Jaxon Hartley outdueled a future Division 1 pitcher, leading Swan Valley to a non-conference sweep of the eighth-ranked team in the state.
Swan Valley claimed two wins Wednesday over Hemlock, which is ranked eighth in the state in Division 3. After a 2-0 win in the opener, the Vikings beat Hemlock, 9-1, in Game 2.
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Hartley, who had a hit and run on offense, struck out 11 to improve to 3-0. He gave up three hits, one walk and no runs. Hemlock ace Chad Brown, who has signed to pitch for Central Michigan University, struck out 10 and gave up one run in six innings.
Colton Klein drove in the go-ahead run with a fourth-inning double to score Hartley. Brady Stephens walked three times. Dawson Doan, Mitchell Radosa and DJ Lyscas had one hit each for Hemlock.
In the second game, Klein earned the win, allowing six hits and two walks in five innings, striking out five. Beckett Goldensoph struck out three in the final inning.
Hartley, Klein and Jackson Gebauer had two hits each for the Vikings, with Jack Lagan, Hartley and Mike Gerard driving in two runs each. Lagan also walked twice and scored three runs for the 15-5 Vikings.
Doan, Radosa, Brown, Lyscas, Gavin Schmidt and Tim Huston had one hit each in the second game for 13-4 Hemlock.
Baseball
Heritage 2-6, Midland Dow 12-4: After a disappointing loss in the opener, Heritage rebounded to split the Saginaw Valley League doubleheader. In the opener, Heritage led 2-1 going into the bottom of the fifth inning before giving up 11 Dow runs. Brady Boelter led the Heritage offense with two hits, while Blake Stevens added a hit and RBI. Boelter earned the Game 2 win, giving up three walks and three earned runs in 6 2/3 inning, striking out two. Brody Banning earned the save, getting the final out with runners on first and second. Boelter, Banning and Brady Gotham had two hits each for the Hawks.
Midland High 6-2, Davison 0-8: Liam Heinz dominated Davison in the opener, allowing two hits and no runs while striking out two in seven innings for the Midland win. Eli Kell led the offense with three hits and three RBIs. Davison claimed the nightcap, scoring six runs in the bottom of the sixth. Heinz had a hit and RBI, with Cayden Nieto walking four times for the Chemics, who are 7-3 in the Saginaw Valley League.
Softball
Ithaca 1-7, Evart 0-6: Ithaca surprised Evart, sweeping the No. 1 Division 3 team in the state in a pair of one-run games. In the opener, Ivy Davenport threw a one-hitter, striking out 11 for 17-3 Ithaca. The Yellowjackets scored the lone run in the sixth inning after Maeli Akin reached on an error, coming around to score on a ground out by Karley Braman. Akin Struck out 10 to earn the win in the second game. Kennedi Ryan led the offense with three hits, with Davenport adding two, including a three-run triple to beat 12-3 Evart.
Swan Valley 14-14, Hemlock 7-2: Izzy Coffel had four hits, including a homer, and three RBIs in Swan Valley’s Game 1 win in the non-conference doubleheader. Chloe Bryce, Shiloh Charboneau, Alivia Guilbeaux and Layla Shanks added two hits each, with Guilbeaux and Shanks driving in three runs each. Lyndsey Lyscas led Hemlock in Game 1 with three hits, with Brooke Gustin and Lillian Martinez adding two hits. Martines and Carley Noyes drove in two runs each, with Noyes hitting a homer. Mia Robinson earned the win for Swan Valley, striking out seven. Charboneau, Robinson and Hailey Koch had three hits each for the Vikings in Game 2, with Greer Diefenbach adding two hits. Shanks struck out six to earn the win. Audrey Vasher hit a homer for Hemlock.
Millington 6-0, Otisville-LakeVille 1-3: Morgan Matusik earned the Game 1 win for 12-4 Millington, striking out nine and allowing three hits. Logan Matusik paced the Millington hitters in the doubleheader split with three hits and two RBIs.
Marlette 9-36, Caro 4-21: Marlette and Caro combined for 57 runs in the second game of a Marlette sweep. There are no records for most combined runs in a game, but the record for most runs by a single team is 51 set by Kalamazoo Loy Norrix in a 51-2 win over Comstock in 2021. Marlette had 36 hits, an MHSAA record for hits in a game. Shayler McIntyre led Caro, hitting for the cycle. McIntyre had five hits and drove in six runs. Maddie Stefanovsky followed with three hits, while Molly Salgat, Braylon Gutierrez and Kayleigh Harrison added two hits each. Gutierrez drove in four runs and Harrison two. In the opener, Brooklyn Osborn, who struck out six, led the offense with two hits.
Girls Soccer
Hemlock 7, Ithaca 0: Izzy Curry and Izzy Krueger scored two goals each as 5-6 Hemlock earned a Tri-Valley Conference shutout. Curry added three assists. Lexie Rump and Lauren Lagalo added single goals with Grace Murtha and Kristyn Pratt adding assists.
