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U-M, MSU recruit, St. Joseph DE Malone-Hatcher announcing on Thursday

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Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio shakes hands with Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh at Michigan Stadium on Oct. 17.

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio shakes hands with Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh at Michigan Stadium on Oct. 17.

With camp season starting in June, it becomes a heavy month for commitments around the country.

One of the month’s earliest will be in Michigan as St. Joseph defensive end Corey Malone-Hatcher will be announcing at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at his high school, he revealed tonight on Twitter.

He announced his finalists, a list that reveals his status: Michigan, Michigan State, Alabama, Ohio State, Tennessee, UCLA, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Penn State.

At 6-foot-3, 246 pounds, Malone-Hatcher is a four-star weakside defensive end ranked as the No. 17 prospect at his position and No. 247 overall on 247Sports. He is ranked as the No. 6 player in the state of Michigan by 247Sports.

The Crystal Ball projection from experts on 247Sports leans heavily toward the Wolverines.

Contact Mark Snyder at msnyder@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter at @mark__snyder. Download our Wolverines Xtra app on iTunes and Android!


Recruiting: Sacramento four-star DE eager to see U-M coaches at camp

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Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown watches his team warm up before the spring game on Friday, April 1, 2016.

Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown watches his team warm up before the spring game on Friday, April 1, 2016.

Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown has been searching for explosive pass-rushers to create havoc around the edge. However, he may not have to go too far down the recruiting rankings to find one, as the nation’s most prolific defensive end has the Wolverines as one of his top contenders.

Sacramento (Calif.) Luther Burbank four-star Deonte “D.J.” Johnson has a whopping 50 scholarship offers. Michigan’s staff is aware of his talent, and have a quartet of coaches involved in his recruitment.

“I talk a lot with coach Jay Harbaugh and coach Jim Harbaugh,” Johnson said. “I’ve talked with Coach Mattison and Coach Brown as well. They’re real guys, and they’re guys I can talk to about stuff besides football. Building those relationships is important to me, and I have a great relationship going with Michigan’s coaches.”

Because California is a long ways from Ann Arbor, Johnson isn’t sure if he will be able to take an unofficial visit to U-M this spring or summer. However, with Jim Harbaugh and his staff participating in satellite camps all over the country in June, he will get an opportunity to work with them up close.

Johnson is among the many prospects who love the idea of satellite camps, as he won’t have to spend money out of pocket to learn about some of the programs he is interested in. Michigan will be at Inderkum High School in Johnson’s hometown on June 23, and he plans to attend.

“It’s awesome,” he said of Michigan’s June tour. “A three-day trip to Michigan would cost a lot of money for my family and I. Because of the camp in Sacramento, I can see how the coaches coach and get to know them better for next to nothing. It’s really valuable from that standpoint and I’m looking forward to watching the coaches in action.”

Ranked as the ninth best weak-side defensive end according to the 247Sports composite rankings, Johnson has earned the nickname of “The Freak” to those in the Sacramento area, and Wolverine247 analyst Clint Brewster says it’s easy to see why.

“Johnson’s physical abilities really pop out at you right from the start. He’s exactly what college coaches drool over at the defensive end position,” Brewster said. “His ceiling is extremely high because of his raw athleticism, length, and twitch off the ball. He can really get off the starting blocks and blow by offensive tackles when he’s rushing the passer. Johnson’s an explosive player that can take over games with his ability to disrupt in the backfield and get to the quarterback. He’s the type of athlete that could probably play anywhere on the field at the high school level because of his size and athleticism.”

Out of his 50 scholarship offers, Johnson reportedly has Alabama, Miami (Fla.), Oklahoma and Michigan among those he’s most interested in. The Wolverines currently have 12 verbal commitments in the 2017 class from eight/nine different states, including three four-star prospects.

Steve Lorenz is the editor and publisher of Wolverine247 of the 247Sports Network. You can follow him on Twitter @TremendousUM and give Wolverine247 a try with a free trial until September 3rd. 

June 1 Michigan high school sports results

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Michigan high school sports results from Wednesday, June 1.

Girls soccer

Stevensville Lakeshore 5, Edwardsburg 1: Natalie Stampfly had four goals in the second round of the Division II districts (7-9-2).

Softball

Milford 3, Plymouth 2: Natalie Herrington came up big at the dish and in the circle, reaching base three times while scoring one run and driving in two for Milford. Additionally, she hurled seven innings and allowed two earned runs on eight hits.

Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 3, Rochester Adams 2: Madeleine Fazio went 2-for-4 with one run batted in while Paige Greenwell finished 2-for-3 with an RBI single for Notre Dame Prep. Additionally, Caley Gleason picked up her 25th win, giving up two unearned runs on six hits.

Baseball

Dearborn Edsel Ford 15, Melvindale Academy for Business & Tech 0: Aric Ramos had an inside-the-park grand slam, and Darek Hausz and Connor Clark combined to throw four innings of shutout ball for Edsel Ford.

Riverview Community 15, Romulus Summit Academy 2: Shane Conn and Griffen Mayes scored the lone runs for Summit in the play-in game for a first-round district contest.

Girls lacrosse

Ann Arbor Pioneer 15, Northville 6: With the victory, Pioneer advanced to the MHSAA regional final.

Softball (May 31)

Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse 8, Port Huron 2: In districts, Brooke Nadolny led the L’Anse Creuse offense with two hits, including a double and three runs driven in. Additionally, Sammi Mills had three hits, including a double, while recording the win and nine strikeouts.

Millington 12, Montrose 0: Hallie Maurer and Taylor Wright each hit home runs as Millington pounded out 15 hits in pre-district play. With the victory, Millington improved to 35-1.

May 31 Michigan high school sports results

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Utica's Natalie Happel winces as she pulls back to avoid being hit by the ball during Dakota's 9-1 win over Utica Tuesday at Sterling Heights Stevenson.

Utica’s Natalie Happel winces as she pulls back to avoid being hit by the ball during Dakota’s 9-1 win over Utica Tuesday at Sterling Heights Stevenson.

Baseball

Ann Arbor Pioneer 7, Ypsilanti Lincoln 4: JG Nwogu hit a two-run home run to seal the victory for Ann Arbor.

Millington 4, Montrose 0: Brandon Reed pitched a complete game, one-hitter, striking out 11 in the win for Millington (15-15). Reed also went 1-for-4 with two RBIs.

Novi Franklin Road Christian 0, Walled Lake Central 0: Nick Suchezky pitched a complete game for Novi, allowing only four hits and striking out five.

Watervliet 4, Hartford 2: Ryan Chisek had a double and a single for Watervliet.

Softball

Allen Park 11, Taylor Truman 1 (5 innings): Sammi Howell earned the win, allowing only one run on two hits and a walk, and struck out seven. Howell also went 4-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI for Allen Park. Hailey Genaw went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.

Bellevue 16, Potterville 3

Prep softball districts: Macomb Dakota too much for Utica, 9-1

: Brandy Mathewson got the win for Bellevue, striking out six through five innings. Mathewson also had three hits, including a home run.

Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 5, Zeeland East 1: Erin Jipping struck out eight for East.

Mattawan 10, Stevensville Lakeshore 3: Emily Koperdak earned the win, allowing three runs on seven hits over seven innings of work. Koperdak also had a three-run double.

Novi Franklin Road Christian 4, Southfield Christian 0: Kayla Nannoshi pitched a complete game, striking out five. Nannoshi also added a two-run single.

Oxford 7, Waterford Mott 0: Hannah Vachon earned the win for Oxford, pitching five innings, allowing one run and striking out eight. Kaitlyn Bean notched the save.

Watervliet 7, Watervliet Grace Christian 5: Karlee Liles earned the win, pitching a complete game, striking out eight and allowing five hits.

Girls soccer

Ada Forest Hills Eastern 8, Ionia 0: Rylee Michaels scored two goals for Forest Hills. Lexy Quoss, Emily Hickox, Emily Hermann, Anna Keller, Emily Zheutin and Emmy Reed all scored one goal each. Goalkeepers Sarah Pupel and Braeleigh McCoy combined for the shutout.

Holly 4, Clio 0: Kristin Hansel finished with two goals for Holly.

Livonia Clarenceville 2, Dearborn Henry Ford 1: Michelle Marzolo scored both goals for Livonia.

Millington 6, Mt. Morris 1: Elizabeth Selich scored two goals for Millington.

New Baltimore Anchor Bay 5, Port Huron 0: Casey Couturier scored two goals for Anchor Bay (11-5-5). Ashley Foster, Sydney Wolf and Haley Finazzo each scored goals also.

St. Catherine of Siena Academy 8, Westland Lutheran 0: Mary Hermann finished with a hat trick, and Bianca Ivejaz added two goals as well.

Sterling Heights Parkway Christian 4, Kimball New Life Christian 2: Lauren Turner scored a hat trick for Parkway Christian.

Stevensville Lakeshore 4, Three Rivers 0: Nataly Stampfly scored two goals for Lakeshore.

Boys golf

Gaylord 330, TC West 335, Cadillac 343: Gaylord won the Big North Conference Championship behind Nick Rowley’s 77.

KLAA on lookout for new high schools after 10 leave

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Livonia Churchill's Dylan Padget fumbles after being hit by Canton's Jacob Stephan on Oct. 3, 2014.

Livonia Churchill’s Dylan Padget fumbles after being hit by Canton’s Jacob Stephan on Oct. 3, 2014.

The Kensington Lakes Activities Association is putting out a “help wanted” sign, of sorts.

With the expected withdrawal of 10 of the 24 member schools made official this week, the league is looking for replacement schools.

The league will remain intact with all 24 members for the 2016-17 school year. But after that, anything is possible.

The schools leaving will be Milford, Lakeland, South Lyon East, South Lyon, Waterford Kettering, Waterford Mott, Walled Lake Northern, Walled Lake Central, Walled Lake Western and Pinckney.

Pinckney is joining the Southeastern Conference, and the other nine schools are forming a new league and might seek other schools to join them.

The remaining 14 KLAA teams are: Canton, Plymouth Salem, Plymouth, Westland Glenn, Wayne Memorial, Livonia Churchill, Livonia Stevenson, Livonia Franklin, Novi, Northville, Hartland, Howell, Brighton and Grand Blanc.

Churchill athletic director Mark Hage, who will act as league president from the athletic standpoint during the transition, said that the KLAA will take applications from as many schools as possible.

“We’re not trying to dismantle any other leagues,” he said, “but if schools that are members of a league or independents find the remaining 14 schools attractive, we would welcome them in, depending on enrollment, programs that they offer, proximity, those types of things.”

An odd team out could be Grand Blanc, which already was a geographic stretch for the league.

“There are 10 or 12 of us right here that are close,” Northville AD Bryan Masi said. “Now that the middle part of our league is gone, it makes it a long trip there.”

The biggest problem facing the 24-team league was the discrepancy in enrollment between some of the schools.

For instance, South Lyon East, with 923 students, is in the same division with Northville (2,281) and Novi (2,017). Pinckney (1,326) is in the same division as Grand Blanc (2,727), the second-largest school in the state.

To appease some schools, KLAA athletic directors presented a plan to principals, dividing the schools into six four-team divisions with an emphasis on enrollment and location. But that went nowhere.

Now the future of the KLAA might depend on schools that want to change leagues.

“We’re going to see, once people apply, where those applicants fall,” Hage said. “If, geographically, we can do it, we’ll continue to be the KLAA. But if we decide, after we get all the applicants, that it’s logistically and geographically, enrollmentwise, not going to be the right fit, we’d have to look at other alternatives. And one of them might be to disband and form a new league. But all options are open right now.”

Waterford Mott may have broken MHSAA rules for off-season workouts

Contact Mick McCabe: 313-223-4744 or mmccabe@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @mickmccabe1.

Recruiting: MSU stops in to see Greenville TE Keegan Cossou

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Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio talks to the crowd during a timeout in the Michigan State-Florida NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State won 58-52.

Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio talks to the crowd during a timeout in the Michigan State-Florida NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State won 58-52.

The Michigan State football staff is keeping tabs on Class of 2017 tight end Keegan Cossou of Greenville High School.

The 6-foot-5, 230-pound prospect is seeing list of offers expand despite his verbal commitment to Central Michigan.

Cossou committed to CMU back in April. Shortly afterward, the spring evaluation period kicked into high gear and multiple Big Ten teams extended him a scholarship. Despite those offers, Cossou remains committed to the Chippewas, though he is keeping the door slightly open.

MSU currently has one tight end committed for 2017: Jake Camper of IMG Academy in Florida. The staff is looking to add a second tight end due to the expected graduation of seniors Josiah Price and Jamal Lyles. The Spartans also did not sign a tight end for 2015, so they need to replenish at the position.

“They’ve been by at school twice this spring evaluation period,” Cossou said about MSU. “Coach (Jim) Bollman came one of those times, which was a first; he told me about their situation and that I’m still on the board for one more guy at tight end.”

Cossou is rated a 3-star recruit and the No. 16 prospect in Michigan by Rivals.com.

“I’ve picked up Nebraska, Minnesota and Purdue (offers),” Cossou said. “Nebraska has been recruiting me pretty hard. They send mail every day and Minnesota hasn’t sent as much, but they’ve been messaging me.”

If Cossou is going to earn an MSU offer, it will likely be at the Spartan Camp later this month. Over the years, tight ends such as Price and Dylan Chmura received offers based on strong camp performances. Both Price and Chmura outperformed prospects that arrived in East Lansing with more extensive offer lists and higher recruiting rankings. Cossou could look to do the same.

Cossou said he does plan on camping at Michigan State, but even if the Spartans offer a scholarship, it does not mean he will not end up playing football in Mt. Pleasant. Cossou indicated that to change his mind, a school must be the best fit for him athletically, academically and socially.

If Cossou decides to join MSU, he would not be the first player who switch from a MAC school to the Spartans. Last year, linebacker Joe Bachie changed from Western Michigan to Michigan State after his stock took off during the spring evaluation period.

Matt Dorsey is a recruiting analyst for SpartanMag.com and Rivals.com.

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St. Joseph DE Malone-Hatcher commits: 'Michigan is excellence'

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Corey Malone-Hatcher, a defensive end from St. Joseph, talks after committing to Michigan on June 2, 2016.

Corey Malone-Hatcher, a defensive end from St. Joseph, talks after committing to Michigan on June 2, 2016.

ST. JOSEPH, MI —- For 2017 four-star defensive end Corey Malone-Hatcher, it was time to stop leading other schools on and make the decision he says he’s wanted to make for a while.

In the end, Michigan was the beneficiary, as he chose the Wolverines over Alabama, Notre Dame and Wisconsin among others during a ceremony at his school this afternoon.

“Michigan is excellence,” he said shortly after making a public announcement. “They have the whole package, and it’s a great fit for me. Academically they are superior to almost any school in the country and have put themselves in a position to win a national championship on the field in the future. It’s a combination that I can’t and couldn’t say no to.”

For Wolverines fans, their head coach is in the news every day. Whether it’s about satellite camps, attending concerts or rubbing elbows with various celebrities, Jim Harbaugh has been everywhere since he took the job.

The constant attention he’s received has made him a lightning rod across the board. He’s become one of the most beloved figures in Michigan athletics while maybe simultaneously being the most hated college coach in the country in less than a year. For Malone-Hatcher and his family, however, Harbaugh and his staff was genuine throughout the recruiting process and it’s what paid off for the Wolverines.

“Coach Harbaugh is a real guy,” Orlando Malone, Corey’s father, said. “I don’t care what you read or what you hear about him. The staff was great to us throughout the process. He always made himself available for us, even when it wasn’t as convenient for him as maybe it could have been. Whenever I reached out to him, he made a point to answer us as soon as he could. When we know that he’s making the time for not just Corey, but the rest of our family, we know Corey will be in good hands with him, especially when you think about how busy he is on a day to day basis.”

Malone-Hatcher is the No. 6 ranked prospect in the state of Michigan on 247Sports.com and the No. 247 overall. He’s the 16th-ranked weak-side defensive end.

With the Wolverines now holding verbal commitments from four of the state’s top 2017 prospects, Malone-Hatcher says he wants to take as vocal a role as possible in helping the coaches build the best class possible.

“Dylan (McCaffrey) has taken an active role offensively,” he said. “I want to be that guy on the defensive side of the ball. I don’t mean this in a bragging way, but I think I can be a leader recruiting for us defensively. I had a lot of scholarship offers and have seen a lot of schools the last couple years; I know I can pitch Michigan to others because it was the best I’ve seen.”

Full list: Michigan’s recruits (with highlight videos)
2017 DE Corey Malone-Hatcher 2014 Sophmore season highlight

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Ann Arbor schools are familiar foes in tennis finals

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Just getting out of Ann Arbor to Midland and the girls Division 1 state tennis finals is a chore for Pioneer and Huron High Schools.

Pioneer won the regional ahead of Huron, but at the Southeastern Conference tournament, Huron turned the tables and won by a point. Both advanced to Friday’s state team and individual finals.

Huron coach Drew Jackson is in his first year of the rivalry and has to match talent and wits against one of the best high school coaches of all time, Tom Pullen, who gives 400 free lessons a year to local students interested in tennis.

Pullen coaches the boys and girls teams, and his record is impeccable. On the girls side, he has:

■ Won four state championships.

■ Finished second nine times.

■ Finished third, fourth, fifth and sixth once each.

■ Produced 60 all-state players.

■ Produced 55 state champions.

■ Has a 94% winning percentage.

■ Coached his 2005 team to an undefeated season.

