BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – Traditionally in Michigan, the final week of May is capped off with one of the busiest Saturdays on the entire high school sports calendar.
BASEBALL
MHSAA Division 2 Baseball District #46 at Pat Lowe Field, Coldwater High School
Saturday, May 30
- Harper Creek (18-14-2) vs. Coldwater (17-16), 10 a.m.
- Pennfield (17-13-1) vs. Marshall (18-17), approx. 12 p.m.
- District Final, approx. 2:30 p.m.
Winner advances to MHSAA Division 2 Baseball Regional Semifinal #23, June 3, 4 PM at Lowe Field, to face the winner of South Haven District #45.
MHSAA Division 3 Baseball District #81 hosted by Centreville High School
Tuesday, May 26
- (at) Constantine 10, Bronson 4
Saturday, May 30 at Centreville
- Climax-Scotts/St. Philip co-op (14-6) vs. Constantine (17-9-1), 10 a.m.
- Union City (21-10) vs. Centreville (16-13), approx. 12 p.m.
- District Final, approx. 2 p.m.
Winner advances to MHSAA Division 3 Baseball Regional Semifinal #41, June 3, 5 PM at Centreville High School, to face the winner of Hanover-Horton District #82.
MHSAA Division 3 Baseball District #82 at Hanover-Horton High School
Tuesday, May 26
- Hanover-Horton 15, Hillsdale 2
Saturday, May 30
- Homer (13-17) vs. Hanover-Horton (17-17), 10 a.m.
- Quincy (14-12-2) vs. Jonesville (15-14), approx. 12 p.m.
- District Final, approx. 3 p.m.
Winner advances to MHSAA Division 3 Baseball Regional Semifinal #41, June 3, 5 PM at Centreville High School, to face the winner of Centreville District #81.
In baseball, Coldwater is hosting a Division 2 District at Lowe Field, Coverage of the Cardinals’ game against Harper Creek on WTVB begins Saturday at 9:45 a.m. If Coldwater wins, we’ll have coverage of the District Final Saturday afternoon against either Marshall or Pennfield.
At the Division 3 Centerville District, Union City faces the host Bulldogs at around noon; the winner faces either the Climax-Scotts/St. Philip co-op team or Constantine in the District Final.
At the Division 3 Hanover-Horton District, it’s Quincy against Jonesville at around noon; the winner will play either Homer or Hanover-Horton in the District Final.
SOFTBALL
MHSAA Division 2 Softball District #48 hosted by Marshall High School
Tuesday, May 26
- (at) Harper Creek 9, Pennfield 0
Saturday, May 30 at Wise Field, Marshall HS
- Vicksburg (25-9) vs. Coldwater (30-1), 10 a.m.
- Marshall (27-11) vs. Harper Creek (26-6), approx. 12 p.m.
- District Final, approx. 2 p.m.
Winner advances to MHSAA Division 2 Softball Regional #12, June 6 at Harper Creek High School, Battle Creek.
MHSAA Division 3 Softball District #80 at Schoolcraft High School
Tuesday, May 26
- Bronson 12, (at) Schoolcraft 1
Saturday, May 30
- Centreville (22-5) vs. Bronson (31-5), 10 a.m.
- Union City (16-14) vs. Constantine (8-14), approx. 12:30 p.m.
- District Final, approx. 3 p.m.
Winner advances to MHSAA Division 3 Softball Regional #20, June 6 at Centreville High School.
MHSAA Division 3 Softball District #81 at Homer High School
Saturday, May 30
- Jonesville (11-18) vs. Quincy (14-19), 10 a.m.
- Hillsdale (4-25-1) vs. Homer (19-11), approx. 12 p.m.
- District Final, approx. 2 p.m.
Winner advances to MHSAA Division 3 Softball Regional #21, June 6 at Hanover-Horton High School.
In softball, at the Division 2 Marshall District, Coldwater takes on Vicksburg at 10 a.m.; the winner will play either Marshall or Harper Creek in the District Final.
At the Division 3 Schoolcraft District, it’s Bronson vs. Centreville at 10 a.m., followed by Union City against Constantine, with the winners playing for the District championship.
At the Division 3 Homer District, Quincy faces Jonesville at 10 a.m., with the winner playing against either Hillsdale or Homer in the District title game.
TRACK & FIELD
A total of twenty individual athletes and five relay teams from Branch County are competing in the MHSAA Lower Peninsula Track and Field Finals today in the greater Grand Rapids area. Coldwater’s athletes are at the Division 2 Lower Peninsula Finals at Hamilton, while athletes from Bronson, Quincy, and Union City will be at the Division 3 Lower Peninsula Finals at Kent City.
The qualifiers listed below either finished in the top two in their listed event at Regionals, met or exceeded the published additional qualifying standard at Regionals, or met or exceeded the published early qualifying standard at an approved regular season meet.
Coldwater Finals Qualifiers
Boys 100m: Evan Lewis
Boys 200m: Evan Lewis
Boys 400m: Trevor Mitchell
Boys 110m Hurdles: Travon Mitchell, Bennett McDonald
Boys 300m Hurdles: Travon Mitchell
Boys 4x200m Relay: Travon Mitchell, Trevor Mitchell, Mason Sabaitis, Evan Lewis
Boys 4x400m Relay: Travon Mitchell, Mason Sabaitis, Drew Vanderpuyl, Trevor Mitchell
Boys Shot Put: Jackson Cilla
Boys Discus: Jackson Cilla
Girls 100m: Miyah Moore
Girls 200m: Miyah Moore
Girls 400m: Miyah Moore
Girls Shot Put: Marie Powers, Danika Cox
Girls Long Jump: Ella Grabowski
Quincy Finals Qualifiers
Boys 800m: Chayse Jensen
Boys 110m Hurdles: Clayton Benson
Boys 300m Hurdles: Clayton Benson
Boys 4x400m Relay: Grant Longardner, Chayse Jensen, Noah Rufenacht, Clayton Benson
Boys High Jump: Noah Rufenacht
Boys Long Jump: Noah Rufenacht
Girls 200m: Elizabeth Longardner
Girls 400m: Elizabeth Longardner
Girls 100m Hurdles: Brookelyn Parker
Girls 300m Hurdles: Brookelyn Parker
Girls 4x400m Relay: Elizabeth Craig, Kendyl Musielewicz, Brookelyn Parker, Elizabeth Longardner
Bronson Finals Qualifiers
Boys 110m Hurdles: Stevie Wilson
Boys Shot Put: Brayden Fritz
Boys Discus: Brayden Fritz
Girls 800m: Miriam Sanchez
Union City Finals Qualifiers
Boys Pole Vault: Brady Anthony
Girls 300m Hurdles: Kylie Creech
Girls 4x400m Relay: Emma Eyre, Lillian Eyre, Kylie Creech, Attica Hoath, Issabella Halder
Girls Pole Vault: Keira Taylor
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