The Romeo Bulldogs defeated the Rochester Adams Highlanders, 11-8, on Friday, May 23 in a regional semifinal game at Troy Athens.

If Romeo’s lacrosse team is in a close game in the fourth quarter — watch out!

“We’re a fourth-quarter team for sure,” said senior captain Joey Zyrek, who scored two of his four goals in the final quarter Friday to lead the Bulldogs to an 11-8 victory against Rochester Adams in a Division 1 regional semifinal at Troy Athens.

“We make adjustments and they’re very prevalent in the fourth quarter,” Zyrek said. “I think we have more energy, too. One of my roles as captain is to get the boys rowdy. We really carry the momentum in the fourth quarter. That’s lacrosse. It’s quick. Back and forth. (Adams) is really good at playing fast and we adjusted to it and switched back to our original scheme of playing slow.”

The game was tied 8-8 going into the fourth quarter after Adams’ Jace Morgan scored his third goal of the contest in the final minute of the third quarter.

Zyrek broke the tie with a goal with 9:56 left in the game, then provided a two-goal cushion with 8:03 to go. Adam Poules’ goal secured the win with 1:33 remaining.

“We start slow in the first quarter and finish strong in the fourth,” said Romeo coach Jack Smith. “It’s about how you finish, not how you start. We’d love to start fast but we’re pretty good at finishing. That’s all that matters.”

Romeo blanked Adams in the fourth quarter.

“That seems to be the thing we do every game now,” Smith said. “We hardly give up any goals in the fourth quarter. If we’re down it’s hard to get back in, but if we’re ahead we’re going to win that game. It’s just having experience. My assistant coaches are awesome and we have a great captains group. It’s having experience to know that when things are going sideways if you keep rowing you’ll get through those crazy times, too.

“It’s our first senior class in double digits in almost a decade. Rochester Adams is a great team so knowing we have to stay on an even keel when things aren’t going our way is important. That experience is everything in these big games.”

It wasn’t all smooth sailing for Romeo. Deacon Morgan staked the Highlanders to a 2-0 lead with a pair of goals in the first 4:11 of the game. The Bulldogs answered with two goals by Landon Dolan and Zyrek’s first to lead 3-2. The opening quarter ended in a 3-3 tie when Drew Myers of Adams scored in the final second.

The teams traded goals throughout the second and third quarters. Jace Morgan, the state Division 1 wrestling champion at 138 pounds, had three for Adams, while Keaton Wisniewski and Greyson Hizer each scored one.

Romeo’s marksmen were Connor Hevel, Zyrek, Dolan, Lincoln Lipasek and Silvio Palumbo.

Smith felt coming into the game that offensive possession was going to be important for the Bulldogs.

“(Adams) has an awesome face-off guy and their coach, Brad (Smith), schemes really well so we needed to make sure we had the ball on our side of the 50 as much as possible,” Jack Smith said.

The Highlanders finished with a 9-8-0 record.

“(Romeo) put on a good performance. Our boys fought hard,” Brad Smith said. “They just weren’t able to finish in the fourth quarter. It was a back and forth game. It’s just unfortunate it didn’t go our way one last time.”

Brad Smith said that the way Adams answered the Romeo goals for most of the game was typical of his team’s play all season.

“I’m going to remember the fight this team put in,” he said. “I gave them a tough schedule and they put up one heck of a fight. We’d be down 8-1 in the first quarter and they’d believe they could come back. They just never gave up. You have to give them kudos for that.”

Photos from Romeo’s 11-8 win over Adams in lacrosse regional play

Romeo, which won the Macomb Area Conference Red Division with a 10-0 record, faces Brother Rice in the regional final on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Athens.

“We’re excited to play them,” Jack Smith said. “Our strength of schedule is one of the toughest in the state. We play (Catholic Central) and all the OAA and Lansing area teams we can to get this opportunity. Brother Rice is a historic program for a reason, but the Romeo guys have something to prove.”

The Warriors advanced to the regional championship game with a 17-1 win against Eisenhower.

The 2025 boys lacrosse regional pairings involving Oakland County teams:

DIVISION 1

Regional 3

(Hosted by Clarkston)

Regional first round

Thursday, May 15

G1: Clarkston 19, Davison 0

Friday, May 16

G2: Grand Blanc 20, Swartz Creek 0

G3: Oxford 17, Bay City Central 0

G4: Hartland 22, Ortonville Brandon 0

Regional semifinal

Tuesday, May 20

G5: Hartland 5, Oxford 2

G6: Clarkston 12, Grand Blanc 5

Regional final

Tuesday, May 27

G7: Hartland vs. Clarkston, 7 p.m.

Regional 4

(Hosted by Troy Athens)

Regional first round

Wednesday, May 14

G1: Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 25, Troy Athens 1

Friday, May 16

G2: Rochester Adams 11, Troy 3

Saturday, May 17

G3: Romeo 15, Rochester 0

G4: Utica Eisenhower 10, Waterford Kettering 2

Regional semifinal

Friday, May 23

G5: Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 17, Utica Eisenhower 1

G6: Romeo 11, Rochester Adams 8

Regional final

Wednesday, May 28

G7: Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice vs. Romeo, 7 p.m.

Regional 5

(Hosted by Lake Orion)

Regional first round

Thursday, May 15

G1: Anchor Bay 14, Chippewa Valley 2

Friday, May 16

G2: Macomb Dakota 21, St. Clair 3

Monday, May 19

G3: Port Huron 7, L’Anse Creuse North 6 (3OT)

Regional semifinal

Thursday, May 22

G4: Lake Orion 19, Anchor Bay 1

G5: Macomb Dakota 18, Port Huron 1

Regional final

Wednesday, May 28

G6: Lake Orion vs. Macomb Dakota, 6 p.m.

Regional 6

(Hosted by Birmingham Seaholm)

Regional first round

Thursday, May 15

G1: Birmingham Seaholm 22, Farmington 0

Friday, May 16

G2: Royal Oak 22, Woodhaven 1

Monday, May 19

G3: Bloomfield Hills 8, West Bloomfield 4

G4: Livonia Stevenson 19, Detroit Cass Tech 1

Regional semifinals

Thursday, May 22

G5: Livonia Stevenson 8, Royal Oak 7

G6: Birmingham Seaholm 17, Bloomfield Hills 4

Regional finals

Wednesday, May 28

G7: Birmingham Seaholm vs. Livonia Stevenson, 7 p.m.

Regional 7

(Hosted by Brighton)

Regional first round

Thursday, May 15

G1: South Lyon East 14, Novi 0

Friday, May 16

G2: Walled Lake Northern 14, Lakeland 2

G3: Northville 6, Howell 3

Regional semifinals

Wednesday, May 21

G4: South Lyon East 12, Walled Lake Northern 5

G5: Brighton 13, Northville 3

Regional finals

Wednesday, May 23

G6: Brighton vs. South Lyon East, 6 p.m.

Regional 8

(Hosted by Detroit Catholic Central)

Regional first round

Thursday, May 15

G1: Ann Arbor Pioneer 16, Canton 9

G2: Plymouth 12, Ann Arbor Huron 6

Friday, May 16

G3: Belleville 8, Saline 6

Saturday, May 17

G4: Detroit Catholic Central 22, Salem 0

Regional semifinals

Wednesday, May 21

G5: Detroit Catholic Central 21, Plymouth 3

G6: Ann Arbor Pioneer 10, Belleville 4

Regional finals

Tuesday, May 27

G7: Detroit Catholic Central vs. Ann Arbor Pioneer, 7 p.m.

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DIVISION 2

Regional 14

(Hosted by Stoney Creek)

Regional first round

Thursday, May 15

G1: Stoney Creek 8, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 4

G2: Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 19, L’Anse Creuse 1

Friday, May 16

G3: Detroit Country Day 21, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 0

G4: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 10, Royal Oak Shrine 4

Regional semifinals

Wednesday, May 21

G5: Detroit Country Day 16, Stoney Creek 3

G6: Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 7, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 4

Regional finals

Tuesday, May 27

G7: Detroit Country Day vs. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 7:15 p.m.

The 2025 girls lacrosse regional pairings involving Oakland County teams:

DIVISION 1

Regional 2

(Hosted by Brighton HS)

Pre-regional

Thursday, May 15

G1: Plymouth 9, Canton 8

Friday, May 16

G2: Northville 13, Livonia Stevenson 5

G3: Ann Arbor Pioneer 12, Farmington 7

G4: Novi 18, Walled Lake Northern 1

G5: Ann Arbor Huron 12, Detroit Cass Tech 2

Regional first round

Monday May 19

G6: Plymouth 15, Salem 7

Tuesday, May 20

G7: Brighton 20, Northville 5

Wednesday, May 21

G8: South Lyon 22, Ann Arbor Huron 2

Thursday, May 22

G9: Novi 15, Ann Arbor Pioneer 7

Regional semifinals

Tuesday, May 27

G10: South Lyon vs. Plymouth, 5 p.m.

G11: Novi vs. Brighton, 7 p.m.

Regional final

Thursday, May 29

G12: G10 winner vs. G11 winner, 5 p.m.

Regional 3

(Hosted by West Bloomfield)

Pre-regional

Thursday, May 15

G1: Utica Eisenhower 20, Chippewa Valley 11

Monday, May 19

G2: Bloomfield Hills 13, Grosse Pointe North 3

G3: Troy 18, Royal Oak 7

G4: Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 16, Rochester 4

G5: Troy Athens 12, West Bloomfield 3

Regional first round

Wednesday, May 21

G6: Utica Eisenhower 17, Utica Ford 2

G7: Bloomfield Hills 12, Grosse Pointe South 6

G8: Birmingham Seaholm 20, Troy 14

G9: Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 8, Troy Athens 5

Regional semifinals

Tuesday, May 27

G10: Birmingham Seaholm vs. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 28

G11: Bloomfield Hills vs. Utica Eisenhower, 6 p.m.

Regional final

Friday, May 30

G12: G10 winner vs. G11 winner, 6 p.m.

Regional 4

(Hosted by Hartland at Ore Creek Aux. Field)

Pre-regional

Friday, May 16

G1: Oxford 17, Fenton 9

G2: Hartland 19, Davison 2

G3: Grand Blanc 17, Clarkston 8

G4: Lansing Catholic 19, Howell 14

G5: Lakeland 15, Midland Dow 7

Regional first round

Wednesday, May 21

G6: Holt 21, Lansing Catholic 10

G7: Hartland 8, Lakeland 6

Thursday, May 22

G8: Oxford 1, Waterford Kettering 0 (forfeit)

G9: Lake Orion 22, Grand Blanc 3

Regional semifinal

Tuesday, May 27

G10: Lake Orion vs. Oxford, 5:30 p.m.

G11: Holt vs. Hartland, 7 p.m.

Regional final

Saturday, May 31

G12: G10 winner vs. G11 winner, 1 p.m.

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DIVISION 2

Regional 6

(Hosted by Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard)

Pre-regional

Friday, May 16

G1: Dexter 15, Dearborn Divine Child 10

Regional first round

Monday, May 19

G2: Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 18, Wixom St. Catherine 8

G3: Tecumseh 9, Temperance Bedford 6

Wednesday, May 21

G4: Farmington Hills Mercy 12, Ann Arbor Skyline 7

G5: Saline 14, Dexter 4

Regional semifinal

Tuesday, May 27

G6: Farmington Hills Mercy vs. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard, 4 p.m.

G7: Saline vs. Tecumseh, 6 p.m.

Regional final

Friday, May 30

G8: G6 winner vs. G7 winner, 5:30 p.m.

Regional 7

(Hosted by Stoney Creek)

Pre-regional

Thursday, May 15

G1: Bloomfield Hills Academy of the Sacred Heart 15, Warren Regina 9

G2: Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 21, Holly 3

G3: Bloomfield Hills Marian 23, Auburn Hills Avondale 0

Regional first round

Wednesday, May 21

G4: Rochester Adams 15, Bloomfield Hills Academy of the Sacred Heart 8

Thursday, May 22

G5: Bloomfield Hills Marian 14, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 9

G6: Stoney Creek 14, Lapeer 0

G7: Detroit Country Day 18, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 1

Regional semifinals

Tuesday, May 27

G8: Detroit Country Day vs. Stoney Creek, 4 p.m.

G9: Rochester Adams vs. Bloomfield Hills Marian, 5:45 p.m.

Regional finals

Friday, May 30

G10: G8 winner vs. G9 winner, 5:30 p.m.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP– The Utica Eisenhower Eagles rolled past the Stoney Creek Cougars 4-0 in the opening round of D1 districts Wednesday night at Swinehart Field.

Stoney Creek started strong and even hit the crossbar less than five minutes into the game. But from then on, the Eagles slowly took over the game playing a bit better in each segment of play, and near the end of the first half, they finally broke through on the scoreboard. The increased pressure produced a turnover, and Devyn Raymond pounced on the poor clearing attempt to rifle a quick shot into the net from 30 yards out.

That gave Eisenhower the lead with 10:48 remaining in the first half. The Eagles doubled their lead about seven minutes later when Maryn Smith took a cross, juggled once to settle the ball a bit, then snapped a volley home from near the penalty spot. That gave Eisenhower a 2-0 lead and seemed to take the air out of the Cougars.

“I thought we stared a little bit slow, and we got lucky the first five minutes. They (Stoney Creek) hit the crossbar, and if they would have scored, that would have changed the momentum for sure. But after that the girls woke up,” Eagles head coach Mehrdad Nekoogar said. “As they started getting their legs back, we started playing our game. We had a lot of chances. (Their) goalie did outstanding.”

Stoney Creek had struggled to score pretty much all year — the Cougars were held off the board 11 times heading into Wednesday, including a 2-0 loss to the Eagles on April 17 in Rochester Hills — and this game was no different. They could get up and down the field for much of the first half, remained unable to find the last one or two touches in the final third to turn possession into scoring chances. Once they went down a pair of goals, things looked grim.

“We just couldn’t get out of that first half and that final 10 minutes before the half,” Cougars head coach Bryan Mittelstadt said. “The kids gave it a fight. They played hard. I though the first 25, 30 minutes was top quality and a strong showing for us. We’ve got a lot of work to do in the offseason, things we need to work on. But we knew, offensively, what Ike brings to the table. We weren’t going to get a lot of shots, but the ones that we had, we really had to get on the end of them.”

The Cougars came out quick at the start of the second half and created one or two good chances early, but then Eisenhower got a third goal – a beautiful header by Ellera Jakubowski that went back across the face of goal. That seemed to permanently put the Cougars on the back foot.

Stoney Creek kept fighting, but spent most of the remaining time fighting off one attacking wave of Eagles after another and never really got forward again until the final few minutes. By then, Lily Pantaleo had added another goal for Eisenhower to complete the scoring.

“We are a good attacking team, and if we get some luck sometimes going our way, we can really create a lot of opportunities in the front (of goal),” Nekoogar said.

Merrick Schwalbach was outstanding in net for the Cougars, making 11 saves, calling out marks, and generally doing everything possible to keep her team close. But eventually, Eisenhower just had too much time on the ball running at the Stoney Creek net.

Photos of Stoney Creek vs. Utica Eisenhower in D1 girls soccer district action

The Eagles (16-2) now move on to next week’s district semifinals to be held at Rochester Adams High School. Eisenhower will face the Rochester Falcons in a game currently slated for next Wednesday.

“They’ve been playing as a team,” Nekoogar said. “We have said it from day one: Our team is just about go out there and play the best you can.”

Stoney Creek finished the season 4-11-3 against a very tough schedule. The Cougars had a young team this season – starting six freshmen against Eisenhower – and will be looking to grow in the offseason.