On the boys side, he had a streak of 106 victories from 2001 to 2006.

Though the two fight for supremacy in Ann Arbor, the fact there’s now a third high school in the city — Skyline — makes producing depth a problem, according to Pullen.

“The three public high schools has stressed both Huron and Pioneer,” said the retired dentist and University of Michigan professor. “If we didn’t have the three high schools, we’d both be right up there for the state championship just about every year. It’s one or two kids that are really serious tennis players that go to the other school that each of us needs to give us the depth that you need to be a serious contender for a state championship. Now we’re fighting to be in the top five or six.”

With a challenging season and a lack of depth, the Pioneer coach will be seen quietly circling the Midland Tennis Center with not much to say.

“We’ve had a very good season, considering what we had to do,” Pullen said. “We had to rebuild our entire doubles lineup. Our singles lineup is pretty strong from last year. We’ve done a lot of work, and we’ve matured a lot since the beginning of the season. Unfortunately, we lost a few matches early, which cost us seeding in the states. We’re going to take our lumps here, when we get up to the state tournament, as far as the draw is concerned.

“We’ve got some pretty difficult draws. I’m not crying about that. We’re not at 100%. We’ve got someone who has been sick for two weeks. I have another one who has a knee problem. Other than that, I guess we’re ready to see what we can do.

Jackson, who came from Kalamazoo, is about the only inexperienced member of the Huron team.

“There’s definitely a lot of good players around the area,” Jackson said. “It’s nice to have such good competition. Obviously it makes it difficult to win everything, but it’s nice for the players to get the competition because it gets you ready for these big tournaments and regionals. When you get to states, you know what’s coming.

“It’s fun to be able to go up against Pioneer. Tom’s a great guy, but we try to take it like every other match. Obviously Pioneer is a strong team, and Tom is a great coach for them. We know we can win matches no matter who we are playing.

“The team has been great. We started out strong. It was a nice way for me to start at Huron. There are a lot of experienced players on the team. We have several seniors and a lot of good leadership. Things have run really smoothly.”

Contact Perry A. Farrell: 313-222-2555 or pafarrell@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @farrellperry.


Saugatuck in the running for another high school track title

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Freshman Corey Gorgas won the 3,200-meter run at the regional and is ranked second in Division 4.

Freshman Corey Gorgas won the 3,200-meter run at the regional and is ranked second in Division 4.

There was a time not too long ago when track and field at Saugatuck High was “more or less spring cross-country,” boys track coach Rick Bauer said.

But there were some fairly legitimate reasons. When Bauer and his wife, Angelina, arrived in the district eight years ago as new teachers from Central Michigan, their backgrounds were in distance running. Furthermore, Saugatuck didn’t even have a track. The school also went through about a 15-year period without sponsoring the sport.

“You had a generation of people (here) that didn’t know what track was about,” Rick Bauer said. “They played baseball-basketball-football, and the running sports were pretty much neglected.”

“We had kids whose parents and siblings didn’t do track, so they didn’t know a lot about it,” said Angelina, who coaches the girls team. “People told us, ‘You’re never going to get a dozen kids who want to do this,’ but we trudged forward. They didn’t get it at all at the beginning, but they’ve bought into it.”

Several things happened over time. A bond issue funded a gorgeous athletic complex, including a track facility capable of hosting big meets. The kids became more open to thorough workouts and year-round conditioning. Assistant coach George Sipes came in and developed field events. And as the team started showing success, more people — not just students, but also families and community members — bought into the plan.

Blake Dunn, a two-time defending state champion in the 300 hurdles, is top seeded in the race again this year.

Blake Dunn, a two-time defending state champion in the 300 hurdles, is top seeded in the race again this year.

Nowadays, Saugatuck has become a small-school powerhouse and a legitimate threat to win the Division 4 state title Saturday at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids. Around 80 kids (more than a quarter of the school) are on the team, and the Indians have 30 state qualifiers occupying 59 lineup spots Saturday — the most of any school statewide.

“Our goal every year is to qualify as many as we can, and it will be hard to top this,” Rick Bauer said. “We have a second bus that is going to bring everyone who didn’t qualify but wants to attend, anyway. Even if you don’t get there, you have a role to fulfill, even if it’s reading out splits, helping guys stretch or making sure they have water.”

Recent history is on the Indians’ side. The boys team won the 2013 meet, was runner-up to Concord in 2014, and tied Concord for the title last year. The girls team is getting to the point where it also is a serious contender for a team title.

This season, both squads won the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association-sponsored Division 4 “Team State” Meet over Memorial Day weekend on their home track. Both were regional champions, scoring over 200 points apiece, doubling the runner-up schools’ totals. And both won the 20-team Southwestern Athletic Conference championship comfortably.

Saugatuck’s boys and girls track teams celebrate the regional titles they won May 20.

Saugatuck’s boys and girls track teams celebrate the regional titles they won May 20.

Distance events are the backbone of the Saugatuck lineup. The Indians qualified five boys and four girls in the 3,200 meters alone, but the ability to become a more-rounded group has allowed them to chase team titles.

“It’s been a distance team, and we have a good chance of getting some state champions out of this year’s distance group, but the sprinters impress me every single day. I see all the progress they’ve been making,” said Zach Pettinga, who’s seeded fourth in the 3,200, behind teammates Corey Gorgas (second) and Keegan Seifert (third).

Saugatuck qualified three boys and four girls relay teams, with all but one of them seeded among the top seven of their events. Blake Dunn is a two-time champion in the 300 hurdles and is top-ranked in both hurdles races. Xavier Cardona (shot put, discus) and Orlando Carrion (800) are among top contenders in other events.

For the girls, Sydnie Avery (pole vault), Lily Francis (300 hurdles), Thea Johnson (800) and Paisley Sipes (3,200, 1,600) are each ranked in the top eight of their individual events.

“We’re a young team, which has its pros and cons, but they’re still improving,” Angelina said. “We need to stay focused and confident, and hopefully we’ll get on to the podium.”

Top-ranked Novi Detroit CC wins golf regional

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Sheldon Sturos, 17, a junior at Howell, putts the ball toward the hole during the high school boys' golf regional tournament on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at the Dunham Hills Golf Course in Hartland.

Sheldon Sturos, 17, a junior at Howell, putts the ball toward the hole during the high school boys’ golf regional tournament on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at the Dunham Hills Golf Course in Hartland.

Playoffs in golf are not rare. But a 10-man playoff sure is.

That’s what was needed today to settle the boys golf Division 1 regional at Dunham Hills Golf Club in Hartland.

Defending state champion Novi Detroit Catholic Central won the regional and locked up its return to next weekend’s finals with a four-man score of 295. Bloomfield placed second at 310, but three teams tied for third — the final place to advance.

Birmingham Brother Rice, Hartland and Birmingham Seaholm were knotted at 315. The Maples were knocked out based on a higher fifth-player score. Hartland and Brother Rice’s fifth score was the same, so all five golfers on both teams had to play an aggregate score playoff. The two teams tied at 25 strokes each on the first hole, but Brother Rice won the second hole, 20-24.

“It was nerve-wracking, but at the same time it’s just a fun experience for the players, for the coaches, for the spectators,” said Brother Rice coach Dan Bumpus. “They probably won’t ever be part of something like that again.

“We’ve missed (states) the last few years so it’s great to get back.”

Catholic Central is happy to be back, too. Though returning to the finals seemed a foregone conclusion because the No.1-ranked Shamrocks have torn up the competition all season, they learned to not take regionals for granted. Last year, DCC barely snuck out of regionals after playing poorly and finishing third but recovered to win it all in the finals.

“We’ve struggled in regionals in the past, in general,” said Max Palmer, the Shamrocks’ only senior starter. “So having us come out here and win today, especially on a tough course, was good for us. We knew our history at regionals, so I think we handled the pressure pretty well.”

Catholic Central coach James Dewling agreed.

“I think anyone would be (happy) grabbing the regional title,” Dewling said. “We’ve got a really good team this year. Great character kids, and they handle themselves well.

“The conditions were tougher today than I think they expected. Tougher pins. The wind was up. But a team like this, especially Max Palmer with senior leadership, and James (Piot) and Ben (Smith) know when things get tough they have to grind it out, as nothing comes easy. I think that’s one advantage we have.”

Winning tournaments has been DCC’s strength this season. The core starters of Smith — today’s medalist with a one-under-par 70 — plus Piot, Palmer, Sean Niles and Sean Sooch have won every tournament they’ve teed up this season — more than a dozen. In one case, a two-day total of 280-280—560 set a school record at 16-under par.

“We really push each other individually,” Palmer said. “We like to win tournaments individually just amongst the team, and I think that keeps us pushing. I think it humbles us too because even if you play well, someone on the team can beat you, and I think that’s kind of cool.”

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McCabe: Sekayi Bracey aims to gobble up more track titles

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East Kentwood's Sekayi Bracey in 2014.

East Kentwood’s Sekayi Bracey in 2014.

Sekayi Bracey’s favorite race is the 200 meters, and she has a completely rational explanation for why she is so captivated by that event.

“You know the game Pac-Man?” the senior at East Kentwood asked.

Pac-Man? The video game in which Pac-Man gobbles up the little dots? What does that have to do with one of the greatest sprinters in state history?

“You know how Pac-Man goes after the little pieces?” she said. “I do the same thing. I go after the runners and try to get all the runners as fast as I can and keep pumping my arms.”

Since she nearly always starts in Lane 4, Bracey has a number of runners in front of her on the staggered start of the 200, and there is nothing she likes more than chasing down those runners … like Pac-Man.

Bracey will be at it again Saturday in the Division 1 state meet at Hudsonville, where she will attempt to become an 11-time state champion, second best to Sami Michell, who won 12 individual titles for Reed City.

Looking back, Bracey didn’t comprehend what she achieved three years ago when she won the 100- and 200-meter state championships.

She began competing in AAU meets as an 8-year-old and won her first national titles at 12.

Three years ago, the state meet seemed like just another meet to Bracey until her teammates and coaches tried their best to impress upon her what she had accomplished.

“I didn’t realize how good it was, and they were like, ‘Hey, you just won it as a freshman!’ ” she said. “I’m so used to running AAU, I was like, ‘What does that mean? Is that good?’ ”

Her accomplishments as a freshman were better than good. And just so you know, in that meet she finished third in the long jump. Her best jump that day (18 feet, 5.25 inches) was better than her best jump in each of the past two years, when she won the long jump title as well as the 100 and 200.

Bracey played a bunch of sports at one time or another — tennis, basketball, softball, soccer — and decided to try track on the recommendation of elementary school gym teacher John Rose. He suggested she try running in AAU meets, and it didn’t take long for her to realize she had found her sport.

“What I like about running track a lot is that it’s something that takes me away from everything that surrounds me,” she said. “It leaves me in the moment of loving what I do. I feel so relieved. Running for me is an escape, in a way. It’s something that I’ve always loved. I guess I sleep, eat and breathe it.”

She will do her sleeping, eating and breathing the next four years at Purdue, where she will continue her quest for her ultimate goal of competing in the Olympics.

But before she could accept the scholarship from Purdue, Bracey had to realize that no matter how fast she can run, she would be running in place without a dramatic change in her attitude toward school.

“I had trouble with grades,” Bracey said. “But I think it’s inspiring to tell other athletes that it’s really important to get good grades and succeed academically in school … because it’s always academics first and your sport next.”

And Pac-Man third.

Contact Mick McCabe: 313-223-4744 or mmccabe@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @mickmccabe1.

Recruiting: Latest commit furthers family feeling at Michigan State

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Michigan State on Thursday picked up a verbal commitment from defensive line recruit Jacub Panasiuk of Roselle (Ill.) Lake Park over scholarship offers from Penn State, Boston College, Minnesota and Missouri. The 6-foot-4, 260-pounder will join his brother Mike, who signed as part of MSU’s class of 2016.

Under the direction of coach Mark Dantonio, Michigan State has tapped into family roots quite a bit.

The Bullough family: No family has more connections to Spartan football than the Bulloughs. MSU will be led this fall by linebacker Riley Bullough, just like his older brother, father, uncle and grandfather once did. Younger brother Byron also is a linebacker on the 2016 team.

The Allen family: When Jack Allen committed to Michigan State back in 2010, few could have predicted the impact that the decision would have on the program. Jack went on to become an All-America center, his younger brother Brian is considered one of the best interior linemen in the Big Ten, and brother Matt is arriving this fall.

Allen brothers hope to carry on Jack’s legacy at Michigan State

The Rison family: The name Rison at Michigan State is synonymous with excellence and excitement. Andre was a record-setting wide receiver in the 1980s. His son Hunter will join the Spartans as part of the recruiting class of 2017.

The Morrissey family: Back in the 1980s, Jim Morrissey roamed the field as a Michigan State linebacker before going on to play for the Chicago Bears. Today, his son Matt plays safety for the Spartans and has made a name for himself as an outstanding special teams player. Morrissey, a sophomore, is looking to expand his role this fall.

The Miler family: Another product of MSU’s 1980s Rose Bowl squad, John Miller is famous for intercepting four passes in one game against Michigan. His son Grayson was one of a few true freshmen who got extensive playing time last fall.

Who’s Next?

The Spartans are after another legacy recruit for the class of 2017: Tyler Johnson of Gilbert (Ariz.) Highland. Tyler is the son of former defensive lineman and eight-year NFL veteran Bill Johnson. The 6-foot-4, 245-pounder is listed as a four-star recruit and No. 127 player in the nation by rivals.com.

He could project at multiple positions on either side of the ball. Johnson is expected to visit Michigan State this fall.

Matt Dorsey is a recruiting analyst for spartanmag.com and rivals.com.

Coaches want MHSAA basketball tournament seeded; committee forms

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North Farmington defenders battle for a rebound with U-D Jesuit's Ikechukwu Eke, center, in a Class A boys high school basketball state championship game March 26, 2016, in East Lansing.

North Farmington defenders battle for a rebound with U-D Jesuit’s Ikechukwu Eke, center, in a Class A boys high school basketball state championship game March 26, 2016, in East Lansing.

The pairings for Michigan’s boys and girls high school basketball state tournaments forever have been random within each district. Regular-season records are irrelevant.

And for decades, a segment of the population has seen that as unjust.

There finally is a drumbeat for change, with once-faint cries suddenly stirring logic into action.

The Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan is forming a 12-coach committee to address the issue after a recent survey showed 70% of the roughly 1,200 coaches who responded favored seeding the state tournament.

The committee — made up of six boys coaches and six girls coaches from different regions and classes — is scheduled to meet for the first time June 12 in East Lansing.

“Our biggest concern, I think, is to see if we can reach a consensus on, first, where do you seed — is it just districts, districts and regionals? How do we want to proceed with that?” BCAM president Tom Hursey said Thursday. “I think, from the (Michigan High School Athletic Association’s) point of view, they need something that’s not going to be hours and hours and hours of computer programming and entering all these statistics to try to seed these teams. Something that’s easy to do and, I’d guess you’d say, open to the public.

“And once that’s done and we feel like it’s a strong enough proposal, we’ll see if it’s a viable idea with them. We’ll find if we work together with the MHSAA and ask them for their ideas, we can solve a problem, rather than attack them and say, ‘This is what you have to do.’”

Any proposal that comes out of this committee would go to the MHSAA’s basketball committee in December. And that committee would then make the pitch to the MHSAA’s Representative Council next spring. The earliest any change could take effect would be for the 2017-18 season, Hursey said.

“The MHSAA is not against seeding,” he said. “It’s how you do it.”

The playoff seeding exploratory committee is expected to be led by Muskegon boys coach Keith Guy. Williamson girls coach Pete Cool also is part of the group. Cool’s 19-1 Hornets lost to 15-5 Haslett in the first round of their Class B district in 2015, one of many examples of the issue with random pairings.

“I think it’s pretty important,” Cool said. “Every year, you see teams that had good seasons, and their reward is the luck of the draw. I’ve been to district meetings where they literally drew names out of a hat, and teams that have two or three wins get to play each other and vice versa. There’s a reason Cleveland plays Golden State (in the NBA Finals) and not in the first round.”

Cool and Hursey both said Michigan State assistant athletic director and analytics guru Kevin Pauga has been asked to be part of the process. Pauga created KPI Sports algorithms, a transparent and layered metrics system that measures teams’ resumes. The NCAA tournament selection committee uses it to help determine its 68-team field.

“I’ve been in contact with Kevin Pauga, and he’s brilliant,” Cool said. “And he has all of these algorithms to make it very easy regarding travel, teams hosting … he had it all worked out. I’m excited to see not only what happens in this meeting, but in the years to come.

“The momentum has been the strongest I’ve ever seen it.”

MSU hoops’ Kevin Pauga: Schedule nerd, troubleshooter

Contact Graham Couch at gcouch@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @Graham_Couch.

Division 2 track: St. Mary’s and Waverly win titles

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Sekayi Bracey from East Kentwood high school wins the 100 meter dash in front of Tamea McKelvy from Oak Park and Torisa Johnson from Ann Arbor Pioneer at the MHSAA Divison One State Track and Field championships on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Hudsonville Eagles Stadium in Hudsonville, MI.

Sekayi Bracey from East Kentwood high school wins the 100 meter dash in front of Tamea McKelvy from Oak Park and Torisa Johnson from Ann Arbor Pioneer at the MHSAA Divison One State Track and Field championships on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Hudsonville Eagles Stadium in Hudsonville, MI.

ZEELAND – For sheer thrills and spills, it was hard to ignore Saturday’s 3,200-meter run at the Division 2 state track finals.

