AI-assisted summary
• South Bend area teams won three state championships across Indiana and Michigan.
• Saint Joseph girls and South Bend Bears boys lacrosse teams won Indiana state titles.
• Edwardsburg’s Zach Overmyer won the Division 2 high jump title in Michigan.
• Niles baseball won its first district title since 1983.
• Edwardsburg and Buchanan softball teams also claimed district championships.

Three state championships were brought back to the South Bend area May 31 — two in Indiana and one in Michigan.

In the Hoosier State, the South Bend Saint Joseph girls lacrosse team won the Indiana Girls Lacrosse Association Class 1A state championship, knocking off Brownsburg in a dramatic 10-9 contest. Senior attacker Kate O’Shaughnessy scored five goals, while junior goalkeeper Maya Matthews had 19 saves on goal.

They were not the only lacrosse champions from the city, as the South Bend Bears boys team defeated Indianapolis East Side, 16-6, to claim the Indiana Lacrosse Club state championship. Ben Nevala powered the Bears with five goals and six assists.

North of the state line, MHSAA track and field state championship meets were held Saturday, and Edwardsburg’s Zach Overmyer had the highlight performance amongst area teams. The junior leapt 6 feet, 8 inches to win the Division 2 high jump championship. Overmyer’s classmate, Sarah Pippin, placed third in the same event on the girls’ side with a jump of 5-5.

In boys Division 2, Niles senior Ayden McCarey finished third and Edwardsburg junior Mobius Stubberfield seventh in the 400-meter run. McCarey also earned a runner-up showing in the 110-meter hurdles.

Athletes from Brandywine and Buchanan competed in Division 3, but none placed in the top eight of their respective events.

Long drought ends for Niles baseball

There was history for Niles baseball, winning its first district title since 1983. They beat Berrien Springs, 10-0, in the semifinal Saturday morning before defeating Lakeshore, 2-1, in the championship game later that day. It was a comeback victory in the final, with Brayden Wiemuth’s RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning proving to be the game-winning run. Jaxen Racht struck out 14 batters in 5 2/3rd innings work against Lakeshore.

Niles (26-6-1) will now play in a regional semifinal Wednesday, June 4, against Three Rivers at Vicksburg High School. The winner advances to the title game Saturday, June 7, at Lakeshore.

Edwardsburg, Buchanan softball win MHSAA district titles

On the softball diamond, Edwardsburg pulled off the biggest shocker in the area to win a second-straight Division 2 district title. The Eagles stunned Dowagiac, 4-3, in the semifinal before beating Vicksburg, 7-6, in the final. Dowagiac entered with a 30-3 record and had beaten the Eddies twice in the regular season.

A four-run third inning was all Edwardsburg (23-16) needed against the Chieftains, with Lani Hardin’s three-RBI single being the highlight. The Eddies put up a six spot in the fourth inning against Vicksburg to win. Hardin added two more RBIs in that game.

Edwardsburg advances to the regional round Saturday, June 7. They will play a semifinal game against another Wolverine Conference foe, Paw Paw, with the winner advancing to the title contest later that day. All games will be at Lakeshore High School.

Elsewhere, the graduation of a big senior class did not slow down Buchanan as they won another Division 3 district title. The Bucks (25-12), who reached the D3 state semifinals last year, beat Brandywine, 7-2, and River Valley, 16-0 (3 innings), Saturday to win a fifth-straight district crown. Caitlyn Horvath earned the pitching win in the semifinal, then was one of three players with three RBIs in the final.

Buchanan will play Bangor in a regional semifinal June 7 at Schoolcraft High School. The winner moves onto the final later that day.

Elkhart unified track repeats as regional champions

The defending IHSAA state champions, Elkhart unified track and field won a regional title Saturday at NorthWood with 143 points. Penn, Homestead and Hobart were the other three teams from the regional to advance to the state finals Saturday, June 7, at North Central High School in Indianapolis. Twelve co-ed teams will vie for the state title, competing in long jump, shot put, the 100, 400, 400 boys relay and 400 girls relay.

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HUDSONVILLE, MI – It was business as usual on one side and a historic moment on the other during the Division 4 boys and girls track and field state finals Saturday.

Fowler’s girls track team repeated as champions and added its 12th state title, while Southfield Christian’s boys team staved off powerhouse Kalamazoo Hackett to win its first-ever team crown.

The following is a breakdown of Saturday’s state finals.