“It’s one of those years, things maybe haven’t gone the way we wanted them to go. But I felt like every game we showed up; we battled; we gave it everything we could,” Mittelstadt said. “But our kids stuck together as a team.” He added that, “I think we’ve gotten stronger. We’ve learned a lot, and we’ve grown. I just look forward to next season and appreciate what the seniors do, and there is definitely some youth in the program.”

Utica Eisenhower defeated Stoney Creek 4-0 in the D1 district quarterfinal played on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at Swinehart Field. The Eagles advance to next week’s semifinal against Rochester.

The Clawson Trojans believed that they could win the Macomb Area Conference Gold despite never winning a league title that prestigious in their program’s history.

On Wednesday, they had a chance to confirm that belief – and with a 2-1 win over the Warren Mott Marauders, they finished off the league, becoming responsible for Mott’s only two league losses of the year.

“Just for the school, 350 kids in the school, and we go against schools with, you know, 100, 1,200, 1,500 (students),” said Clawson head coach Brian Maurer. “And a season like this, and how we just caught fire, got on a roll – the belief system, right? And what that can do through a program going forward, little kids seeing it, seeing the little engine that could. And we just pride ourselves on hard work in the off season and see how it pays off.

“And we just paid it off for the first time in history.”

The weather, which seemingly reverted to the cold, gray spitting rain of early April, made things a challenge for both teams as Mott pitcher Sharon Becroft and Clawson’s Sarah McLeod cruised early.

Mott had chances, getting two runners on in the first and second innings and getting a runner on second in the fourth, but McLeod quelled each opportunity.

Clawson, on the other hand, didn’t get their first hit until the sixth inning; with two outs and the score still tied at zero, Dana Moss singled and McLeod doubled to get two runners in scoring position. A walk to Meghan Shea and another to Alaina Maloney loaded the bases then pushed across Moss, breaking the scoreless tie.

Chloe Fisher popped a looper over Mott second baseman Miley Xiong to add their second run.

Both walks were made on calls that the Mott side thought could have gone either way.

Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the seventh and the league on the line, Mott’s Megan Melnyk hit a leadoff single then promptly scored on a triple by Aubrie Vojnov. Drina Lazarus then scored to represent the winning run, and her pinch-runner, Aubrey Sopala, reached second with one out.

McLeod got a strikeout, then Maurer chose to intentionally walk Becroft, setting up a game-winning weak popout to McLeod herself to close out the league.

The Trojans senior class, led by McLeod, has come a long way after finishing near the bottom of the Gold in the last two seasons.

“It really means a lot,” McLeod said. “I know that we were told, like a lot of teams really didn’t think that we would get that far this year, and we’ve really improved over the last four years. And I’m just really proud of the girls, and they’ve done a lot of work over the off season. Like, they did so much, a lot of hours put in, and I think it really paid off. And I’m really proud of my team.”

McLeod finished with seven innings of one-run ball, scattering six hits and three walks with nine strikeouts.

Becroft also punched out nine, walking four and allowing three hits for two runs.

Mott head coach Jim Carlisle admitted that the Marauders are in the midst of a difficult week, with the Clawson game marking their fifth-straight loss.

They’ll need a quick bounceback with their season suddenly on the line with a Thursday, May 22 pre-district contest against rival Warren Woods Tower on the docket.

“We’ve had some really emotional games this week, and it’s just tough to say how much these kids can endure,” Carlisle said.

“Come back 24 hours later and play in another emotional game. And it’s tough on anybody, much less 15, 16, 17 year old kids.”

With good pitching and good defense – they made only one error on Wednesday with no runs coming off it – their folly was their runners left on base.

While they were proud to play for a MAC Gold title, that wasn’t their goal, said Carlisle: “Our goal is to win it, not play in it.”

Clawson’s turnaround was even quicker than Mott’s – they had another game scheduled for one hour after the conclusion of Wednesday’s game back at their home field, Clawson City Park, which is over six miles away against Center Line. With their 15-0 win there, they secured an undefeated Gold slate.

The Trojans said they drew some inspiration from their girls basketball team, which had a historically strong season, going 20-3 with a MAC Silver championship, which they ironically shared with Mott.

But the softball Trojans have a chance to do something the basketball team couldn’t: advance in the district tournament.

Photos from Clawson’s MAC Gold clinching win over Warren Mott on Wednesday

“Focus and have fun,” Maurer said. “It’s playing the season. It’s not about mechanics. It’s just about focusing on every pitch, keeping your head, keeping your IQ in the game, noticing, you know, where we’re at in the game.

“This team is resilient, and they just never fluster. They’re laughing, they’re smiling. Doesn’t matter how hard the game is. Yeah, resiliency is the name of this team right here.”

The Trojans will face the winner of Tuesday, May 27’s game between Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett and Auburn Hills Oakland Christian in the District 91 semifinals at Clawson City Park at 10 a.m. With a win, they’ll play for a district title later that day.

The Clawson Trojans clinched their first-ever Macomb Area Conference Gold softball championship win with a 2-1 victory over Warren Mott on Wednesday, May 21 in Warren.

Oak Park’s girls team, the defending D1 state champs, took first, as did the Knights’ boys team at the Regional 8 Championship Meet held Saturday at Rochester High School.

In the team scoring for girls, Oak Park won handily with 144 points, far ahead of runner-up Detroit Renaissance (87.25). The host Falcons took third with 78.5 points.

After Rochester, the girls placing continued with: Rochester Adams (4th, 67.25 points), Royal Oak (5th, 58), Stoney Creek (6th, 45), Berkley (7th, 44), Troy (8th, 37.75), Birmingham Seaholm (9th, 27.25), Bloomfield Hills (10th, 15) and Birmingham Groves (11th, 10).

The boys team from Oak Park ended with 99 points, eight ahead of Adams, with Groves coming in third with 75 points. Team standings followed with Rochester (4th, 71 points), Troy (5th, 64), Stoney Creek (6th, 47), Bloomfield Hills (7th, 35), Renaissance, Detroit U-D Jesuit, Royal Oak (10th, 21), Brother Rice (11th, 19), Birmingham Seaholm (12th, 13), Southfield A&T (13th, 11), Avondale (14th, 10) and Berkley (15th, four).

Along with early qualifiers, top-two finishers from each event (as well as those who met time standards designated by MHSAA) at regionals at Rochester and elsewhere will advance to state meets on May 31. Division 1 meets are at East Kentwood, D2 is at Hamilton HS, D3 is at Kent City HS and D4 is at Hudsonville HS/Baldwin MS.

State qualifiers from the Regional 8 Meet from Oakland County schools:

BOYS

100: Noah Sanders, Groves (10.93); Alex Patterson, Oak Park (11.10).

200: Rondre Austion, Oak Park (22.00); Jeremiah Mack, Groves (22.15).

400: Demari Caldwell, Oak Park (48.28); Rondre Austion, Oak Park (49.09); Chris Campbell, Stoney Creek (49.67).

800: Collin McLaughlin, Rochester (1:55.44).

1,600: Kellen Mohl, Rochester (4:30.06); Shondell Warren, Oak Park (4:30.57).

3,200: Taye Levenson, Bloomfield Hills (9:16.95); Kian Schneeweis, Troy (10:02.85).

110 hurdles: Michael Wilkerson, Adams (14.52); Lachlan Tillotson, Adams (15.05); Steven Wilkerson, Adams (15.20).

300 hurdles: Michael Wilkerson, Adams (38.71); Phillip Burney, Oak Park (39.71); Lachlan Tilltson, Adams (39.81); Santanna Minfield, Stoney Creek (40.31); Javien Johnson, Royal Oak (40.35).

4×100 relay: Groves (Chris Little, Jeremiah Mack, Dane Zeff, Noah Sanders), 43.03; Troy (Patrick Johnson, Jason Hamilton II, Ryan Christensen, Noah Oury), 43.38.

4×200 relay: Oak Park (Rondre Austion, Alex Patterson, Phillip Burney, Demari Caldwell), 1:28.83; Troy (Noah Oury, Ryan Christensen, Andrew Lake, Jason Hamilton II), 1:29.29.

4×400 relay: Oak Park (Phillip Burney, Demari Caldwell, Alex Patterson, Rondre Austion), 3:17.98; Troy (Graham Bauman, Ryan Christensen, Andrew Svoboda, Andrew Lake), 3:23.15; Rochester (Razi Muigai, Collin McLaughlin, Mason Depas, Joe Rancilio), 3:23.63; Adams (Michael Wilkerson,, Joel Richmond, Lachlan Tillotson, Juhyung Lee), Stoney Creek (Santanna Minfield, Carlos Guitron-Ortiz, Timothy Minfield, Chris Campbell), 3:26.75.

4×800 relay: Rochester (Kellen Mohl, Evan Owczarek, Dylan Pascoe, Collin McLaughlin), 7:59.36; Troy (Isaac Clark, Andrew Svoboda, Griffin Moore, Kian Schneeweis), 8:04.13.

Shot Put: Spencer Beckeman, Stoney Creek (52-10); Amare Harris, Rochester (50-6).

Discus: Ray Glory Ejoyokah, Groves (180-4); Steven Wilkerson, Adams (162-1).

High Jump: Reggie Hinton III, Bloomfield Hills (6-2); Javontae Anderson, Avondale (5-10).

Long Jump: Hagen Stanich, Rochester (21-3.25); Andrew Lake, Troy (21-0.5).

GIRLS

100: Asia Elder, Oak Park (12.33); Nicole DeCoster, Berkley (12.48).

200: Neveah Burns, Oak Park (24.84); Brooklyn Cotton, Royal Oak (25.69); Nicole DeCoster, Berkley (25.74).

400: Neveah Burns, Oak Park (54.91); Dayshana Kellogg, Oak Park (56.18); Sloane Schiller, Bloomfield Hills (57.86); Mekhi Thompson, Oak Park (57.96).

800: Janae Coleman, Oak Park (2:15.55); Ella Abraham, Rochester (2:17.97); Kaitlyn Kauppila, Adams (2:18.19); Leah Thomas, Oak Park (2:19.22).

1,600: El McMahan, Adams (5:08.30); Kaitlyn Kauppila, Adams (5:10.84).

3,200: Leah Corby, Stoney Creek (11:24.05); Paige Rohda, Berkley (11:25.39).

100 hurdles: Carrie VanNoy, Oak Park (14.20); Jayda Watson, Oak Park (14.66).

300 hurdles: Carrie VanNoy, Oak Park (43.51).

4×100 relay: Berkley (Sarah Lofton, Nicole DeCoster, Lece Shoulders, Blessing Nweke), 50.81.

4×200 relay: Oak Park (Carrie VanNoy, Payton Gee, Asia Elder, Nevaeh Burns), 1:40.02.

4×400 relay: Oak Park (Dayshana Kellogg, Janae Coleman, Leah Thomas, Nevaeh Burns), 3:48.42; Rochester (Taylor Robinson, Mia Snellgrove, Ella Abraham, Lucy Cook), 4:02.65.

4×800 relay: Oak Park (Dayshana Kellogg, Leah Thomas, Jordin Maddox-Jones, Janae Coleman), 9:16.63; Adams (Hannah Childers, Valeria Martinez Serna, El McMahan, Kaitlyn Kauppila), 9:48.94.

Shot Put: Ellie Mendoza, Rochester (37-feet-0); Jada Ewell, Royal Oak (35-4).

Discus: Jada Ewell, Royal Oak (143-5); Ellie Mendoza, Rochester (138-9).

High Jump: Elizabeth Wydeven, Rochester (5-2); Lauren Sheldon, Stoney Creek (5-2).

Long Jump: Kyleigh Peacock, Troy (17-9); Eliza Proctor, Rochester (17-1); Samantha Koch, Groves (16-10.5).

MORE DIVISION 1

Regional 6 at Novi

(Friday, May 16)

Novi’s boys (126 points) and girls (90.25) each finished second in the regional that the Wildcats hosted, which was won by Northville. South Lyon (17 points) and South Lyon East finished 10th and 11th on the boys side, respectively, while South Lyon East (15.5) placed 10th and South Lyon (12) took 13th in the girls event.

Qualifiers from Oakland County schools:

BOYS

100: Chance McNeill, Novi (10.88).

200: Chance McNeill, Novi (21.50).

400: Evan Specht, Novi (49.82).

110 hurdles: Jordan Paige, Novi, (15.03).

4×100 relay: Novi (Reece Pippin, Trent Jackson-McGowan, Noah Munji, Chance McNeill), 42.44.

4×400 relay: Novi (Evan Specht, Noah Munji, Nicholas Harris, Cooper Osborne), 3:26.49.

High Jump: Drelan Lillard, Novi (6-4).

Pole Vault: Odin Gulledge, Novi (14-3).

Long Jump: Jordan Paige, Novi (22-1.5).

GIRLS

200: Morgan Gauchey, Novi (25.75).

800: Katelynn Egli, Novi (2:16.97).

4×100 relay: Novi (Aiya Allen, Isabelle Armstrong, Kathryn Jocz, Morgan Gauchey), 49.23.

4×200 relay: Novi (Kathryn Jocz, Danica Smith, Morgan Gauchey, Isabelle Armstrong), 1:44.47.

4×800 relay: Novi (Claire Galas, Kareena Babu, Lindsey Conner, Katelynn Egli), 9:53.28.

Pole Vault: Juliet Zink, South Lyon East (10-feet-0).

Regional 9 at Milford

(Friday, May 16)

The boys event in Milford was won by Clarkston, who took first with 79 points, three ahead of Walled Lake Central. West Bloomfield (66 points), Detroit Catholic Central (63) and Lake Orion (60) rounded out the top-five.

The Dragons were followed by Milford and Walled Lake Western, who tied for sixth with 57 points, then North Farmington (8th, 42), Lapeer, Oxford (10th, 29), Lakeland (11th, 27), Farmington (12th, 26), Walled Lake Northern (13th, 23), Waterford Kettering (14th, 12), Holly (15th, four) and Waterford Mott (16th, three).

The girls team championship was won by Lake Orion (81.25 points), who edged out Clarkston (78). They were followed by Mercy (3rd, 72 points), Farmington (4th, 64), Walled Lake Central (5th, 61), West Bloomfield (6th, 54), North Farmington (7th, 49), Oxford (8th, 47), Holly (9th, 38), Lakeland (10th, 29), Walled Lake Western (11th, 23.25), Walled Lake Northern (12th, 22), Waterford Kettering (13th, 18) and Milford (14th, 17.5).

Qualifiers from Oakland County schools:

BOYS

100: Samson Gash, Detroit Catholic Central (10.97); Troy Temple, Walled Lake Western (11.28).

200: Samson Gash, Detroit Catholic Central (21.72); Rodney Endsley, Walled Lake Western (22.03); Devin James, West Bloomfield (22.08).

400: Rodney Endsley, Walled Lake Western (48.46); Caleb Washington, Detroit Catholic Central (49.43); Caleb Nelson, North Farmington (50.03).

800: Wendell Childs, Clarkston (1:54.75); Joshua Ellingsworth, Clarkston (1:57.41).

1,600: Jaxon Nowik, Clarkston (4:20.09); Cayden DeGrendel, Clarkston (4:20.59); James Cusick, Oxford (4:21.61).

3,200: Kyle O’Rourke, Milford (9:12.53); Alexander McArthur, Oxford (9:34.92).

110 hurdles: Kayson Legg, Walled Lake Western (14.95), Angelo Finnie Jr., West Bloomfield (15.10).

300 hurdles: Angelo Finnie Jr., West Bloomfield (38.48); Kayson Legg, Walled Lake Western (39.37); William Patterson, Detroit Catholic Central (40.06).

