QUINCY, MI (WTVB) – In girls high school soccer, Quincy suffered their first loss of the season Thursday as they were beaten by Jonesville 2-1. Jonesville scored off a corner kick with 12 minutes left in the first half to grab a 1-0 lead. The Comets made it 2-0 15 minutes into the second half.
Quincy got on the board with a Hannah Kaser goal with five minutes left but the Orioles could not come up with the tying goal. Quincy out shot Jonesville 15- 6.
The Orioles are 4-1-1 and will play at Coldwater Saturday afternoon in the annual Battle of the Birds. It will also be Youth Soccer Day, with any child wearing a soccer jersey admitted free.
Boys Golf—
Coldwater had an interesting day on Thursday regarding the Varsity golf team as they played 18 holes in the Gull Lake Invitational at Bedford Valley Golf Course and then traveled to the Riverside Golf Course to play in the first Interstate 8 Jamboree of the season.
At Bedford Valley, Coldwater finished seventh out of 15 teams with a team score of 344. Coldwater was led by Cam Ruge who celebrated his birthday with a 75. That was good enough for a fifth place finish. Alec Keplinger shot an 84, Austin Butler had a 92, Cam Bopp carded a 93 and Tanner Bowers rounded out Coldwater’s scoring with a 95 in the blustery conditions.
Coldwater then played in the I – 8 Jamboree and finished second in their first event of the season. Ruge and Keplinger each carded 39’s, Bopp shot a 40, Tanner Bowers had a 41 and Austin Butler carded a 55. Lumen Christi won the event with a team score of 148 followed by Coldwater’s 159 and Marshall with a 164.
Girls Tennis—
Coldwater 8, Jackson Northwest 0
Coldwater won their second straight conference match as they defeated Jackson Northwest 8-0. The Cardinals are now 6-4 overall and 2-1 in the Interstate 8.
Bronson 8, New Buffalo 0
#1 Singles, Paris Outwater 6-2, 6-2
#2 Singles , Gabby Luviano 6-4, 6-4
# 3 Singles, Clare Mayes 6-0, 6-2
#4 Singles, Morgan Howard Forfeit
#1 Doubles, Karly Showalter & Ciarra Hardy 6-1, 6-0
#2 Doubles, Ellary Russell & Grace Shortridge 6-2 6-2
#3 Doubles, Heidi Heutz & Lizzy Smith 6-2,7-5
#4 Doubles, Veronia Shortridge & Makensky Jordan Forfeit
Middle School Track—
Girls Coldwater–75 Harper Creek–74
1st Place Finishes
Legend Szafranski–3200 Meter Run–12:43.71
Mia Rzekpa–55m Hurdles–10.30
Mia Rzekpa–200m Hurdles–33.03
Anna DeMeester–200m–31.98
Leah Goodwin–high jump–4’2″
Claudia Rodriguez–long jump–13’3 3/4″
Boys Coldwater–79 Harper Creek–73
1st Place Finishes
4×200 Meter Relay–Kolby Wagoner, Brandon Downs, Owen Tom, Ashton Hantz–1:55.84
4×400 Meter Relay–Cameron Linton, Brandon Downs, Gavin Budd, Mohammad Nasser–4:45.00
Spencer Rodesiler–100m–13.04
Brandon Downs–400m–1:08.50
Deandre Douglas–200m Hurdles–32.63
Cole Neitzke–shot put–35’01”
Cameron Linton–high jump–4’6″
Deandre Douglas–pole vault–9″
Spencer Rodesiler–long jump–16’10 3/4″
Marshall won both the boys and girls meets on Thursday at the Union City Middle School Invitational. Union City was fifth in the boys meet while Quincy was eighth and Bronson was 12th. Bronson was sixth in the girls meet while Quincy was seventh and Union City was ninth.
===Branch County H.S. Sports Friday===
Baseball and Girls Softball—
Jackson Northwest at Coldwater (softball doubleheader picked up in progress at 5:30 p.m. on AM1590 and FM 95.5 WTVB)
Girls Soccer—
Coldwater at Parma Western
Track—
Quincy and Bronson at Union City Invitational
Boys Golf—
Bronson at Comstock