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BOYS

Southfield Christian came close to its first state championship in 2019 but finished as runner-up to Hackett.

There would be no heartbreak this time as the Eagles found a way to finally get over the hump, edging Hackett 60-59 to claim the title.

Brock Morris was the star of the day for Southfield Christian as he was a part of all four of the team’s first-place events.

The senior won the 200 (22.31), the 400 (49.30), and anchored the team’s 800 relay team (1:28.51) and the 1600 relay team that won in 3:24.36.

Hackett won three events to finish as runners-up, all headlined by junior Marek Butkiewicz, who won the 1600 (4:16.85), 3200 (9:23.40) and helped Hackett’s 3200 relay team place first with a time of 8:06.36.

Below is a look at all the state champions from Saturday:

100 Dash

Logan Smith, Morrice – 10.76

200 Dash

Brock Morris, Southfield Christian – 22.31

400 Dash

Brock Morris, Southfield Christian – 49.30

800 Run

Abenezer Cerone, Royal Oak Shrine – 1:57.59

1600 Run

Marek Butkiewicz, Kalamazoo Hackett – 4:16.85

3200 Run

Marek Butkiewicz, Kalamazoo Hackett – 9:23.40

110 Hurdles

Brady Feldpausch, Fowler – 14.19

300 Hurdles

Dawson Scharer, Hillsdale Academy – 39.40

400 Relay

Riverview Gabriel Richard – Antonio Sobush, Derek Lesko, Nick Sobush, Joey Calhoun (44.19)

800 Relay

Southfield Christian – Jadon Staten, Robert Brown, Dylan Taylor-Wilkerson, Brock Morris (1:28.51)

1600 Relay

Southfield Christian – Dylan Taylor-Wilkerson, Robert Brown, Jadon Staten, Brock Morris (3:24.36)

3200 Relay

Kalamazoo Hackett – Marek Butkiewicz, Alexander Dumont, Kellen Siems, Sean Siems (8:06.36)

Shot Put

Oliver Long, Morrice – 56′9.5

Discus

Zander Mapes, Breckenridge – 157′3

High Jump

Bradley Richards, Muskegon Catholic Central – 6′10.25

Pole Vault

Teagan Williams, Pittsford – 13′3

Long Jump

Landon Galea, Fairview – 22’0.25

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GIRLS

Fowler used a complete team effort that highlighted the team’s depth to claim the team championship.

Ella Hufnagel’s long jump victory at 18’2.25 was the Eagles lone individual champion, though they earned several runner-up finishes en route to winning the state title with a team score of 70.

Fowler had runner-up finishes in the 400 and 800 relays, and Nadia Schafer finished second in the pole vault (10’0).

Frankfort finished second as a team with 43 points, headlined by wins in the 400 and 800 relays.

Here is a look at all the state champions from Saturday:

100 Dash

Molly Brown, Addison – 12.19

100 Dash Adaptive

Aleyah Deller, Athens – 22.10

200 Dash

Layla Bolzman, Unionville-Sebewaing – 25.74

400 Dash

Claire Long, Saginaw Nouvel – 59.13

800 Run

Allie Nowak, Johannesburg-Lewiston – 2:18.45

1600 Run

Eliza Keith, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian – 4:58.79

3200 Run

Kaylie Livingston, Whitmore Lake – 11:03.47

100 Hurdles

Molly Brown, Addison – 14.33

300 Hurdles

Molly Brown, Addison – 45.94

400 Relay

Frankfort – Alice Luther, Sofia Alaimo Schindler, Addison Jarosz, Gwyneth Dunaway – 49.71

800 Relay

Frankfort – Alice Luther, Gwyneth Dunaway, Addison Jarosz, Sofia Alaimo Schindler (1:44.80)

1600 Relay

Hillsdale Academy – Madison Sallows, Lucy Cote, Georgia Whalen, Caroline Roberts (4:10.95)

3200 Relay

Hillsdale Academy – Ella Walton, Allie Miller, Elizabeth Caspar, Caroline Roberts (9:54.94)

Shot Put

Brianna Heitkamp, Mendon – 37′0.25

Shot Put Adaptive

Aleyah Deller, Athens – 9′7.5

Discus

Ryleigh Ewald, Unionville-Sebewaing – 118′9

High Jump

Annie Saenz, Concord – 5′3

Pole Vault

Payton Haynes, Mason County Eastern – 10′3

Long Jump

Ella Hufnagel, Fowler – 18′2.25

CLOVIS, Calif. — The temperatures have risen a few degrees at the Central Valley, but can the track and field athletes throughout the state of California follow suit.