First, Corunna’s Noah Jacobs charged out from the get-go, running alone for eight laps in setting a division mark in 8:55.57. His female counterpart, Holland Christian’s Kayla Windemuller, won the event despite falling — twice.

“The clock will tell you what I wanted to go for today. I wanted to break 9 (minutes), and I wanted to do 1:07 per lap, and I came close to 8:56, which is 1:07 per lap. I did my job,” Jacobs said.

The Corunna junior was the first Division 2 runner to eclipse 9 minutes and only the third to do it in a state final.

Windemuller won the 1,600 earlier (4:58.90) and was going for a double.

Windemuller, Tecumseh’s Christina Sawyer and Hamilton’s Erika Freyhof were leading the pack, and all three went down on the fifth lap after getting tangled up with each other. Windemuller also toppled with over with a lap to go, and while Sawyer turned around and encouraged her to get up, Windemuller was able to recover and pull ahead down the final stretch.

• State track and field: Northville’s Chloe Abbott makes kick count

In team competition, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s defended its championship, while Lansing Waverly’s girls reached the winner’s podium for the first time.

St. Mary’s biggest event was the 300 hurdles, with Richard Bowens winning in a division-record 37.46, and teammate Shermond Dabney finishing third (38.61). Kahlee Hamler won the 100 (10.99), while Bowens, Dabney, Hamler and Ky’ren Cunningham won the 4×200 in a record 1:27.71. Tyler Cochran added a fourth in the 400 dash (49.44).

St. Mary’s had 46 points, two better than Mason, which won three field events. Zeeland East (34), Macomb Lutheran North (33) and Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills (29.5) rounded out the top five.

Mason got the bulk of its points early as Justin Scavard won the shot put and discus (57-10.5, 182-6), and Jarrett VanHavel took first in pole vault (15-3).

For the girls, Waverly had 42, two ahead of Flint Powers. Romulus (31), Grand Rapids South Christian (26) and Zeeland East (24) followed.

Teaghan Thomas, Jazlynn Wilcox, Maya Garrett and Tra’chele Roberts won the 4×200 and 4×100 relays (1:43.88 and 48.70) soon after Roberts picked up the win in the 100 (12.55). Malin Smith added a runner-up finish in shot put (42-2.75).

Like the Warriors, Powers won three events. Lindsey Brannan, Olivia Bennett, Libbie Gleason and Julia Vanitvelt took first in the 4×800 relay, and Nikole Sargent was a double winner in shot put (47-5.5 and 147-9).

Lutheran North’s Alex Klemm set a division mark with 7 feet in the high jump.

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June 3 Michigan high school sports results

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MLB postseason baseballs.

MLB postseason baseballs.

Baseball

Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 15, University Prep Science and Math 0: Anthony Gunn pitched a no-hitter for Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett in three innings during the district 87 semifinals. Sean Fannon was 3-for-3 with two RBIs and two doubles.

Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 10, Detroit Edison Public School Academy 0: Anthony Gunn pitched six innings allowing one hit and struck out 12 for Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (27-4) during the district 87 championship game. Sean Fannon was 3-for-3 with two doubles and five RBIs. Will Morrison was 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs.

Softball

Detroit Henry Ford 16, Detroit Mumford 13: Tori Guyton had four strikeouts for Detroit Henry Ford during the district 58 semifinals. On base, Guyton had one hit. Charlyn Giles had two home runs and two RBIs. Tiera Thomas was 5-for-5 with a home run, three singles and two doubles. Chazmyne McAlester had two hits and one RBI.

Detroit Henry Ford 14, Detroit Cesar Chavez 13: Tori Guyton had four strikeouts for Detroit Henry Ford (4-7) during the district 58 championship game. Cherokee Franklin’s hit assisted Deshawn Chandler with the game-winning run. Tiera Thomas was 4-for-4 with a single, double, triple and an RBI. Charlyn Giles had two hits and two RBIs.


State track and field: Northville’s Chloe Abbott makes kick count

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HUDSONVILLE – It was the 200-meter finals, and who was making a move on the field but Rachel Berry.

Northville High’s Chloe Abbott won the 200- and 400-meter runs Saturday. He used a late surge to beat a tough field in the 200.

Northville High’s Chloe Abbott won the 200- and 400-meter runs Saturday. He used a late surge to beat a tough field in the 200.

Rachel Berry? From the TV show “Glee?”

OK, it wasn’t Rachel Berry. It was Chloe Abbott, the senior from Northville, who just might end up on television someday.

But back to the 200.

It was less than an hour after Abbott had set a state record by winning the 400 meters (53.12) that she found herself in the race of her life against a tremendous field that included three-time defending state champ Sekayi Bracey, who already had won the 100 meters for the fourth time and the long jump for the third time.

“I never even dreamed of beating Sekayi,” Abbott said. “I know how great she was. She hasn’t had a lot of competition all season, so I was thinking she was going to come out today and really push it because she finally has competition. I was a little nervous about that.”

Abbott had never beaten Bracey in a race, and they will be racing a lot together over the next four years after they both enroll at Purdue this fall.

That is why Abbott had to play mind games with herself after winning the 400.

“I talked to my friends, relaxed myself a little bit, kind of numbed myself out of the 400 zone,” she said. “If you think about it for a long time, you think: ‘Oh, wow, I did so well in the 400.’ You get comfortable with it. I wanted to forget that I did that and focus on my next event, the 200.”

Abbott didn’t have a good start, and by starting in Lane 4 she had a bunch of runners ahead of her on the staggered start.

She does have a tremendous finishing kick from running the 400.

“I thought about it, and I have a 400-meter kick, and that’s something I kind of had over the girls,” she said. “I knew I could catch them as long as I keep my composure, stay relaxed.”

The challenge for Abbott was to stay close enough to Bracey and the others to make her kick work.

“I know I can do this,” she told herself. “I’ve just got to lift, reach and drive. At the international exchange zone, I will lift up, push through, and that’s when my 400 comes in.”

That is when she noticed something of a triangle forming with the other runners and she shot to the top, concentrating on her form and breathing.

“It was very scary when I was coming through,” she said. “The pyramid was there. I was like, ‘What am I doing? Why am I doing this? But I can.’ ”

Yes she can, and yes she did, winning the race in 24.03. Her future teammate, Bracey, finished fourth.

The bubbly Abbott will not enroll at Purdue with “undecided” listed as her major. This young lady has big plans.

“I’m majoring in music and performing arts,” she said. “I’m a singer, an actor.”

Of course she is.

“Glee” was her favorite TV show, and Rachel Berry was her favorite character on the show.

“I’m very upset it’s not on anymore,” she said. “I really loved that show.”

Abbott capped off her day by taking the baton in fifth place and making up 20 meters to give Northville the win in the 1,600 relay.

That is why this was probably the best day of Abbott’s life.

“Right now, yes, because I am surprising myself and constantly doing everything that I’ve been practicing for,” she said.

Contact Mick McCabe: 313-223-4744 or mmccabe@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @mickmccabe1.

Division 1 girls tennis: Yarlagadda singles champ; Midlan Dow top team

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West Bloomfield freshman Anika Yarlagadda is one of the top-ranked under-18 players in the Midwest. “She’s got a bright future,” said her private coach Armand Molino. “She competes really well. Tennis is one-on-one combat and she thrives on that.”

West Bloomfield freshman Anika Yarlagadda is one of the top-ranked under-18 players in the Midwest. “She’s got a bright future,” said her private coach Armand Molino. “She competes really well. Tennis is one-on-one combat and she thrives on that.”

MIDLAND – Freshman Anika Yarlagadda’s first trip to the Division 1 tournament was a success.

Down, 4-1, in the second set, the West Bloomfield star rallied to tie the match at 4 and captured the No. 1 singles title with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over senior Raven Neely of Grosse Pointe South on Saturday at the Midland Tennis Center.

“I said to myself, ‘I’m a freshman. I have four more years, and she’s a senior and the pressure is on her,’ ” Yarlagadda said. “I just calmed down, took a breath and said, ‘Go for your shots.’ When I win, I’m aggressive.

“I thought the momentum changed in the sixth game when I was down, 4-2. I broke her, served to tie the game at 4-4 and broke again. I really enjoyed this.”

Whether Yarlagadda will play four high school years is uncertain because she’s highly regarded on the USTA circuit. She didn’t lose a set at West Bloomfield all year.

In the Midwest, she’s ranked No. 1 in the 14s and 16s and No. 2 in the 18s.

“We’ll see,” she said.

Yarlagadda advanced to the finals with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Ava Thielman of Utica Eisenhower.

West Bloomfield tennis star Anika Yarlagadda: ‘I think we’re good’

“This has been really good,” Yarlagadda said. “I love the team feel. When I’m down, the team is there for me. I just like someone there for me. Playing consistent all year long. A match is a match, but you have to be consistent. I feel like this is more stressful, because you know all the girls and everybody will know if you win or lose.”

Neely advanced by beating freshman Tia Mukherjee of Bloomfield Hills, 7-6, 6-0.

By early morning, the battle for the team title already had come down to Midland Dow and Northville. Northville was the defending state champ, and Dow was last year’s runner-up.

Junior Caroline Szabo, who had to watch Dow lose to Northville because of a shoulder injury, won the deciding match over No. 2 singles defending champ Shanoli Kumar, 6-2, 6-3, to capture the team title, 33-30.

“I knew it was going to be a tough match because she’s a great player,” Szabo said. “It was tough watching last year. I thought if I had been out there I might have been able to help. It feels great to be able to actually accomplish our goal.”

Dow’s Sarah Ismail, home-schooled as a freshman, won the event’s first title, beating Northville’s Joanne Gao, 6-1, 6-3, in the No. 3 singles final.

“My match was really important,” Ismail said. “I played her in season a couple of times. I knew this was going to be really hard. It was neck-and-neck the entire time. There was a lot of extra pressure. We were really close with Northville. Every single match, no matter if you were a four or a one, we needed the points. We really came into this tournament wanting to beat them (Northville).”

Dow’s Ofori-Darko and Kamryn Matthews repeated as state champs at No. 1 doubles, beating Northville’s Serena Wang and Maya Mulchandani, 6-0, 6-1.

Ann Arbor Huron senior Michi Ota beat Pioneer’s Emily Roopas for the No. 4 singles title, 6-4, 6-2.

Contact Perry A. Farrell: 313-222-2555 or pafarrell@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @farrellperry


Girls tennis state finals results

Division 1

No. 1 singles flight: No. 1 Anika Yarlagadda, West Bloomfield def. No. 2 Raven Neely, Grosse Pointe South, 6-1, 6-4

No. 2 singles flight: No. 1 Caroline Szabo, Midland Dow def. No. 2 Shanoli Kumar, Northville, 6-2, 6-3

No. 3 singles flight: No. 1 Sarah Ismail, Midland Dow def. No. 2 Joanne Gao, Northville, 6-1, 6-3

No. 4 singles flight: No. 1 Michi Ota, Ann Arbor Huron def. No. 2 Emily Roopas, Ann Arbor Pioneer, 6-4, 6-2

No. 1 doubles flight: No. 1 Afua Ofori-darko / Kamryn Matthews, Midland Dow def. No. 2 Serena Wang / Maya Mulchandani, Northville, 6-0, 6-1

No. 2 doubles flight: No. 3 Meghan Killmaster / Kelly Livingston, Midland Dow def. No. 1 Reeshma Kumar / Molly Bis, Northville, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2

No. 3 doubles flight: No. 1 Neha Chava / Sophie Zhuang, Northville def. No. 2 Mina Fabiano / Tatum Matthews, Midland Dow, 6-3, 7-6(2)

No. 4 doubles flight: No. 1 Brittany Macaddino / Alexandria Petix, Northville def. No. 2 Maggie Schaller / Marie Marche, Midland Dow, 6-3, 6-2

Division 2

No. 1 singles flight: No. 1 Alisa Sabatic, Okemos def. No. 2 Olivia Hanover, Mason, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

No. 2 singles flight: No. 1 Monica Francsics, Okemos def. No. 2 Breann Lunghamer, Bloomfield Hills Marian, 6-3, 6-2

No. 3 singles flight: No. 2 Felicia Zhang, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern def. No. 5 Sema Colak, Okemos, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

No. No. 4 singles flight: No. 4 Sophie Balardo, Bloomfield Hills Marian def. No. 2 Claire Costa, East Grand Rapids, 6-1, 6-2

No. 1 doubles flight: No. 1 Mckenna Landis / Regan Patterson, Bloomfield Hills Marian def. No. 2 Caity Buechner / Meaghan Flynn, Birmingham Seaholm, 6-4, 6-4

No. 2 doubles flight: No. 1 Melanie Roma / Shannon Flynn, Bloomfield Hills Marian def. No. 2 Sam Lareau / Emily McDermott, Birmingham Seaholm, 6-3, 6-1

No. 3 doubles flight: No. 4 Salonee Marwana / Claire Tatman, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern def. No. 3 Megan Lesperance / Nicole Johnson, Holly, 6-4, 7-6(5)

No. 4 doubles flight: No. 3 Christina Serra / Sophie Groves, Bloomfield Hills Marian def. No. 5 Audrey Devries / Kate Mackeigen, East Grand Rapids, 6-1, 6-3

Division 3

No. 1 singles flight: No. 2 Sasha Hartje, Birmingham Detroit Country Day def. No. 1 Allison Motea, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2

No. 2 singles flight: No. 1 Monique Karoub, Birmingham Detroit Country Day def. No. 2 Emily Harvey, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 6-0, 6-2

No. 3 singles flight: No. 1 Sadina Fadel, Birmingham Detroit Country Day def. No. 3 Emma Greydanus, Grand Rapids Christian, 6-0, 6-0

No. 4 singles flight: No. 3 Maria Poortenga, Grand Rapids Christian def. No. 4 Allyson Zwiep, Holland Christian, 6-0, 6-2

No. 1 doubles flight: No. 1 Elle Hartje / Haley Mullins, Birmingham Detroit Country Day def. No. 2 Hannah Slenk / McKenzie Moorhead, Grand Rapids Christian, 7-5, 6-2

No. 2 doubles flight: No. 3 Amelia Smith / Kate Cao, , Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood def. No. 1 Caroline Heule / Olivia DeVos, Grand Rapids Christian, 6-2, 6-4

No. 3 doubles flight: No. 3 Kate Zwiers / Natalie DeBoer, Grand Rapids Christian def. No. 1 Sauma Du / Alexandra Bowers, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5

No. 4 doubles flight: No. 4 Ava Harb / Frances Dube, , Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood def. No. 2 Maya Nassif / Sharmila Prabhu, Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 1-6, 7-6(5), 7-5

Division 4

No. 1 singles flight: No. 1 Kate Ketels, Kalamazoo Hackett def. No. 2 Lizzie Bauss, Kalamazoo Christian, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3

No. 2 singles flight: No. 1 Natalie Moyer, Kalamazoo Hackett def. No. 2 Audrey Bouma, Kalamazoo Christian, 7-5, 6-1

No. 3 singles flight: No. 2 Selina Fuchs, Bloomfield Hills Sacred Heart def. No. 1 Anne Bandrowski, Traverse City St. Francis, 6-3, 6-3

No. 4 singles flight: No. 3 Rosie Wilson, Traverse City St. Francis def. No. 4 Victoria Shahnazany, Bloomfield Hills Sacred Heart, 7-5, 6-2

No. 1 doubles flight: No. 1 Lauren Reynolds / Sela Clifford, Jackson Lumen Christi def. No. 2 Carlee Mccardel / Jenna Tomczak, Traverse City St. Francis, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2

No. 2 doubles flight: No. 2 Abby Hildebrand / Gretchen Lemon, , Bloomfield Hills Sacred Heart def. No. 1 Bethany Richey / Mary Margaret Sutherland, Traverse City St. Francis, 6-2, 6-3

No. 3 doubles flight: No. 1 Tate Lehmann / Kathryn Monahan, , Bloomfield Hills Sacred Heart def. No. 2 Nicole Ehardt / Camille Madion, Traverse City St. Francis, 7-5, 6-0

No. 4 doubles flight: No. 3 Maggie Wilson / Kellie Stewart, Kalamazoo Hackett def. No. 1 Stella Betrus / Meghan Carroll, Bloomfield Hills Sacred Heart, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4

McCabe: Connor Bandel’s shot soars, makes state history

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HUDSONVILLE — Connor Bandel was carrying his shot as he approached the shot put ring for his second throw of the finals when suddenly the ball slipped out of his hand and began rolling away.

Oxford senior Connor Bandel.

Oxford senior Connor Bandel.

It was as if the shot knew what was about to happen and was trying to escape.

“That’s a good thought,” the Oxford High senior said. “It might have. I’d like to think that.”

The shot knew it because everyone crammed around the shot put area here Saturday morning had a feeling they were about to witness history.

The 6-feet-4, 230-pound senior defending state champ retrieved the shot, gathered himself in the ring and then sent the shot soaring into the stratosphere, seemingly headed to Traverse City.

The shot landed 67-feet, 5.75 inches away, giving Bandel the best throw in state history, bettering his throw of 67-2.5 last week.

Before the throw was measured the fans applauded louder than they had all day, even louder that Bandel’s first throw of the finals, 65-6.75, which broke the state finals meet record of 64-0.5, set by T.J. Duckett.

Bandel, who later also won his second consecutive discus title, appeared to psych out the competition, who were fouling left on right in the finals. It was as if they knew they had no shot at besting the best soccer goalie at the state meet.

