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Varsity soccer boys take league loss, girls win

“Very disappointed with our performance, we were poor in our defensive third of the field,” the coach explained. “We allowed too much space for the opposition to tee up and shoot. We need to work harder on and off the ball and with only one game this upcoming week, hopefully we can address these issues.” […]

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“Very disappointed with our performance, we were poor in our defensive third of the field,” the coach explained. “We allowed too much space for the opposition to tee up and shoot. We need to work harder on and off the ball and with only one game this upcoming week, hopefully we can address these issues.” Emma Strong, Adriana Romero and Regan Baker had the assists. Escalon’s first half goals were scored by Angel Romero and Jesse Gomez. Dylan Pena scored the third goal for Escalon late in the second half. This week, the girls will be on the road to play at Ripon Christian on Jan. 10.
Trans-Valley League play for the JV boys so far has seen them winning 8-0 against visiting Sonora and then battling for a 1-0 road win at Hilmar. “It was 3-2 for Hughson at halftime,” Silva said. JV BOYS The varsity Cougars will have practice time before they host Ripon Christian in a home game on Friday, Jan. 10. At home to host Hughson on Friday, Jan. 3, the varsity Lady Cougars gave up an early goal but took the win by a 3-1 final. After battling to a non-league tie on the road at Rio Linda in non-league play, the JV girls faced off against Hughson in TVL action on Jan. 3. “We were down 2-0 but came back with two goals,” said head coach Lindsay Plascencia.
JV GIRLS “Our defense played great, led by Emma Rangel and Gweneth Goodman,” Ball said. “Karisa McNeil also had a strong game in goal with 12 saves.” The girls resume league play at Ripon Christian on Friday this week. “On January 3, returning to our league games, we traveled to Hughson and with an amazing corner kick by Jovany Roa, he got a goal to put us up 1-0,” said head coach Polo Rodriguez. On Monday, Dec. 30, the boys hosted Rio Linda in non-league play and battled the visitors to a scoreless draw.
Both teams were scoreless in the second half, keeping the final score the 3-1 decision in favor of Escalon. “Preston Berhorst was in goal and had five saves,” said head coach Paul Silva. “We played well overall but just couldn’t capitalize on our opportunities to score.” Friday, though school was not yet back in session, the boys traveled to Hughson for a league game. Escalon lost the Jan. 3 game by a 5-3 final. They have started TVL play out strong with a 3-0 record and are 6-2-1 for the season overall. “We do play them (again) in a couple of weeks and it’s going to be a good game,” the coach predicted. “They’re very competitive.” They also hosted Rio Linda in a Dec. 30 non-league contest and won that by a 3-1 final.
VARSITY GIRLS VARSITY BOYS “Hughson scored first with a goal in the first 10 minutes,” said assistant coach Jim Ball. “We shut them down after that. We got three goals in the first half, two by Jasmine Barron and one from Darla Garcia-Sandoval.” “Hughson got one in the second half but we won 4-1,” said Rodriguez. “The boys have been working hard and it has been showing through the season; very proud of their performance.” With some non-league contests still mixed in, the Escalon boys and girls soccer squads have also faced off against some Trans-Valley League foes. Following is a look at the recent action for the varsity and JV teams. They knotted the game at 2-2, only to see Hughson score a last-minute goal to take the 3-2 win. As the game progressed, Escalon’s JV got a goal from Anthony Torres on a header off a rebound; Fidel Segura scored one with an assist from Angel Rodriguez; and Roa got a second goal off a free kick.

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Sports Highlights from around the Permian Basin on May 16, 2025

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Quincy's Parker and Fickle, Bronson's Calloway qualify for MHSAA State Track and Field finals

EAST JACKSON – Teams from across the region made the trip to East Jackson High School on May 16 looking both for team and individual postseason glory with the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Division 3 Regional 25 track and field meet. For athletes to qualify for the MHSAA Division 3 state finals, an […]

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Quincy's Parker and Fickle, Bronson's Calloway qualify for MHSAA State Track and Field finals


EAST JACKSON – Teams from across the region made the trip to East Jackson High School on May 16 looking both for team and individual postseason glory with the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Division 3 Regional 25 track and field meet.

