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Records Report: Rams Star Tops in G-Lax

August 17, 2012

Rockford grad Andi Raymond is the most prolific scorer in the young history of MHSAA girls lacrosse, with her accomplishments from 2007-10 now entered into the MHSAA record books.

Raymond, who will be a junior next spring for Towson University in Maryland, owns the top spot for career goals (267) and points (460) and tallied the second-most career assists (193). Girls lacrosse became an MHSAA sport in 2005. 

Below are highlights from recent submissions to the MHSAA record books. Click to see the girls lacrosse record book, or the headings below to see records listings for those sports.

Softball

  • Breckenridge's Samantha Willman had one of the best pitching seasons in MHSAA history this spring, with 10 no-hitters including a string of three straight. Her 18 strikeouts in a six-inning game tied an MHSAA record.
  • Allendale's Michelle Dornan finished her career with 35 home runs over four seasons, good for fifth in MHSAA history. She had back-to-back HRs twice during her career. 
  • Springport's Sam Bates improved to 73-9-1 pitching over the first two seasons of her high school career, and her 76 runs scored were good for fourth-most in one season. Springport's 479 hits this spring were third-most for a season and its 453 hits in 2011 were seventh on that list. 
  • Mason County Eastern's Alyssa Bryan finished her career this spring with 58 doubles (tied for eighth for a career) and 188 RBI (also eighth, alone).
  • Imlay City junior Erin Combs hit 22 doubles this spring, good to tie for ninth for one season.
  • Howard City Tri-County hit 33 triples in 2011, tied for sixth among team single-season totals.

Wrestling

  • Carleton Airport grad Ronnie Szuch has joined the 200-win club. He tallied a 207-27 record from 2003-07, including a 64-0 mark as a senior.

Baseball

  • Bath sophomore pitcher Ryan Orr allowed a mere three bases on balls in 74 innings pitched this spring, the fewest ever according to the MHSAA listing. The others in that category are from 1942 and 2004.

PHOTO: Rockford's Andi Raymond helped the Rams to a 19-11 win over Rockford in the 2010 Division 1 Girls Lacrosse Final.

Cepo Sets Up Teammates at Record Pace

April 10, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

For the second straight season this past fall, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central sophomore Zachary Cepo tallied 48 assists – tying the MHSAA record he set in 2016 as a freshman.

He’s also put together a career-full of assists – with two more years to play.

His 96 career assists already rank fifth all-time, and Cepo also finished 2017 with 71 points to push his career total in that category to 129.

See below for more recent record book updates in boys and girls soccer and softball, and click on the sport headings to view those record books in full.

Boys Soccer

Midland Dow senior goalkeeper Kyle Hop had a string of 10 straight shutouts from Sept. 25-Oct. 21 this past season and finished the fall with 18 shutouts – tied for fourth most in MHSAA history. That string of 10 straight and 19 overall for the Midland Dow also made team record book lists, as did its 108 goals in finishing 21-4-1.

Comstock’s Evan Veenhuis earned four entries for his work in the fall, starting with six goals in his team’s win over Niles Brandywine on Sept. 13. Veenhuis also was added for 52 goals and 62 points over 22 games, and he’s on the career points list as well with 121 over his first three years on varsity and with one more to play.

Brooklyn Columbia Central junior Micah Sonnenberg added a pair of season and career entries to his previous two for goals in a game from 2016. Sonnenberg had 45 goals this past fall to make the single-season list, and his 101 goals are on the career list with one more season to play. He also had 60 points in the fall and has 130 total to make the season and career lists, respectively, in that category.


Girls Soccer

Cadillac’s Alexus Little capped her three-year varsity career last spring with a pair of goal-scoring entries. Her 35 goals in 2017 made the single-season list, as did her career total of 80 from 2015-17. She finished with 111 points total.

Softball

A trio of Vicksburg four-year standouts graduated last spring with their accomplishments all over the MHSAA record book. Shaidan Knapp capped her career with 13 entries, including for 247 runs scored (fifth all-time), 234 hits, 63 doubles (10th all-time), 20 triples, 25 home runs, 173 RBI and 95 walks drawn. Teammate Carlie Kudary was added for her 189 runs and 223 career hits, plus a 37-game hitting streak in 2016 that is tied for fifth longest in MHSAA history. Grace Stock made career lists with 179 runs, 224 hits, 55 doubles and 195 RBI – those RBI rank 11th all-time. Knapp is continuing her career at Central Michigan University, while Kudary is playing at University of Missouri-St. Louis and Stock is playing at Calvin College.

Mattawan celebrated the final campaign for three record-setting four-year seniors last spring with one of the most impressive offensive runs in MHSAA history. The Wildcats, who finished 32-8 in 2017, set an MHSAA record with 126 doubles, while their 492 hits total ranked 10th, their 46 home runs ranked sixth, their 348 RBI came in ninth and their .437 batting average is tied for ninth all-time. Joanna Bartz, Alexis Taube and Meaghan Markus left their marks all over the records as well. Bartz had 75 hits and 22 doubles last season and 229 hits, 54 doubles, 29 home runs and 194 RBI over her career. Taube had 71 hits, 20 doubles and 13 homers last season and 42 doubles, 30 homers and 164 RBI for her career. Markus had 41 doubles and 23 homers over her career to go with a single-season 11 home runs in 2016. Junior Emily Koperdak also was added for her 21 doubles last spring. Bartz is now playing at Michigan State, with Taube at Kent State.

Byron’s Parker Viele capped her career last spring with five record book entries, including for 56 career doubles and 29 career triples over 143 games. She also had two single-season marks for doubles and another for career pitching strikeouts. She’s playing at Lake Erie College in Ohio.

Mercede Daugherty capped her Watervliet career in 2017 with eight record book entries, including for 48 career doubles, 24 career home runs and 157 career RBI over three seasons and 104 games. She’s continuing her career at Trine University.

Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard’s Julia Kennedy has entered her senior season this spring with 33 career home runs, 16 off the record, and with a career-high of 18 as a sophomore in 2016. Her total that season is tied for sixth-highest in one season, and she’s already tied for 15th on the career list. She will continue her career after high school at Miami University (Ohio). 

PHOTO: Monroe St. Mary's Zach Cepo surveys the field during a game last season. (Photos courtesy of Monroe News.)