Yes, Bandel was a four-year starter on the soccer team and also played basketball for two years before giving up the sport, or so he thought.

Midway through this past basketball season he rejoined the team.

“To be honest, part of the reason I did it was I needed a break from weightlifting,” he said. “I was weightlifting so much … my shoulder was really starting to hurt me. I figured this would be two good things because I will get well-conditioned for the track season and I’ll get a break so my body can kind of recover.”

A 3.3 student with a 26 on the ACT, Bandel understands that specialization is not the way to go for kids, even those at the elite level.

“As far as elementary and middle school people,” he said, “they really need to do as many sports as they can because it will prevent injuries and it also help you in other sports even if you take away time because you’ll be more athletic.”

And to let you know what kind of kid we’re dealing with here, Bandel spent more time talking about his free throw shooting than his shot putting.

“I was by far the worst free throw shooter on the team this year; it was pretty bad at some points,” he said, shaking his head. “They kind of had me set up at half court and try to put the ball in the basket.”

If you followed Bandel’s senior season you could see this coming. He got better and better as the season progressed. As he continued to throw better, his confidence grew.

Truthfully, no other thrower in either event had a chance because Bandel had more than just confidence going for him.

“When you get to be a senior you kind of get the senior swag sort of thing where you feel like no matter who’s in the competition, no matter how you’re feeling you can always win the competition,” he said. “That kind of came on more as the season went. I always felt confident going into meets. I don’t feel pressure, I didn’t feel overwhelmed. I kind of felt relaxed and ready to do it.”

And that is why his shot tried rolling back to Oxford before his record-setting throw.

Contact Mick McCabe: 313-223-4744 or mmccabe@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @mickmccabe1.

June 4 high school sports results

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Baseball

Baseball

Baseball

Birmingham Detroit Country Day 13, Clawson 2: Andrew Toma allowed no earned runs, one walk and three strikeouts for Country Day during the District 61 semifinals. Will Krushena was 4-for-4 with a double, a two-run homer and three RBIs. Aaron Benson was 3-for-4 with a double and a grand slam.

Birmingham Detroit Country Day 14, Macomb Lutheran North 5: Jeremiah Tyler pitched six innings allowing two earned runs, three walks and three strikeouts for Country Day (27-8) in the District 61 championship game. Steve Mann was 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. John Malcom was 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Mike MacLean was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.

Birmingham Groves 2, Birmingham Seaholm 0: Andrew Martin pitched seven innings with three hits and two strikeouts for Groves during the District 26 semifinals. Joe Roberts and Connor Bradbury each had singles.

Birmingham Groves 8, Birmingham Brother Rice 6: Max Novick pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing six runs, including three earned runs, four hits and three walks for Groves in the District 26 championship game. Novick was also 2-for-3 with four RBIs. Chaise Ford had the save and scored three runs. John Kowalchuk was 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and two runs scored. Andrew Martin was 2-for-4 with a double.

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Division 1 boys: Lower Peninsula

Shane Harris from East Kentwood high school finishes the 4x200 relay in front of Donovan Johnson from Cass Tech at the MHSAA Divison One State Track and Field championships on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Hudsonville Eagles Stadium in Hudsonville MI. Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free Press

Shane Harris from East Kentwood high school finishes the 4×200 relay in front of Donovan Johnson from Cass Tech at the MHSAA Divison One State Track and Field championships on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Hudsonville Eagles Stadium in Hudsonville MI. Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free Press

TEAM STANDINGS – 1. Oak Park 55; 2. Rockford 46; 3. East Kentwood 37; 4. Detroit Cass Tech 24; 5.(Tie) Flint Carman-Ainsworth 20; Oxford 20; 7. Saline 19; 8.(Tie) Walled Lake Western 18; Fraser 18; 10. Ypsilanti Lincoln 16; 11. Ann Arbor Pioneer 15.50; 12. Mt. Pleasant 15; 13. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 14; 14.(Tie) Salem 13; Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley 13; East Lansing 13; Wayne Memorial 13; 18. Novi 12.50; 19.(Tie) Northville 11; Waterford Kettering 11; Macomb Dakota 11; 22.(Tie) Traverse City Central 10; White Lake Lakeland 10; Fenton 10; Jackson 10; Ann Arbor Skyline 10; 27.(Tie) Detroit East English 9; Davison 9; Muskegon Mona Shores 9; 30. Utica 8.50; 31. Ypsilanti Community 8; 31.(Tie) Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 8; Walled Lake Central 8; Wyandotte Roosevelt 8; Birmingham Brother Rice 8; Southfield 8; Grand Rapids Northview 8; 38.(Tie) Brighton 7; Dearborn 7; 40.(Tie) Traverse City West 6; Canton 6; Bay City Western 6; Saginaw Heritage 6.

DISCUS – 1. Connor Bandel, Oxford, 198-11 (New MHSAA Final Meet and L.P. Division 1 Meet Record – Old Record – 197-11, Joey Sarantos, Portage Northern, 2001); 2. Adetokunbo Ogundeji, Walled Lake Central, 178-00; 3. Jacob DeBoer, Davison, 167-02; 4. Randy Prince, Portage Northern, 159-11; 5. Kyle Piotrovsky, Waterford Kettering, 156-10; 6. Khalil Johnson, Flint Carman-Ainsworth, 156-05; 7. Zach Confer, White Lake Lakeland, 152-06; 8. Jake Babb, Caledonia, 150-10.

POLE VAULT – 1. Jonny De Haan, Rockford, 15-00; 2. Andrew Harrison, Wyandotte Roosevelt, 15-00; 3. Cale Snyder, Macomb Dakota, 14-00; 4. Scott Sawyer, Novi, 14-00; 4. Evan Wheat, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 14-00; 6. Dan Leone, Grosse Pointe North, 14-00; 7. Alex Peskin, Jenison, 13-06; 8. Joe Albright, Walled Lake Northern, 13-06.

SHOT PUT – 1. Connor Bandel, Oxford, 67-05.75 (New MHSAA Final Meet and L.P. Div. 1 Meet Record – Old Record Final Meet Record –64.05, Todd Duckett, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 1999; Old Div. 1 Record – 63-9, Michael Martin, Detroit Catholic Central, 2008); 2. Jannik Schmitt, Salem, 54-04.50; 3. Ethan Culberson, Utica, 54-02.25; 4. Darrick Gibson, Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley, 52-09.50; 5. Evan Litch, Brighton, 51-00.50; 6. Zach Confer, White Lake Lakeland, 50-03.25; 7. Logan Anderson, Rockford, 50-02; 8. Matt Hall, Waterford Kettering, 49-06.

HIGH JUMP – 1. Kalebb Perry, Mt. Pleasant, 6-07; 2. Alex Hugh-Plott, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern, 6-06; 3. John Hamilton, Northville, 6-06; 4. Jacob Netschke, Waterford Kettering, 6-06; 5. Scott Sawyer, Novi, 6-06; 6. Terius Wheatley, Ann Arbor Pioneer, 6-05; 6. Salvatore Narusch, Utica, 6-05; 8. Noah Holly, Waterford Kettering, 6-05.

LONG JUMP – 1. Anthony Owens, Jackson, 24-01.25 (Wind-Aided), 2. Terius Wheatley, Ann Arbor Pioneer, 23-10.75, 3. Andre Welch, East Kentwood, 23-07, 4. Kalebb Perry, Mt. Pleasant, 22-08, 5. Darece Roberson, Muskegon Mona Shores, 22-07, 6. Jonathan Edwards, Ypsilanti Lincoln, 22-06, 7. Cahlil Brownlee, Flint Carman-Ainsworth, 22-05.75, 8. Austin McKinney, Battle Creek Central, 21-10.50.  (NOTE – Final Meet & L.P. Div. 1 Record remains 24-1, Jeff Klein, Flushing, 2009)

3,200-METER RELAY – 1. Rockford (Grayson Harding, Isaac Harding, Cole Johnson, Matthew MacGregor), 7:43.92; 2. Oak Park, 7:46.36; 3. Saline, 7:48.37; 4. Walled Lake Western, 7:52.35; 5. Bay City Western, 7:54.21; 6. Davison, 7:56.38; 7. Livonia Churchill, 7:59.81; 8. Rochester Adams, 7:59.82.

110-METER HURDLES – 1. Kentre Patterson, East Lansing, 14.03; 2. Tshawn Kimbrough, Fraser, 14.47; 3. Sava las Morgan, Detroit Cass Tech, 14.53; 4. Steven Anderson, Ypsilanti Community, 14.55; 5. Allen Stritzinger, Warren DeLaSalle, 14.60; 6. Cahlil Brownlee, Flint Carman-Ainsworth, 14.68; 7. Sam Binkowski, Flushing, 14.68; 8. Brandon Randle, Battle Creek Central, 14.70.

100-METER DASH – 1. Khance Meyers, East Kentwood, 10.73; 2. Miles Daniel, Oak Park, 10.83; 3. Sean Beckom II, Saginaw Heritage, 10.98; 4. Darece Roberson, Muskegon Mona Shores, 11.10; 5. Jack Bishop, Traverse City West, 11.16; 6. Chiebuka Onwuzurike, Brother Rice, 11.17; 7. De’Shon Collier, Macomb Dakota, 11.17; 8. Andrew Davis, Salem, 11.24.

800-METER RELAY – 1. East Kentwood (Khance Meyers, Ansel (AJ) Jeffries, Shane Harris, Andre Welch), 1:26.27 (New Div. 1 Final Meet Record – Old record, 1:26.34, East Kentwood, 2012); 2. Detroit Cass Tech, 1:26.39; 3. Rockford, 1:28.19; 4. Ann Arbor Pioneer, 1:28.22; 5. Muskegon Reeths-Puffer, 1:28.56; 6. Detroit East English, 1:28.61; 7. Westland John, 1:28.70; 8. Saline,  1:28.83.

1,600-METER RUN – 1. Anthony Giannobile, Ann Arbor Skyline, 4:11.48; 2. Enael Woldemichael, Grand Rapids Northview, 4:13.08; 3. Cole Johnson, Rockford, 4:13.37; 4. Cameron Cooper, Oak Park, 4:13.58; 5. Chaz Jeffress, Salem, 4:14.33; 6. Jackson Bleibtrey, Walled Lake Western, 4:15.08; 7. Logan Kleam, Brownstown Woodhaven, 4:16.88; 8. Elliot Kadrofske, Okemos, 4:17.99.

400-METER RELAY – 1. Detroit Cass Tech (Jelan Kelly-Powell, Donovan Johnson, Sava las Morgan, Donovan Peoples-Jones), 42.26; 2. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills, 42.32; 3. Detroit East English, 42.44; 4. Birmingham Brother Rice, 42.49; 5. Oak Park, 42.53; 6. Ypsilanti Community, 42.62; 7. Traverse City West, 42.63; 8. Macomb Dakota, 42.71.

400-METER DASH – 1. Montel Hood, Wayne Memorial, 47.30; 2. Zaqwon Powell, Ypsilanti Lincoln, 48.37; 3. Mykola Prisichenko, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern, 48.78; 4. Adam Ghabra, Northville, 49.12; 5. Kyle Mason, Flint Carman-Ainsworth, 49.22; 6. Ross House, Beverly Hills Groves, 49.44; 7. Carrington Smith, Livonia Churchill, 49.57; 8. Khance Meyers, East Kentwood, 49.80.

300-METER HURDLES – 1. Tshawn Kimbrough, Fraser, 38.25; 2. Marcus Nellum, Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley, 39.31; 3. Jemal Vaunado, Canton, 39.32; 4. Travis Spuller, Dexter, 39.48; 5. Cahlil Brownlee, Flint Carman-Ainsworth, 39.49; 6. Kentre Patterson, East Lansing, 39.50; 7. Jordan Crum, Flushing, 39.61; 8. Adnan Hamka, Dearborn, 39.62.

800-METER RUN – 1. Cameron Cooper, Oak Park, 1:51.68; 2. Anthony Berry, Traverse City Central, 1:53.09; 3. Dekaryea Freeman, Oak Park, 1:53.42; 4. Jackson Grzymkowski, White Lake Lakeland, 1:53.43; 5. Cole Johnson, Rockford, 1:54.13; 6. Saano Murembya, Okemos, 1:54.35; 7. Brendan Nesbitt, Bay City Western, 1:54.85; 8. Brendan McClanahan, Temperance Bedford, 1:55.01.

200-METER DASH – 1. Khance Meyers, East Kentwood, 21.24 (New L.P. Div. 1 Final Meet Record – Old record – 21.30, Jeremy Orr, Detroit Henry Ford, 2003 and Charles Rogers, Saginaw, 2000); 2. Delan Wynn, Southfield, 21.76; 3. Miles Daniel, Oak Park, 21.78; 4. Marice Allen, Lansing Everett, 21.89; 5. Jack Dodge, Walled Lake Western, 22.16; 6. Donnie James, North Farmington, 22.38; 7. De’Shon Collier, Macomb Dakota, 22.46; 8. Carter Merrell, Grand Blanc, 22.65.

3,200-METER RUN – 1. Jacob Lee, Fenton, 9:07.72; 2. Isaac Harding, Rockford, 9:10.56; 3. Riad Rababeh, Dearborn, 9:10.84; 4. Austin Wicker, Pinckney, 9:13.19; 5. Joost Plaetinck, Novi, 9:13.51; 6. Chip Osborne, Brighton, 9:14.21; 7. Anthony DeKraker, Saline, 9:16.89; 8. Matt Schram, Rochester Adams, 9:17.44.

1,600-METER RELAY – 1. Saline (Brian Blankenship, David Alberdi, Harrison Koch, Austin Welch), 3:19.37; 2. Oak Park, 3:20.90; 3. Walled Lake Western, 3:22.42; 4. Ypsilanti Lincoln, 3:22.47; 5. Flint Carman-Ainsworth, 3:23.03; 6. Wayne Memorial, 3:23.06; 7. Traverse City Central, 3:23.24; 8. Westland John Glenn, 3:23.74.

Division 1 girls: Lower Peninsula

TEAM STANDINGS – 1. Oak Park 81.50; 2. Ann Arbor Pioneer 64; 3. Northville 50; 4. East Kentwood 48; 5. Brighton 26; 6.(Tie) Okemos 22;  Greenville 22; 8. Farmington 21; 9. East Lansing 20; 10.(Tie) Ann Arbor Skyline 18; Livonia Churchill 18; 12. Highland-Milford 16; 13.(Tie) Traverse City Central 13; Grosse Pointe South 13; 15. Wayne Memorial 12; 16.(Tie) Grand Blanc 10; Port Huron 10; Macomb Dakota 10;  Rockford 10; 20. Bloomfield Hills 9; 21.(Tie) Walled Lake Western 8; Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 8; Waterford Mott 8; 24.(Tie) Beverly Hills Groves 7; Wyandotte Roosevelt 7; 26.(Tie) Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central 6; Hudsonville 6; Romeo 6; Rochester Adams 6; West Bloomfield 6; Ann Arbor Huron 6; Ypsilanti Lincoln 6; White Lake Lakeland 6; Walled Lake Central 6; Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 6; 36.(Tie) Waterford Kettering 5; Midland Dow 5; Grand Ledge 5; Portage Northern 5; Bay City Central 5; 41. Clarkston 4.50.

DISCUS – 1. Quiara Wheeler, Grand Blanc, 136-02; 2. Charde Madoula-Bey, Ann Arbor Skyline, 131-02; 3. Aniya Davis, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills, 130-01; 4. Corrinne Jemison, East Kentwood, 127-06; 5. Reina Troxell, White Lake Lakeland, 126-10; 6. Kayli Johnson, Grosse Pointe South, 126-06; 7. Taylor Eaton, Lake Orion, 124-08; 8. Erin Connor, Saline, 121-08.

POLE VAULT – 1. Landon Kemp, Greenville, 13-04 (New MHSAA Final Meet and L.P. Division 1 Meet Record – Old Record – 13-0, Sarah Birkmeier, Rockford, 2009); 2. Sophia Franklin, Okemos, 12-03; 3. Gabriela Leon, East Kentwood, 12-00; 4. Madison Ford, Portage Northern, 11-03; 5. Tricia Pierce, Ortonville Brandon, 11-03; 5. Olivia Ryktarsyk, Livonia Churchill, 11-03; 5. Jessica Mercier, Waterford Kettering, 11-03; 8. Nicole Bow, Dexter, 11-00.

SHOT PUT – 1. Kayli Johnson, Grosse Pointe South, 44-07.75; 2. Charde Madoula-Bey, Ann Arbor Skyline, 42-00.50; 3. Amanda Sape, Bloomfield Hills, 41-06.50; 4. Brytnae Berry, Bay City Central, 41-04.50; 5. Kaleigh Flowers, East Kentwood, 40-09.75; 6. Kia Boykin, Harrison Twp. L’Anse Creuse, 40-07.25; 7. Brianna DeSappio, Jenison, 40-04; 8. Corrinne Jemison, East Kentwood, 39-06.50.

HIGH JUMP – 1. Kayla Dobies, Macomb Dakota, 5-07; 2. Morgan Murphy, Farmington, 5-04; 3. Jayla Wesley, Walled Lake Central, 5-04; 4. Daria Richards, Okemos, 5-04; 5. Amanda Kline, Midland Dow, 5-04; 6. Alexandria Robinson, Walled Lake Western, 5-02; 7. Drew Coleman, Oak Park, 5-02; 7. Courtney Roland, Clarkston, 5-02.

