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HSSS BOYS D2 TRACK AND FIELD STATS
Coaches, statisticians, High School Sports Scene Magazine wants to be the source for high school stats this spring season. Feel free to contact us with any updates or statistics you have. Send any updates to greg102300@yahoo.com . HSSS will be updating the spring stats page on a daily basis.

100 METER DASH
Andrew Braman, Frankenmuth 11.20
Austin Hamlin, Flint Powers 11.22
Jamal Lipsey, Saginaw Arthur Hill 11.32
Karim McCune, Saginaw 11.32
Wyatt Bower, Corunna 11.39
Evan Vasicek, Freeland 11.49
Brandon Pennington, Linden 11.49

200 METER DASH
Austin Hamlin, Flint Powers 22.34
Jhace Massey, Gladwin 22.87
Sam Barger, Frankenmuth 23.07
Evan Vasicek, Freeland 23.24
Nick Strauch, Corunna 23.47
Karim McCune, Saginaw 23.51
Isaiah Reihl, Shepherd 23.52
Christopher Jandernoa, Flint Powers 23.66

400 METER DASH
Kyle Eberhard, Linden 50.96
Dontal Wright, Lansing Sexton 50.99
Stuart Gould, Howard City Tri-County 52.09
David Venturelli, Bullock Creek 52.14
Braydon Honsinger, Freeland 52.35
Thoth Moya, Essexville-Garber 52.40
Connor Feighan, Lakewood-Lake Odessa 52.54
Travis Tucker, Ionia 52.70

800 METER DASH
Braydon Honsinger, Freeland 1:56.34
Lucas Danic, Flint Powers 1:59.39
Jacob Wurtzel, Freeland 2;02.34
Graham Foster, Haslett 2:02.61
Tyler Heath, Clio 2:02.93
Nate Carmody, Haslett 2:03.40
TJ Hansen, Freeland 2:04.54
Josiah Magley, Ionia 2:04.65

1600 METER DASH
River Meckstroth, Linden 4:27.63
Kyle Eberhard, Linden 4:28.99
Logan Roka, Corunna 4:31.48
Josiah Magley, Ionia 4:31.48
Elliott Sirianni, Clio 4:33.32
Lucas Danic, Flint Powers 4:34.36
Braydon Honsinger, Freeland 4:37.07
Gabriel Phillips, Clio 4:38.28
Nate Carmody, Haslett 4:38.59

3200 METER DASH
Chase Dietrich, Flint Powers 9:49.37
Kyle Eberhard, Linden 9:55.70
River Meckstroth, Linden 9:56.46
Gabriel Phillips, Clio 9:57.64
TJ Hansen, Freeland 10:07.59
Michael Dennis, St. Johns 10:10.01
Logan Roka, Corunna 10:10.21

110 METER HURDLES
Jaden Herrick, Corunna 15.21
Tyler Baker, Mason 15.54
Logan Lipka, Frankenmuth 16.63

300 METER HURDLES
Brock Herrick, Corunna 42.40
Cooper McCastle, St. Johns 43.22
Tyler Baker, Mason 43.53
Derek Badgley, Mason 43.56
Bryce Smith, Frankenmuth 44.12

4×100 RELAY
FLINT POWERS; Ayden McCracken, Christopher Jandernoa, Luke Mattar, Austin Hamlin 44.20
FRANKENMUTH; Ivan Chinery, Sam Barger, Kyle Yagiela, Andrew Braman 44.83
FREELAND; Brayden Petre, Evan Vasicek, Nathan Levinson, Deven Kelly 44.90
SAGINAW; Barack Abby, Kierius Boone, Anthony Carter, Karim McCune 45.26
SHEPHERD; Dakota Favorite, Dylan Daniels, Isaiah Reihl, Ben Shukait 45.26
GLADWIN; Earl Esiline, Nathin Stien, Nick Wheeler, Jhace Massey 45.30
BULLOCK CREEK; Gerritt Barth, Gavin Tate, Drew Nestle, Kale Snyder 45.47
FOWLERVILLE; Evan Atkinson, Jack Shrader, Owen Presley, Lorenzo Wojcik 45.59
CORUNNA; D’Angelo Campos, Joaquin Campos, Colin Lavery, Wyatt Bower 45.65

4×200 RELAY
FLINT POWERS; Ayden McCracken, Christopher Jandernoa, Samuel Warner, Austin Hamlin 1:32.38
LANSING SEXTON; Dontal Wright, Seth Bouyer, Charleston Rogers, Caleb Jones 1:33.44
FRANKENMUTH; Ivan Chinery, Sam Barger, Riley Hubbard, Andrew Braman 1:3354
CORUNNA; Tarick Bower, Joaquin Campos, Jaden Herrick, Wyatt Bower 1:33.87
SAGINAW; Barack Abby, Ianson Simpson, Kierius Boone, Karim McCune 1:34.69
SAGINAW ARTHUR HILL; Khalil Jones, Jaylen Cisneros-Cooper, Charles Bowes, Jamal Lipsey 1:35.02
CHARLOTTE; Cutler Brandt, Kaiden Holmes, Maliki Garza, Braden Hill 1:36.19
FOWLERVILLE; Jack Shrader, Lorenzo Wojcik, Justice Wojcik, William Shrader 1:36.30
EATON RAPIDS; William Ribby, Conner Worden, Collin Norder, Easton Rogers 1:36.35

