Highlight Reel: Thursday Baseball/Softball Semis
June 16, 2016
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
The first day of the MHSAA Baseball/Softball Semifinals at Michigan State University’s Old College Field began under rainy conditions Thursday, but finished under a flourish of sunshine as four teams punched their tickets into Saturday’s Finals.
Below are links to video highlights from Saturday’s games. Click on the final scores to watch games in their entirety and purchase DVDs.
Baseball
Division 1
Warren DeLaSalle 3, Traverse City West 1
West Scores First - In the third inning, Traverse City West gets on the board with an RBI single by Gavin Gamhausen to score Nick Brzezinski.
Eagles Take The Lead - Hartland scored twice in the fifth inning to take a 3-2 lead, with John Baker delivering an RBI single.
Hovde Delivers - With the score tied at 3-3 in the bottom of the fifth, Saline's Richard Hovde delivers a two-out bases-loaded single to drive in two runs, which proved to be the winning margin.
Division 2
DeWitt Goes On Top - DeWitt took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth when Donovan Tarn doubled into the gap to score Michael Stygles.
Schut Scores Game Winner - In the seventh inning, Holland Christian's Cam Schut scores from third on a sacrifice fly by Josh Sterenberg.
Linden 5, Dearborn Divine Child 2
Chalk Chaser - Ryker Rivera hits the third base line with this run scoring single in the fourth inning to give Linden a 4-1 lead.
Koan Drives Two Home - Linden gets on the board in the third inning with this two-out, bases loaded single by Nick Koan.
Softball
Division 1
Dakota Double - The big hit in the Division 1 Semifinal between Macomb Dakota and Midland was this two-run double by Dakota's Julia Salisbury in the third inning to give the Cougars a 4-0 lead.
Gross Triples & Scores - Midland countered with two runs in the top of the fourth on this triple by Julia Gross to plate one run, and Gross then scored on a throwing error.
Farmington Hills Mercy 9, Mattawan 6
Swinehart Has A Big Game - Mackenzie Swinehart of Mattawan went 3 for 4 against Farmington Hills Mercy, scoring twice and driving in a run with this third-inning triple.
Three-Run Double For Padula - Farmington Hills Mercy scored five times in the second inning against Mattawan, the big hit this bases-clearing double by Cari Padula.
Division 2
Vicksburg 7, Livonia Ladywood 5
Helping With A Homer - Livonia Ladywood starting pitcher Rozlyn Price helped her own cause in the third inning with a two-run home run to center field against Vicksburg.
Bulldogs Begin Their Rally - Vicksburg started its rally back with two runs in the third inning. Alicia Cagney singles home the first run.
Eskymos Take Advantage - Escanaba tied the game at 2-2 in the second inning when Kathleen Ross scored on a Richmond error.
Richmond Tacks One On - Rachel Leach finishes the scoring for Richmond against Escanaba with a run-scoring single in the seventh inning, one of her two hits in the game.
PHOTO: An Escanaba runner tries to beat a throw to second base during her team’s Semifinal against Richmond.
Boys Hoops Districts Tip Off on MHSAA TV
March 9, 2020
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
Here is the schedule for MHSAA Boys Basketball District first-round games with live streaming video on Monday (March 9) on the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv:
- District 3 at Flushing - Saginaw v. Flushing 5:30 PM; Flint Carman-Ainsworth v. Saginaw Heritage 7 PM
- District 4 at Grand Blanc - Flint Southwestern v. Flint Kearsley 6 PM
- District 5 at Clarkston - Romeo v. Lake Orion 7 PM
- District 6 at West Bloomfield - Orchard Lake St Mary's v. Pontiac 5 PM; Waterford Mott v. Auburn Hills Avondale 7 PM
- District 7 at Walled Lake Northern - Walled Lake Northern v. Walled Lake Central 7 PM; Howell v. Hartland 7 PM
- District 8 at Howell - Hartland at Howell 7 PM
- District 9 at Cedar Springs - Cedar Springs v. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 7 PM
- District 11 at Grandville - Grandville v. Zeeland East 7 PM
- District 13 at St. Joseph - Stevensville Lakeshore v. Portage Northern 5 PM; Portage Central v. Kalamazoo Central 7 PM
- District 17 at Brighton - Ann Arbor Skyline v. Pinckney 5 PM; South Lyon East v. Brighton 7 PM
- District 18 at Saline - Ann Arbor Huron v. Saline 5:30 PM; Ypsilanti Lincoln v. Ann Arbor Pioneer 7 PM
- District 35 at Cadillac - Cadillac v. Manistee 6 PM; Ludington v. Benzie Central 8 PM
- District 36 at Clare - Clare v. Standish-Sterling 6 PM; Ogemaw Heights v. Gladwin 7:30 PM
- District 39 at Bridgeport - Bridgeport v. Clio 5:30 PM; Frankenmuth v. Birch Run 7:30 PM
- District 40 at Corunna - Ovid-Elsie v. Durand 5:30 PM; Perry v. Chesaning 7 PM
- District 46 at Holland Christian - Benton Harbor v. Holland Christian 5 PM
- District 49 at Williamston - Williamston v. Lansing Eastern 7 PM; Lansing Catholic v. Fowlerville 5:30 PM
- District 62 at Macomb Lutheran North - Macomb Lutheran North v. New Haven 6 PM
- District 63 at Armada - Croswell-Lexington v. Marysville 6 PM; Almont v. Armada 7:30 PM
- District 64 at Flint Powers Catholic - Goodrich v. North Branch 6 PM; Flint Powers Catholic v. Flint Hamady 7:30 PM
- District 65 at Calumet - Calumet v. West Iron County 7 PM; Negaunee v. Manistique 7 PM
- District 66 at Negaunee - Negaunee v. Manistique 7 PM
- District 75 at Pewamo-Westphalia - Pewamo-Westphalia v. Saranac 6 PM; Potterville v. Delton Kellogg 7:30 PM
- District 76 at Grandville Calvin Christian - Grand Rapids Covenant Christian v. Saugatuck 5:30 PM; Fennville v. Grandville Calvin Christian 7:15 PM
- District 88 at Riverview Gabriel Richard - Ecorse v. Canton Prep 7 PM
- District 95 at New Lothrop - New Lothrop v. Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy 7 PM
- District 95 at Hemlock - Hemlock v. St Charles 7 PM
- District 95 at Montrose - Montrose v. Reese 7 PM
- District 103 at Pellston - Pellston v. Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian 5:30 PM; Alanson v. Beaver Island 7 PM
- District 107 at Brethren - Frankfort v. Mesick 6 PM; Brethren v. Bear Lake 7:30 PM
- District 121 at Plymouth Christian Academy - Ann Arbor Central Academy v. Lutheran Westland 5:30 PM; Westland Huron Valley Lutheran v. Ann Arbor Rudolf Steiner 7 PM
- District 124 at Bloomfield Hills Roeper High School - Bloomfield Hills Roeper v. Southfield Manoogian 6 PM; Auburn Hills Oakland Christian v. Pontiac Academy for Excellence 6 PM
- District 125 at Oakland Christian School - Sterling Heights Parkway Christian v. Auburn Hills Christian 7:30 PM
The schedules for the District Semifinals and Finals will be released the day before that round. You can always reach a list of the upcoming tournament games by Clicking Here.
The Boys Basketball action is part of a week of more than 150 live events on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network. You can Click Here to look at the latest list of all upcoming varsity games.
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