Midland High 7, Bay City Central 1: Alahna Beckett scored three goals as Midland High remained perfect with a Saginaw Valley League win, improving to 11-0. Theresa Wilk, Lizzy Striebel, Jensyn Ardouin and Ameris Blumenschein added single goals. Blumenschein also had two assists, with Ellee Arnold and Cadie McPeak sharing the shutout in goal. Midland outshot Central, 30-5.
Boys Track
TVC Triangular at Bay City John Glenn: Boston Streng-Beougher claimed a pair of wins for Swan Valley in the 200 (:22.51) and 400 (:49.79) in a Tri-Valley Conference triangular that also included Alma and John Glenn. Swan Valley also got wins from Hunter Albrecht in the 110 hurdles, Walker Murphy in the shot put (43-3), Simbad Murtic in the high jump (5-10) and Jamison Pelt in the long jump (20-2). Alma’s winners included Ezekiel Baltierra in the 800 (2:09.72), Thomas Larson in the 1,600 (5:07.30), Kevin Terpstra in the 3,200 (10:11.61), Christopher Churchill in the 110 hurdles (:14.94) and Caylibe Thompson in the discus (131-8).
Coleman Night Invite: St. Charles finished third with 83 points, trailing first-place Lake City. Saginaw Arts & Sciences was sixth (48), Coleman seventh (45) and Merrill eighth (34.5). Coleman earned first places by Asher Hayes in the high jump (5-6) and Dominic Lawrence in the long jump (19-10). St. Charles claimed a first in the 800 relay (1:39.10) behind Jaden Thompson, Tyler Dinninger, Gordon Bailey and Carson Howell.
MMAC Triangular at Durand: Zach Harlan won the 100 (:11.03) and 200 (:22.05) to lead Chesaning in a Mid-Michigan Activities Conference triangular that also included New Lothrop and Durand. Harlan also ran legs on Chesaning’s winning 400 relay and 800 relay. Caleb Walker, who also ran on the 400 relay, claimed victories in the 400 (:50.55) and 110 hurdles (:15.06). Jaxon Hemgesberg took firsts in the 800 (2:09.83) and 1,600 (4:48.45), with a leg on the winning 1,600 relay. Truman Danek won the 300 hurdles (:41.15) with legs on the 400 relay and 800 relay, while Eric Barancik won the high jump (6-2) with a leg on the 1,600 relay. Other Chesaning winners included Karter Brock in the 3,200 (11:43.88), Braden Burtch in the shot put (44-1 ½), Seth Schlicht in the discus (130-9), Damian Obuchowski in the pole vault (11-0) and Landon Qualls in the long jump (19-5).
JPC Quad at St. Louis: Landon Pestrue gave St. Louis a pair of wins in a Jack Pine Conference quadrangular that included Clare, Farwell and Ogemaw Heights. Pestrue won the 1,600 (4:54.46) and 3,200 (11:12.69).
JPC Quad at Sanford Meridian: Tyler Heal, James Schroder and Logan Holzinger gave Sanford Meridian wins at a Jack Pine Conference quadrangular at Sanford Meridian. Heal won the 1,600 (4:36.17), Schroder won the high jump (5-8) and Holzinger claimed the long jump (19-10). Bullock Creek’s Chris Tetloff took first in the shot put (52-2 ½).
Girls Track
TVC Triangular at Bay City John Glenn: Sydney Kuhn claimed two first places, setting a Swan Valley record in the 200 (:24.58) in a Tri-Valley Conference triangular that also included Alma and John Glenn. Kuhn also won the 100 (:12.47). Aubrey Hare gave the Vikings a win in the 300 hurdles (:48.04), with legs on Swan Valley’s winning 400 relay and 3,200 relay. Joy Evans paced Alma with wins in the 800 (2:23.67) and long jump (17-2 ½), with legs on Alma’s winning 800 relay and 1,600 relay. Myra Unruh won the shot put (27-10) and discus (97-2 ½) for the Panthers, with Ezgi Kurt claiming the 1,600 (5:57.66) and running a leg on Alma’s winning 1,600 relay. Alma’s other winners included Anna Johnson in the 3,200 (12:45.42) and Allison Sandro in the high jump (4-10), with Sandro running a leg on the 1,600 relay.
Coleman Night Invite: Ciara Ryan claimed three wins for Saginaw Arts & Sciences winning the 100 (:13.60), 200 (:27.34) and 400 (1:03.30). Morrice won the event (128.5), with Coleman fourth (86), St. Charles fifth (81), Merrill sixth (28) and SASA seventh (21.5). Landry Gomez gave St. Charles a win in the 800 (2:35.70), with Coleman’s Emily VanSickle winning the high jump (4-10).
MMAC Triangular at Durand: Ruby Gross and Makayla Reiber led Chesaning in a Mid-Michigan Activities Triangular that also included Durand and New Lothrop. Gross won the 400 (1:04.22) and 800 (2:42.14), while Reiber claimed the 300 hurdles (:51.64) and high jump (4-8). Both ran legs on Chesaning’s winning 800 relay and 1,600 relay. Annabelle Peters gave the Indians a win in the pole vault (6-6), with Chesaning also winning the 400 relay and 3,200 relay.
