Butch Harmon
Sports Scene
Area baseball teams battled for district hardware with several local teams winning titles and heading on to this week’s regional level.
Following is a look at the district winners from the area.
BAY CITY WESTERN
The No. 2-ranked team in the state in Division 1, Bay City Western lived up to the lofty ranking by winning the district title at Midland. Western defeated Midland 6-2 in the title game to improve to 31-6 for the season.
Western moves on to the regional semifinals at Traverse City Central where it will face off against Traverse City West (17-10) on Wednesday. The winner of that game will play the winner of the Grand Rapids Northview/Kenowa Hills game in the regional finals at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids on Saturday.
OKEMOS
Okemos came out on top of the East Lansing district as the Wolves turned back league rival Grand Ledge 6-4 in the district title game. With the win Okemos improved to 24-11 for the season.
Okemos moves on to the regional semifinals at East Lansing where it will face Battle Creek Lakeview (17-17) on Wednesday. The winner of that semifinal will play the winner of the Hartland/Saline semifinal for the regional championship on Saturday at Novi High School.
DAVISON
Davison won the district title at Lapeer where the Cardinals defeated host Lapeer 13-3 in the district championship game. Davison improved to 14-16 for the season with the win.
Davison moves on to the regional semifinals where it will play Fenton (12-18) on Wednesday at Oxford High School. The winner of that game will play the winner of the Port Huron Northern/Lake Orion semifinal in the regional finals on Saturday at Grand Blanc High School.
LOWELL
Lowell won the championship at the Forest Hills Central district as the Red Arrows outlasted Caledonia 1-0 in the district title game. With the win, Lowell improved to 15-7 for the season.
Lowell heads on to the regional semifinals where it will play Mattawan (19-6) on Wednesday at Portage Northern High School. The winner of that semifinal will play the winner of the Hudsonville/Grandville semifinal in the regional finals Saturday at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids.
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