4×400 RELAY
FRANKENMUTH; Travis Brenner, Seth Malmo, Jonah Sholten, Sam Barger 3:36.82
EATON RAPIDS; Easton Rogers, Collin Norder, Conner Worden, Austin Rybolt 3:37.87
LINDEN; Kyle Eberhard, Hayden Bradfield, Caleb Clift, River Meckstroth 3:39.18
IONIA; Heath LaPointe, Jimmy Peabody, Josiah Magley, Trevor Tooker 3:39.52
FLINT POWERS; Christopher Jandernoa, Lucas Danic, Gavin Hamilton, Samuel Warner 3:39.96
FREELAND; Tommy Roenicke, Evan Vasicek, Jacob Wurtzel, Nathan Levinson 3:40.08
CORUNNA; Tarick Bower, Grant Kerry, Lucas Kuran, Nick Strauch 3:41.14
CLIO; Mason Brewer, Elliott Sirianni, Michael Cook, Tyler Heath 3:43.15

4×800 RELAY
CLIO; Tyler Heath, Gabriel Phillips, Elliott Sirianni, Andrew Polcik 8:18.24
IONIA; Josiah Magley, Heath LaPointe, Andrew Gerdes, Jacob Montgomery 8:23.88
FRANKENMUTH; Landen Wise, Carson Knoll, Jonah Sholten, Jared Watchorn 8:23.89
FLINT POWERS; Lucas Danic, Leo Stravato, Gavin Hamilton, Chase Dietrich 8:24.96
LINDEN; Kyle Eberhard, Hayden Bradfield, Ryan Blackwood, River Meckstroth 8:30.95
FREELAND; TJ Hansen, Jacob Alexander, Braden Klein, Braydon Honsinger 8:34.82
EATON RAPIDS; Conner Worden, Hudson Schinkel, Chris Copeland, Austin Rybolt 8:47.00

SHOT PUT
Connor Williamston, Mason 53-0
Michael Howey, Alma 48-6
Ryan Tutt, Frankenmuth 47-8
Trevor Maybee, Fowlerville 46-3.5
Dalton DeBeau, Frankenmuth 46-2
Dante Dunkin, Corunna 45-7

DISCUS
Connor Williamston, Mason 152-5
Noah Simpson, Portland 148-7
Dalton DeBeau, Frankenmuth 146-1
Laszlo Arpin, Flint Powers 136-6
Brandon Grant, Ionia 133-9.5
Ryan Tutt, Frankenmuth 131-7
Matthew Utter, Charlotte 129-0

HIGH JUMP
Tyler Baker, Mason 6-7
Luke Fritz, Flint Powers 6-2
Gage Vanalstine, Charlotte 6-2
Joelle Long, Lansing Sexton 6-0
Francis Senter, Lake Fenton 6-0

POLE VAULT
Landon Cosby, Charlotte 14-6
William Ribby, Eaton Rapids 13-0
Nico Lopez, Shepherd 13-0
David Dana, Bullock Creek 12-0
Nick Wheeler, Gladwin 12-0
Tyson Raffler, Lakewood-Lake Odessa 11-6

LONG JUMP
Derrick Voltz, Carrollton 22-4.5
Wyatt Bower, Corunna 21-8
Jack Shrader, Fowlerville 20-6.75
Andrew Braman, Frankenmuth 20-6.5
Dezmen Thomas, Swan Valley 20-6
Cutler Brandt, Charlotte 20-0

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HSSS GIRLS D1 TRACK AND FIELD STATS
Coaches, statisticians, High School Sports Scene Magazine wants to be the source for high school stats this spring season. Feel free to contact us with any updates or statistics you have. Send any updates to greg102300@yahoo.com . HSSS will be updating the spring stats page on a daily basis.

100 METER DASH
Kate Zang, Rockford 12.16
Comari Hawkins, East Lansing 12.38
Maya Anderson, Rockford 12.76
Emerson Sargeant, Hartland 12.83
Peyton Steffes, Rockford 12.86
Amanda Simon, Brighton 12.90
Avery Wilson, Davison 12.90
Arianna Burtley, East Lansing 12.92
Emma Thomas, Midland Dow 13.00

200 METER DASH
Kate Zang, Rockford 25.25
Avery Wilson, Davison 26.21
Taylor Moyer, Howell 26.40
Olivia Dirkse, Davison 26.41
Emma Flanders, Rockford 26.46
Emma Thomas, Midland Dow 26.47
Amanda Simon, Brighton 26.51
Emerson Sargeant, Hartland 26.64
Lauren Wooten, Grand Blanc 26.68
Aliana Pietila, Howell 26.71