LONG JUMP – 1. Sekayi Bracey, East Kentwood, 18-10, 2. Landon Kemp, Greenville, 18-05.50, 3. Serena Varner, Ypsilanti Lincoln, 18-02, 4. Alexandria Robinson, Walled Lake Western, 18-00.25, 5. Angelica Floyd, Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley, 17-09, 6. Kierra Cooper, Ann Arbor Huron, 17-06.50, 7. Cherell Smith, Ypsilanti Community, 17-06.50, 8. Morgan Witzgall, Bay City Western, 17-06.2.

3,200-METER RELAY – 1. Ann Arbor Pioneer (Anne Forsyth, Sydney Dawes, Jacalyn Overdier, Alice Hill), 8:56.52; 2. Waterford Mott, 9:14.99; 3. Highland-Milford, 9:18.94; 4. Northville, 9:20.65; 5. Brighton, 9:21.54; 6. Clarkston, 9:23.60; 7. Rochester Adams, 9:24.74; 8. Midland Dow, 9:29.91.

100-METER HURDLES – 1. Britten Bowen, Ann Arbor Pioneer, 14.08, 2. Brianna Holloway, Oak Park, 14.69, 3. Erin Dowd, Brighton, 14.76, 4. Sophia Franklin, Okemos, 14.78, 5. Landon Kemp, Greenville, 14.87, 6. Dazha Coffey, Bloomfield Hills, 15.29, 7. Grace Stark, White Lake Lakeland, 15.51, 8. Bryn Ropeta, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek, 15.51.

100-METER DASH – 1. Sekayi Bracey, East Kentwood, 12.08; 2. Tamea McKelvy, Oak Park, 12.11; 3. Torisa Johnson, Ann Arbor Pioneer, 12.16; 4. Madison Meredith, Beverly Hills Groves, 12.29; 5. Anavia Battle, Wayne Memorial, 12.42; 6. Brooke Bogan, Ann Arbor Huron, 12.48; 7. Akili Echols, Farmington, 12.56; 8. Rose Russo, Jenison, 12.71.

800-METER RELAY – 1. Oak Park, 1:36.66 (New MHSAA Final Meet and L.P. Division 1 Meet Record – Old Record – 1:37.72, Detroit Mumford, 2005); 2. Ann Arbor Pioneer, 1:38.48; 3. East Lansing, 1:41.12; 4. Northville, 1:41.31; 5. Livonia Churchill, 1:41.72; 6. Plymouth, 1:42.06; 7. North Farmington, 1:42.45; 8. East Kentwood, 1:43.57.

1,600-METER RUN – 1. Rachel Bonner, Port Huron, 4:49.29; 2. Sielle Kearney, Traverse City Central, 4:56.90; 3. Kyla Christopher-Moody, West Bloomfield, 4:57.53; 4. Jenna Magness, Grand Ledge, 4:57.96; 5. Lexa Barrott, Northville, 4:58.27; 6. Maggie Farrell, Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:59.23; 7. Victoria Heiligenthal, Highland-Milford, 4:59.31; 8. Ana Barrott, Northville, 5:00.29.

400-METER RELAY – 1. Oak Park, 46.28 (New MHSAA Final Meet and L.P. Division 1 Meet Record – Old Record – 47.15, Detroit Mumford, 2005); 2. Ann Arbor Pioneer, 47.12; 3. East Kentwood, 47.72; 4. Rockford, 48.21; 5. Canton, 48.92; 6. Battle Creek Central, 49.29; 7. Wyandotte Roosevelt, 49.36; 8. Farmington, 49.39.

400-METER DASH – 1. Chloe Abbott, Northville, 53.10 (New MHSAA Final Meet and L.P. Division 1 Meet Record – Old Record – 53.50, Anna Jefferson, Oak Park, 2014); 2. Taylor Manson, East Lansing, 53.56; 3. Anna Jefferson, Oak Park, 54.43; 4. Chanel Gardner, Livonia Churchill, 55.11; 5. Janae Barksdale, Oak Park, 56.10; 6. Hailey Mayes, Ann Arbor Pioneer, 56.45; 7. Re’Anna Blair, East Lansing, 56.69; 8. Chloe Foster, Ann Arbor Skyline, 56.78.

300-METER HURDLES – 1. Brianna Holloway, Oak Park, 42.71 (New L.P. Div. 1 Final Meet Record – Old Record – 42.86, Christienne Linton, Romulus, 2009); 2. Erin Dowd, Brighton, 43.72; 3. Cassidy TerHorst, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, 45.28; 4. Kyana Evans, Wyandotte Roosevelt, 45.37; 5. Sophia Franklin, Okemos, 45.71; 6. Olivia Rademacher, Rockford, 45.72; 7. Lillia Schoof, Waterford Kettering, 45.80; 8. Lauren Fulcher, Troy, 46.18.

800-METER RUN – 1. Dorriann Coleman, Oak Park, 2:10.20; 2. Alice Hill, Ann Arbor Pioneer, 2:10.61; 3. Melanie Helder, Hudsonville, 2:10.65; 4. Mallory Barrett, Highland-Milford, 2:12.46; 5. Carola Jansohn, Rochester Adams, 2:13.03; 6. Megan Worrel, Troy, 2:14.40; 7. Gabrielle Swider, Livonia Churchill, 2:14.46; 8. Amy Smith, Midland, 2:14.72.

200-METER DASH – 1. Chloe Abbott, Northville, 24.03; 2. Anavia Battle, Wayne Memorial, 24.17; 3. Tamea McKelvy, Oak Park, 24.25; 4. Sekayi Bracey, East Kentwood, 24.30; 5. Taylor Manson, East Lansing, 24.48; 6. Torisa Johnson, Ann Arbor Pioneer, 24.51; 7. Madison Meredith, Beverly Hills Groves, 25.05; 8. Ryen Draper, Plymouth, 25.46.

3,200-METER RUN – 1. Maddy Trevisan, Farmington, 10:35.85; 2. Maryssa Depies, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer, 10:36.57; 3. Emma Wilson, Romeo, 10:40.21; 4. Sielle Kearney, Traverse City Central, 10:43.15; 5. Lexa Barrott, Northville, 10:47.91; 6. Jenna Sica, Brighton, 10:48.25; 7. Anne Forsyth, Ann Arbor Pioneer, 10:51.84; 8. Ana Barrott, Northville, 10:53.09.

1,600-METER RELAY – 1. Northville (Morgan Kloosterman, Yasmine Affes, Lindsay Walters, Chloe Abbott), 3:50.58; 2. Oak Park, 3:50.58; 3. Ann Arbor Pioneer, 3:50.67; 4. Brighton, 3:54.47; 5. Livonia Churchill, 3:55.72; 6. Highland-Milford, 3:59.48; 7. Rockford, 4:01.00; 8. Ann Arbor Skyline, 4:01.90.

 

Division 2 boys: Lower Peninsula

TEAM STANDINGS – 1. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 46; 2. Mason 44; 3. Zeeland East 34; 4. Macomb Lutheran North 33; 5. Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills 29.50; 6. Hamilton 28; 7. Corunna 27; 8. Coldwater 26; 9. Fruitport 25; 10. Lansing Sexton 24; 11. Sturgis 20; 12. Chelsea 19; 13.(Tie) Lansing Waverly 18; St. Johns 18; 15. Auburn Hills Avondale 16; 16. Lake Odessa Lakewood 15; 17. Remus Chippewa Hills 14; 18.(Tie)  Milan 13; Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 13; Grand Rapids Christian 13; Parma Western 13; 22. Romulus 12; 23. Detroit Country Day 11; 24.(Tie)  Hudsonville Unity Christian 10; Algonac 10; 26.(Tie) Three Rivers 8; Dowagiac Union 8; 28.(Tie) South Lyon East 6; Imlay City 6; Freeland 6; Marshall 6; 32.(Tie) Melvindale 5; Williamston 5; Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 5; River Rouge 5; Petoskey 5; Trenton 5; 38.(Tie) Cedar Springs 4; Armada 4; Croswell-Lexington 4; South Haven 4; Tecumseh 4; 43. (Tie) Spring Lake 3; Zeeland West 3; Benton Harbor 3; Otsego 3;  Coopersville 3; 48.(Tie) Flat Rock 2.50; Allendale 2.50; Dearborn Heights Annapolis 2.50; 51.(Tie) Lake Fenton 2; Clio 2; Muskegon Orchard View 2; Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg 2; 55.(Tie) St. Joseph 1; DeWitt 1; Richland Gull Lake 1; Vicksburg 1; Essexville Garber 1;  Cadillac 1; Niles 1; Paw Paw 1.

DISCUS – 1. Justin Scavarda, Mason, 182-06. 2. Jerimiah Evans, Auburn Hills Avondale, 171-03. 3. Nick Kramer, Fruitport, 165-10. 4. Jonathan Berghorst, Zeeland East, 161-07. 5. Connor Covert, Coldwater, 159-00. 6. Jayk Slager, Zeeland West, 157-00. 7. Zach Kunst, Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills, 156-03. 8. E.J. Medecvez, Milan, 152-07.

POLE VAULT – 1. Jarrett VanHavel, Mason, 15-03. 2. Jon Walt, Hudsonville Unity Christian, 14-10. 3. T.J. Reintjes, Imlay City, 14-07. 4. Dayton Munce, Williamston, 14-01. 5. Remington Sawade, Cedar Springs, 13-10. 6. Bradley Gauss, Parma Western, 13-10. 7. Sebastian Behme, Clio, 13-10. 8. Mitchell Armstrong, Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills, 13-04. 8. Remington Bont, Allendale, 13-04.

SHOT PUT – 1. Justin Scavarda, Mason, 57-10.50. 2. Jerimiah Evans, Auburn Hills Avondale, 56-10.50. 3. E.J. Medecvez, Milan, 55-06.25. 4. Jacob Donnellon, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard, 54-08. 5. Connor Covert, Coldwater, 54-06.50. 6. Jonathan Berghorst, Zeeland East, 54-01. 7. Zach Kunst, Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills, 52-06.50. 8. Mike Holdship, Cadillac, 52-05.

HIGH JUMP – 1. Alex Klemm, Macomb Lutheran North, 7-00 (New L.P. Div. 2 Final Meet Record – Old Record – 6-11, Dartis Willis, Detroit, Country Day, 2012; and Brian Sherwood, Fowlerville, 2002). 2. Leroy Lewis, Dowagiac Union, 6-08. 3. Nathan Whitting, Freeland, 6-07. 4. Jaylin Jordan, Trenton, 6-07. 5. Teghan McMahon, Hamilton, 6-06. 6. Jalen Smith, Flat Rock, 6-04. 6. Jonathan McMath, Dearborn Heights Annapolis, 6-04. 8. Zach Stadnika, Macomb Lutheran North, 6-04.

LONG JUMP – 1. Zach Stadnika, Macomb Lutheran North, 22-04.75. 2. Noah Devine, Parma Western, 22-01. 3. Faida Muriithi, Grand Rapids Christian, 21-09. 4. Ramario Salmon, Petoskey, 21-08. 5. Jaden Coney, Coldwater, 21-05. 6. Daniel Matthews, Armada, 21-02.50. 7. Drew Couturier, Allendale, 21-01.25. 8. Sean Akins, St. Joseph, 20-09.50.

3,200-METER RELAY – 1. Fruitport (Kody Brooks, Cameron Oleen, Seth Glover, Noah Hendricks), 7:54.39. 2. Corunna, 7:56.76. 3. Coldwater, 8:03.44. 4. Zeeland East, 8:06.07. 5. Croswell-Lexington), 8:08.12. 6. Otsego, 8:08.68. 7. Lake Fenton, 8:10.31. 8. Richland Gull Lake, 8:11.38.

110-METER HURDLES – 1. Noah Caudy, Lake Odessa Lakewood, 14.21. 2. Zach Stadnika, Macomb Lutheran North, 14.32. 3. John Wixson, Remus Chippewa Hills, 14.65. 4. Shermond Dabney, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 14.65. 5. Kyle Dams, Hamilton, 14.66. 6. Terrance London, Melvindale, 14.96. 7. Keshaun Harris, Lansing Waverly, 15.07. 8. Matt Meagher, DeWitt, 15.19.

100-METER DASH – 1. Kahlee Hamler, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 10.99. 2. Stephen Hagen, Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills, 11.09. 3. Pierre Brown, Romulus, 11.14. 4. Shae McClary, Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills, 11.16. 5. Joe Grundstrom, Mason, 11.18. 6. Dariyon Gregory, Lansing Sexton, 11.18. 7. Bailey Edwards, Chelsea, 11.34. 8. Josh Buckingham, Niles, 11.41.

800-METER RELAY – 1. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (Richard Bowens, Shermond Dabney, Kahlee Hamler, Ky’Ren Cunningham), 1:27.71 (New L.P. Div. 2 Final Meet Record – Old Record – 1:27.99, Lansing Sexton, 2012). 2. Lansing Waverly, 1:29.11. 3. Romulus, 1:29.28. 4. Lansing Sexton, 1:29.66. 5. Chelsea, 1:29.86. 6. Corunna, 1:29.95. 7. Detroit Country Day, 1:30.10. 8. Hamilton, 1:30.10.

1,600-METER RUN – 1. Morgan Beadlescomb, Algonac, 4:13.18. 2. Nathan Mylenek, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 4:15.84. 3. Joey Humes, Milan, 4:16.54. 4. Tom Oates, Chelsea, 4:20.31. 5. Craig Thompson, South Haven, 4:22.44. 6. Ben Jacobs, Corunna, 4:23.34. 7. Luke Noah, Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg, 4:23.45. 8. Lewis Tate, Paw Paw, 4:23.47.

400-METER RELAY – 1. Lansing Sexton (Devin Taylor, Dijimon Slaughter, Dariyon Gregory, Cody Blankenburg), 43.13. 2. Lansing Waverly, 43.17. 3. Marshall, 43.18. 4. River Rouge, 43.31. 5. Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills, 43.38. 6. Benton Harbor, 43.54. 7. Grand Rapids Christian, 43.58. 8. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 43.79.

400-METER DASH – 1. Steven Linton, St. Johns, 48.26. 2. Nate Eldridge, Three Rivers, 48.73. 3. Josh Smith, South Lyon East, 49.44. 4. Tyler Cochran, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 49.80. 5. Charlie Doeden, Hamilton, 49.86. 6. Isaiah Pierce, Spring Lake, 49.86. 7. Andy Meyer, Coopersville, 49.90. 8. Matthew Song, Detroit Country Day, 50.15.

300-METER HURDLES – 1. Richard Bowens, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 37.46 (New. L.P. Div. 2 Final Meet Record – Old record – 37.84, Bryan Jackson, Alma, 2001). 2. John Wixson, Remus Chippewa Hills, 37.86. 3. Shermond Dabney, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 38.61. 4. Noah Caudy, Lake Odessa Lakewood, 38.72. 5. Christopher Jackson, Detroit Country Day, 39.14. 6. Kyle Dams, Hamilton, 39.27. 7. Matias Keyes, Muskegon Orchard View, 39.28. 8. Jude Wisser, Vicksburg, 39.63.

800-METER RUN – 1. Daniel Steele, Sturgis, 1:54.92. 2. John Groendyk, Zeeland East, 1:55.41. 3. Noah Hendricks, Fruitport, 1:55.94. 4. Ben Geer, Mason, 1:56.61. 5. Jeff Case, Tecumseh, 1:56.84. 6. Dan Cramer, Zeeland East, 1:57.30. 7. Alan Nava, Melvindale, 1:57.49. 8. Josiah Morse, Essexville Garber, 1:57.50.

200-METER DASH – 1. Johnathon Sholl, Sturgis, 22.01. 2. Stephen Hagen, Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills, 22.04. 3. Dariyon Gregory, Lansing Sexton, 22.06. 4. Joe Grundstrom, Mason, 22.49. 5. Daniel Knapp, Macomb Lutheran North, 23.66. 6. Bailey Edwards, Chelsea, 23.70.

3,200-METER RUN – 1. Noah Jacobs, Corunna, 8:55.57 (New L.P. Div. 2 Final Meet Record – Old Record – 9:01.66, Landon Peacock, Cedar Springs, 2006) 2. Shuaib Aljabaly, Coldwater, 9:25.84. 3. Mark Freyhof, Hamilton, 9:26.52. 4. Justin Varineau, Grand Rapids Christian, 9:28.01. 5. Nathan Mylenek, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 9:30.79. 6. Jacob Trowbridge, Corunna, 9:31.64. 7. Jacob Inosencio, Parma Western, 9:33.15. 8. Brenden Allen, Armada, 9:35.59.

1,600-METER RELAY – 1. Zeeland East (Khylin Barton, Dan Cramer, John Groendyk, Corbin DeJonge), 3:21.26. 2. St. Johns, 3:22.36. 3. Hamilton, 3:22.98. 4. Chelsea, 3:23.39. 5. Detroit Country Day, 3:23.84. 6. Fruitport, 3:24.61. 7. Hudsonville Unity Christian, 3:24.98. 8. Coopersville, 3:25.81.