4×100 relay: Clarkston (Hank Hornung, Micah Chaney, Pierce Peruski, Gabe Van Goor), 42.78; Farmington (Jaylen Stevens, Blace Farrington, Derrick Cheatham, Herschel McCormack-Reamer), 42.79; West Bloomfield (William Thomas, Willie Edwards Jr., Raymond Crawford, Devin James), 43.01.

4×200 relay: Farmington (Jon Howell, Jaylen Stevens, Blace Farrington, Herschel McCormack-Reamer), 1:29.01; Lake Orion (James Bambard, Malek Pulford, Benjamin Lako, Fernando Bartolome); Clarkston (Lukas Boman, Hank Hornung, Micah Chaney, Gabe Van Goor), 1:29.73.

4×400 relay: West Bloomfield (Angelo Finnie Jr., Raymond Crawford, Devin James, Julian Brenner), 3:23.64; Lake Orion (Cole Shoskey, Payton Lyles, Fernando Bartolome, Benjamin Lako), 3:23.97.

4×800 relay: Milford (Dylan Doggett, Todd Tobin, Kyle O’Rourke, Kellen Phillips), 8:01.18; Lake Orion (Max Houvener, Alexandro Skakal, Blake Peardon, Raymond Lucero II), 8:01.55; Walled Lake Northern (Finn Gammerath, Samual Fairchild, Chase Griffith, Nathan Bruss), 8:01.84; West Bloomfield (Elijah Sherrod-Watkins, Sebastien Roncier, Julian Brenner, Musa Kay), 8:02.16; Oxford (James Cusick, Maxton Myrand, Cayden Canham, Alexander McArthur), 8:02.20.

Shot Put: Garrod Alexander, Walled Laek Central (57-5); Andre Neumann, Lakeland (54-0.5); Paxton Heitsch, Detroit Catholic Central (52-8.5); Dylan Akers, Walled Lake Central (49-8.5).

Discus: Andre Neumann, Lakeland (163-8); Garrod Alexander, Walled Lake Central (163-8); Artero Wilson, North Farmington (158-11); Drew Wojciechowski, Walled Lake Western (154-7); Jayden Borrero, Lake Orion (152-10); Micah Redic, North Farmington (148-8); Paxton Heitsch, Detroit Catholic Central (148-7).

High Jump: Giovanni Charles, Walled Lake Central (6-8); Liam Bell, Milford (6-2); Jonathan Majcher, North Farmington, (6-2).

Pole Vault: Tyler Mollan, Lake Orion (13-9); Nolan Rhodes, Lake Orion (13-3); Case Lang, Walled Lake Central (13-3).

Long Jump: Giovanni Charles, Walled Lake Cnetral (21-5.25); Ben Shaw, Milford (20-8.5).

GIRLS

100: Taryn Henderson, Mercy (12.67); Lauren Macker, Oxford (13.23).

200: Taryn Henderson, Mercy (25.64); Alexis Lindley, Holly (26.27).

400: Abbey Neering, Lake Orion (57.52); Taryn Henderson, Mercy (57.54); Alexis Lindley, Holly (59.25).

800: Nora Gerzema, Mercy (2:15.99); CDora Liu, North Farmington (2:19.05).

1,600: Mallory Bigelow, Oxford (5:11.15); Maddie Lindley, Holly (5:13.01).

3,200: Mallory Bigelow, Oxford (11:05.10); Ava Alicandro, Lakeland (11:13.15).

100 hurdles: Caitlin Poterek, Clarkston (16.09); Bralynn James, North Farmington (16.23).

300 hurdles: Caitlin Poterek, Clarkston (46.74); Greta Colquitt, Lake Orion (47.04).

4×100 relay: West Bloomfield (Amyah Brown, Lia Marshall, Lauryn Choice, Kamryn Tatum), 48.28; Clarkston (Caitlin Poterek, Skylar Drinkard, Emma Garner, Scarlett Keenan), 49.53.

4×200 relay: West Bloomfield (Lauryn Choice, Lia Marshall, Ese Uwedjojevwe, Kamryn Tatum), 1:42.37; Lake Orion (Zoe Moss, Elisabeth Hetu, Lexi McDaniel, Abbey Neering), 1:45.39.

4×400 relay: West Bloomfield (Lia Marshall, Chloe Hopkins-Butler, Ese Uwedjojevwe, Kamryn Tatum), 4:00.48; Mercy (Taryn Henderson, Nora Gerzema, Samantha Francis, Jenna Buchan), 4:00.90); Lake Orion (Elisabeth Hetu, Lauren Ritz, Greta Colquitt, Abbey Neering), 4:06.21; Clarkston (Caitlin Poterek, Avery DeGrendel, Keira Zorski, Skylar Drinkard), 4:06.53.

4×800 relay: Farmington (Kierra Magner, Katelyn Parrish, Catherine Steele, Molly Baracco), 9:32.14; Mercy (Nora Gerzema, Elizabeth Gerzema, Jenna Buchan, Ainslie Carter), 9:33.83.

Shot Put: Evelyn Wollesen, Holly (36-3); Whalen Kennedy, North Farmington (35-0.5).

Discus: Edimari King, Farmington (131-9); Addison Wilson, Walled Lake Central (118-10); Whalen Kennedy, North Farmington (116-9).

High Jump: Rachel Hibbs, Farmington (5-4); Mikaela Redmon, Lake Orion (5-2); Emily Cuthbertson, Mercy (5-2).

Pole Vault: Olivia Bagdasarian, Lake Orion (11-9); Shaylee McCain, Walled Lake Central (11-6); Anna Weinberger, Walled Lake Northern (11-3).

Long Jump: Ashton Webb, Clarkston (17-feet-0); Layla Thomas, Lake Orion (16-9.75).

Regional 10 at Romeo

(Friday, May 16)

The county’s lone team competing in Romeo, Troy Athens finished second behind Dakota with 92 points in the boys team scoring and third with 58 points on the girls side.

Qualifiers from Oakland County schools:

BOYS

400: Tony Jordan, Troy Athens (49.37); Ethan Bieniek, Troy Athens (49.64).

800: Myles Linden, Troy Athens (1:57.99).

1,600: Nathaniel Linden, Troy Athens (4:25.35).

3,200: Nathaniel Linden, Troy Athens (9:33.47).

4×200 relay: Troy Athens (Jacob Watson, Tony Jordan, Ethan Bieniek, Christian Wilson), 1:29.56.

4×400 relay: Troy Athens (Julian Farrell, Myles Linden, Tony Jordan, Ethan Bieniek), 3:23.52.

4×800 relay: Troy Athens (Myles Linden, Logan Ference, Julian Farrell, Nathaniel Linden), 8:01.73.

High Jump: Joshua Calhoun, Troy Athens (6-2).

GIRLS

100: Analiese Jajou, Troy Athens (12.61).

200: Madelyn Piotrowski, Troy Athens (25.56); Analiese Jajou, Troy Athens (25.93).

400: Madelyn Piotrowski, Troy Athens (58.11).

100 hurdles: Gabrielle Robinson, Troy Athens (15.54).

300 hurdles: Izzie Piotrowski, Troy Athens (45.10).

DIVISION 2

Regional 18 at Oakland University

(Friday, May 16)

Country Day swept the proceedings at OU, totaling 166 points in boys events and 142 by the girls to win the championship.

Lamphere and Ferndale tied for fifth place on the boys side with 50 points, Ferndale University came eighth with 21 points and Hazel Park tied for 10th place with 13 points. In the girls standings, Ferndale turned in a third-place performance with 61 points, Marian came sixth with 45 points, Lamphere ended seventh with 43, Ferndale University took eighth with 34 and Hazel Park came 12th with eight.

Qualifiers from Oakland County schools:

BOYS

100: Darryl Carter, Country Day (10.99); Elijah Davis-Moore, Ferndale (11.37).

200: Darryl Carter, Country Day (22.36).

400: Ameen Alomari, Country Day (50.64).

800: Jalen Bannister, Ferndale (2:01.73); Abraham Chattahi, Country Day (2:05.76).

1,600: Georgio Aramouni, Lamphere (4:34.60); Jacob Hopkins, Country Day (4:37.47).

3,200: Omar Elbashir, Country Day (10:26.55); Jacob Hopkins, Country Day (10:28.40).

110 hurdles: Kishaun Stewart, Hazel Park (15.67).

4×100 relay: Country Day (Tyler Newby, Ashton Collins, Derrick Williams, Darryl Carter), 42.84.

4×200 relay: Country Day (Tyler Newby, Ashton Collins, Ameen Alomari, Darryl Carter), 1:28.99.

4×400 relay: Country Day (Derrick Williams, Will Patterson, Alex Kitsopanidis, Ameen Alomari), 3:28.62.

4×800 relay: Country Day (Jacob Hopkins,, Ethan Bray,, Abraham Chattahi, Alex Kitsopanidis), 8:25.02; Lamphere (Georgio Aramouni, Sheperd Johnson, Michael Aramouni, Henry Morales-Kramer), 9:03.66.

High Jump: Derrick Williams, Country Day (6-feet-0).

GIRLS

200: Danah Pearson, Ferndale (26.35); Najah Williams, Ferndale (26.67).

400: Najah Williams, Ferndale (1:00.70).

800: Jill Heller, Country Day (2:30.46); Claire Heller, Country Day (2:31.33).

1,600: Claire Heller, Country Day (5:40.28).

3,200: Hannah Haines, Lamphere (12:25.56).

100 hurdles: Leah Green, Country Day (16.27); Amyah Ryle, Country Day (17.35).

4×100 relay: Ferndale (Kailey Union, Serenitii Keyhea, Najah Williams, Danah Pearson), 50.78; Country Day (Leah Green, Sici Guerrant, Alexandria Grier, Demi McCoy), 51.43.

4×200 relay: Country Day (Annabelle Ellenbogen, Sici Guerrant, Alexandria Grier, Demi McCoy), 1:48.73.

4×400 relay: Country Day (Jill Heller, Claire Heller, Amyah Ryle, Annabelle Ellenbogen), 4:21.20; Ferndale University (Hannah Wilson, Dariyana Houston-Alonzo, Ta’Laysia Stephens, Joanna Mickles), 4:26.11.

4×800 relay: Country Day (Jill Heller, Claire Heller, Nell Stover, Annabelle Ellenbogen), 10:07.95; Marian (Gabby Schuff, Lucille Clark, Maria Burlingame, Alayna Smith), 10:19.18.

Discus: Emma Malkowski, Lamphere (90-3).

High Jump: Leah Green, Country Day (5-1).

Long Jump: Leah Green, Country Day (16-6); Danah Pearson, Ferndale (16-6)

Regional 19 at North Branch

(Saturday, May 16)

Cranbrook-Kingswood’s girls finished runner-up with 100.75 points and Orchard Lake St. Mary’s came third with 82.75 at Saturday’s regional in North Branch. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep ended tied for eighth with 30 points, Ortonville Brandon ended 12th with 10.5 and Pontiac tied for 14th with six as well in the boys final standings.

Meanwhile, St. Mary’s boys team also finished third with 63 points. Notre Dame Prep came fifth at 54 points, Cranbrook-Kingswood ended ninth with 29, Ortonville Brandon had 28 points (12th place) and Pontiac took 14th with 14 points.

Qualifiers from Oakland County schools:

BOYS

100: Reece Hurst, St. Mary’s (11.72).

400: Mark Galle, Notre Dame Prep (51.41).

800: Jacob Hylton, Ortonville Brandon (2:02.45).

1,600: Cole Wisniewski, St. Mary’s (4:35.88).

300 hurdles: Angelo Chapman, St. Mary’s (40.55).

4×200 relay: Notre Dame Prep (Samuel Phillips, Mark Galle, Thomas Strimpel, Joseph DeCasas), 1:32.46.

4×400 relay: Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (Mark Galle, Samuel Phillips, Isaak Brook, Joseph DeCasas), 3:28.93.

Long Jump: Joseph DeCasas, Notre Dame Prep (22-01).

GIRLS

1,600: Mea Jane D’Agostino, St. Mary’s (5:15.54).

3,200: Mea Jane D’Agostino, St. Mary’s (11:23.03).

4×100 relay: Cranbrook-Kingswood (Lynzi Evans, Hannah Yu, Emily Rosenberg, Isabelle Flanagan), 51.25; St. Mary’s (Reese Knight, Grace Robison, Vonessa Gonzales, Josie Andrzejczak), 51.93.

4×200 relay: Cranbrook-Kingswood (Lynzi Evans, Ariana Schwartz, Hannah Yu, Isabelle Flanagan), 1:49.13.

4×800 relay: Notre Dame Prep (Skylar Vanhecke, Maria Nunning, Claire Dunn, Addison Mikel), 10:09.06.

Shot Put: Eby Nosike, Cranbrook-Kingswood (36-11.5); Josie Andrzejczak, St. Mary’s (35-04).

Discus: Eby Nosike, Cranbrook-Kingswood (121-01); Ella Selakowski, St. Mary’s (108-03).

High Jump: Binta Mensah, St. Mary’s (4-09).

Pole Vault: Emily Rosenberg, Cranbrook-Kingswood (9-06).

Long Jump: Emily Rosenberg, Cranbrook-Kingswood (16-03.5).

DIVISION 3

Regional 27 at Algonac

(Thursday, May 15)

Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest’s girls team took first in Algonac with a total of 132 points. Additionally, Clawson and Bishop Foley each tied for eighth place with 35 points.

The Crusaders’ boys team ended tied for fifth with 52 points, Clawson came ninth with 40, and Bishop Foley ended with 11 points, good for 13th.

Qualifiers from Oakland County schools:

BOYS

100: Evan Orlandi, Lutheran Northwest (11.27).

1,600: Nole Lorenzen, Lutheran Northwest (4:35.41).

3,200: Owen Windgaston, Clawson (10:37.72).

Discus: Raymond Losier, Lutheran Northwest (127-10).

Long Jump: Jordan Davenport, Clawson (20-1.75).

GIRLS

200: Sophia Hess, Lutheran Northwest (27.06); Kiana Kuntzman, Lutheran Northwest (27.17).

400: Kiana Kuntzman, Lutheran Northwest (1:00.64); Sophia Hess, Lutheran Northwest (1:01.02).

100 hurdles: Elaina McDonald, Clawson (16.49).

300 hurdles: Elaina McDonald, Clawson (48.91).

4×200 relay: Lutheran Northwest (Kiana Kuntzman, Paige Macavage, Crystal Glenn, Sophia Hess), 1:50.63.

4×400 relay: Lutheran Northwest (Kiana Kuntzman, Paige Macavage, Crystal Glenn, Scarlet Brown), 4:22.81.

4×800 relay: Lutheran Northwest (Piper Lyon, Emily Martensen, Maddie Szlachta, Scarlet Brown), 10:50.87.

Shot Put: Keaira Spiehs, Lutheran Northwest (34-03).

Discus: Abbie Morris, Lutheran Northwest (116-06).

Long Jump: Sophia Hess, Lutheran Northwest (15-10.5).

Regional 28 at Stockbridge

(Saturday, May 17)

Wixom St. Catherine finished fourth with 70 points and Arts and Tech Academy of Pontiac’s girls took eighth with 21 points at the D3 meet held in Stockbridge.

ATAP’s boys team landed in 13th place with seven points at the regional.

Qualifiers from Oakland County schools:

GIRLS

400: Reagan Lees, St. Catherine (1:02.85); Azalea Cook, St. Catherine (1:06.80).

4×400 relay: St. Catherine (Cristina Wenderski, Azalea Cook, Josie Conners, Reagan Lees), 4:28.59.

4×800 relay: St. Catherine (Ariana Medel, Danica Pilarz, Margaret Mott, Veronica DiFranco), 11:30.56.