For athletes to qualify for the MHSAA Division 3 state finals, an individual must finish in the top two of their respective events or meet a pre-determined time or distance for their chosen event.

In team standings the top two teams advance on to the MHSAA State Finals based on points earned throughout the meet. In the girls portion of Friday’s meet none of the three Branch County teams that traveled to East Jackson earned a spot in the state finals, however several individuals did reach that milestone. The team from Grass Lake won the regional girls title on Friday with a score of 84 points while the team from Lumen Christi took second with 64 points. The Quincy Orioles suffered a bit of heartbreak, missing the cut by a single point, finishing in a tie for third place with 63 points. The Orioles tied with Homer for third place in the event. Union City finished in a tie for eighth place with 37 points while Bronson finished in 16th place with 17 points.

Here is a rundown of each Branch County team and their regional effort.

Quincy Orioles

Brookelyn Parker, Jr. – The junior hurdling ace for the Orioles captured not one, but two gold medals on Friday, sweeping up in the hurdle events. Parker won the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 15.98 seconds, followed by a win in the 300 hurdles in a time of 47.38 seconds, punching her individual ticket to the MHSAA state finals for both events.

Ashlyn Fickle, Freshman – Fickle picked the right time to jump to a personal best, doing so on the big stage and earning a trip to the MHSAA state finals in the process as Fickle took third place in the high jump with a state qualifying jump of 5 feet, 2 inches.

The MHSAA presents regional medals for the top eight places in each event. Earning a medal for their effort at the regional meet for Quincy was Elizabeth Longardner, seventh place in the 200; Elizabeth Craig, fourth place in the 400; Lainey Yearling, fifth place in the 3,200; the 800 relay team of Craig, Kora Timmons, Abby Tinervia, and Cheyenne Marske, eighth place; Hallie Jones, third place in the shot put; Addison Hasten, fourth place in the shot put and fourth place in the discus; Brooke McVicker, third place in the pole vault; and Abby Tinervia, sixth place in the long jump.Bronson VikingsAubree Calloway, Sr. – Calloway is the rare athlete who seems to be good no matter what she does. The Spring Arbor-bound senior proved that on Friday, earning herself a spot at the MHSAA state finals in her first year running track with a gold medal win in the high jump with a personal best jump of 5 feet, 3 inches.Bronson senior Aubree Calloway brought home the gold medal and booked herself a trip to the MHSAA Individual State Track and Field finals with a win in the high jump on Friday at the East Jackson Regional.Also earning a top eight finish for Bronson was Miriam Sanchez, third place in the 800 and the 1,600-relay team of Itzel Albarran, Calloway, Alonna Goodsell, and Sanchez, eighth place.Union City ChargersSkyler Fraley, Sr. – Fraley qualified for the state finals in the 3,200-meter run, finishing in third place in a state qualifying time of 12 minutes, 03.62 seconds. Fraley, who broke the long-standing 3,200 meter school record last week in a win, broke her own record in her state qualifying run this week.More: Track: Coldwater girls wrap up win at Berrien Springs, boys finish fourth

Earning a medal with a top eight finish for Union City was Attica Hoath, sixth place in the 200; Alli Gautsche, fourth place in the 3,200; Alaina Labar, sixth place in the 100 hurdles; Kylie Creech, third place in the 300 hurdles and sixth place in the pole vault; the 400 relay team of Labar, Emme Eyre, Katie Johnson, and Hoath, eighth place; the 800 relay team of Johnson, Eyre, Addison Miller, and Hoath, fifth place; the 3,200 relay team of Alissa Skirka, Gautsche, Parker Williams, and Fraley, fourth place; and Addison Miller, seventh place in the pole vault.

All three teams will now look to finish out their team season on Wednesday when they travel to Quincy High School for the Big 8 conference championship. Union City enters the meet with an undefeated dual meet record and looks to wrap up their second straight conference crown.

For all things Branch County track and field stay tuned to The Daily Reporter at www.thedailyreporter.com or follow The Daily Reporter on all social media sites. For any questions or comments about this article or coverage in general please email sports editor Troy Tennyson at ttennyson@thedailyreporter.com.