Division 2 girls: Lower Peninsula

TEAM STANDINGS – 1. Lansing Waverly 42; 2. Flint Powers Catholic 40; 3. Romulus 31; 4. Grand Rapids South Christian 26; 5. Zeeland East 24; 6. Holland Christian 23; 7. (Tie) Saginaw Swan Valley 21; Grand Rapids Catholic Central 21; 9. Gaylord 20; 10. Carleton Airport 19; 11. Bloomfield Hills Marian 18; 12. Tecumseh 16; 13. Harper Woods Chandler Park 15; 14.(Tie) Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills 14; Ludington 14; 16. Otsego 13; 17.(Tie) Cadillac 12; Chelsea 12; Warren Regina 12; Marine City 12; 21.(Tie) Hamilton 11; Williamston 11; 23.(Tie) Trenton 10; Plainwell 10; Spring Lake 10; Lansing Sexton 10; Benton Harbor 10; 28. Bridgeport 9; 29. Remus Chippewa Hills 8.50; 30. Ada Forest Hills Eastern 8.33; 31.(Tie) Petoskey 8; Paw Paw 8; Macomb Lutheran North 8; Dearborn Heights Robichaud 8; Adrian 8; 36.(Tie) Belding 7; St. Johns 7; 38.(Tie) Battle Creek Pennfield 6; Corunna 6; Freeland 6; Hastings 6; Allen Park 6; 43.(Tie) Essexville Garber 5; Auburn Hills Avondale 5; Lake Odessa Lakewood 5; Zeeland West 5; 47. Sparta 4.50; 48. Croswell-Lexington 4; 48.(Tie) Marysville 4; Haslett 4; Detroit Country Day 4; Dowagiac Union 4; 53.(Tie) Imlay City 3.50; Goodrich 3.50; 55.(Tie) Linden 3; Mason 3; 57.(Tie) Stevensville Lakeshore 2; Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 2; Dearborn Divine Child 2; DeWitt 2; Sturgis 2; Richland Gull Lake 2; 63.(Tie) Midland Bullock Creek 1; Three Rivers 1; East Grand Rapids 1; St. Joseph 1; Flint Southwestern Academy 1; 68.(Tie) Gladwin  0.33; Allegan  0.33.

DISCUS – 1. Nikole Sargent, Flint Powers Catholic, 147-09. 2. Erin Howard, Lansing Sexton, 139-08. 3. Elizabeth Pyles, Cadillac, 137-07. 4. Amanda Geerlings, Zeeland East, 133-01. 5. Malin Smith, Lansing Waverly, 132-01. 6. Jessica Book, Carleton Airport, 130-03. 7. Nicolette Nelson, Sturgis, 122-07. 8. Stephanie Schumacher, Midland Bullock Creek, 118-01.

POLE VAULT – 1. Gabriella LeRoux, Spring Lake, 11-08. 2. Christine Schultz, Chelsea, 11-05. 3. Myah Kelly, Corunna, 11-02. 4. Carly Livingston, Imlay City, 10-05. 4. Olivia Kane, Sparta, 10-05. 4. Rachel Baldwin, Remus Chippewa Hills, 10-05. 4. Rachel Dolan, Goodrich, 10-05. 8. Heather Beecher, Gladwin, 10-05. 8. Erin Isola, Allegan, 10-05. 8. Hollie Hagan, Ada Forest Hills Eastern, 10-05.

SHOT PUT – 1. Nikole Sargent, Flint Powers Catholic, 47-05.50. 2. Malin Smith, Lansing Waverly, 42-02.75. 3. Elizabeth Pyles, Cadillac, 42-02. 4. Amanda Geerlings, Zeeland East, 40-11. 5. Greta Wilker, Belding, 40-07. 6. Franesha Robinson, Hamilton, 39-11.75. 7. Erin Howard, Lansing Sexton, 39-03. 8. Izabella Taylor, Three Rivers, 38-05.

HIGH JUMP – 1. Suenomi Norinh, Zeeland East, 5-06. 2. Isabel Anderson, Petoskey, 5-06. 3. Emily Westers, Hastings, 5-05. 4. Casey Korte, Gaylord, 5-04. 5. Selah Rowe, Haslett, 5-03. 6. Erika DePierre, Paw Paw, 5-03. 6. Samantha Morrison, Lake Odessa Lakewood, 5-03. 6. Sophie Riemersma, Zeeland East, 5-03.

LONG JUMP – 1. Casey Korte, Gaylord, 18-00.25. 2. Taylor Dziatczak, Macomb Lutheran North, 17-07. 3. Erika DePierre, Paw Paw, 17-04.75. 4. Jada Steele, Harper Woods Chandler Park, 17-02. 5. Mya Rhodes, Marysville, 17-01.25. 6. Dani Jones, Mason, 17-00.75. 7. Abigail Bansen, Stevensville Lakeshore, 16-10. 8. Madison Junior, Zeeland East, 16-09.

3,200-METER RELAY – 1. Flint Powers Catholic (Lyndsey Braman, Olivia Bennett, Libbie Gleason, Julia Vanitvelt), 9:29.01. 2. Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills, 9:30.81. 3. St. Johns, 9:30.94. 4. Ada Forest Hills Eastern, 9:36.45. 5. Gaylord, 9:36.63. 6. Ludington, 9:40.04. 7. Warren Regina, 9:40.45. 8. East Grand Rapids, 9:48.79.

100-METER HURDLES – 1. Jada Steele, Harper Woods Chandler Park, 14.68. 2. Lauren Huebner, Saginaw Swan Valley, 15.09. 3. Kierra Rice, Dearborn Heights Robichaud, 15.15. 4. Cheyenne Williamson, Essexville Garber, 15.17. 5. Arabia Bacon, Battle Creek Pennfield, 15.21. 6. Samantha Morrison, Lake Odessa Lakewood, 15.34. 7. Hannah Coverdill, Marine City, 15.40. 8. Suenomi Norinh, Zeeland East, 15.54.

100-METER DASH – 1. Tra’chele Roberts, Lansing Waverly, 12.55. 2. Ieisha Davis, Romulus, 12.56. 3. Zoe Eby, Carleton Airport, 12.58. 4. Kaitlynn Rogers, Warren Regina, 12.61. 5. Brianna Rimpson, Benton Harbor, 12.67. 6. Andriana Smith, Bridgeport, 12.72. 7. Camron Nelson, Ada Forest Hills Eastern, 12.74. 8. Jada Booker, Ada Forest Hills Eastern, 12.88.

800-METER RELAY – 1. Lansing Waverly (Teaghan Thomas, Jazlynn Wilcox, Maya Garrett, Tra’chele Roberts), 1:43.88. 2. Bloomfield Hills Marian, 1:45.20. 3. Romulus, 1:45.42. 4. Remus Chippewa Hills, 1:45.51. 5. Grand Rapids South Christian, 1:45.69. 6. Bridgeport, 1:45.92. 7. Dearborn Divine Child, 1:46.02. 8. Saginaw Swan Valley, 1:46.21.

1,600-METER RUN – 1. Kayla Windemuller, Holland Christian, 4:58.90. 2. Christina Sawyer, Tecumseh, 5:00.02. 3. Julia Vanitvelt, Flint Powers Catholic, 5:06.35. 4. Megan Aalberts, Otsego, 5:06.87. 5. Erika Freyhof, Hamilton, 5:08.75. 6. Jesse Jacobusse, Chelsea, 5:09.63. 7. Lauren Biggs, Ludington, 5:09.98. 8. Anna Fischer, St. Joseph, 5:13.95.

400-METER RELAY – 1. Lansing Waverly (Teaghan Thomas, Jazlynn Wilcox, Maya Garrett, Tra’chele Roberts), 48.70. 2. Trenton, 49.34. 3. Benton Harbor, 49.70. 4. Romulus, 50.27. 5. Detroit Country Day, 50.41. 6. Belding, 50.46. 7. Dearborn Heights Robichaud, 50.52. 8. Flint Southwestern Academy, 50.71.

400-METER DASH – 1. Jakarri Alven, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, 55.66. 2. Abbie Porter, Grand Rapids South Christian, 57.23. 3. Ieisha Davis, Romulus, 57.72. 4. Hannah Bible, Adrian, 58.38. 5. Jenna Gregory, Freeland, 58.54. 6. Madylin VanderZwaag, Holland Christian, 58.62. 7. Helen Foldenauer, Richland Gull Lake, 59.98. 8. Sydney Matusik, Chelsea, 1:00.28.

300-METER HURDLES – 1. Hannah Coverdill, Marine City, 44.01. 2. Lauren Huebner, Saginaw Swan Valley, 44.38. 3. Mariel Bruxvoort, Grand Rapids South Christian, 44.63. 4. Alexis Brown, Auburn Hills Avondale, 44.85. 5. Calli Townsend, Croswell-Lexington, 45.55. 6. Alia Frederick, Linden, 45.68. 7. Arabia Bacon, Battle Creek Pennfield, 45.96. 8. Lexi Heimbaugh, Sparta, 46.68.

800-METER RUN – 1. Mya Veen, Plainwell, 2:14.75. 2. Lauren Biggs, Ludington, 2:14.83. 3. Hannah Jones, Williamston, 2:16.26. 4. Haley Hoogenraad, Zeeland West, 2:16.64. 5. Lyndsey Braman, Flint Powers Catholic, 2:17.56. 6. Alicia Medrano, Adrian, 2:18.45. 7. Lauren Neiheisel, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 2:19.88. 8. Jody Fuller, Ludington, 2:19.90.

200-METER DASH – 1. Zoe Eby, Carleton Airport, 25.17. 2. Jakarri Alven, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, 25.69. 3. Ieisha Davis, Romulus, 25.85. 4. Kaitlynn Rogers, Warren Regina, 26.46. 5. Nijah Russell, Dowagiac Union, 26.51. 6. Payten Williams, Bridgeport, 26.54. 7. Ariel Clowney, Trenton, 27.34.

3,200-METER RUN – Kayla Windemuller, Holland Christian, 10:59.52. 2. Christina Sawyer, Tecumseh, 11:00.57. 3. Makayla Perez, Allen Park, 11:08.68. 4. Sophie Hirzel, Otsego, 11:09.06. 5. Erika Freyhof, Hamilton, 11:11.06. 6. Megan Aalberts, Otsego, 11:21.35. 7. Ashley Shipps, DeWitt, 11:22.92. 8. Katelyn Smith, Gaylord, 11:25.62.

1,600-METER RELAY – 1. Bloomfield Hills Marian (Morgan Cochran, Emily Balow, Maggie DePorre, Jansen Eichenlaub), 4:01.21. 2. Grand Rapids South Christian, 4:01.29. 3. Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills, 4:04.58. 4. Williamston, 4:05.63. 5. Saginaw Swan Valley, 4:05.77. 6. Grand Rapids Catholic Central, 4:06.38. 7. Freeland, 4:06.81. 8. St. Johns, 4:07.36.

 

Connor Bandel from Oxford high school throws the discus during earily rounds at the MHSAA Divison One State Track and Field championships on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Hudsonville Eagles Stadium in Hudsonville MI. Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free Press

Connor Bandel from Oxford high school throws the discus during earily rounds at the MHSAA Divison One State Track and Field championships on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Hudsonville Eagles Stadium in Hudsonville MI. Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free Press

Division 3 boys: Lower Peninsula

TEAM STANDINGS – 1. Sanford-Meridian 39; 2. Hillsdale 34; 3. Frankenmuth 33; 4. Chesaning 28; 5. Adrian Madison 22; 6.(Tie) Mason County Central 21; Grand Rapids West Catholic 21; Marlette 21; Standish Sterling 21; 10.(Tie) Wyoming Lee 20; Clinton 20; 12. Clare 19.50; 13.(Tie) Bridgman 18; Grandville Calvin Christian 18; 15. Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker 16; 16. Almont 14; 17.(Tie) Constantine 13; Hesperia 13; Hanover-Horton 13; 20.(Tie) Reed City 11; Saranac 11; Traverse City St. Francis 11; 23.(Tie) Cass City 10; Charlevoix 10; St. Louis 10; Parchment 10; 27. Benzie Central 9.50; 28.(Tie) Bangor 8; Berrien Springs 8; Houghton Lake 8; Manistee 8; Clintondale 8; Muskegon Western Michigan Christian 8; Coloma 8; Watervliet 8; 36.(Tie) Newaygo 7; Hemlock 7; 38. Harrison 6.50; 39.(Tie) Kalkaska 6; Perry 6; Roscommon 6; Jackson Lumen Christi 6; 43. (Tie) Elk Rapids 5; Jonesville 5; Union City 5; Kent City 5; Lansing Catholic 5; Leslie 5; 49 (Tie) Grant 4; Laingsburg 4; Tawas City 4; 52. (Tie) Mt. Morris 3; Reese 3; 54. (Tie) Grand Rapids West Michigan Aviation2; Onsted 2; Lake City 2; Ovid-Elsie 2; Caro 2; 59. Ravenna 1.5; 60. (Tie) Byron 1; Warren Michigan Collegiate 1; Madison Heights Madison 1; Shepherd 1; Bath 1; Schoolcraft 1; Flint Hamady 1; Lawton 1.

DISCUS – 1. Carl Myers, Grand Rapids West Catholic, 172-01. 2. Levi Boynton, Clare, 161-00. 3. Sam Shrift, Traverse City St. Francis, 157-11. 4. Dan Stone, Frankenmuth, 156-07. 5. Matt Quinn, Mason County Central, 152-03. 6. Tristian Butler, Constantine, 151-10. 7. Justynn Hamblin, Newaygo, 148-00. 8. Isaac Dale, Marlette, 146-10.

POLE VAULT – 1. Jacob Battani, Almont, 15-06. 2. Joe Gray, Hanover-Horton, 15-03. 3. Nate Fasbender, Reed City, 14-06. 4. Jackson Boyd, Newaygo, 13-06. 5. Jeremy Fillhard, Harrison, 13-06. 5. Chase Field, Clare, 13-06. 7.(Tie) Mike Hoffert, Benzie Central, 13-00; Cameron Schullo, Ravenna, 13-00.

SHOT PUT – 1. Carl Myers, Grand Rapids West Catholic, 62-09.75. 2. Dan Stone, Frankenmuth, 57-06.50. 3. Jack Boyle, Roscommon, 55-09.50. 4. Levi Boynton, Clare, 53-10.25. 5. Kevin Koenig, Laingsburg, 53-08.25. 6. Eric Lewis, Mt Morris, 52-10.50. 7. Connor McClure, Onsted, 52-03.75. 8. Hunter Berecz, Byron, 50-06.50.

HIGH JUMP – 1. Joe Conley, Saranac, 6-06. 2. Ryan Mount, Mason County Central, 6-05. 3. Grant Bronner, Frankenmuth, 6-04. 4. Sam Ludka, Traverse City St. Francis, 6-03. 5. Nate McKeown, Hesperia, 6-03. 6. Sam Spaulding, Berrien Springs, 6-03. 7. Adam Scherrer, Harrison, 6-01. 8. Malik Smith, Flint Hamady, 6-01.

LONG JUMP – 1. John Mitrzyk, Standish Sterling, 21-05.50.  2. Sam Forsyth, Chesaning, 21-02.25.  3. Lamarrius Smith, Watervliet, 20-11.  4. Jalen Boes, Union City, 20-09.25.  5. Brandon Keys, Chesaning, 20-08.50.  6. Nate McKeown, Hesperia, 20-08.25.  7. Traymyn Young, Houghton Lake, 20-08.  8. Jaylan Branch, Warren Michigan Collegiate, 20-04.50.

3,200-METER RELAY – 1. Bridgman (Elliott Hanke, Karl Hanke, Kole Hanke, Brian Njuguna), 8:02.42. 2. Hillsdale, 8:03.61. 3. Cass City, 8:07.87. 4. Benzie Central, 8:09.94. 5. Tawas City, 8:10.19. 6. Charlevoix, 8:10.83. 7. Hemlock, 8:14.58. 8. Bath, 8:16.53.

110-METER HURDLES – 1. Andrew Storm, Marlette, 14.82. 2. Enrique Peterson, Bangor, 15.17. 3. Jacob Wildenhaus, Jackson Lumen Christi, 15.20. 4. Jesse Way, Elk Rapids, 15.21. 5. Jack Gebben, Parchment, 15.24. 6. Clay Plachta, Standish Sterling, 15.33. 7. Grant Bronner, Frankenmuth, 15.38. 8. Tyler Head, Harrison, 15.70.

100-METER DASH – 1. Thomas Robinson, Wyoming Lee, 11.09. 2. Christian Petre, Sanford-Meridian, 11.12. 3. Donavan Hodgson, Parchment, 11.18. 4. Mathew Sexton, Clinton, 11.21. 5. Devin Van Dusen, Hillsdale, 11.37. 6. Monte Petre, Sanford-Meridian, 11.41. 7. Bryan Moore, Chesaning, 11.42. 8. Joe Conley, Saranac, 11.42.

800-METER RELAY – 1. Sanford-Meridian (Christian Petre, Matt Hoffman, Miles LeViere, Monte Petre), 1:29.21. 2. Chesaning, 1:29.46. 3. Adrian Madison, 1:30.26. 4. Clinton, 1:30.95. 5. Frankenmuth, 1:31.08. 6. Clare, 1:31.90. 7. Clintondale, 1:31.96. 8. Madison Heights Madison, 1:32.73.

1,600-METER RUN – 1. Abe Visser, Grandville Calvin Christian, 4:16.62. 2. Braxton Snuffer, Muskegon Western Michigan Christian, 4:19.40. 3. Arik LaFave, Hesperia, 4:23.15. 4. Brad Wurzel, Berrien Springs, 4:24.01. 5. Jesse Saxton, Grant, 4:24.09. 6. Brayden Huddleston, Benzie Central, 4:24.31. 7. Kiehl Smith, Jonesville, 4:24.43. 8. Bobby Haskin, GR West Catholic, 4:24.46.