Shot Put: Ava Lassey, St. Catherine (32-2.25).

Discus: Ava Lassey, St. Catherine (76-10); Lanaiya Cartlidge, ATAP (69-04).

DIVISION 4

Regional 39 at Dryden

(Friday, May 16)

Auburn Hills Oakland Christian’s girls team captured third and finished with 73 points, just one more than fourth-place Roeper at the regional held in Dryden.

Clarkston Everest Collegiate’s girls didn’t lag far behind them, finishing sixth with 54 points, and Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes came 13th with two points, also.

In the boys meet, Roeper ended fourth with 52 points, Everest came seventh with 40, Oakland Christian tied for ninth with 24 and WOLL ended 14th with one point.

Qualifiers from Oakland County schools:

BOYS

800: Andrew Gerrits, Roeper (2:04.85); Charlie Radziszewski, Oakland Christian (2:04.89); William Claypool, Roeper (2:04.90).

1,600: Vern Clyne, Oakland Christian (4:57.36).

4×200 relay: Roeper (Leif Axelarris, Andrew Gerrits, Noah Gibbs, Ayman Yuhas), 1:36.21.

4×400 relay: Roeper (William Claypool, Leif Axelarris, Andrew Gerrits, Noah Gibbs), 3:39.73.

4×800 relay: Roeper (Leif Axelarris, William Claypool, Andrew Gerrits, Matt Salinas), 8:34.18.

Shot Put: Simon Engle, Everest Collegiate (40-04.75).

Long Jump: Zachary Felix, Everest Collegiate (19-05).

GIRLS

200: Dallas Torbert, Roeper (26.85); Eliza Keith, Oakland Christian (27.03).

400: Eliza Keith, Oakland Christian (59.06); Madelyn Krappmann, Everest Collegiate (1:02.79).

800: Eliza Keith, Oakland Christian (2:27.79); Raley Keith, Oakland Christian (2:40.04).

1,600: Raley Keith, Oakland Christian (5:22.82); Bridget Miller, Oakland Christian (5:52.94).

3,200: Raley Keith, Oakland Christian (11:52.06); Natalie Gibbs, Roeper (12:41.69).

100 hurdles: Sofia Salinas, Roeper (17.24).

4×100 relay: Roeper (Jeannelyn Newsome, Emi Richardson, Asajj Allen, Dallas Tolbert), 56.09.

4×200 relay: Roeper (Jeannelyn Newsome, Sofia Salinas, Dallas Tolbert, Emi Richardson), 1:55.34; Everest Collegiate (Sophia Page, Maria Saad, Charlotte Taylor, Madelyn Krappmann), 1:56.25.

4×400 relay: Everest Collegiate (Sophia Page, Maria Saad, Charlotte Taylor, Madelyn Krappmann), 4:28.57.

High Jump: Sophia Page, Everest Collegiate (4-08).

Long Jump: Madelyn Krappmann, Everest Collegiate (15-05).

Regional 40 at Lutheran Westland

(Saturday, May 17)

Southfield Christian’s boys came runner-up with 101 points on Saturday in Westland, finishing behind Riverview Gabriel Richard. Additionally, Royal Oak Shrine tied Plymouth Christian Academy for seventh with 37 points. Madison Heights Madison ended ninth with 33 and Novi Christian Academy took 10th with 18 points.

Southfield Christian’s girls team placed fourth with 75 points, coming in just ahead of Royal Oak Shrine, who totaled 52 points. Novi Christian Academy ended in seventh with 49 points, Madison took eighth with 22 and Southfield Bradford Academy ended in 11th with five points.

Qualifiers from Oakland County schools:

BOYS

100: Jadon Staten, Southfield Christian (11.31); Dylan Tayler-Wilkerson, Southfield Christian (11.37); Justin Bryant, Southfield Christian (11.53).

200: Tristan Wallace, Madison (22.31); Brock Morris, Southfield Christian (22.54); Jadon Staten, Southfield Christian (22.82); Dylan Taylor-Wilkerson, Southfield Christian (23.24).

400: Brock Morris, Southfield Christian (49.71).

800: Abenezer Cerone, Shrine (2:01.63).

3,200: Reuban Jiran, Novi Christian (10:25.11).

4×100 relay: Southfield Christian (Andrew Harris, Jaden McCalister, Robert Brown, Justin Bryant), 45.02; Shrine (Nicklas Shrake, Jack Tisko, Jack Rice, Logan Porada), 45.13; Madison (Tristan Wallace, Arsenio Washington, Kenyon’e Vinson, Demetrius Hamlin), 45.79.

4×200 relay: Southfield Christian (Jadon Staten, Robert Brown, Dylan Taylor -Wilkerson, Brock Morris), 1:29.86; Madison (Tristan Wallace, Zachary Marshall, Deanthony Brown, Demetrius Hamlin), 1:35.45.

4×400 relay: Southfield Christian (Dylan Taylor-Wilkerson, Robert Brown, Jadon Staten, Brock Morris), 3:27.68; Shrine (Jack Rice, Logan Porada, Jack Tisko, Abenezer Cerone), 3:35.34.

Long Jump: Tristan Wallace, Madison (20-10.25).

GIRLS

100: Moroiah Patman, Madison (13.72).

800: Ella Lamb, Shrine (2:26.57); Layla Foguth, Novi Christian (2:30.48).

100 hurdles: Mariah Perkins, Southfield Christian (19.08).

300 hurdles: Mariah Perkins, Southfield Christian (54.49).

4×100 relay: Southfield Christian (Taya Bolden, Mariah Perkins, Carli Bolden, Nia Jones), 54.95.

4×200 relay: Shrine (Ella Lamb, Erin Cain, Louisa Denks, Antonia Coletta), 1:53; Southfield Christian (Taya Bolden, Caramia DeGiulio, Mariah Perkins, Nia Jones), 1:54.71.

4×800 relay: Shrine (Ella Lamb, Ella Daly, Louisa Denks, Rose Losey), 10:53.35.

Shot Put: Diamond Cook, Southfield Christian (33-7.5).

Long Jump: Eliana Borg, Shrine (14-7.25).

ROYAL OAK –  The Allen Park Cabrini Monarchs claimed their second consecutive Catholic High School League St. Anne Division championship with a 4-1 win over the Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy Stars on Saturday afternoon.

After what had been a pretty even first half that ended with Cabrini leading 1-0, the Monarchs would go on to dominate the second half. Senior Carly Roth would double Cabrini’s lead just over 11 minutes into the second half when she fired a free kick that beat the wall and rocketed into the left side of the net to make it 2-0. Roth would score again with 21:17 remaining in the game. Paityn Hawes drove a corner kick towards the back side, and Roth headed it back the way it came and just inside the right post to make it 3-0.

The Stars would fight back almost immediately with Joanna Namel notching her program record 33rd goal of the season with a volley from inside the penalty area, to get Wixom St. Catherine back within two goals barely a minute after Roth’s second goal.

But Carbini was able to reassert themselves, get control of the game, and put the finishing touches on the win. Madi Smith’s 30-yard rocket with 9:13 to play provided the final margin and took any lingering drama out of the match, restoring Cabrini’s three-goal advantage, 4-1.

“The first half, we were going against the wind. The second half, we had the wind helping us,” Monarchs head coach Tony Pizzo said. “The girls came to play. They were hungry, so I’m happy about that. That’s for sure,’ he added.

The first half had been just as offensive, but without the goals. The teams actually combined for more shots on goal in the first half than they did in the second half, but the only first half goal came from Hawes who juggled a ball in tight, got her first shot saved, but quickly got her own rebound and scored past the goalkeeper who was still off balance from the first save.

Wixom St. Catherine probably should have had a goal in the first half. Between hitting the crossbar with a freekick just 90 seconds into the game and then coming up short on a breakaway late, thanks to a terrific save by Monarchs goalie Bella Perez, the Stars had plenty of chances to score in the first half. But they could not find a goal in the opening half and went into the break down 1-0 despite having a slight edge in shots on goal and a couple of glorious chances.

“When we get those chances and we don’t capitalize, it definitely helps the other team gain confidence too. They were already playing well, and then for us to miss those chances, it kind of gave the other team a boost and knocked our confidence down just a little bit,” Stars head coach Aaron Roy said.

With the win, Allen Park Cabrini goes back-to-back in the CHSL St. Anne Division for the first time in school history. In fact, these are the first two CHSL titles for the Monarchs.

“It feels good. I’m excited. I’m proud of us. I’m proud of our team. We really pushed ourselves in the second half especially because it was getting close there. But overall, I felt that our team did really good,” Roth said.  “It’s my last year here as a senior, so it’s kind of good to leave a legacy for the next couple of years,” she added.

Photos of Allen Park Cabrini vs. Wixom St. Catherine in a CHSL St. Anne Tournament final

Cabrini (10-2-1) opens the state tournament on Wednesday when they host Marine City Cardinal Mooney to open district play. The Monarchs are the district hosts.

Wixom St. Catherine (8-3-2) earned a first round bye and will face the winner of Dearborn Henry Ford Academy and Dearborn Advanced Tech Academy on May 28 in a district semifinal.

"The players came in here and did everything that we worked on to prepare for this game. I’m proud of my players. I’m not leaving here feeling like we played a bad game. There are a couple of bad bounces here and there that just went the other team’s way, and we prepare for districts now,” Roy said.

Allen Park Cabrini defeated Wixom St. Catherine 4-1 in the CHSL St. Anne Division Tournament final played on Saturday, May 17, 2025.

ROYAL OAK – The host Royal Oak Shrine Knights won their first Catholic High School League championship since 2019, claiming the Cardinal Division title with a 3-2 win over the Ann Arbor Greenhills Gryphons in Saturday afternoon’s final.

All the scoring came in the first half. Shrine got things started just 1:12 into the game when Isobel Malcolm’s corner kick deflected through to the far side where Jo Mitroff pounced on it and banged it in, giving the Knights an early lead. With just under 21 minutes to play in the first half, the Knights converted another Malcolm corner. This time it was Molly Salerno finding the net with a quick shot amid the scramble in front of goal.

“The last couple of weeks, we’ve worked on corners and set plays, and trying to finish our opportunities, so it pays off when you score goals,” Shrine head coach Mark Soma said.

At that point, the long shots would start going in for both teams. Cate Alumkal  scored a pair of rockets from about 30 yards out sandwiched around a 40-yard spinning chip shot for Malcolm that handcuffed the Gryphons’ goalie and bounced its way into the net. By the end of the half, the teams had combined for five goals and nearly 20 total shots.

However, after all the offense in the first half, it would be the defenses that dominated the second 40 minutes. The defenses tightened up considerably, and neither team came close to scoring again as the teams combined for just two shots on goal – both by the Knights – in the second half.

“It was a grind. I think the other team played well, and we played well. It could have gone either way, and I think we just took more opportunities than they did,” Soma said.

The win both clinched the Cardinal Division Championship and avenged a loss to the Gryphons earlier this month.

Photos of Royal Oak Shrine vs. Ann Arbor Greenhills in a CHSL Cardinal Tournament final

“It feels really good. We lost to them a couple of games ago, 3-1. So this definitely showed what we’re capable of,” Malcolm said. “We haven’t won Catholic League in a while, so it feels really good to finally bring home a Catholic League Championship for our school,” she added.

“It’s important for these girls to have their own identity that they’re Catholic League (Champs) and we can go into states with a positive momentum,” Soma said.

Royal Oak Shrine is now 12-3-2 on the year. The Knights will host a district this year. Having earned a first round bye, Royal Oak Shrine will await the winner of Clawson and Southfield Christian. That game is scheduled for May 28

Royal Oak Shrine defeated Ann Arbor Greenhills 3-2 to win the CHSL Cardinal Division Tournament final match played on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Shrine.

ROYAL OAK – The Bloomfield Hills Marian Mustangs claimed their sixth CHSL Bishop Division Championship in the last decade with a 3-0 win over the Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood Cranes Saturday morning.

The Mustangs nearly opened the scoring barely a minute into the game, only to have the goal called back for offsides. Led by the efforts of Sophia Baldwin, Kendall Pankoff and Carola Gorlier, Cranbrook fought their way into the game. The two best chances for the Cranes came back-to-back near the midway point of the period. But the Cranes could not get either one on frame despite some glorious looks, and Marian finally got on the board moments later when Bella Musachio got a clean look at the other end and buried it into the back of the net for a 1-0 Mustangs lead.

The wind was blowing hard all game, and in the second half, Marian got the wind at their back and took full advantage.

“We’ve faced that wind probably two or three times this season already, and the wind is not a factor if you are a team that likes to play the ball on the floor (the ground) as we do,” Marian head coach Danny Price said. “We like to move the ball on the floor, so really it didn’t bother us. We just had to get through the first half without conceding, and with the wind at our back in the second half I always felt confident that we could flourish, and we did that in the second half.”

Indeed, after a first half that saw the Cranes dangerous offensively at times, Cranbrook struggled to create any sustained offensive threat in the second half. Marian took advantage to dominate possession even more than they had in the first half, and the Mustangs made sure to convert a pair of chances to put the game out of reach. Nia Bordogna scored both second half goals for the Mustangs – a 35-yard strike followed barely three minutes later by a 20-yard blast from just outside the penalty area that went in off the right post. That made it 3-0 and gave the Mustangs all the margin they would need.

The win was also a little bit of payback for the Mustangs who were knocked out of last year’s playoffs by Cranbrook in the semifinals.

“It feels amazing. We worked so hard up to this point just practicing and putting in the work, lots of running, lots of discipline. So it feels really good that it paid off, especially against a team that we have a small rivalry between,” junior co-captain Clair Dauer said.

“I’m really happy. I’m happy for my staff. I wouldn’t be able to do this without them,” Price said. “I’m happy for the players. They were absolutely tremendous today. But we talked about that last year, getting beat in the semifinal to Cranbrook and how that motivation and discipline would play in today. So now, we sort of righted that wrong from last year, and now we want to go all the way to states and go back to the Division 2 final.” He added that, “It was a complete team performance.”

Photo gallery of Cranbrook-Kingswood vs. Marian in a CHSL Bishop Tournament championship

For Cranbrook, it is their second straight loss in the Bishop Division Final in their first two years in the division.

“In these games, you always have a chance. You always will have one just kind of bouncing around and hope to finish it. But hats off to Mairan, they’ve got some great players over there, good coaches, and they make us better,” Cranes head coach David Brown said. “But it just didn’t go our way. We didn’t get the bounces we wanted, didn’t get the finishes we wanted, but just to play in this game and represent the Catholic League was good,” he added.

Both teams will now turn their attention to the playoffs. Marian (14-2-1) earned a first round by and will have to wait to see who they play in the district semifinals.  It could be Cranbrook (3-8-2) who will play Walled Lake Western this Wednesday with the winner advancing to play Marian the following week.

“Nothing is easy this time of year. Everything is hard, so we’ve just got to play our best and hope for the best,” Brown said.

Bloomfield Hills Marian defeated Cranbrook-Kingswood 3-0 to win the CHSL Bishop Division league tournament played on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Royal Oak Shrine.

There’s always a benefit to familiarity with a coach, even if that familiarity is based on shared geography.

Hailing from the same place as his new coach, Treyvon Lewis — one of the stars of Ferndale High School’s most recent surge to state prominence in basketball — has committed to play for the Western Michigan Broncos men’s basketball squad coached by Dwayne Stephens, one of the stars of Ferndale’s last run.

“We are excited to add Trey to our program,” Stephens said in a news release. “He is a true two-way player who can defend and make shots at a high level. He’s from the state of Michigan, and we are ready for the immediate impact he will have on our program in all areas, both on and off the court.”

