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Baseball
Birmingham Groves 9, Detroit Renaissance 2: Joe Roberts batted 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBIs and two runs scored. Bralen Dennis went 2-for-3, and Doug Roach helped the cause going 1-for-2 with a double. Max Whalen earned the win on four innings pitched, allowing three hits, striking out six and earning none. For Renaissance, Daniel Little went 2-for-3, and Caleb Nelson went 2-for-4. Jordan Christian also added a double. Groves moves to 24-7 (11-3 OAA White).
Dearborn Divine Child 14, Livonia Clarenceville 3: Adam Sade went 2-for-3, and Nick Bisaro also added two hits for Livonia.
Farmington 9, Farmington Hills Harrison 1: Dan Carty earned the win for Farmington (24-7, 13-2 OAA White), pitching a complete game, allowing three hits, two walks and striking out seven. Carty, at the plate, went 1-for-3 and added two runs. Alex Manasa went 2-for-2 with a home run and two runs scored. With the win, Farmington is now crowned OAA White champions.
Grosse Pointe North 8, Utica Ford 1: North (20-7, 12-3) wins the MAC White championship. Alex VanDoorne went 2-for-3 with four RBIs. Sam Cross batted 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Troy Williams went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Ryan Mazzola earned the win, allowing only three hits and striking out six.
Lapeer 6-7, Bay City 1-4: Kevin Thompson earned the win for Lapeer in game one, pitching a complete game and striking out eight. In the second game, Dan Card earned the win in relief and also added a two-run double.
Oxford 5-7, Armada 1-3: Hannah Vachon earned the win in the first game, striking out ten and earning one run on five hits and a walk. Alex Brown went 3-for-3 with a RBI. In the second game, Kaitlyn Bean earned the win, allowing two runs on six hits, and striking out six. Lauren Donaldson went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, and Maddie Dinges went 2-for-2.
Southfield Christian 13, West Bloomfield Frankel 4: Jake Devine and Zach Johnson each had two hits and scored two runs for Southfield (8-14, 5-3). Will Wilkinson had four steals and scored twice, and he also earned the win on three innings pitched, racking up three strikeouts.
Softball
Ada Forest Hills Eastern 17, Greenville 0: Lauren Kanai pitched a perfect game for the first time in school history.
New Boston Huron 10-11, Grosse Ile 0-1: In the first half, Camille Gray led Huron on both sides of the plate, reaching base three times offensively, and defensively, striking out 10 batters, allowing three hits over six innings. Julie Litler earned the win in the second game, walking one and striking out four over five innings of work. Liz Stockert reached base twice, once on a triple, drove in one and scored two twice herself.
Zeeland East 11-13, East Grand Rapids 1-0: In the first game, Riley Comden went 4-for-4 with a home run. Sara Medendorp also went 4-for-4 with a home run. Erin Jipping earned the win and finished with five strikeouts. In the second half of the doubleheader, Erin Jipping earned the win again, striking out four and allowing two hits. Jipping also went 2-for-3, as did Tasia Zacharko. Jeralee Huntton and Kaitlin Walcott both batted 2-for-2 as well.
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Soccer
Fenton 2, Troy 0: Chloee Foor scored on a Kirty Foor assist, and Bri Costigan also scored on a penalty kick. Abby Quesnelle earned her sixth shutout of the year.
Golf
Armada 340, Almont 344, Yale 351: Matt Hammer led Armada to a BWAC Finals victory with a tournament-leading 79.
Howell 165, Grand Blanc 175: Sean Samples and Sheldon Sturos each shot 40s, and Mike Kee added a 41.