COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Coldwater’s baseball and softball teams repeated as district champions at Harper Creek, while Bronson’s baseball and softball teams claimed district titles in Homer, Marshall ended Coldwater’s girls soccer season in the district final at Cardinal Field, and Coldwater’s boys finished eighth in the team standings at the MHSAA Lower Peninsula Track & Field Finals.
DIVISION 2 BASEBALL & SOFTBALL DISTRICTS AT HARPER CREEK
Coldwater’s baseball team claimed its fifth straight district trophy by defeating Marshall 8-4 in the rain at Harper Creek. After Marshall opened the game with a three run first inning, the Cardinals scored five in the top of the second to take the lead for good.
The Cardinals used a Kam Miller no-hitter to advance to the title game as they shut out Olivet 7-0, while the Redhawks edged the host Beavers 5-4 in the other district semifinal.
The Lady Cardinal softball team didn’t allow a run in their two games at Harper Creek, shutting out Olivet 6-0 in the semifinal and the host Beavers 9-0 in the championship game. Payton Watson and Kendall Galloway hit back to back inside the park home runs during a four run third inning in the title game.
DIVISION 3 BASEBALL & SOFTBALL DISTRICTS AT HOMER
Bronson’s baseball team claimed the district title with a 5-3 win against the host Homer Trojans. Both teams advanced by shutting out their opponents in the semifinals, with the Vikings blanking Jonesville 3-0 and the Trojans eliminating Quincy 11-0 in 5 innings.
The Lady Viking softball team needed 9 innings to edge cross-county rival Quincy 5-4 and claim a district trophy. Earlier, the Orioles doubled up Homer 8-4 and Bronson shut out Jonesville 6-0.
Adyson Lasky was the winning pitcher in both of the Vikings victories. She homered and drove in three runs against Jonesville. Allie Sikorski had three hits and four RBI’s against Quincy.
DIVISION 2 GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICT FINAL AT COLDWATER
Coldwater’s best-ever girls soccer season came to an end as Interstate 8 champion Marshall defeated the Cardinals 4-1 in the district title game at Cardinal Field. Jasmine Wellet scored the lone Coldwater goal with13:04 left in the second half. The Lady Cardinals finished their season with a 10-6-5 record. Marshall will face Gull Lake in the regional semi final at Eaton Rapids Tuesday, after defeating Mattawan 2-1 in their district final Saturday.
MHSAA LOWER PENINSULA TRACK & FIELD FINALS
Two weeks after claiming a Regional title at Mason, Coldwater’s boys track team finished 8th at the Division 2 Finals at Zeeland with 26 points. Shuaib Aljabaly finished second in the 3200 with a time of 9:25.84. Coldwater’s 3200 Relay team of Matt Sowles, Zack Murphy, Ben Fagen and Jordan Parkinson was third with a time of 8:03.44. Sowles was also 19th in the 800. Conner Covert had fifth place finishes in the shot put and discus while Sam DeMeester was ninth in the shot put while Zach Gipple was 19th in that same event. Jaden Coney finished fifth in the long jump.
MHSAA Division 3 Lower Peninsula Track & Field Finals @ Comstock Park
Union City Rachel Wing was 8th in the shot put with a distance of 112 feet, nine inches. Union City’s Jalen Boes was fourth in the boys long jump. The Chargers 400 relay team was seventh while the 800 relay team was sixth in their sections. Both relays were made up of Austin Mosher, Elijah Harris, Gavin Hooker and Boes.
Quincy’s Kayla Hayes was fifth in the second flight of the girls shot put while Wing was eighth. The Quincy girls 400 relay was seventh in their section. Harmony Harpster was 17th in the 800. Bryce Ruhl was 20th in the high jump.
MHSAA D4 LP Track & Field Finals @ Houseman Field, Grand Rapids
Girls Discus – Maggie Runyon (Tekonsha) 17th (101’ 8”)