A Mr. Basketball finalist his senior year at Ferndale, the 6-foot-6 Lewis spent the first three seasons of his college career outside his home state, redshirting at Loyola Chicago in 2022-23, then playing in 10 games in his redshirt freshman season, before transferring to Purdue Fort Wayne last season.

He played in all 32 games for the Mastodons last year, averaging 4.7 point and 1.2 rebounds per connect, scoring in double figures in league road wins over Green Bay and Milwaukee.

A four-year varsity player for Ferndale in high school, Lewis led the Eagles to four straight district championships, and two straight final four appearances in Division 2 his final two years as a prep player. He was rated by 247Sports as the top recruit in Michigan as a senior, and a three-star recruit overall.

He was first-team Division 2 All-State as e senior, when he averaged 23 points per game, and finished fifth in the Mr. Basketball voting, behind eventual winner Chansey Willis Jr., a junior on last year’s Broncos squad, which went 12-20, 9-9 in the Mid-American Conference, losing in the first round of the conference tourney.

The Broncos have also signed transfers Jalen Griffith (Navarro College) and Hudson Ward (Penn State), adding to a recruiting class that included Sharod Barnes (Orchard Lake St. Mary’s), Brady Swartz (Grand Rapids Northview), Camden Thompson (Whitehall) and Carson Vis (Grand Rapids South Christian).

ROCHESTER HILLS – Bloomfield Hills has held pole position in the OAA Red race the past several weeks.

The Black Hawks remain in control of the finish line and whether any other teams can cross it as well after Tuesday’s 2-0 win at defending Division 1 state champion Rochester Adams that secured them at least a share of the league crown.

While the Black Hawks played for a regional championship last season against eventual D1 finalist Hartland, they lost four games in the league and tied for bottom of the table, a stark contrast to this year’s 10-0-2 overall mark and 4-0-1 record in the Red.

“It’s a big deal, especially coming from (where we did) last year,” Bloomfield Hills center back Lauren Cuson said. “It’s my senior year, so it’s a big deal to me and for the program. I think we’ve worked really hard to get where we are, so just seeing it pay off is pretty great.”

Cuson has been part of a defensive trio that has limited teams to just a handful of goals throughout this season, a trend of dominance that continued Tuesday despite not being tested all too often.

That was especially the case in the first half, even though it ended without either team striking for an advantage. Adams had a chance late in the first 40 minutes with a clean look from Sadie Rogers, but possession heavily favored the visitors and their relentless intention to spread the ball to the flanks entering the final third. It nearly resulted in the opening goal when Emma Henry’s low driven service for Sofia Spano led to a shot that was clipped wide of the near post with 10 minutes left in the half.

The strategy began to pay dividends when a ball in from the left side was headed in by junior Addison Herr to put the Black Hawks up seven minutes into the second act.

Herr traded her goalscoring hat for an assisting cap with 17:36 remaining as her cross to Molly Hulstrom was chested over the line by the junior midfielder in a sequence that heavily resembled the one earlier involving Henry and Spano.

“There were good quality opportunities and chances, and we took our chances, and that was the difference,” Bloomfield Hills head coach Alan Zakaria said.

Some of Adams’ best work came in response of the second goal. Layla Tomezak gave it a go and nearly cut the lead in half with an attempt from some distance outside the 18-yard box, though her ambitious effort hit the crossbar but did not cross the line. The Highlanders also had a set piece from a promising spot that resulted in a six-player wall by the Black Hawks, but a shot angled away from the opposing row and toward the opposite corner struck a separate player and fell harmlessly before being cleared by the industrious Bloomfield Hills defense.

“They’re good at what they do,” Adams head coach Josh Hickey said. “We didn’t capitalize on our chances. We had a few. The second half was a little more open I think for both teams, but they did what they had to do, then they held out, so they deserved to win, that’s for sure.”

Photos of Bloomfield Hills vs. Rochester Adams in OAA Red girls soccer action

Despite also officially falling out of the league race, Adams showed last year that failing to win the OAA Red should be no reflection on postseason prospects, but now the focus turns solely to defending the title with three matches remaining, including a trip to Okemos on Thursday.

Hickey noted that team chemistry could still stand to be improved. "We've had some people missing in multiple games," he said. "We have a good team, we play hard, and the losses we've had, even though they've been like 2-0 differentials for most of them, I feel like we've been closer in those games. I didn't feel like this was a 2-0 loss, but the scoreboard reads that, so it is what it is. They played great."

By virtue of Athens' 2-0 win at rival Troy on Tuesday, only the Red Hawks have the potential to win a share of the OAA Red spoils from Bloomfield Hills -- Rochester, like the Black Hawks, are unbeaten in the league, but with three ties, the Falcons don't have the requisite points.

Regardless, Bloomfield Hills can win the division outright with a win or draw at home against Oxford (4-7-3, 0-3-2) on May 13.

"I think just the growth in mindset (explains the improvement)," Zakaria said. "In the offseason, and during the season, we're just continuing to try to get better and trying to grow. And I think we got better today. We're going to continue to grow tomorrow, practice, and it's another big game on Thursday (against Lake Orion) to try and get better, and I think that's been helpful for us this year."

TROY – A few seats were removed Tuesday night from the game of musical chairs that is the OAA Red league race.

Athens kept itself alive and simultaneously eliminated rival Troy from contention with a 2-0 victory for the Soccer City Cup on the Colts’ turf.

After a very even first half that yielded no goals, Athens sophomore Charlotte Cotta jumped on a Troy mistake and hit the back of the net just over three minutes into the second half. Cotta also added the Red Hawks’ second goal with 23 minutes remaining.

“We just talked about settling in,” Athens head coach Jason Clark said of the halftime chat. “I think we were a little bit frantic to start, and we told them to calm down and play our game. I think we really started playing better when we calmed down.”

Clark understood why his team was riled up in a game like this. “We also told them in a rivalry game with two evenly matched teams it is about heart sometimes,” he said. “It’s about who wants it more, and the little things.”

Athens (11-2-1, 3-1-1 OAA Red) saw its season end at the hands of Troy in districts last season, but the 4-1 score on that day marked a big difference from what took place on the field Tuesday. While Clark acknowledged the team discussed the events of last year, it wasn’t the main storyline for them.

“It was briefly mentioned, but this whole season has been one game at a time,” Clark said. “Our mentality has been taking this piece by piece and living in the moment. We have talked all year about living in the moment and enjoying where we are, not looking in the past and not looking too far into the future.”

Clark was very complimentary about his duo up front of Cotta and senior Lauren Dejonckheere.

“They’re our difference makers up top,” Clark said of the tandem. “The composure they have on the ball is second to none. We talk all the time to them about staying connected.

“They work so well together.”

Cotta had one highlight goal that caught some major reaction from the crowd, and her coach took notice of the move as well, with Clark saying, “For Charlotte to have the composure to stay on the ball, cut back and finish on the near post, it was just so much fun to watch. She is a gamer and steps up when we need her.”

Photo gallery of Troy vs. Athens in OAA Red girls soccer action

Troy head coach Daniel Troccoli was pleased with his squad's overall performance, but viewed the two goals they allowed as plays they can’t make.

“It was a pretty even game and we just made two mistakes,” Troccoli said. “Outside of that, we played pretty well. We did very well moving the ball to the outside and getting it back in, but we just can’t make mistakes in a game like this.”

This one stung for the Colts (7-3-2, 3-2), who came into the night just a point behind division leader Bloomfield Hills in the penultimate round of league play, but Troccoli made sure his team was ready to move on with three top-10 opponents left on the regular season slate. He also wanted them to understand the finish line is still out there.

“Our goals are still in front of us," Troccoli said. "I asked our team, ‘Was this the last game of our season?’ They said no. We have lots of games in front of us. We have things to work on, and we will work on them while looking ahead at what’s in front of us.”

With Bloomfield Hills' win at Adams on Tuesday, Athens remains in the race for the Red, but the Red Hawks need to beat the Highlanders in Rochester Hills and would also require Oxford to defeat the Black Hawks on May 13 in order to be named co-champions with Bloomfield Hills.

Athens and Troy battled through a scoreless first half before a second-half brace by Charlotte Cotta gave the Red Hawks a 2-0 victory and possession of the Soccer City Cup Tuesday, May 6, 2025 in Troy.

Visiting Bloomfield Hills and Rochester Adams played a scoreless 40 minutes, then the Black Hawks finished a pair of chances in the second half to beat the Highlanders 2-0 on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.

BEVERLY HILLS – Two state championship contenders did battle on the tennis courts at Detroit Country Day Friday afternoon.

Defending Division 3 champion Detroit Country Day came out with some fire and handled a Pontiac Notre Dame Prep team ranked second in Division 4 by a score of 7-1.

“It was good to see everyone come out with energy and be committed to cheering each other on. That was very nice to see,” said Country Day head coach Nick Fiaschetti. “I noticed we did a good job of dealing with adversity, because there were some moments that things could have gone really bad today.”

Karishma Vakhariya got a 6-2, 6-0 win in No. 3 singles, beating Ava Jarvis. Fiaschetti spoke about her performance as one that stood out to him on this day.

“She had a bit of a slow start and then just cruised after that,” Fiaschetti said. “She has had matches this year where it’s the complete opposite where she comes out hot and goes into a bit of a lull. Today she could have gotten herself into a scary situation, but she was smooth sailing.”

Elsewhere in the singles lineup, Country Day got a 6-0, 6-0 win from No. 2 singles Chloe Conniff, who beat Francheska Daugary. No. 4 singles Helen Benjamin got a good win over Lucy Silver as well, winning sets by scores of 6-3 and 6-1.

In No. 1 singles, Country Day senior Sophia Grzesiak, the defending state champ in D3 at that flight, beat Irish freshman Marissa Bitoni 6-3, 6-1.

Notre Dame Prep head coach Brandon Clayton complimented his top player, saying, “Marissa has been so good for us, and is just learning how small touch-ups make a big difference. She played a great opponent today, and that age difference can be tough to deal with.”

Clayton also talked about his No. 1 doubles team of Sophia Gust and Sara Okka that he felt put on an impressive display even in a loss.

“Our one doubles have really stepped up,” Clayton said. “Sophia and Sara have done a great job exceeding expectations. They were competitive for more than a set today. Those two have played Country Day before at lower positions and lost a lot worse than today. That shows their improvement.”

Country Day’s No. 1 doubles tandem is a state title contender and Quinn Norlander and Katie Han showed that with a 6-2, 6-1 win. Individually, Norlander made the finals last year in No. 2 singles and Han was the winner in the No. 4 singles flight.

Notre Dame Prep got its lone win of the day in No. 4 doubles as freshman pair Elena VanDieren and Vanessa Artinian came away with a strong 6-2, 7-5 victory over Katherine Chen and Grace Kalkanis.

“That is a team that does so well together. One can be a beast at the net, and one is so dangerous from the baseline. That is such a great combination especially at that spot in the lineup. If they can beat that team today, they’re capable of beating anyone in our division. Obviously we have a ton of good competition there, but they can do it.”

Country Day got good contributions from the rest of the bottom of their lineup. No. 5 doubles pair Zoe Bergg and Krya Zacharias beat Anna Kafarski and Tina Yeras 6-1, 6-1. Noor Mahmoud and Addie Grebinski got a 6-1, 6-3 win over Gemma Hofley and Regina Carpenese at No. 2 doubles, and at No. 3 doubles, Zoe Grebinski and Margaux Kohn won 6-3, 6-1 over Erin Delaney and Adriana Johnson.

Fiaschetti feels he has the right pieces throughout the doubles lineup, but the right combination may still be out there. “We know where we are right now, and we know where we are going to be,” he said. “We have maybe one question mark at the end of the lineup, but we have confidence in ourselves. The key is to continue working hard every day in practice, and we will be all set.”

Clayton praised his players for the rise of his program, which produced a runner-up finish at last year’s state tournament.

“Year-by-year, we keep getting better,” Clayton said. “The future’s so bright. We have never been competitive with a team like Country Day before, and now we are out there giving them tough matches around the lineup. As a coach I feel good about us being a school that good teams look at and want to play, and beat.”

Photos of Detroit Country Day vs. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep in girls tennis action

He added what facing a defending state champ in a higher division can do for his group.

“This is definitely one of the toughest challenges for us," Clayton said. "This is one of the best teams in the state, no matter what division. Playing them here is obviously less of an advantage for us, but I like the challenge. I love it for our girls. Today gave us so much to work on heading into our regional. I don't look at the final score on a day like today, us coaches will look at what we did to compete at this level and we’re learning that little things make a huge difference against elite competition.”

Country Day has a short turnaround for a highly competitive quad Saturday morning. The opposition includes last year's D1 runner-up Utica Eisenhower and three-time defending D4 champion Ann Arbor Greenhills. Fiaschetti broke down the day ahead.

“We are going to need our lower doubles to compete," Fiaschetti said. "We have big matches at our singles spots too, but we need to not overlook anything tomorrow. Maybe we can steal a few matches from Greenhills, Ike is one of the strongest teams in the state from top to bottom. So it will be tough.”

Detroit Country Day defeated Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 7-1 in the match played on Friday, May 2, 2025 at Country Day.

LAKE ORION – Five unanswered goals in the second half allowed Lake Orion to beat Rochester Adams 16-8 Friday night in a contest that earlier on was more competitive than the final tally would indicate.

Previously unbeaten, the Highlanders kept it to within two goals deep into the first half before the Dragons gradually pulled away and sealed the deal with those handful of goals without reply.

“I knew going into this it was going to be a challenging game for our girls,” Adams head coach Aly Hext said. “Unfortunately, it fell right after prom as well, and I have 16 seniors (laughs), so they were a little tired today. But I think they went out there and gave it their all. It was a tough game.”

Sophomore Brooke Bronczyk got the Dragons (7-2) on the board just 37 seconds in, then junior Lydia Shifferd scored and classmate Brielle Coventry put in two that gave the hosts a four-goal advantage within five minutes.

“From the start, we talk about playing Dragon lacrosse,” Lake Orion head coach Jason McElroy said. “We set a standard where we want to play a certain style no matter who we’re playing against. Adams is a big rival for us so we wanted to come out fast, put the pressure on, and our mids — Brielle, Amelia Guccione and Brooke — have been special all year.”

Following several Orion fouls up the field, senior attacker Lucy Lagman got the visitors their first goal with 2:38 left in the opening quarter, and despite a response by Guccione, junior Raegan Jerrell added two more for Adams just 43 seconds apart to make it 5-3 with the first 12 minutes in the books.

When Lagman scored inside the first minute of the second quarter, the Highlanders, down just one at that point, elected to slow the tempo and hold the ball for an extended period that turned out to be the longest stretch of the evening without scoring.

“One of the big things I tell the girls all the time is that we just need to play our game, which is to control the ball, have clear, open passes, smart passes,” Hext said. “I like them to slow it down and visualize their teammates working the field, so that’s just kind of how we play the game in general, slow it and set up something nice, don’t force anything, because that’s when we make turnovers or mistakes on the field.”

Orion ended the scoring reprieve with just under four minutes to go in the half with a flurry that included two more goals by Coventry, though Molly Snook’s buzzer-beater got the Highlanders to within four at halftime.

Following a goal by Jerrell with 7:25 left in the third quarter, Adams hit a scoring drought and wouldn’t beat Lake Orion goalkeeper Emelia Fiore again until Snook fired one in with 2:36 remaining.

Jerrell led the Highlanders (10-1), who came into the night as one of the final few teams left undefeated in Division 2, with four goals.

“Raegan’s been a great asset over the last three years, and I’m glad she’s just a junior,” Hext said.

