BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – The Bronson Vikings advanced to the M.H.S.A.A. Division Three girls softball regionals on Saturday as they won a district championship on their home diamond but Coldwater, Quincy and Union City all saw their seasons come to an end.
The Vikings defeated Constantine 7-0 in the semifinals before knocking off Branch County rival Union City 12-3 in the district title game. Union City got to the finals by defeating Lawton 15-5 in the semifinals.
Ashlynn Harris tossed a one hitter in the win over Constantine as she struck out 12. She and Braelynn Gimenez both had two hits. Mya Webb was the winning pitcher in the finals against Union City as she was backed by a 19 hit attack. Brealyn Lasky had four hits including two doubles and drove in two runs. Harris, Ciara Blankenship, Webb and Kailynne all had three hits.
Aislynn Phelps had four hits for Union City in their win over Lawton. Calli Wilkinson had six hits for the Chargers in the two games.
Bronson will take a 26-9 record into their regional semifinal game with Homer next Saturday in Constantine. The winner will face either Buchanan or Hanover-Horton in the regional finals.
Also in Division Three, Quincy was eliminated by Jonesville 11-7 in the district semifinals at Homer as the Comets scored eight runs in the third inning. Payton Gross and Miley Pointdexter both had two hits for Quincy as the Orioles finished with a record of 19-13.
In the Division Two district hosted by Coldwater, the Cardinals defeated Pennfield 13-0 in the semifinals before losing to Marshall 12-1 in the championship game.
The win over Pennfield was Coldwater Coach Bill DeBeau’s 100th career victory. Kenzie Searing tossed a two-hit shutout. Mya Porter and Kylie Van Aken both homered and drove in four runs against the Panthers.
Coldwater had an early 1-0 lead in the title game against Marshall on an RBI single by Porter before the Red Hawks scored six runs in the second to take control.
The Cardinals finished the season with a record of 14-22.
In the Division Four district tournament at Colon, the Tekonsha Indians were beaten by Athens 10-9 in the semifinals.
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