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Addy Harmier belted three home runs as the Skyview softball team made quick work of both Mount Rainier and Puyallup at the 4A bi-district tournament in Kent, clinching a state berth with two lopsided wins. Harmier went 2 for 3 with a double, home run and four RBI in a 17-2 win over Mount Rainier […]

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Addy Harmier belted three home runs as the Skyview softball team made quick work of both Mount Rainier and Puyallup at the 4A bi-district tournament in Kent, clinching a state berth with two lopsided wins.

Harmier went 2 for 3 with a double, home run and four RBI in a 17-2 win over Mount Rainier that lasted four innings.

Layla Royle went 3 for 3 with a double and four RBI.

Harmier was 2 for 3 with two home runs and four RBI in a 13-0 win over Puyallup in the quarterfinals that lasted 4.5 innings.

Maddie Milhorn and Emma Kauffman also hit home runs, and Royle was 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI.

Milhorn pitched six shutout innings in the two wins, striking out 13.

Skyview will face Graham Kapowsin in the semifinals at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

KENTRIDGE 2, BATTLE GROUND 1 — The Tigers saw their season come to end after Kentridge scored twice in the bottom of the seventh of a loser-out game.

Candice Torgerson doubled in the fifth inning and came around to score on an error.

That looked like all the Tigers might need as Mylee Burrows was one out away from a shutout.

But the Chargers tied the game on a triple and an error.

The next batter was hit by a pitch, then Kentridge won the game on an RBI double.

ROGERS-PUYALLUP 7, BATTLE GROUND 0 — Paige Vuylsteke got the only hit for the Tigers in a first-round loss.

TAHOMA 12, UNION 8 — Madison Wirth went 3 for 4 with two RBI as the Titans were unable to recover from a nine-run third inning by Tahoma.

Down 10-3 after three innings, Union rallied within in 10-7 in the sixth but got no closer.

Payton Millholin went 2 for 4 with a double and two RBI, Sophia Rickard was 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI; and Lucille Campbell was 2 for 3 with an RBI.

SUMNER 6, UNION 1 — Michaela Dupree went 2 for 3 as the Titans managed only three hits in an elimination game.

2A district

TUMWATER 3, MARK MORRIS 0 — The Monarchs suffered their first loss of the season when Ella Ferguson of Tumwater held them to a one-hit shutout in the championship game of the 2A district tournament in Chehalis.

Megan Fugelberg got the lone hit for Mark Morris. Makenzie Henthorn allowed three runs on six hits with seven strikeouts.

WOODLAND 6, W.F. WEST 2 — Addi Christensen hit a home run and pitched seven solid innings as the Beavers clinched their first trip to the 2A state tournament since winning the state title in 2019.

Woodland took 2-1 lead into the bottom of the third when Christensen hit a one-out home run to make it a 3-1 lead. The Beavers then went on to load the bases, adding two more runs on a walk and dropped third strike.

Christensen made that lead stand up, striking out six in the win.

Emma Barrow went 2 for 2 with an RBI, and Madison Walker, Ainsleigh Utter and Brynn Skelton added doubles.

ABERDEEN 4, RIDGEFIELD 0 — The Spudders got their share of baserunners of Lilly Camp, but Ridgefield could not find the clutch hit to drive in any runs in an elimination game.

Charlie Harris was 4 for 4 for Ridgefield, and Bailey Wolski added a double.

RIDGEFIELD 25, COLUMBIA RIVER 7 — Harris was 5 for 6 with a triple, home run and four RBI as the Spudders won a loser-out game against Rapids in a game that was resumed after being called for darkness on Thursday.

Wolski was 2 for 4 with two doubles and four RBI, Madeline Bruguier was 4 for 6 with two RBI and Josslyn Casteel was 3 for 5 with two doubles and five RBI.

Ridgefield took a 9-2 lead in the top of the fifth. River rallied to get with 9-6, before the Spudders put the game on ice with a 16-run seventh inning.

Brooklyn Vickery was 2 for 3 witeh a double, home run and two RBI for River.

1A baseball

MONTESANO 4, KING’S WAY CHRISTIAN 0 — The Knights got shutout on three hits in a winner-to-state game of the 1A district tournament.

King’s Way Christian will get another shot at advance to state in a winner-to-state/loser-out game against Tenino at 4 p.m. Saturday at Mountain View High School.