Both she and Lagman continue to climb the ranks of the record books. Following two goals on Friday, Lagman is just two more away from 250 career goals, while Jerrell broke the 200-goal barrier in an 18-6 win over Clarkston on April 23.

Coventry finished with a team-high five goals for the Dragons. Shifferd, Bronczyk and Guccione all scored three times and Abby Lee added two in Lake Orion’s win.

Of the Dragons’ two losses this year, one was a 15-8 defeat on April 16 at South Lyon (13-0), the only other team with a higher MPR (Michigan Power Rating) in Division 1.

“I think we’re really coming together,” McElroy said. “We’ve played some really tough opponents, but it’s made us stronger, forged us as a team. I think this group’s got a bright future. They’re a really fun group of kids to coach.”

Photo gallery of Lake Orion vs. Rochester Adams in girls lacrosse action

The Dragons and the rest of the field will learn more about their playoff paths when regional brackets are revealed on Sunday.

"We have a shot at picking up a 1 or 2-seed in the region," McElroy said. "It's all up to the math, but (the girls have) earned the ranking they have. They're a tough team and played a lot of tough opponents -- kind of the Tom Izzo style. That's what we wanted to do."

Adams has a quick turnaround in a make-up date with Troy on Saturday morning, while Lake Orion remains at home as it returns to the field against Lakeland on Monday.

Leading just 7-5 late in the opening half, Lake Orion hit for five unanswered goals to pull away in the fourth quarter and defeated Rochester Adams 16-8 Friday, May 2, 2025 in Lake Orion.

Dakota’s Angelo Plouffe and Brother Rice’s Bob Riker love to see the other man on the opposing dugout.

Because they know that, when their East Lansing-hopeful team is going against the other man’s, they’re going to be better off for it – and they know that neither of them is going to back down from the fight, either.

“We play everybody that we play every year, you know, whether we’re old or young, and they do the same thing to us too,” Riker said. “They come in and, you know, I think he’s (Dakota’s) got 14 or 15 seniors, but next year, he’ll be young like I am this year, and he’ll still come out and play us. And that’s why I love playing Angelo and those guys.”

Plouffe’s Cougars, ranked No. 4 in Division 1 by the MHSBCA, took down Riker’s No. 9 Warriors, 8-4, on Friday, May 2 at Warrior Park in Troy.

“We try to schedule the best teams around, so when a tournament comes, (we’re) ready to play,” Plouffe said. “So that’s why we’re here. That’s why we play these guys. That’s why, every year, we come here. Coach Riker does a great job with this program. (We) love coming here, and there’s a reason why.”

Brother Rice got on the board first when Tristan Turner doubled in Maks Neshov, but Dakota starting pitcher James Nuechterlein – traditionally a reliever – didn’t allow another runner to reach scoring position until the fifth inning.

Plouffe didn’t have to go to his bullpen a single time in the Cougars’ midweek series in which they run-ruled 10th-ranked Stevenson thrice, allowing him to reward Nuechterlein, who has been one of his best relief arms, with a start.

“Hey, go out there and throw 70 pitches because you’re in the right to, because you’ve been great all year,” Plouffe said of Nuechterlein. “You get to see him throw, and you get to see (Jacob) Gjonaj and (Jadon) Ford and guys who don’t get to throw much at all for us. They’re great arms. But we have a bunch of great arms, so that’s fun.”

Dakota got the one run back immediately in the top of the second inning when Gjonaj singled in Ford, but their best inning was the third: with one out, Evan Morrison was hit by a pitch. Singles by Evan Kavalick and Luke DeMasse eventually brought him in, then a walk to Ford loaded the bases for Gjonaj (1-run single) and Peyton Leon (2-run double) to clear them. Luke Kavalick’s RBI single capped the six-run frame.

And though they only added one more insurance run, it didn’t mean they were making good contact – Brother Rice’s defense made plays.

It continued a trend that the Cougars started in their first win over Stevenson and poured over into Friday: the bats are hot, with run totals of 10, 14, 14 and eight this week in their four top-10 victories in a five-day span.

“We swung it all week,” Plouffe said. “We even swung it today, I thought. It was right at people. It’s fun when you’re swinging it. It helps your arms, helps your pitching staff, helps your defense. Everybody can calm down for a second, but we were swinging it really well.”

Most Cougars saw a different pitcher each time up – Brother Rice deployed six arms, starting with Manny Simms into Grady Preston, then Ben Junga, Gavin McClelland, Freddie Beyer and finally Michael Stanton.

Stanton punched out all three batters he saw and McClelland had two scoreless frames.

Riker said that he had to be careful with how he used his pitchers on Friday due to a looming Saturday Catholic League doubleheader against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s.

The Warriors return just seven players from last year’s team that lost by one run in the state championship game. It’s why games like Friday’s against Dakota are so valuable.

“I just want our guys to compete, and they’ve done that,” Riker said. “They have a chemistry with the older guys, and the team’s kind of really coming together. I know the record doesn’t necessarily indicate that, but I’m very happy with where we’re at right now.

“The unique thing about our sport is everybody makes the playoffs, so it’s getting hot at the right time. It’s gelling at the right time, having health at the right time.”

Dakota’s Gjonaj threw 1.2 scoreless innings with four hits allowed. Ford allowed two runs in the seventh inning, including a two-run double by Neshov, but finished the win.

Photos from No. 4 Dakota’s 8-4 win over No. 9 Brother Rice on Friday

Neshov, a freshman, went 4-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI.

Dakota’s Gjonaj went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and three stolen bases. Evan Kavalick had three hits and drove in one.

Dakota will be busy in the coming weeks as they continue to prepare for a potential East Lansing trip – they’ll play 18 games between May 3 and May 27.

“I told our guys (to) be ready to go, because when it’s nice out, we’re playing usually,” Plouffe said. “You have 38 games … we’re going to try to play them all here so we can be ready for the tournament.”

The De La Salle Pilots baseball team is having fun.

And why wouldn’t they? After a pair of 15-0 run-rule wins over Avondale on Saturday, the Pilots are 12-2 with 10 of their wins coming against Catholic League rivals Brother Rice, U of D Jesuit, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s and Detroit Catholic Central.

It’s been a striking difference from last season, when the Pilots finished 17-19.

So what’s changed?

“I think we all bought in this year,” said senior Mason Pilarski. “I mean, we kind of all came together as a group.”

The buy-in has circulated around new head coach Dan Cimini, who took the DLS head coaching job after winning the Division 1 state title last season as the skipper for Northville.

“‘Everything counts’ is his motto,’ Pilarski said.

“He’s instilled what he’s about – winning and everything like that. And he’s really put it there, and we’ve all bought in.”

Cimini is familiar with both De La Salle and the Catholic League – he won five state championships as the head coach at Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett, where he dominated the Catholic League and battled against De La Salle annually. He’s also an eastsider with friends who are Pilot grads.

It helps that there’s plenty of talent on the roster.

Pilarski, a Western Michigan commit, is the team’s top pitcher and is a fixture at the top of the lineup. His 17 RBIs are a team-high and he’s yet to allow an earned run in 18.1 innings pitched.

JJ Jurczyk leads off and is a rangy outfielder who is a soccer state champion with DLS.

Vito Zito is an anchor behind the plate, catching most of the team’s games. He’s hit four home runs and nine of his 14 hits have gone for extra bases, good for a 1.166 on-base plus slugging.

“I keep telling these guys, you know, care about the guy next to you,” Cimini said. “Maybe it’s not your day, someone else will pick you up, and that’s what we’re doing, passing the baton to whoever that day is going to be helping us.”

It’s not just the top of the lineup that opponents have to sweat, either. In their second win over Avondale on Saturday, their 7-8-9 hitters – Mason Stempin, Mark Gerardi and Pashk Daka – went 5-for-5 with two doubles, both by Girardi, and a no-doubter home run by Daka.

On the mound, Dylan Leupke’s ERA is a minuscule .545 in 25.2 innings of work with 38 strikeouts. Jurczyk’s is 2.58 with a team-high 45 punchouts in just 21.2 innings.

All of those guys are returners. Clearly, the talent has been there – Cimini is unlocking it. And it starts with belief.

“He (Cimini) instilled confidence on us,” Zito said. “Last year was hard for us, losing a lot of games. We came in here, he kind of set the standard for us, and we’ve just been playing to it now and having fun.

“It’s a great feeling. I mean, since day one he was saying this is a spot we’re going to be in. And I mean, he spoke into existence, great guy. He’s always picking us up.”

The state is taking notice. In the recent MHSBCA statewide poll, the Pilots were ranked as the best of the best, the cream of the crop – the No. 1 team in Division 1 – just a few weeks into the season.

“(I expected it) Maybe not this early, but I mean, we all knew that we had something special here, especially with them coming in,” Pilarski said. “I wasn’t really expecting it this early, but it’s pretty cool.”

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An emphasis on “doing the little things” has made waves for the team. It’s not just about hitting the ball hard and throwing strikes – they work counts, go first to third on hits, field the ball cleanly and hammer the details that other teams don’t.

For Cimini, who is one of the most accomplished baseball coaches in Michigan across the last two decades, it’s something he knows sets the good teams apart from the great ones.

Photos from De La Salle baseball’s 15-0 win over Avondale on Saturday

“I just really wanted them to understand that, you know, with hard work and preparation and do the little things that we talk about – the little things are, what win championships and what win games,” Cimini said. “And I don’t know if they did a lot of that stuff last year. I mean, they did some of it, but now they’re doing it all.

“Our goals are (to) win a Catholic League championship, and then, you know, see what we can do in the playoffs and hopefully be at Michigan State again. That’s my goal every single year as a coach, and I think these guys now believe that they can do that same thing, so that’s cool.”

The Pilots last won a state championship in 2016.

Listed as a 6-foot-4, 245-pound two-star prospect on his high school recruiting profile as a senior at Birmingham Brother Rice, Luke Newman made himself into a pro offensive line prospect.

Newman was selected in the sixth round by the Chicago Bears, taken with the 196th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

The 6-foot-4, 315 pound offensive guard, who played last season at Michigan State after four successful seasons at Holy Cross, will join former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson in the Windy City, part of the crew — along with former Lions guard Jonah Jackson — protecting last year’s No. 1 overall pick, Caleb Williams.

Newman started 49 consecutive games over his final four seasons of college ball, including 37 at left tackle for Holy Cross, and 12 for Michigan State last season, as a grad transfer. He led MSU with 739 offensive snaps, and earned honorable mention All-Big Ten, grading out as the No. 9 offensive guard in the league by PFF during the regular season. Earned FCS All-America honors from different publications each of his final three seasons at Holy Cross.

The Bears have had some experience with Brother Rice players along the line. A fifth-round pick out of Missouri in 2021, Larry Borom played four seasons for the Bears — starting 27 of 47 games — before signing with the Miami Dolphins in March.

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TROY – Rivals Troy and visiting Athens got in just enough softball Friday evening for the Red Hawks’ 9-3 victory to go into the books.

The first game of the planned doubleheader may not have even counted, but the pitching settled in and allowed both teams to roll through the fourth and fifth innings before lightning was registered, and the monsoon followed soon thereafter.

A less experienced Colts team did well to hold their rivals off the board in four trips to the plate, but the Red Hawks feasted for all of their runs in the third inning after Delilah Warlick doubled, then scored off an error to initially put Troy ahead in the bottom of the first.

Addison Pokley legged out a triple to get the big third started for Athens, then Angie Leonard singled in Pokley prior to an inside-the-park home run by Leah Dahlerup, giving the Red Hawks a 3-1 lead. Later in the inning, Dahlerup hit a two-out, bases-clearing double that scored Pokley, Casey McCoy and Addison Cosgrove. Between the pair of extra-base hits by Dahlerup, Cosgrove also had a single to left-center that drove in Sommer Swanson and Molly LaBay.

Following nearly three full frames thrown by Kylie Zoll, Athens turned in relief to Angie Leonard, its ace who the Red Hawks relied on in their run to a district title last season, and she struck out four in her 2 2/3 innings of scoreless work.

“Angie’s just a really consistent pitcher, and Kylie started off the game game really well,” Athens head coach Alina Kirtland said. “(Kylie) put us in a good position where Angie could come in and finish strong for us, so both of our pitchers did a great job of taking care of business.”

Dahlerup, just a freshman, finished just a triple short of the cycle, while Swanson drew three walks and LaBay ended 2-3 at the plate for the Red Hawks, who snapped a three-game losing streak.

“It’s just being aggressive and looking for specific strikes that we like, making sure that we’re swinging at our ideal pitches,” Kirtland said. “The girls have been working on discipline at the plate, as well as throwing their hands at the ball, and I think that they’re progressing with that real nicely.”

Warlick finished with two of the Colts’ three hits, improving her team-best average to .600 on the season.

“Delilah’s a tremendous athlete, one of our best players,” Colts head coach Laura Guzman said. “She’s a captain, same thing with Emily Bultynck, she’s starting to come alive, too, and we kind of go as they go.

“This year has definitely been a rebuilding year. We have girls, you know, our skill levels are all over the place. It’s pretty much half my basketball team playing softball. I think they came out with a lot of energy. We were able to score first, we were chipping away at it. The effort was good. But Athens is good. Their pitching is decent, Pokley’s fantastic, (Cosgrove) is good. But I thought we did OK.”

The Red Hawks are now 4-7 in their first year under Kirtland, herself a standout first baseman less than a decade ago for Athens. “It’s amazing, super humbling, and I’m glad they trust me with the program,” she said.

Kirtland confirmed that she and Guzman had plans to reschedule the second game between the teams somewhere down the road.

Until then, the Colts have a pair of games Monday in Pontiac against Notre Dame Prep, while the Red Hawks travel for a doubleheader with Farmington the day after.

The very best thing about high school sports is making memories that last for years, and the very best games are the ones that come up in conversation, over and over again down the road.

The 2019 season opener between then-No. 1 West Bloomfield and No. 3 Oak Park was one of the latter: It may have been sloppy at times, and mistake-filled as openers often are, but it was also a classic defensive slugfest between two behemoths, one where the difference might have been a star play made by one of the star players.

West Bloomfield’s Donovan Edwards broke free for an early 60-yard touchdown run on his third touch of the game — using the breakaway speed that the world would see over and over again in later years, during his years at the University of Michigan — setting up an eventual 20-14 win by the Lakers.

But he was hardly the only star in a game chock full of them.

And, five years on, a ton of those players — coveted by college recruiters and scouts back then, and NFL personnel nowadays — will be some of the same names called during next week’s NFL Draft.

“I was just talking about that game the other day … (Tyrone) ‘Rudy’ Broden has been home, working out in the weight room almost every day, you know, getting ready for the Draft and stuff. And I was talking to him about that game, and he said, ‘No, coach, I was gone that year,’” said Zach Hilbers, then an offensive assistant for the Lakers, and now the head coach at his alma mater.

“I guess, like, if you think back to that game, we knew they were really good. And you know, a lot of our attention went to (Justin) Rodgers, but they had some other D-linemen that were really good, too. … We just knew it’d be a battle, and it was a really close, low-scoring, just back-and-forth battle. If I remember right, Maliq Carr caught like a third-and-15 plus — we blew a coverage and he caught like a 85-yard touchdown, and we got lucky. It got called back because they had an alignment penalty or something that had nothing to do with the play, you know, and that was kind of like a springboard for us to take the lead after we got the ball back after that. But it was just, it was a good game, like, a really high level, good game.”

Broden (No. 49 in Michigan’s class of 2019 per 247Sports, signed with Bowling Green) is indeed one of the top-level recruits who missed that game by a smidge — along with Oak Park’s D’Wan Mathis (No. 9, Georgia), and West Bloomfield’s Lance Dixon (No. 5, Penn State) and Tre Mosley (No. 14, Michigan St.) — graduating the year before.

