Rogan Melling won the 1,600-meter run (4:31) and the 3,200-meter run (9:48); Isaiah Dinverno of Lumen Christi also qualified in the 1,600-meters (4:36); Van Poppel won the 110-meter hurdles (14.87) and was second in the 300-meter hurdles (43.04); Eli Dyer of Springport won the 300-meter hurdles (42.15) and was a qualifier in the 110-meter hurdles (15.98); Gavrik Belcourt of Napoleon also qualified in the 110-meter hurdles (16.05); Napoleon won the 400-meter relay (45.0) and the 800-meter relay (1:31.94); Columbia Central qualified for the state tournament in the 800-meter relay (1:34.22); Hanover-Horton won the 3,200-meter relay (8:21); and DeVonta Habern of Napoleon won the high jump (6-0) and teammate Lionel Campbell had a qualifying leap (6-0).
Division 4 at Concord: Concord High School gave Jackson County its third regional crown of the night by winning the regional at home Friday with 122.5 points. East Jackson finished fifth with 51 points, and Vandercook Lake and Jackson Prep finished tied for 11th with four points. Tyreke Brown of Concord was second in the 200-meter dash (24.32); Adair Artis of Concord won the 800-meter run (2:01); Ashton Easterwood of Concord finished with a state-qualifying time in the 110-meter hurdles (16.51) placing third; Concord ran a state-qualifying time in the 400-meter relay (45.91) and placed third, the Yellow Jackets won the 800-meter relay (1:34), and won the 1,600-meter relay (3:31); East Jackson was second in the 3,200-meter relay (8:35); Collin Thompson of Concord was second in the pole vault (8-6); and Mekhi Wingfield of Concord won the long jump (21-2.5); Randy Reddick of East Jackson (20-0.5) and Anthony Evans of Concord (19-8) also qualified for the state meet in the long jump.
(Individuals who finished first or second in each event are automatic qualifiers for the Michigan High School Athletic Association state track and field finals. Athletes may also earn a trip to the state meet by meeting state-set standards for times, distances, or heights. The standards are set by times, distances, and heights from previous state finals. This list was updated on Saturday at 2 p.m. adding a number of additional qualifiers from Jackson County).
Girls soccer
Springport 9, Potterville 0
Manchester 2, Western 0
Boys golf
Springport Invitational: Columbia Central won the scramble format at Burr Oak Golf Course with 136, Springport finished third scoring 140, and Concord was fourth at 146. Andrew Zacharias and Hayden Carter lead the way for CCHS with 68. Gibson Overweg and Maximilian Argumedo led Springport with 70, and Carter Aubuckle and Gavin Riske paced the Yellow Jackets with 73.
On Deck for May 20, 2023
Baseball
Columbia Central at Adrian Madison TBA
Concord at Hillsdale 9 a.m.
Lumen Christi at Hudson 10 a.m.
Northwest at Haslett 10 a.m.
Softball
Columbia Central at Adrian Madison TBA
Grass Lake at Gladstone 11:30 a.m.
Northwest at Northville TBA
Boys golf
Hanover-Horton at Katke (Ferris State) 9 a.m.
Lumen Christi at East Lansing TBA