Adam Klotzer allowed just one earned run over six innings for the Knights.

CASTLE ROCK 5, TENINO 3 — The Rockets scored three runs in the top of the seventh to rally past Tenino and clinch a berth to the 1A state playoffs.

Tenino took a 3-2 lead into the seventh. But Stuart Teter’s RBI double tied the game at 3-3. Luke Farland delivered a two-out, two-run double to put the Rockets ahead.

Brady Hamer pitched a 1-2-3 bottom of the seventh to seal the win.

Girls tennis

Jenny Serebriakova won the singles title and Emma Lungwitz and Sydney Dreves won the doubles crown as the Columbia River girls tennis team won its seventh consecutive district team at the 2A district tournament in Olympia.

Serebriakova, a sophomore, beat Sophie Knutson of Aberdeen in the singles finals 6-2, 6-0. Emme MacArthur of Mark Morris also clinched a state tournament berth.

Lungwitz and Dreves beat Alice Anderson and Lyle Khlee of R.A. Long to claim the double title 6-0, 6-2.

Riley Schoonmaker and Katie Dumas of Columbia River also secured a state berth, along with Abby Vance and Ella Norman of Ridgefied.

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High school highlights for Friday, May 16, 2025

THREE RIVERS CONFERENCE • Wabasha-Kellogg’s Addisyn Quade and Eve Pavelka combined to shut down the Dover-Eyota batting attack and beat the Eagles 2-1. Hayden Hawkins, Ella Stark and Ellie Sandwick each had two hits for W-K. ADVERTISEMENT SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE • Houston pitcher Emily Botcher tossed a one-hitter and struck out 15 as the Hurricanes beat […]

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THREE RIVERS CONFERENCE

• Wabasha-Kellogg’s Addisyn Quade and Eve Pavelka combined to shut down the Dover-Eyota batting attack and beat the Eagles 2-1. Hayden Hawkins, Ella Stark and Ellie Sandwick each had two hits for W-K.

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SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE

• Houston pitcher Emily Botcher tossed a one-hitter and struck out 15 as the Hurricanes beat Spring Grove 8-0.

NON-CONFERENCE

• Cannon Falls scored three runs in the seventh inning — all with two out — to slip past Winona Cotter 8-7. Avery Rustad hit a three-run home run in the seventh for the Bombers. Anna Ritz finished with three hits, including a double for Cannon Falls. Emilia Krage went 3-for-3 with a double for Cotter.

• Mabel-Canton junior Tylar Wenthold threw a no-hitter and struck out 18 batters in the process in the Cougars’ 3-0 win over Rushford-Peterson.

• Caledonia pitcher Avery Augedahl tossed a no-hitter and her team belted 11 hits in beating Zumbrota-Mazeppa 15-0 in five innings. Lily Wiebke was 3-for-3 with a home run.

BIG NINE CONFERENCE

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Aiden Yochim hit his fifth home run of the season to contribute to Century’s 16-6 win over Faribault. Yochim went 3-for-4, drove in four runs and scored one. Brendon Wegner pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed three hits, five runs and three walks with five strikeouts for the Panthers.

HIAWATHA VALLEY LEAGUE

• Cannon Falls defeated Pine Island 5-2 in dramatic fashion in eight innings after a 2-run double by PI’s Talan Bond in the bottom of the seventh was called back. Abram Tennessen notched two RBIs and Jack Meyers earned the win on the mound for Cannon Falls. Meyers pitched 1 ⅓ innings, allowing just two hits. Ryan Hjellming struck out 10 in 6 ⅔ innings for the Panthers.

THREE RIVERS CONFERENCE

Logan Dittrich threw a complete game for Plainview-Elgin-Millville and gave up just three runs (two earned) in an 11-3 win over Wabasha-Kellogg. Tyler Hawkins hit a 2-run homer for W-K.

NON-CONFERENCE

Mitchell Reining went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, two runs and one triple for La Crescent-Hokah in a 13-3 win over Zumbrota-Mazeppa.

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Albert Lea/Mankato West/Century Triangular

• Century’s Stella Link tied for first place with Albert Lea’s Tayler McKinney with a score of 47. The match was shortened to nine holes due to extreme wind, rain and cold weather.

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