400-METER RELAY – 1. Sanford-Meridian (Christian Petre, Miles LeViere, Monte Petre, Andre Smith), 43.14 (New L.P. Div. 3 Final Meet Record – Old Record – 43.25, Vassar, 2010). 2. Adrian Madison, 43.47. 3. Clintondale, 43.80. 4. Reed City, 44.10. 5. Frankenmuth, 44.12. 6. Clinton, 44.22. 7. Grandville Calvin Christian, 44.37. 8. Shepherd, 44.38.

400-METER DASH – 1. Felix Biewald, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker, 49.36. 2. Carter Eckhardt, Manistee, 49.80. 3. Caleb McDaniel, Coloma, 50.04. 4. Cullen Cox, Leslie, 50.13. 5. Jared McLean, Charlevoix, 50.47. 6. Fernando Santana, Almont, 50.59. 7. Lucas Madden, Lake City, 50.97. 8. Demetrius Cannon, Lawton, 51.15.

300-METER HURDLES – 1. Andrew Storm, Marlette, 39.14. 2. Clay Plachta, Standish Sterling, 39.51. 3. Jackson Blanchard, Houghton Lake, 40.21. 4. Austin Kilgore, Hanover-Horton, 40.39. 5. Jonathan Worden, Frankenmuth, 40.56. 6. Huntter Trubiano, Clinton, 40.84. 7. Isaiah Medina, Ovid-Elsie, 40.97. 8. Alec Giles, Almont, 41.28.

800-METER RUN – 1. Anthony Evilsizor, Constantine, 1:54.68. 2. Brian Njuguna, Bridgman, 1:57.04. 3. Kyle McDowell, Kalkaska, 1:57.53. 4. Kurt Sollner, Hemlock, 1:57.82. 5. Charles Holbrook, Hillsdale, 1:57.89. 6. Kiehl Smith, Jonesville, 1:59.04. 7. Grant Gayan, Grand Rapids West Michigan Aviation, 1:59.25. 8. Dylan Hearns, Mason County Central, 1:59.41.

200-METER DASH – 1. Thomas Robinson, Wyoming Lee, 22.20. 2. Christian Petre, Sanford-Meridian, 22.26. 3. Felix Biewald, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker, 22.38. 4. Devin Van Dusen, Hillsdale, 22.48. 5. Mathew Sexton, Clinton, 22.76. 6. Jacob Hartman, Reese, 22.90. 7. Bryan Moore, Chesaning, 22.90. 8. Caleb McDaniel, Coloma, 23.64.

3,200-METER RUN – 1. Evan Goodell, St. Louis, 9:21.00. 2. Zac Wright-Fisher, Mason County Central, 9:30.39. 3. Abe Visser, Grandville Calvin Christian, 9:39.93. 4. Fraser Wilson, Kent City, 9:41.79. 5. CarLee Stimpfel, Cass City, 9:41.79. 6. Brock Eves, Hillsdale, 9:44.86. 7. Zak Drews, Caro, 9:45.06. 8. Matt Ring, Schoolcraft, 9:45.59.

1,600-METER RELAY – 1. Hillsdale (Aaron Smith, Sam Nash, Charles Holbrook, Devin Van Dusen), 3:23.96. 2. Adrian Madison, 3:26.40. 3. Perry, 3:28.12. 4. Lansing Catholic, 3:28.51. 5. Chesaning, 3:28.65. 6. Charlevoix, 3:29.02. 7. Watervliet, 3:29.02. 8. Coloma, 3:29.04.

Division 3 girls: Lower Peninsula

TEAM STANDINGS – 1. Ithaca 57.50; 2. Adrian Madison 54; 3. Traverse City St. Francis 46; 4. Clare 45; 5. Pewamo-Westphalia 29; 6.(Tie)  Hart 25; Benzie Central 25; 8. Ann Arbor Greenhills 22; 9.(Tie)  Jonesville 21.50; Shepherd 21.50; 11. Frankenmuth 21; 12. Sanford-Meridian 20; 13. Parchment 16; 14. (Tie) Olivet 15; Berrien Springs 15; 16. McBain 13; 17. Jackson Lumen Christi 12; 18. Hopkins 11; 19.(Tie) Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest 10; Marlette 10; Montrose 10; Lawton 10; Millington 10; 24.(Tie) Reese 9; Grass Lake 9; 26.(Tie)  Grandville Calvin Christian 8; Clinton 8; Hanover-Horton 8; 29. Delton-Kellogg 7; 30.(Tie) Grand Rapids West Catholic 6; Carrollton 6; Bad Axe 6; 33.(Tie) Kingsley 5; Montague 5; Clintondale 5; Boyne City 5; Laingsburg 5; Byron 5; 39.(Tie) Mason County Central 4; Holland Black River 4; Galesburg-Augusta 4; 42. (Tie) Sandusky 3; Almont 3; Manistee 3; Elk Rapids 3; Warren Michigan Collegiate 3; 47. (Tie) Reed City 2; Schoolcraft 2; Brooklyn Columbia Central 2 2; Lake City 2; Hesperia 2; 54. Saginaw Valley Lutheran 1.50; 55. (Tie) Bath 1; Beaverton 1; Hemlock 1; Union City 1.

DISCUS – 1. Keri Frahm, Frankenmuth, 138-04. 2. Amanda Schaare, Clinton, 129-00. 3. Libby O’Brien, Grand Rapids West Catholic, 127-02. 4. Bailey Ballard, Hopkins, 121-06. 5. Jessica Marvin, Byron, 119-02. 6. Emily Fleischmann, Reese, 118-08. 7. Chelsea Palmer, Brooklyn Columbia Central, 114-01. 8. Rachel Wing, Union City, 112-09.

POLE VAULT – 1. Kasey Staley, Clare, 12-04 (New L.P. Div. 3 Final Meet Record – Old Record – 12-3, Stephanie Lambeth, Frankenmuth, 2015). 2. Kelsey Mussio, Ann Arbor Greenhills, 10-09. 3. Kelsey Heitzman, Grandville Calvin Christian, 10-09. 4. Anna Harmeling, Boyne City, 10-06. 5. Kiarah Horn, Adrian Madison, 10-06. 6. Aubrey Battani, Almont, 10-00. 7. Kelsie Kujat, Frankenmuth, 10-00. 8. Lexi Gale, Hart, 10-00.

SHOT PUT – 1. Brooklin Klopf, Montrose, 40-03.25. 2. Keri Frahm, Frankenmuth, 40-01.25. 3. Emily Fleischmann, Reese, 38-08.50. 4. Emma Schafer, Pewamo-Westphalia, 37-06.50. 5. Corie Marion, Adrian Madison, 37-05. 6. Jessica Kursinsky, Sandusky, 37-03. 7. Lillian Albaugh, Farwell, 37-02.25. 8. Jessica Marvin, Byron, 36-11.

HIGH JUMP – 1. Hannah Hall, Millington, 5-04. 2. Kaiya Wall, Adrian Madison, 5-03. 3. Yasmine Vail, Carrollton, 5-03. 4. Kelly Brown, Laingsburg, 5-01. 5. Sarah Bassett, Delton-Kellogg, 5-01. 6. Abby Howard, Delton-Kellogg, 5-01. 7.(Tie) Hailey Nielsen, Jonesville, 5-01; Sarah Rezler, Saginaw Valley Lutheran, 5-01.

LONG JUMP – 1. Erica Sheahan, Ithaca, 17-10.25.  2. Hailey Nielsen, Jonesville, 17-02.50.  3. Julia Forbes, Hopkins, 17-02.25.  4. Kelsey Graham, Kingsley, 17-01.75.  5. Renee Miller, Marlette, 16-10.75.  6. Abby Christmas, Montague, 16-06.  7. Chelsea Miskelley, Holland Black River, 16-04.75.  8. Donna Jean Eschenbacher, Beaverton, 16-04.75.

3,200-METER RELAY – 1. Traverse City St. Francis (Emma Fifarek, Katelyn Duffing, Joyana Tarsa, Holly Bullough), 9:23.95. 2. Ithaca, 9:30.07. 3. Shepherd, 9:32.06. 4. Grass Lake, 9:51.07. 5. Benzie Central, 9:52.68. 6. Pewamo-Westphalia, 9:53.26. 7. Grandville Calvin Christian, 9:55.27. 8. Bath, 9:55.39.

100-METER HURDLES – 1. Kaiya Wall, Adrian Madison, 15.49. 2. Logan Kyre, Olivet, 15.52. 3. Emily Schaub, Marlette, 15.64. 4. Emma Schafer, Pewamo-Westphalia, 15.73. 5. Kylie Mount, Mason County Central, 15.74. 6. Emmalyne Tarsa, Traverse City St. Francis, 15.98. 7. Hanna Price, Reed City, 16.11. 8. Hannah Cain, Berrien Springs, 16.63.

100-METER DASH – 1. Hailey Stockford, Sanford-Meridian, 12.27. 2. Avery Jones, Ann Arbor Greenhills, 12.44. 3. Erica Sheahan, Ithaca, 12.59. 4. Shiyon Taylor, Parchment, 12.64. 5. Savanna Waite, Galesburg-Augusta, 12.89. 6. Londyn Williams, Hanover-Horton, 13.11. 7. Katie Simpson, Schoolcraft, 13.18. 8. Mary Claire Smeltzer, Benzie Central, 13.33.

800-METER RELAY – 1. Adrian Madison (Megan Rosales, Delaney Stersic, Sierra Hernandez, Benedetta Vianello), 1:46.06. 2. Berrien Springs, 1:46.73. 3. Clare, 1:46.91. 4. Clintondale, 1:47.12. 5. Benzie Central, 1:47.92. 6. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, 1:47.99. 7. Montague, 1:48.38. 8. Pewamo-Westphalia, 1:49.04.

1,600-METER RUN – 1. Holly Bullough, Traverse City St. Francis, 4:52.63 (New L.P. Div. 3 Final Meet Record – Old Record – 4:53;35, Nicole Bush, Wyoming Kelloggsville, 2004). 2. Jasmine Harper, Clare, 5:04.39. 3. Sierra Albus, Hart, 5:04.86. 4. Lainey Veenkant, Clare, 5:06.34. 5. Klaudia O’Malley, McBain, 5:07.85. 6. Logan Luckett, Elk Rapids, 5:09.25. 7. Olivia Brian, Benzie Central, 5:09.39. 8. Ashley Lindeman, Manistee, 5:09.42.

400-METER RELAY – 1. Pewamo-Westphalia (Claudia Heckman, Brenna Wirth, Kelly Thelen, Amelia Thelen), 50.02. 2. Ithaca, 50.21. 3. Berrien Springs, 50.74. 4. Lawton, 50.86. 5. Olivet, 50.99. 6. Warren Michigan Collegiate, 51.12. 7. Madison Heights Madison, 51.21. 8. Parchment, 51.27.

400-METER DASH – 1. Hailey Nielsen, Jonesville, 58.34. 2. Abbey Clasen, Benzie Central, 58.44. 3. Mikayla Beeler, Bad Axe, 58.64. 4. Emmalyne Tarsa, Traverse City St. Francis, 59.58. 5. Brenna Wirth, Pewamo-Westphalia, 59.64. 6. Kaily Grulke, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, 1:00.12. 7. Hannah Sperry, Hesperia, 1:00.13. 8. Megan Ennis, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, 1:00.32.

300-METER HURDLES – 1. Regan Berg, Parchment, 45.74. 2. Megan Rosales, Adrian Madison, 46.02. 3. Paige Gould, Clare, 46.06. 4. Shelby Whitt, McBain, 46.73. 5. Emily Foster, Ithaca, 46.87. 6. Logan Kyre, Olivet, 47.26. 7. Laraiah Schichtel, Lake City, 47.73. 8. Nora Fettinger, Hemlock, 47.77.

800-METER RUN – 1. Holly Bullough, Traverse City St. Francis, 2:12.22. 2. Marilyn Schonhard, Jackson Lumen Christi, 2:16.99. 3. Courtney Allen, Ithaca, 2:19.37. 4. Judy Rector, Hanover-Horton, 2:20.57. 5. Katelyn Hutchinson, Shepherd, 2:20.98. 6. Blaire Showers, Ithaca, 2:21.12. 6. Kylie Hutchinson, Shepherd, 2:21.12. 8. Carissa Schurr, Frankenmuth, 2:21.22.

200-METER DASH – 1. Hailey Stockford, Sanford-Meridian, 25.29. 2. Erica Sheahan, Ithaca, 25.51. 3. Avery Jones, Ann Arbor Greenhills, 25.59. 4. Natalie Martinez, Lawton, 26.13. 5. Ella Suliman, Grass Lake, 26.20. 6. Kaily Grulke, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, 26.32. 7. Hailey Nielsen, Jonesville, 26.41. 8. Brenna Wirth, Pewamo-Westphalia, 26.80.

3,200-METER RUN – 1. Adelyn Ackley, Hart, 10:49.87. 2. Amber Gall, Shepherd, 10:52.20. 3. Jasmine Harper, Clare, 11:09.29. 4. Alayna Ackley, Hart, 11:14.04. 5. Klaudia O’Malley, McBain, 11:14.64. 6. Sierra Albus, Hart, 11:15.01. 7. Sydney Del Valle, Holland Black River, 11:15.64. 8. Lainey Veenkant, Clare, 11:21.91.

1,600-METER RELAY – 1. Adrian Madison (Kaiya Wall, Delaney Stersic, Sierra Hernandez, Megan Rosales), 4:01.51. 2. Traverse City St. Francis, 4:03.07. 3. Benzie Central, 4:06.23. 4. Ithaca, 4:08.73. 5. Jackson Lumen Christi, 4:09.73. 6. Clare, 4:09.79. 7. Manistee, 4:11.54. 8. Shepherd, 4:12.21.

Division 4 boys

TEAM STANDINGS – 1. Saugatuck 66; 2. Evart 32; 3. Cassopolis 30; 4.(Tie) Addison 29; Battle Creek St. Philip 29; 6. Whittemore-Prescott 26; 7. Muskegon Catholic Central 24; 7. Saginaw Nouvel 24; 9.(Tie) Concord 23; Sand Creek 23; 11.(Tie) Melvindale Academy for Business & Technology 20; Merrill 20; 13.(Tie) Hillsdale Academy 16; Harbor Springs 16; Mendon 16; Morenci 16; 17. Centreville 15; 18.(Tie) Detroit Loyola 14; Big Rapids Crossroads Academy 14; 20.(Tie)  Johannesburg-Lewiston 13; East Jordan 13; Southfield Christian 13; 23. Livingston Christian 12; 24.(Tie) Athens 11; Marcellus 11; 26.(Tie)  Indian River Inland Lakes 9; Onekama 9; 28. Kalamazoo Christian 8; 29.(Tie) Muskegon Heights 7; Frankfort 7; 31.(Tie) Suttons Bay 6; Riverview Gabriel Richard 6; White Cloud 6; Carson City-Crystal 6; Martin 6; Petersburg-Summerfield 6; 37.(Tie) Maple City Glen Lake 5; Vestaburg 5; Fulton 5; Harbor Beach 5; 41.(Tie) Hillsdale Will Carleton 4; Potterville 4; Lansing Christian 4; Fowler 4; 45.(Tie)  Brown City 3; McBain Northern Michigan Christian 3; Kingston 3; Birmingham Roeper 3; Lutheran Westland 3; 50.(Tie) Ubly 2; Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary 2; Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart 2; 53.(Tie)  Britton Deerfield 1; Pittsford 1; Kinde North Huron 1.

DISCUS – 1. Paxton Titus, Livingston Christian, 162-11.  2. Jacob Gray, Saginaw Nouvel, 156-10.  3. Paul Zysk, Addison, 145-06.  4. Jacob Smith, Carson City-Crystal, 145-06.  5. Ruben Haggerty, Merrill, 143-10.  6. Sebastian Hamilton, Athens, 139-00.  7. Nick Stern, Whittemore-Prescott, 136-09.  8. Xavier Cardona, Saugatuck, 136-00.

POLE VAULT – 1. Jacob Kulhanek, Merrill, 13-09.  2. Isaac Skinner, Addison, 13-09.  3. Randy Pienta, Onekama, 13-03.  4. Evan Hotary, Saugatuck, 12-09.  5. Mike Courterier, Johannesburg-Lewiston, 12-06.  6. Brady Kaufman, Brown City, 12-06.  7. Austin Yunker, Mendon, 12-03.  8. Andrew Pechette, Kinde North Huron, 12-03.

SHOT PUT – Jacob Lechner, Harbor Springs, 53-04.25.  2. Jacob Gray, Saginaw Nouvel, 52-04.75.  3. Sebastian Hamilton, Athens, 51-00.50.  4. Xavier Cardona, Saugatuck, 50-03.25.  5. Ryan Howery, Indian River Inland Lakes, 49-10.50.  6. Jonathan Dracht, McBain Northern Michigan Christian, 48-09.  7. Paxton Titus, Livingston Christian, 48-07.25.  8. Jayvin Wolfe, Fulton, 47-07.25.

HIGH JUMP – 1. Bryce Washington, Southfield Christian, 6-05.  2. Mervyn Auffret, Saugatuck, 6-04.  3. Levi Gross, Merrill, 6-02.  4. Daniel Lanfear, Harbor Beach, 6-02.  5. Zach Parshall, Evart, 6-02.  6. Braydan Biddinger, Fulton, 6-02.  7. Riley Howard, Athens, 6-00.  8. Jacob Randall, Concord, 6-00.