After a sizzling day of trials on Friday, the 105th California (CIF) Track and Field Championships finals take place Saturday at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium on the campus of Buchanan High School.

Check HERE for all that occured on Friday, including De La Salle junior Jaden Jefferson breaking the state 100-meter record in 10.01 seconds, a 0.29 PR, and San Diego freshman Jasir Fontenot breaking the state-meet 110 high hurdle mark.

There’s more than a half dozen athletes who threatened either meet or national top marks this season, and combined with national media and protesters on the scene to follow transgender athlete AB Hernandez, who qualified three in three events Friday, and this promises to be a heated four-five hour event, which could be delated by temperatures rising above 100 degrees.

Check back throughout the night for top high school track and field action. First field event is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. and running events at 5:45 p.m.

RESULTS

Girls 4×100 finals: Oaks Christian defends its title with an amazingly fast final winning in 46.08 over Long Beach Poly (46.18, Steele Canyon (46.40) and Piattsburg (46.42).

Boys 4×100: As expected Servite, with two freshmen and two sophomores, won in 40.27, with big surprise in second El Cerrito 40.72, Notre Dame Sherman Oaks 40.74 and De La Salle at 40.80, a big season best.

Boys discus: Clovis North senior and BYU football commit McKay Madsen wait for his last throw to break a long one to win in 210 feet, 8 inches. He won by an oustanding 24-8 over Amador senior Eliot Traxler (186-0). He later did the same thing in the shot put, waiting for his last attempt to unleash a massive heave of 69-11 to win his fourth gold in two seasons, this one my almost 10 feet over runner-up Omar Soufi of South Pasadena.

Girls 1600: Fantastic race from start to finish, junior Barely Combe, of Santiago, edged Montgomery senior Hanne Thomsen 4:35.64 to 4:35.69. Two of top three times in country this year.

Boys 1600: Clovis North junior Conor Lott put his team in great position to win the meet with one of the best marks in the country this year, winning in 4:03.32 over, Crystal Springs Upland Benjamin Bouie (4:04.84 and Buchanan’s Luke Sanders (4:06.02). Lott’s mark is the best in the state this year and fourth in the country.

Girls 100 hurdles: No doubt. Anisa Bowen-Fontenot, of San Diego High School, wins handily in 13.07 over Brooke White of River City (13.59).

Boys 100: De La Salle junior Jaden Jefferson didn’t approach his state-record 10.01 time in the trials but he won a gritty statetitle in 10.27 over Servite sophomore Benjamin Harris (10.31). Jefferson and Spartans wanting to win the team title following the sudden and unexpected passing of head coach John Harvey on April 28. His battlecry to Jefferson and all athletes was “Be a factor.” After finishing fourth at state last year, Jefferson definitely took his coach’s advise.

After taking the 100, Vanden junior Naiaja Sizemore breezes in the 200, winning in 23.18 to 23.41 for runner-up Keeland Wright of Chaparral (23.41).

Final boys: Servite 33, Clovis North 30, Santa Margarita 24, Long Beach Wilson 23.5, St. Ignatius 22.50.

Final girls: Long Beach Wilson 46, Long Beach Poly 28, Santiago 28, Jurupa Valley 27, Carlsbad 25

Caleb Plant and Jermall Charlo were in action on Saturday with a showdown later in the year hanging in the balance as both men simply had to win their fights as massive favorites. While Charlo held up his end of the bargain by trouncing Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna, Plant was shocked in the main event, dropping a split decision to Jose Armando Resendiz.

Resendiz’s pressure throughout the fight kept Plant from ever getting comfortable. While Plant got off to an early lead in the fight, he never put together sustained combinations and throwing one or two punches at a time allowed Resendiz to pile up momentum as the rounds went by.

When Plant’s corner was imploring him to turn up the heat late, Plant either didn’t have the energy or the ability to fend off the constant forward movement of Resendiz and the fight quickly got away from him.

By the end of 12 rounds, it appeared Resendiz had done enough to take the decision and Plant’s interim WBA super middleweight title. Two fo the three official judges agreed, giving Resendiz the win by scores of 116-112, 113-115 and 116-112.

“Listen, I don’t blame them,” Resendiz said of being a massive underdog entering the fight. “I knew everyone was going to be against me … but I believed in myself.” 