But there was still a megaton of talent left on the field for that Aug. 30 meeting, a lot of which helped the Lakers to the 2020 Division 1 state title a year later, a ton of which made impacts at the college level.

And a ton who you could quite conceivably hear announced as draft picks next week, or see in training camps as undrafted free agents.

“Surreal. It’s more than cool. And it’s l surreal because it’s why you get into teaching and coaching is to see kids reach their dreams. And in this case, as we’re talking football, this is the pinnacle, the ultimate of it,” Hilbers said. “I don’t know, it’s almost overwhelming. So I’ve been trying to reach out to all of them and talk to them. And Rudy’s been to the school a ton, which is makes it easier. But like, you know, it’s nuts, it’s crazy, especially when you — I have a cool picture of Max (Hairston) and Donovan from middle school basketball that’s hilarious. It’s just hilarious how little they look.”

Rogers was the No. 1 player in the state’s 2019 recruiting class, landing at Kentucky before finishing his college career at Auburn, taken in the seventh round of last year’s NFL Draft by the Cowboys.

Oak Park’s Carr (Purdue) and corner Enzo Jennings (Penn State) were ranked Nos. 3-4 in the 2020 class, followed immediately by Lakers safety Makari Paige (Michigan). The Lakers also had linebacker Cornell Wheeler (No. 22, Michigan), DE Sterling Miles (No. 44, Cincinnati).

Edwards (Michigan) was the No. 1 player in the state’s 2021 class, while corner Maxwell Hairston (Kentucky) was No. 19. Oak Park countered with Rayshaun Benny (No. 7, Michigan), Davion Primm (No. 26, Michigan State), Jaylin Mines (No. 30, Toledo) and Marlon Dawson (No. 39, Miami, Ohio) in the 2021 class.

All of them played in that 2019 opener.

Now most of them are preparing for a shot at the NFL.

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2019 Oak Park-West Bloomfield game

(All rankings from 247Sports)

WEST BLOOMFIELD

Maxwell Hairston (No. 19 player in MI in class of 2021) — CB — Kentucky (2025 draft eligible)

Donovan Edwards (No. 1 player in MI in c/o 2021) — RB — Michigan (2025 draft eligible)

Makari Paige (No. 5 player in MI in c/o 2020) — S — Michigan (2025 draft eligible)

Cornell Wheeler (No. 22 player in MI in c/o 2020) — ILB — Michigan/Kansas (2025 draft eligible)

Sterling Miles (No. 44 player in MI in c/o 2020) — DE — Cincinnati/EMU

CJ Harris (No. 50 player in MI in c/o 2020) — QB — Ohio/California

Beau Davis (No. 87 player in MI in c/o 2020) — DE — Southeast Louisiana

Jordan Hoskins (No. 80 player in MI in c/o 2021) — LB — Missouri St./E. Tennessee St./Lincoln University

Gavin Hardeman (No. 89 player in MI in c/o 2021) — S — Air Force

Travis Reece (No. 92 player in MI in c/o 2021) — LB — Davenport/Central State

OAK PARK

Justin Rogers (No. 1 player in MI in c/o 2020) — DT — Kentucky/Auburn (2024 draft, Cowboys, pick 244)

Maliq Carr (No. 3 player in MI in c/o 2020) — TE — Purdue (2025 draft eligible)

Enzo Jennings (No. 4 player in MI in c/o 2020) — S — Penn State

Tremayne Oliver (No. 65 player in MI in c/o 2020) — DE — Northwood

Rayshaun Benny (No. 7 player in MI in c/o 2021) — DL — Michigan

Davion Primm (No. 26 player in MI in c/o 2021) — RB — MSU/Morehead St.

Jaylin Mines (No. 30 player in MI in c/o 2021) — S — Toledo/Iowa Central CC

Marlon Dawson (No. 39 player in MI in c/o 2021) — LB — Miami (Ohio)/Iowa Central CC

ROCHESTER – The girls lacrosse game between the Rochester Adams Highlanders and Troy Colts was postponed with 4:06 remaining in the second period and the Highlanders leading 8-4.

At the time of the postponement, the teams had already waited out one weather delay earlier in the second period.

Lucy Lagman, Raegan Jerrell, and Molly Snook each scored twice for Adams. Troy got a goal each from four different players – Chase Duncan, Keira McComb, Maddie Sutton, and Teagan Pafford.

At this point, there is no official make announcement of when the game will be completed, though the teams are trying to work out the details.

ROCHESTER HILLS – The Troy Athens Red Hawks dominated possession and rolled to a 4-1 league win over the host Stoney Creek Cougars on a cold, windy Tuesday evening.

The Red Hawks opened the scoring just over 17 minutes into the game when Lulu Thaqi crossed a ball for Lauren DeJonckheere who hit a one-time volley that went in off the left post. Just over six minutes later, Lily Greaves banged in a rebound to make it 2-0 in favor of Athens.

Overall, Athens dominated possession and the stat sheet. The Red Hawks were able to connect passes and move the ball between levels, which created many offensive chances in both the first and second halves.

“We’ve been working on the possession piece, and then finding forwards has been the key piece yet. (Retaining possession) while going forward has been really important for us,” Red Hawks head coach Jason Clark said. “They worked well today,” he added.

The Red Hawks added on a pair of goals in the second half – one each by Emily Mendrick and by Thaqi – to stretch the lead to 4-0 with 22:15 still to play.

Still, the Cougars’ back line – featuring two sophomores and a freshman – held up pretty well given the amount of pressure they were under. But eventually, Athens just had too much possession and too many forward pushes, and the Red Hawks were able to find a few goals.

Stoney Creek would have a late push. Led by Gianna Kay, the Cougars kept organized and remained fighting.

“Gianna is a captain, a leader,” Cougars head coach Bryan Mittlestadt said. “Any coach would enjoy having several players with that kind of leadership, and the grit and that talent.”

Eventually the hosts pulled a goal back when Emma Norred popped a ball up in the air and behind the Troy Athens defense. Lauren Ziehm won the race to the ball and slotted it home past the charging netminder for a consolation goal.

Overall, the Athens defense turned in a very strong performance. Anchored by Abby Waldron and Annie Lawson, the Red Hawks’ backline held Stoney Creek to just three shot attempts all night as the Cougars struggled to find production in the attacking third.

Photo gallery of Stoney Creek vs. Troy Athens in OAA Red girls soccer action

With the win, Troy Athens (6-1 overall) levels its record in league play at 1-1.

“Anytime you get an OAA Red win, it’s a positive note,” Clark said. “I thought the girls played really well today, and especially for the conditions, I thought we did well.”

Stoney Creek (2-2-2 overall) is 0-2-1 in the OAA Red.

“We’re a little bit young. We’ve got some kids who are getting their first experience in the OAA, and we’ve just got to keep working,” Mittelstadt said. “We’ve got kids that care and work hard. There’s no doubt that we’re working hard. We’ve just got to play a little bit better soccer and get things going."

Both teams have tough non-league matchups on Thursday when Troy Athens travels to Grosse Ile to take on the Red Devils while Stoney Creek hosts Utica Eisenhower.

Troy Athens opened up strong, controlled the play and cruised to a 4-1 victory over Stoney Creek Tuesday, April 15, 2025 in Rochester Hills.

The OAA produced a pair of regional finalists last season in Seaholm and Rochester.

It wouldn’t be a surprise to see the conference produce more district champions this spring after several of the OAA’s top programs ran into other top state contenders early on in the postseason. Pitching remains strong amongst some of the best teams within the county.

Here’s a look at the OAA programs heading into the 2025 season. (Note: Some information was provided by coaches, and not all coaches submitted.)

Avondale

Head coach: James Swanson

Last year’s record: 8-26

Overview: First-year head coach Swanson brings youth and excitement to the program. He’s aiming to leverage the team’s speed. Top talents for the Yellow Jackets include Rochester College commit Joseph Arends (SS/P, Sr.), Braylin Grandberry (CF/P, Jr.), Avery Prentice (IF/P, Jr.) and Natheer Huskic (1B/P, Sr.).

Berkley

Head coach: Todd Dunfield

Last year’s record: 18-17

Overview: The program turns to Dunfield after Matt Rawlik stepped back to take on the role of AD at Berkley. A Seaholm grad who played at Albion in college, the biggest players Dunfield will have to replace are Logan Field and Ben Streetman (Henry Ford CC). Reed Reynolds and Brayden Kubicki are among the starting arms the Bears will count on this spring. Spencer Bajcz is one of Berkley’s best bats within the heart of the order.

Birmingham Groves

Head coach: Shawn Morrison

Last year’s record: 25-14

Returning starters: Returning starters: Johnny Bedell (IF/P, Sr.), Tyler Bronczyk (OF/P, Sr.), Benji Cook (OF/P, Sr.), Josh Gibson (OF, Sr.), Xan Scheinfield (OF/P, Jr.), Sebastian Shorter (SS/P, Jr.), Carlos Smith (C/P, So.), Jack Stillwagon (1B, Sr.), Hunter Tengler (IF/P, Sr.), Michael West (IF/P, So.)

Overview: Speedy Steven Whitted (Wayne State) and Jake Rossenwasser are several of the key players to replace for the Falcons. Just a sophomore, West already looks to be one of the team’s better bats, and should lot his share of important innings, along with Bronczyk and Tengler. “I think we’ve got guys that really have taken ownership of the team this year,” Morrison said. “Their heads are where their feet are, and I think overall that’s going to put us in a pretty good position to battle for a league and district championship at the end.”

Birmingham Seaholm

Head coach: Steve Oshinski

Last year’s record: 24-11

Overview: Oshinski will rely on a new batch of players after graduating a nucleus that won a combined 50 games the past two seasons. That new group includes Ozzie Borman (2B), Ryan Pfeiffer (P/OF), Steve Schneider (OF), Myles Henderson (1B), Cobie Early (INF/OF) Shawn Moore (P), and “No. 1 hype man” Owen Tyranski. Otherwise, infielder Brandon Gottesman should step in as an impact bat, and the tandem of Patrick Hughes and Dylan Layer will be counted upon by the Maples on the bump as well.

Bloomfield Hills

Head coach: Greg Fettes

Last year’s record: 18-17

Overview: The good news was that the Black Hawks had home field advantage in districts last season. Unfortunately, the opened the postseason against Brother Rice. More good news is that Bloomfield Hills has a new head coach with a winning pedigree in Fettes, who led Bishop Foley to a state title not so long ago. He’ll have a good staff to work with in senior Sawyer Cooney (Xavier), junior Hunter Farbman and senior Tyler Marx. Fettes has a couple of good bats that will be around for a couple of years also in junior 3B/OF Drew Harst and sophomore IF Ethan Franklin.

Clarkston

Head coach: Addison Turk

Last year’s record: 13-22

Overview: Dylan Johnston and Camden Williamson combined to throw over 11 scoreless innings last postseason for Clarkston, who won a playoff game against Fenton before bowing out against Oxford. Johnston, who hit a walk-off single in that district win, is back as one of the Wolves’ top arms with Chris York, TJ Hyde and Gavin Bond. Along with Lucas DeBell, Paul, Johnston and York will try to provide Clarkston with offense at the top of the lineup.

Farmington

Head coach: Charles Colding

Last year’s record: 13-20

Returning starters: Vincent Pesci (SS, Jr.), Andrew Pahnke (1B/P, Jr.), Jayden Essary (3B/OF, Jr.), John Lynem (OF/P, Jr.), Brady Irvin (1B/P, So.), Carter O’Driscoll (P, So.), Ben Holmes (P, Jr.), Carson Drake (P, Jr.)

Strengths: Hitting

Overview: Speedy infielder Owen Matteson is one of the key players Farmington will have to replace. The Falcons return another key middle infielder in Pesci, an All-OAA Honorable Mention, while Essary will be one of the team’s other best bats. Pahnke is one of the team’s best arms; he struck out 59 batters in 41 frames as a sophomore. It’s a young team (one senior) that will add some more talented youth in sophomore SS/OF JJ Dail and freshman 1B/OF/LHP Anderson Axe and to help Farmington take a step forward.

Ferndale

Head coach: Christopher Bailey

Last year’s record: 2-16

Overview: It’s nowhere to go but up for the Eagles and their first-year head coach in Bailey. They return their top hitter in senior Jaylin Dennard, who batted .429 with four doubles and triples each last season, all team-highs. Senior Cullen Hock also returns as one of the team’s main threats on the base paths. Dennard and Mason Shaltis, another senior, started the majority of games in 2024, so continuity will help.

Lake Orion

Head coach: Andrew Schramek

Last year’s record: 23-12

Overview: Southpaw Kael Gahan mowed down batters last year for the Dragons and is now off at Duke, while Ryan McCartan (Saginaw Valley State) is also a loss to graduation. Still, Lake Orion returns four starters, as well as a handful of pitchers that include Jackson Gilbert and Sam Beemer, who should keep the Dragons in plenty of games against some of the league’s top teams.

North Farmington

Head coach: James Malkovich

Last year’s record: 5-27

Overview: The Raiders should approach or surpass double-digit wins after a tough 2024 campaign. They lose Josh Brenner to graduation, but bring back juniors Rashad Travis and Josh Shelby as well as sophomore Jayden Glinz. Infielder Kyle Pierce was a good bat at the top of the order as a freshman last season and will attempt to set the table along with junior catcher Amare Christian, and senior Seth Cohen, who will also throw for North Farmington.

Oak Park

Head coach: Darryl Allen

Last year’s record: N/A

Overview: Freshman Rashad Palmer looks like he’ll get one of the trusted arms for Oak Park. He’ll be a top bat in the order, as is senior Tryce Davis, who can mash as well. Other senior starters include Omari Pointer, along with Darian and Dorian Moss.

Oxford

Head coach: David Herrick

Last year’s record: 20-17

Returning starters: Parker Bennion (P, Sr.), Eli Carpenter (OF/P, Sr.), Jack Hendrix (IF, Jr.), Max Lovins (C, Sr.), Dean Rice (OF/P, Sr.)

Overview: The Wildcats got right at the end of last year and ran off a win streak of 11 in a row, including a district victory over Clarkston. Hendrix is one of the leading returning hitters after a .378 average with 15 RBIs as a sophomore. Carpenter, Hendrix and Rice (29 IP, 3.37 ERA) were among the top handful in innings-getters for Oxford last spring.

Rochester

Head coach: Eric Magiera

Last year’s record: 24-16

Returning starters: Sean Fox (3B, Sr.), Dominic Gadlage (IF/P, Sr.), Andrew Scott (OF, Jr.), Jacob Scott (OF, Jr.), Jake Norton (SS, Sr.)

Overview: Don’t pay too much attention to Rochester’s record from last season. The Falcons got healthy late, then went on a seven-game winning streak that included a district championship and resulted in a run to the regional finals. The JTs (Sawyer and Youngblood) graduated, but talent remains. Fox, an Ohio U commit, set the school’s single-season home run record last year with nine. Gadlage (Kalamazoo Valley CC) is a top hitter, and like Norton (Lansing CC), he provides good defense. The Scott twins are base-stealing threats that can cause havoc, too.

Rochester Adams

Head coach: Andy Lamkin

Last year’s record: 13-15

Overview: A competitive schedule that included non-conference games against Brother Rice, quarterfinalist Okemos and semifinalist Bay City Western paid off for Adams, though the Highlanders fell short in the district final to rival Rochester. Ryland and Flip Watters can swing it, as can Matt Toeppner and Luke Borowski. That football arm of Ryland will be used on the hill, where he’ll be joined by starters Jack Durand, Drew Szymanski and Drew Stitzel. Expect the Highlanders to improve on their win total from last spring even with a similarly competitive set of opponents.