LONG JUMP – 1. Delvon Hines, Melvindale ABT, 20-09.25.  2. Bryce Saxton, Cassopolis, 20-04.75.  3. David Downey, Battle Creek St. Philip, 20-02.50.  4. Robert Provo, Frankfort, 20-00.25.  5. Mason Stoll, Hillsdale Will Carleton, 19-11.50.  6. Adam Harris, Birmingham Roeper, 19-10.25.  7. Troy Boughner, Johannesburg-Lewiston, 19-09.50.  8. Zachary Pringle, Carson City-Crystal, 19-08.25.

3,200-METER RELAY – 1. Hillsdale Academy (Greg Whalen, Sam Brady, Connor Oakley, Noah Heckenlively), 8:13.34.  2. Saugatuck, 8:17.84.  3. Mendon, 8:27.40.  4. Centreville, 8:29.81.  5. Potterville, 8:29.90.  6. Onekama, 8:29.96.  7. Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart, 8:30.94.  8. Britton Deerfield, 8:31.12.

110-METER HURDLES – 1. Blake Dunn, Saugatuck, 14.33 (New L.P. Div. 4 Final Meet Record – Old Record – 14.33, Cory Noeker, Pewamo-Westphalia, 2009).  2. Griffin Grieder, Morenci, 15.46.  3. Christian Holmes, Suttons Bay, 15.57.  4. David Downey, Battle Creek St. Philip, 15.73.  5. Andrew Romig, Marcellus, 16.10.  6. Luke Grieder, Morenci, 16.10.  7. Chase Pirolli, Petersburg-Summerfield, 16.49.

100-METER DASH – 1. Billy Wojnowski, Big Rapids Crossroads Academy, 11.15.  2. Montez Brewer, Concord, 11.16.  3. Alec Muck, Sand Creek, 11.17.  4. Hunter Harris, Detroit Loyola, 11.23.  5. Walker Christoffersen, Muskegon Catholic Central, 11.33.  6. Daryl Nykiel, Lutheran Westland, 11.38.  7. Quincy SeGraves, Addison, 11.45.  8. Kole Donaldson, Addison, 11.50.

800-METER RELAY – 1. Muskegon Catholic Central (Ben Treutler, Walker Christoffersen, Logan Helton, Christian Martinez), 1:31.30.  2. Cassopolis, 1:31.70.  3. Johannesburg-Lewiston, 1:32.64.  4. Saginaw Nouvel, 1:33.56.  5. Addison, 1:33.75.  6. Evart, 1:33.84.  7. Muskegon Heights, 1:33.97.  8. Marcellus, 1:34.01.

1,600-METER RUN – 1. Santana Scott, Evart, 4:22.89.  2. Alex Heckman, Mendon, 4:31.35.  3. Jared Klaasen, Martin, 4:31.79.  4. Josh Woods, Evart, 4:33.64.  5. Andrew Carlock, Lansing Christian, 4:34.25.  6. Jeremy Kloss, Harbor Springs, 4:34.76.  7. Noah Heckenlively, Hillsdale Academy, 4:35.84.  8. Aaron Peters, Sand Creek, 4:35.99.

400-METER RELAY – 1. Melvindale ABT, 43.75.  2. Muskegon Catholic Central, 43.84.  3. Battle Creek St. Philip, 44.12.  4. Saugatuck, 44.45.  5. Addison, 44.48.  6. Saginaw Nouvel, 44.48.  7. Whittemore-Prescott, 44.52.  8. Cassopolis, 44.55.

400-METER DASH – 1. Deion Gatson, Cassopolis, 50.20.  2. Jordan Corstange, Kalamazoo Christian, 50.40.  3. Darrion Holland, White Cloud, 51.69.  4. Zach Johnston, Vestaburg, 51.94.  5. Chris Kubasiak, Battle Creek St. Philip, 52.05.  6. Thomas Brandell, East Jordan, 52.08.  7. Emanuelle Carella, East Jordan, 52.22.  8. Hunter Harris, Detroit Loyola, 52.25.

300-METER HURDLES – 1. Blake Dunn, Saugatuck, 38.31 (New L.P. Div. 4 Final Meet Record – Old record – 38.77, Bryan Sevensma, Maple City Glen Lake, 2006).  2. David Downey, Battle Creek St. Philip, 40.25.  3. Derek Flory, Marcellus, 41.50.  4. Griffin Grieder, Morenci, 41.52.  5. Josh Van Kainen, Petersburg-Summerfield, 41.73.  6. Aric Hobson, Kingston, 41.76.  7. Andrew Halbert, East Jordan, 42.20.  8. Christian Gundersen, Fulton, 42.22.

800-METER RUN – 1. Daniel Mikovits, Concord, 1:58.50.  2. Hunter Kensa, Whittemore-Prescott, 1:58.58.  3. Nick Hammond, Riverview Gabriel Richard, 1:59.66.  4. Luke Passino, Indian River Inland Lakes, 2:00.79.  5. Tayo Fadayomi, Big Rapids Crossroads Academy, 2:01.42.  6. Greg Whalen, Hillsdale Academy, 2:02.19.  7. Daniel Gensmer, Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary, 2:02.24.  8. Tre Tenzy, Pittsford, 2:03.33.

200-METER DASH – 1. Alec Muck, Sand Creek, 22.50.  2. Hunter Harris, Detroit Loyola, 22.80.  3. Azaiyah Bell, Whittemore-Prescott, 22.85.  4. Javontea Kendrick, Muskegon Heights, 22.97.  5. Kole Donaldson, Addison, 23.14.  6. Brandon Anderson, Cassopolis, 23.14.  7. Ben Treutler, Muskegon Catholic Central, 23.26.  8. Troy Boughner, Johannesburg-Lewiston, 23.58.

3,200-METER RUN – 1. Santana Scott, Evart, 9:42.83.  2. Corey Gorgas, Saugatuck, 9:50.73.  3. Zachary Pettinga, Saugatuck, 9:53.78.  4. Aaron Peters, Sand Creek, 9:56.06.  5. Justin Detgen, Concord, 9:56.68.  6. Jeremy Kloss, Harbor Springs, 9:58.16.  7. Alex Grifka, Ubly, 9:59.32.  8. Noah Heckenlively, Hillsdale Academy, 10:03.39.

1,600-METER RELAY – 1. Centreville (Jared Rank, Chase LeBarre, Ross Hunter, Nolan Troyer), 3:28.28.  2. Whittemore-Prescott, 3:28.49.  3. East Jordan, 3:30.85.  4. Maple City Glen Lake, 3:31.62.  5. Fowler, 3:33.23.  6. Southfield Christian, 3:33.34.  7. Frankfort, 3:33.45.  8. Sand Creek, 3:33.64.

Division 4 girls

TEAM STANDINGS – 1. Fowler 56; 2. Concord 44; 3. New Lothrop 38; 4. Saugatuck 37; 5. Reading 33; 6. Beal City 29; 7. Mendon 25; 8. Southfield Christian 23; 9. Battle Creek St. Philip 22; 10.(Tie)  Petersburg-Summerfield 21; Harbor Springs 21; 12. Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart 20; 13.(Tie) Addison 18; Brown City 18; 15.(Tie) Blanchard Montabella 16; Birmingham Roeper 16; 17. Mesick 15; 18. Saginaw Nouvel 14; 19.(Tie) Hillsdale Academy 12; Springport 12; 21.(Tie) Jackson Christian 11; Johannesburg-Lewiston 11; 23. Evart 10; 24.(Tie) Decatur 8; Pittsford 8; Adrian Lenawee Christian 8; Lawrence 8; Saginaw Arts &  Sciences 8; 29. Litchfield 7; 30.(Tie) Bellevue 6; Portland St. Patrick 6; New Buffalo 6; Lutheran Westland 6; 34.(Tie) East Jordan 5; Pentwater 5; Breckenridge 5; White Pigeon 5; 38.(Tie) Ubly 4; Akron-Fairgrove 4; McBain Northern Michigan Christian 4; Deckerville 4; Suttons Bay 4; Fulton 4; 44.(Tie) Marion 3; Onekama 3; Cassopolis 3; Potterville 3; Brethren 3; Athens 3; 50.(Tie) Onaway 2; Marcellus 2; Colon 2; 53.(Tie) St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic 1; Muskegon Catholic Central 1.

DISCUS – 1. Caylin Bonser, Harbor Springs, 141-06 (New L.P. Div. 4 Final Meet Record – Old Record – 137-6, Jeaniae Lawton, Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher, 2001).  2. Maddie Clark, Pittsford, 131-01.  3. Sarah Guzzo, Battle Creek St. Philip, 118-01.  4. Taylor Kroll, Johannesburg-Lewiston, 116-03.  5. Alauna Oskaboose, Suttons Bay, 114-04.  6. Spencer Malone, New Lothrop, 114-03.  7. Claudia Freed, New Lothrop, 114-00.  8. Allie Vanous, Litchfield, 105-07.

POLE VAULT – 1. Sydnie Avery, Saugatuck, 10-03.  2. Taylor Sumner, Addison, 10-00.  3. Miranda Geisler, New Buffalo, 9-06.  4. Lauren Nowosatka, Saginaw Nouvel, 9-06.  5. Ciera Weber, Fowler, 9-06.  6. Kyleigh Booden, Potterville, 9-06.  7. Anessa Broker, Colon, 9-03.  8. Claire Fleming, Harbor Springs, 9-03.

SHOT PUT – 1. Erika Lechner, Harbor Springs, 41-11.75.  2. Mara Carter, Lawrence, 41-05.75.  3. Allie Vanous, Litchfield, 37-03.75.  4. Taylor Kroll, Johannesburg-Lewiston, 35-11.25.  5. Megan Hiser, Akron-Fairgrove, 35-07.50.  6. Madison Brooks, Cassopolis, 35-04.75.  7. Claudia Freed, New Lothrop, 34-05.25.  8. Charley Hengesbach, Saginaw Nouvel, 34-04.75.

HIGH JUMP – 1. Ashley Herrmann, Petersburg-Summerfield, 5-04.  2. Rebekah Ashley, Decatur, 5-02.  3. Bri Carson, Blanchard Montabella, 5-02.  4. Mara VanOrder, Evart, 5-01.  5. Alyssa Vandegriff, Fowler, 5-00.  6. Naomi Mason, Brethren, 5-00.  7. Jodi Hauck, Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart, 5-00.  8. Maya Segovia, Battle Creek St. Philip, 5-00.

LONG JUMP – 1. Akwia Tilton, Birmingham Roeper, 17-06.  2. Kiersten Stoddard, Jackson Christian, 16-08.75.  3. Alexis Johnson, Birmingham Roeper, 16-05.  4. Riley Phelps, White Pigeon, 16-05.  5. Katelynn Brooks, East Jordan, 16-02.25.  6. Sidney Horak, Fowler, 15-11.50.  7. Vydailya Letts, Onaway, 15-09.75.  8. Destiny Sherbonda, Johannesburg-Lewiston, 15-06.50.

3,200-METER RELAY – 1. Fowler (Kiah Becker, Morgan Goerge, Madison Koenigsknecht, Julie Thelen), 9:38.00.  2. Saugatuck, 9:47.30.  3. Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart, 9:51.50.  4. Beal City, 9:52.20.  5. Hillsdale Academy, 9:53.80.  6. Reading, 10:03.40.  7. Battle Creek St. Philip, 10:09.80.  8. Concord, 10:11.80.

100-METER HURDLES – 1. Mary Leighton, Mendon, 14.93 (New L.P. Div. 4 Final Meet Record – Old Record – 15.05, Michelle Davis, Reading, 2014).  2. Ashley Herrmann, Petersburg-Summerfield, 15.91.  3. Taylor Sumner, Addison, 15.97.  4. Sierra King, Mesick, 16.02.  5. Kaelin Ray, Southfield Christian, 16.42.  6. Teddi Zimmerman, Reading, 16.49.  7. Celina Kulby, Marcellus, 16.84.  8. Katie Rowbotham, East Jordan, 17.12.

100-METER DASH – 1. Lindsey Lehman, Concord, 12.30 (New L.P. Div. 4 Final Meet Record – Old Record – 12.40, Jordan Goodman, Mason County Eastern, 2015 and Abbey Hegesbach, Pewamo-Westphalia, 2010).  2. Caitlyn Bruff, New Lothrop, 12.55.  3. Alexis McGinley, Bellevue, 12.57.  4. Julia Hall, Pentwater, 12.81.  5. Brianna Greene, Saginaw Nouvel, 12.87.  6. Kiersten Stoddard, Jackson Christian, 12.87.  7. Sierra King, Mesick, 13.09.  8. Elizabeth Stolte, St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catho, 13.10.

800-METER RELAY – 1. Fowler (Sidney Horak, Madison Koenigsknecht, McKenzie Koenigsknecht, Julie Thelen), 1:46.57.  2. Mendon, 1:47.82.  3. New Lothrop, 1:47.87.  4. Reading, 1:49.13.  5. Fulton, 1:49.56.  6. Hillsdale Academy, 1:49.68.  7. Springport, 1:49.94.  8. McBain Northern Michigan Christian, 1:50.24.

1,600-METER RUN – 1. Samantha Saenz, Concord, 5:10.89.  2. Hannah Steffke, Beal City, 5:16.16.  3. Jenna Wisner, Lutheran Westland, 5:20.13.  4. Paisley Sipes, Saugatuck, 5:22.72.  5. Courtney Krupp, New Lothrop, 5:26.07.  6. Andrea Jagielski, Hillsdale Academy, 5:28.86.  7. Corra Hamilton, Athens, 5:29.98.  8. Kylie Sikkema, Marion, 5:32.07.

400-METER RELAY – 1. New Lothrop (Skye Nancarrow, Alex Bedrosian, Sydney Pope, Caitlyn Bruff), 50.83.  2. Saginaw Arts & Sciences, 51.46.  3. Saugatuck, 51.61.  4. Concord, 51.72.  5. Addison, 51.94.  6. Onekama, 52.25.  7. Marion, 52.56.  8. Athens, 52.59.

400-METER DASH – 1. Alexandra Hanson, Brown City, 58.11.  2. Kayla Bierschbach, Beal City, 58.97.  3. Madison Koenigsknecht, Fowler, 59.43.  4. Mara VanOrder, Evart, 59.69.  5. Emmy Dyer, Springport, 59.77.  6. Chika Amene, Southfield Christian, 1:00.09.  7. Scout Nelson, Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart, 1:00.89.  8. Anna Richards, Hillsdale Academy, 1:01.09.

300-METER HURDLES – 1. Baleigh Irelan, Reading, 46.25.  2. Sierra King, Mesick, 46.27.  3. Kaelin Ray, Southfield Christian, 47.69.  4. Mary Leighton, Mendon, 47.87.  5. Karyn McConnachie, Deckerville, 47.92.  6. Ashley Herrmann, Petersburg-Summerfield, 48.19.  7. Teddi Zimmerman, Reading, 48.53.  8. Lily Francis, Saugatuck, 48.63.

800-METER RUN – 1. Kensington Garvey, Blanchard Montabella, 2:21.58.  2. Colette Lark, Adrian Lenawee Christian, 2:22.30.  3. Julie Thelen, Fowler, 2:23.64.  4. Chloe Brittain, Breckenridge, 2:23.75.  5. Terasa Eidenier, Reading, 2:24.12.  6. Riley Rutherford, Battle Creek St.  Philip, 2:25.40.  7. Thea Johnson, Saugatuck, 2:25.64.  8. Caitlin Henne, Springport, 2:25.76.

 

Sekayi Bracey from East Kentwood high school wins the 100 meter dash in front of Tamea McKelvy from Oak Park and Torisa Johnson from Ann Arbor Pioneer at the MHSAA Divison One State Track and Field championships on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Hudsonville Eagles Stadium in Hudsonville, MI.

Sekayi Bracey from East Kentwood high school wins the 100 meter dash in front of Tamea McKelvy from Oak Park and Torisa Johnson from Ann Arbor Pioneer at the MHSAA Divison One State Track and Field championships on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Hudsonville Eagles Stadium in Hudsonville, MI.

200-METER DASH –  1. Lindsey Lehman, Concord, 25.70.  2. Alexandra Hanson, Brown City, 26.01.  3. Chika Amene, Southfield Christian, 26.27.  4. Katelynn Creger, Springport, 26.42.  5. Brianna Greene, Saginaw Nouvel, 26.94.  6. Caitlyn Bruff, New Lothrop, 26.95.  7. Jenna Gales, Mendon, 26.96.  8. Talia Tyler, Muskegon Catholic Central, 27.12.

3,200-METER RUN – 1. Ava Strenge, Battle Creek St. Philip, 10:59.56.  2. Alexis McConnell, Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart, 11:22.51.  3. Samantha Saenz, Concord, 11:28.40.  4. Paisley Sipes, Saugatuck, 11:34.80.  5. Haili Gusa, Ubly, 11:41.08.  6. Kiah Becker, Fowler, 11:41.09.  7. Bailley McConnell, Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart, 11:41.16.  8. McKenzi Bassage, Reading, 11:43.38.

1,600-METER RELAY – 1. Fowler (Madison Koenigsknecht, McKenzie Koenigsknecht, Julie Thelen, Taryn Schafer), 4:08.23.  2. Beal City, 4:11.28.  3. Portland St. Patrick, 4:12.08.  4. Reading, 4:12.96.  5. Southfield Christian, 4:12.97.  6. McBain Northern Michigan Christian, 4:13.19.  7. Concord, 4:13.40.  8. Hillsdale Academy, 4:13.45.

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