Resendiz was a +1100 underdog, matching the odds when Andy Ruiz pulled off his shocking 2019 upset of Anthony Joshua to become unified heavyweight champion. Resendiz ended the fight with a 186 to 108 advantage in punches landed.

One fight earlier, Charlo easily handled his business against LaManna, scoring three knockdowns before the ringside physician stepped in to call off the bout in the corner following the fifth round.

Charlo, who had been out of action since November 2023 and had only fought twice since 2020, showed few signs of ring rust against LaManna.

It took seconds for Charlo’s powerful jab to mark up LaManna’s face. From there, Charlo patiently walked LaManna down, landing hard punches that repeatedly hurt and dropped LaManna.

Charlo held up his side of the process to make a fight with Plant, who delivered a slap to Charlo’s face in an infamous 2023 confrontation at the weigh-in for Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence Jr.

“I was more focused on getting this fight out of the way,” Charlo said of a Plant fight after his win. “They know what it is. They know where I’m at. I want my lick back. It’s going down.”

Instead, a fight with Resendiz could be in Charlo’s future. It’s a fight Resendiz said he would pursue with an upset earlier in the week.

“I’m ready to fight everyone,” Resendiz said after his win. “Whoever the public wants.”

CBS Sports was with you throughout the entire way on Saturday, beginning with the start of the main card broadcast at 8 p.m. ET. 

Fight card, results, odds

• Jose Armando Resendiz def. Caleb Plant via split decision (116-112, 113-115, 116-112)
• Jermall Charlo def. Thomas LaManna via sixth-round TKO (doctor’s stoppage)
• Yoenli Hernandez def. Kyrone Davis via unanimous decision (100-89, 100-89, 100-89)

It was a nice way to end a high school career.

Cooper Lehman wrapped up his four years at Hempfield with a bang, teaming with freshman Braylen Garcia to survive after facing several match points and win the PIAA Class 3A boys tennis doubles title May 24 at Hershey Racquet Club.

That gave the senior his first state title after finishing third in 3A singles last year and fourth the year before. He also won three Lancaster-Lebanon League and District Three 3A singles titles.

His performance with Garcia highlighted the L-L boys tennis season.

It was an interesting finish for Lehman, who was unable to earn a fourth L-L singles title, but took L-L and district doubles crowns with Garcia.

“It’s such a great way for him to go out,” said Hempfield coach Mindi Bell after the state doubles final. “We’re going to miss him so much next year. He’s been such a key part of our team for all four years.”

He and Garcia helped the Black Knights win their first 15 matches this season and the Section One title, take second in the L-L and fourth in the district 3A team tournaments, advance to states and finish 16-4. Other than a 3-0 loss to eventual champion Conestoga in the PIAA tournament, the Knights’ losses were all by 3-2 scores.

State performances

Lehman and Garcia seemed poised to go home with a state silver medal after falling 6-2 in the first set and facing match point in the second down 5-3. Their opponents from Dallastown, Jacob Horn and Hayden Koons, were playing at a higher level than when they met for the District Three Class 3A title.

But suddenly there was a momentum swing and the Hempfield pair came back to win 7-6 (7-4) and finished off the comeback with a 6-3 third-set victory.

“It was like … is this real?” said Lehman after the match. “Just an hour, hour-and-a-half ago, we weren’t even close, facing match points. It’s just crazy to think that we could dig that deep, and we did.”

Lehman and Garcia were the only state champions from the L-L. Other league representatives at the PIAA championships included Ephrata sophomore Zach Keiper, who was the only other entry to advance past the first round, falling in three sets in the Class 3A quarterfinals.

Team-wise, in addition to Hempfield’s loss to the eventual state 3A champ, Lancaster Country Day (13-4) and Manheim Township (18-4) lost their 3A openers and Pequea Valley lost in 2A.

In 3A doubles, Cedar Crest seniors Viseth Meng and Joe Shkreli had a tough 6-4, 6-4 loss to Gateway’s Zidaan Hassan and Logan Memije, who lost to Lehman and Garcia in the semifinals before winning the third-place match.

In 2A doubles, Pequea Valley seniors Cole Stoltzfus and Hayden Winey lost their opener in three sets to the eventual runner-up, Jonah Jasek and Steven Duing of South Park.

Lancaster Country Day senior Michael Georgelis, who was the 2024 2A champ before the Cougars were bumped up to 3A via the PIAA’s competition formula, after winning two straight 2A state team titles, lost his opener in straight sets, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3).