Royal Oak

Head coach: Brett Borrocci

Last year’s record: 16-10

Overview: This will be the first year Borrocci with the Ravens, whose moderate successes included winning three league series last spring. A number of Royal Oak’s top arms and bats graduated, but junior Jack Groya is one of the arms that comes back and he should help contribute when he steps in the box, too. Senior infielders Silas Burbridge Parker Lassner appear to be two of the better bats back for the Ravens.

Southfield A&T

Head coach: Jamal Womble

Last year’s record: 5-19

Overview: Pitching was a struggle for the Warriors last season, but they ended the year on a high note by scoring a 17-2 win over Renaissance in the playoffs. Derrick Lee and Kevin Hanyes, who tied for tops on the squad in average at .364, have both graduated, but junior Kaleib Norman (.312 BA in ’24) led the team in RBIs with 20 as a sophomore. Some good news for the pitching is that Norman also boasted the second-best ERA of all the Warriors’ arms last year.

Stoney Creek

Head coach: Paul Diegel

Last year’s record: 17-19

Overview: Diegel takes over for Clint Rodger this season. Evan Woodard graduated and moves on to hurl innings at Saginaw Valley State, but juniors Anthony Voikos and Caleb Helms will look to pick up where he left off. Outfielder Jacob Champine and catcher Collin Lott will be several of the key bats for Stoney.

Troy

Head coach: Joe D’Orazio

Last year’s record: 25-9

Returning starters: Cam Adams (IF/P, Jr.), Miles Carter (OF, Sr.), Davey Crockett (OF, Sr.), Gabe Geisner (C, Jr.), Ethan Hucal (1B/P, Sr.), Trevor Marshall (P, Sr.), Carson Noon (SS/P, Sr.), Jack Sobotka (IF/P, Jr.)

Overview: Jon Whiteside, who pitched a complete game shutout in the playoffs last season and threw in Troy’s other postseason win, has graduated. But Sobotka is the Colts’ other primary returning arm, and he’ll be complimented by others, including Nick Aretha and Adams. Carter brings XBH power in the order, as do Noon and Sobotka. Additionally, a solid freshman class should aid the Colts in their OAA White quest.

Troy Athens

Head coach: Mike Morris

Last year’s record: 25-7

Returning starters: Macklin Ciurla (OF/P, So.), Sam Link (1B/P, Sr.), Cole Cosgrove (2B/P, So.), Derek Smith (3B/P, Jr.), Nick Rossi (OF/P, Sr.), Joe Morelli (OF/P, Sr.), Andrew Cermak (C, Sr.) and Matthew Schriber (1B, Sr.)

Strengths: Deep pitching staff and strong senior leaders

Overview: Brody Fahnestock (Oakland) and Joel Botardo (Kalamazoo Valley CC) are key players that Morris has to replace, but at least in the case of Fahnestock, the Red Hawks have a ton of arms left in the tank. They’ll look to replicate the good runs of form they put together from last season, including a 13-game winning streak early in the slate, as Athens competes in the OAA Red.

West Bloomfield

Head coach: Josh Birnberg

Last year’s record: 32-8

Returning starters: Brody Pikur (OF/P, Sr.), Logan Scheidt (C, So.), Stevie Fountain (1B/P, Sr.), Cam Laflamme (OF/P, Sr.), Slade Moore (OF/P, Sr.), Brady Scheidt (SS/P, Sr.)

Strengths: Pitching staff

Overview: Someone had to come out of last year’s district between Brother Rice and West Bloomfield. The Lakers won’t have that problem this season (and host their district), but they’re just as well-equipped to emerge regardless. The team might be able to claim the best starter duo in the state in LHP Moore (Michigan) and RHP Fountain (Michigan State), while Laflamme and Brady Scheidt are real good arms behind those two, also. Fountain and Pikur have long-ball potential in their sticks, while LaFlamme and Logan Scheidt should help fill out an order that has some production to replace. There’s potential for this team to make a deep run.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS – It’s not often you will find the Detroit Catholic Central boys lacrosse team overly critical of a win over Brother Rice.

Similarly, you won’t typically find the Warriors encouraged in a loss to the Shamrocks.

But, that’s the way things seemed to play out on Tuesday, when Brother Rice nearly overcame a four-goal deficit in the fourth period before ultimately suffering a 10-9 loss to Catholic Central.

“It’s a win that kind of felt like a loss a little bit because we didn’t finish the way we wanted. (Rice) is always tough, but I think we are pretty tough, too,” Catholic Central coach Dave Wilson said. “It’s early in the season, so I think we will find out a lot more about ourselves in the weeks ahead. But, we’re playing winning lacrosse right now and can still get better in a lot of areas.”

Catholic Central (6-0) is coming off a Division 1 state championship in 2024, the second in program history. Brother Rice (6-2) is coming off missing the MHSAA state championship game for the first time in program history.

Despite that, Tuesday marked the first time since 2018 that the Shamrocks defeated the Warriors in their first encounter of the season. Still, Brother Rice coach Ajay Chawla likes what he is seeing from his team, especially Tuesday’s strong finish, as the Warrior players are motivated to get back to the top of the state.

“I am really happy with what I see right now,” Chawla said. “We came into the season pretty young, so we needed some guys to step up, and a lot of them are. Guys are working together and things are looking good. We are a little like the 2004 Pistons. We don’t have any superstars right now, but hopefully by the end we will have five Hall of Famers. We have a lot of guys that have a lot of grit and work well playing together.”

Both teams relied heavily on defense and goaltending for most of the first half.

The score was tied 2-2 late in the second period when the Warriors had a goal negated by a crease violation. The Rice bench received a penalty for their reaction to the call, which set up a Catholic Central man advantage that led to a go-ahead goal from senior Connor Lukas. The Shamrocks would score again seconds later on a goal from junior Ryan Dye to take a 4-2 lead into the break.

CC carried that momentum into the second half, scoring the first two goals of the third to establish a 6-2 advantage. While the offense picked up, senior goalie Matthew Cranston was dominating in net, picking up nine saves in the opening half alone.

“I have a great defense to work with and I think we all came into this game really wanting to get this win,” Cranston said. “We communicated well, made a lot of good decisions and just worked well together to get stops.”

The Shamrocks led 8-4 going into the final period, a score that held for the first five minutes of the fourth until Brother Rice finally broke through with a scoring burst. The Warriors tallied three goals in about two minutes of play, two from junior Frank Baiardi and one from senior Dany Holt.

“We just had to settle in a little bit. (CC) is a good team and we have some guys in new roles that just needed to settle in,” Chawla said. “We needed to control possession in this game and we did a good job of that, we just weren’t finding the net early on. But, we were playing really well at the end.”

Rice was controlling the ball for most of the game, something Wilson was hoping he’d see change late in the contest when the Shamrocks had possessions.

“It would have been nice to get some longer offensive possessions, especially in the fourth, but we kind of rushed through things and that’s not achieving our objective in those situations,” Wilson said. “(Brother Rice) was earning the ball through faceoff play and I thought we gave them a few (possessions) on ground balls that we didn’t pick up that we should have. That just made for us spending a lot of time on defense. From there, it’s about mathematical probability that (Rice) was going to find ways to score.”

After trading goals in the closing minutes, CC looked to put the game away with 24 seconds to play when senior Lachlan Moffatt scored on an empty net to make it 10-8.

However, Rice quickly scored off the faceoff, as junior Brady Salach found the net to make it 10-9.

The Warriors then won the ensuing faceoff and used a timeout to set up an attempt at tying the game with only 10 seconds on the clock. Chawla went back to Salach out of the stoppage.

“Brady is a great player and he is really fast and shoots the ball well,” Chawla said. “We felt like he was the best option in that circumstance and he got a good shot off.”

Photo gallery of Detroit Catholic Central vs. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice in D1 boys lacrosse action

Salach did get a good look at the net, but Cranston made one final save, as the ball deflected off his leg for his 17th save of the contest to preserve the victory.

“I knew I had to make a stop. With just 10 seconds left, I wanted to take away the bottom side. He had beaten me about 30 seconds prior, but I got to see the shot. So, when I saw him dip his hands, I went low and managed to make the stop,” Cranston said.

Dye finished with four goals to lead the Shamrocks, while Moffatt scored twice, and Francisco Williams had three assists.

Rice was led by three goals each from Baiardi and Theo Ley, while Salach had two. Warrior goalie Payton Fortino added 10 saves.

Detroit Catholic Central defeated Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice, 10-9, in a MHSAA boys lacrosse game at Brother Rice on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

LAKE ORION – The Lake Orion Dragons fended off a fourth-quarter rally by Oxford to defeat the Wildcats 11-8 in an OAA crossover matchup Tuesday night.

Trailing 9-5 entering the fourth quarter, the Wildcats scored three straight goals – one each by Brayden Hering, Payton Scott, and Caden Rhoades – to get within a goal with 2:42 left to play. But the Dragons cut Oxford’s comeback off from the ensuing faceoff by winning it, racing down the field, and Parker Gannon set up Jack Parillo as he was coming down the middle, allowing Parillo to rip a shot home that doubled Lake Orion’s lead just nine seconds after Rhoades had cut it to one.

That killed Oxford’s momentum, and the Wildcats never got another shot on net.

Earlier on, Oxford led for much of the second period. The Wildcats scored three goals in a span of less than three minutes to take a 5-3 lead that would last until the final two minutes before the half.

At that point, Lake Orion switched goalies, putting in Landon Westby, and the team settled down. Westby played well the rest of the way, but for a while, he didn’t have much to do as his team started to get control of the ball and once again began to dominate possession as it had in the early part of the first period.

“We put Westby in goal, made a switch, and he was very good, and the defense gradually got a little bit better,” Dragons head coach Ron Hebert said.

From there, Lake Orion got a late power play and cashed it in for three goals in a span of 86 seconds, including two by Jackson Vasquez that allowed the Dragons to take a one-goal lead into halftime.

The Dragons then came out and dominated the third period defensively, winning ground balls and forcing turnovers, and that resulted in them extending their lead to four goals by the end of the quarter before fighting off Oxford’s rally deep into the contest. The Dragons had been in a similar position against Dearborn Divine Child last Friday, and in that game had been unable to hang onto the lead, eventually losing in overtime. But this time, they found a way to secure the win with some big plays down the stretch.

“This is really a very inexperienced team,” Hebert said. “They hung in there. We got most of the guys in. We have a lot of athletes and stuff. We just don’t have good lacrosse players that are lacrosse-wise yet,” he added.

Photos of Lake Orion vs. Oxford in OAA boys lacrosse action

Overall, Vasquez and Coby Narloch paced the offense for Lake Orion. Vasquez racked up four goals and three assists, while Narloch had three goals and three assists. One or both of them factored into nine of Lake Orion’s 11 goals.

Oxford, meanwhile, got a hat trick from Payton Scott and two goals from Caden Rhoades.

Both teams open up divisional play on Thursday. Lake Orion (3-1) travels to Seaholm to take on Birmingham United in OAA Red play. Oxford (1-3) will look to get back in the win column on the same evening when the Wildcats dig into OAA White play against Rochester.

“The momentum swung their way. Lacrosse is a game of runs. We started picking that up in the fourth (quarter), and I’m super proud of our guys. This is a tough battle,” Oxford head coach Noah Grove said. “I think that we’ve got a bright future for us, and this is one of those stepping stones in the right direction.”

Lake Orion and Oxford renewed their boys lacrosse rivalry in a back-and-forth affair that saw the Dragons come out on top 11-8 Tuesday, April 8, 2025 in Lake Orion.

ALLEN PARK — The softball teams from both Royal Oak Shrine Catholic and Allen Park Cabrini braved the chilly and windy weather elements to play a doubleheader on Tuesday at Cabrini.

Both teams have been going in opposition directions to start the season.

Both respective trends ultimately continued by day’s end.

Shrine, who fell to Cabrini five times a season ago including in the Catholic League St Anne Division title game, left town with a doubleheader sweep and outscored the Monarchs, 27-9.

Tuesday was the only scheduled regular-season meeting between Shrine and Cabrini. This season’s realigned Intersectional Division of the CHSL features seven teams with each school playing one doubleheader against the other six schools.

A year ago, the Intersectional housed only five teams with each team playing four games against each other, two home and two away.

GAME ONE | Shrine 10, Cabrini 2

A strong pitching effort coupled with a pair of crooked innings offensively helped Shrine earn a game one victory over Cabrini.

After a scoreless first couple of innings, Shrine opened things up considerably with a four-spot in the third before Cabrini got one back in the home half of the frame. That scoring trend was matched by both teams later on in the sixth before Shrine capped things off with two more in the top of the seventh.

The Knights tallied their 10 game one runs on just five hits as they were also aided by 10 walks issued by Cabrini pitcher Catherine Schumm. The top four in the batting order for the visitors — Samantha Swanek, Jenna Rhule, Summer Smith, and Madeleine Doud — combined to go 5-for-13 with six runs scored, seven stolen bases, and three runs batted in.

Doud reached base safely three times with two hits and a walk, as did Natalie Lanfear with three walks drawn. Smith meanwhile drove in her team-high two RBIs with a two-out double in the third.

The early offense proved to be more than enough run support for Shrine starting pitcher Elizabeth Beaudoin, who allowed just one run and struck out 11 over four hitless innings before giving way to Swaneck.

For Cabrini, Clara Bondareff drew two walks, stole three bases, and scored a run out of the leadoff spot. The sophomore was one of three Monarchs to reach base safely multiple times, along with Jodi Browning and Faith Sterling.

GAME TWO | Shrine 17, Cabrini 7

Both teams saw an uptick in runs scored in the back end of the double dip. However, Shrine — who was the home team for game two — needed just four innings to dispatch Cabrini and earn the sweep.

After keeping Cabrini off the scoreboard in the top of the first, Shrine picked up where they left off in game one offensively but putting up four runs in the second.

Cabrini answered with its best inning of the entire afternoon, a six-run second to take its first and only lead, only to see the Knights tie things back up at 6-6 in the ensuing home half. The ‘visiting’ Monarchs scratched across one more run in the top third before seeing their true visitors close the game with 11 unanswered runs.

It was many of the same players coming through again for Shrine in game two. The trio of Rhule, Smith, and Doud each turned in two-hit games while combining for five runs scored and five runs batted in. Their efforts in the third and fourth innings proved to be key after Cabrini had taken the lead in the second.

That was in large part due to Beaudoin suddenly losing the command she had in game one. After a clean first inning, he senior walked seven of the first eight batters she faced in the second before handing the ball off to Swaneck again.

Swaneck surrendered a two-run single to Cabrini’s Elena DelCotto but eventually settled things down for Shrine, yielding just one run on three hits over the final 2.2 innings.

DelCotto was one of two Cabrini batters to register multiple RBIs in the loss. In addition to a bases-loaded walk, Browning delivered an RBI single in the third.

Schumm ended up tossing all 10+ innings between the two games for the Monarchs.

UP NEXT

Shrine (6-1, 4-0 CHSL-Intersectional) will continue conference play on Thursday, April 10 when they return home and welcome in Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes. That will be the first of four straight home games for the Knights, who will then host another CHSL foe in Marine City Cardinal Mooney on April 15.

Cabrini (0-7, 0-4 CHSL-Intersectional) will visit Our Lady a day after Shrine plays them on Friday, April 11. That will be the first of five consecutive road games for the Monarchs, who after visiting Dearborn High in non-conference action on April 14 will play two against CHSL foe Detroit Cristo Rey on April 15.

PHOTOS: Softball – Royal Oak Shrine Catholic vs Allen Park Cabrini