JPC Quad at St. Louis: Tess Farkas claimed a pair of wins for St. Louis in a Jack Pine Conference quadrangular that included Clare, Farwell and Ogemaw Heights. Farkas won the shot put (36-5 ¾) and discus (121-10). Sydney Dickman added a win in the high jump (4-6) for the Sharks.
JPC Quad at Sanford Meridian: Mattie Gagne and Autumn Fransen led Bullock Creek in a Jack Pine Conference quadrangular that also included Shepherd, Pinconning and Sanford Meridian. Gagne won the 800 (2:37.11), and Fransen won the 1,600 (5:57.08), with both running legs on the Lancers’ winning 3,200 relay. Bullock Creek, which also took first in the 400 relay, also got wins from Mikenna Nagel in the 3,200 (12:37.87) and Alyssa Marolf in the high jump (4-6).
Boys Golf
TVC Blue Jamboree: Nouvel, which is ranked No. 1 in the state in Division 4, claimed its second consecutive Tri-Valley Conference jamboree title at Valley View Farms, carding a 315. Valley Lutheran was second, Hemlock third and Ithaca fourth. Nouvel teammates Rodney Iamurri and Ian Ziegelmann shared medalist honors with 78s, followed by Nouvel’s Sean O’Grady with a 79 and Alex McCarthy with an 80. Reid Schisler shot an 81 for Valley Lutheran.
Big Thumb Jamboree: Millington won the Big Thumb Conference jamboree Wednesday with a 157, earning first place by 16 strokes. Caro was fifth with 183. Brad Coleman led Millington with a 35, with Bryce Martin shooting a 38 and Landon Germain a 44.
Birch Run 177, Byron 193: Birch Run claimed the top three spots in a Mid-Michigan Activities Conference match at Willow Brook Golf Course in Byron. Garett Martinus led the Panthers with a 35, followed by Cole Beldyga with a 41 and Mason Reis with a 42.
MSAC Jamboree: Logan Lorencz led St. Charles in the Mid-State Activities Conference jamboree at the North Star Golf Course in Ithaca. Lorencz shot a 49 to finish ninth, with Allison Zelinko and Charlie Cornford finishing with 55s.
Girls Lacrosse
Heritage 15, Flint Powers 7: Izzy Ella Sopcak led the Heritage scoring with five goals, with Claire Starke and Lily Huffman adding three goals each. Breeghan Hamilton scored two goals, with Michaela Hamilton and Payton Colley adding single goals. Breeghan Hamilton led the Hawks with three assists and two interceptions. Molly Baldwin made two saves in goal.
Girls Tennis
Midland Dow 8, Traverse City Central: In a tennis quad that brought some of the top Division 2 teams in the state to the Greater Midland Tennis Center, Dow claimed its lone win of the day in a shutout of Central. Dow’s singles winners were Dalton DeBoer, Nishi Narayan, Ruby Macheso and Anya Narayan, with doubles winners including Adelyn Wolford-Norah Lacher, Tessa Wood-Sachi Togashi, Alexa Leiti-Elisa Costeux and Lauren Yao-Evie Samocki.
Midland Dow 4, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central 4: Dow, ranked second in the state, tied with Forest Hills Central, ranked sixth in the state in Division 2. Dow won at No. 1 and No. 2 singles behind Dalton DeBoer and Nishi Narayan, with doubles wins coming at No. 2 (Tessa Wood-Sachi Togashi) and No. 4 (Lauren Yao-Evie Samocki).
Birmingham Seaholm 6, Midland Dow 2: Birmingham Seaholm, ranked No. 3 in Division 2, claimed a win in its showdown with No. 2 Dow. The Chargers’ wins came at No. 1 doubles with a 6-3, 6-4 win for Dalton DeBoer and at No. 2 doubles with a 2-6, 7-6, 11-9 win over Tessa Wood and Sachi Tagoshi.
Hemlock 8, Alma 0: Hemlock, ranked 10th in the state, earned a pair of 8-0 wins over Alma and Ovid-Elsie to improve to 11-2. Singles winners against Alma were Carly Siler, Victoria Hauffe, Anna Nurnberg and Lindsey Tausch, with doubles wins going to Claire Beck-Allie Watson, Bree Bierman-Lily Wenzel, Alathea McMillan-Olivia Ann Chasnis and Lani Wardin-Kennedy Krabill.
Hemlock 8, Ovid-Elsie 0: Hemlock’s singles winners were Carly Siler, Victoria Hauffe, Ann Nurnberg and Lindsey Tausch. Doubles winners Claire Beck-Allie Watson, Bree Bierman-Lily Wenzel, Jyllian Corwin-Alathea McMillan and Lani Wardin-Kennedy Krabill.
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