400 METER DASH
Emerson Sargeant, Hartland 58.99
Emma Flanders, Rockford 59.27
Avery Wilson, Davison 1:00.19
Grace Flanders, Rockford 1:01.26
Jaclyn Garvey, Grand Blanc 1:01.59
Alexandra Kolnitys, Midland Dow 1:02.09

800 METER DASH
Malarie Pinwar, Mt. Pleasant 2:23.32

1600 METER DASH
Annika Sandman, Lowell 5:07.97
Malarie Pinwar, Mt. Pleasant 5:10.00
Anna Delgado, East Lansing 5:13.41
Ambria Nagel, Bay City Western 5:15.55
Mackenzie Wright, Howell 5:16.38
Isabelle Becker, Bay City Western 5:16.46

3200 METER DASH
Annika Sandman, Lowell 11:09.93
Anna Delgado, East Lansing 11:11.57
Katie Carothers, Brighton 11:16.13

110 METER HURDLES
Aimee Zang, Rockford 15.71
Zoie Kremsreiter, Rockford 15.82
Lauren Burgard, Midland Dow 15.88
Abby Denouden, Rockford 16.43
Emily German, Lowell 16.68
Allison Hawk, Davison 16.69
Kierra Clum, Rockford 16.85

300 METER HURDLES
Grace Hungerford, DeWitt 46.39
Aimee Zang, Rockford 46.51
Allison Hawk, Davison 48.30
Janell Brown, East Lansing 48.54
Erica Albrecht, Bay City Western 49.09
Kierra Clum, Rockford 49.54
Zoie Kremsreiter, Rockford 49.64

4×100 RELAY
ROCKFORD; Maya Anderson, Zoie Kremsreiter, Aimee Zang, Kate Zang 49.81
HOWELL; Sophie Daugard, Tianna Bennett, Aliana Pietila, Taylor Moyer 51.08
EAST LANSING; Janell Brown, Arianna Burtley, Corinne Jones, Comari Hawkins 51.12
MIDLAND; Liv Rohr, Ava Good, Ellary Laverty, Joelle Cuddie 51.26
DAVISON; Olivia Dirkse, Allison Hawk, Jayden Dixon, Marionna Dixon 52.19
HOLT; Mariya Conway, Malayna Thompson, Onome Oghor, Ella Marciniak-Jennings 52.65
MIDLAND DOW; Allison Miller, Claudia Johnson, Emma Thomas, Lauren Burgard 52.71

4×200 RELAY
ROCKFORD; Emma Flanders, Peyton Steffes, Halle Barnard, Kate Zang 1:44.83
EAST LANSING; Janell Brown, Arianna Burtley, Iyana Coates, Corinne Jones 1:47.08
HOWELL; Sophie Daugard, Tianna Bennett, Aliana Pietila, Taylor Moyer 1:47.26
DAVISON; Olivia Dirkse, Allison Hawk, Avery Wilson, Isabella Epley 1:48.21
MIDLAND DOW; Allison Miller, Claudia Johnson, Emma Thomas, Lauren Burgard 1:49.37
FLINT CARMAN-AINSWORTH; Amaya Jenkins, Jamiyla Thigpen, Saleah Morris, Elaina Morris 1:50.01
HOLT; Shaelyn Schwem, Malayna Thompson, Grace Sampson, Onome Oghor 1:50.94

4×400 RELAY
ROCKFORD; 4:07.13
DAVISON; Avery Wilson, Allison Hawk, Brooke Lemos, Olivia Dirkse 4:1445
HOWELL; Sophie Daugard, Ellie Bonanni, Lea MacGregor, Mackenzie Wright 4:14.90
GRAND LEDGE; 4:19.02

4×800 RELAY
HOWELL; 9:53.59
HOLT; Jessica Bossenbroek, Emma Netzel, Grace Sampson, Lauren Walker 10:04.16
BRIGHTON; 10:05.27
GRAND LEDGE; Taylor Pangburn, Lauren Hamilton, Adelin Patterson, Olivia Johnson 10:18.29

SHOT PUT
Nia Long, East Lansing 37-7
Aubriegh Oswald, Lowell 36-5.75
Aubree Meyer, Hartland 35-7
Taryn Williams, Midland Dow 35-2
Kennedy Hagens, Grand Blanc 35-0.5
Lane Hagens, Grand Blanc 34-6.5
A’Maya Denning, Holt 34-3
Jayla Evans, Swartz Creek 34-3

DISCUS
Lane Hagens, Grand Blanc 118-6
Rachel Gaydos, Grand Blanc 108-3
Carlee Beeney, Howell 107-8
Liberty Cook, Lowell 102-9

HIGH JUMP
Greta Caprathe-Buczek, Rockford 5-5
Maya Anderson, Rockford 5-4
Reign Richmond, Flint Carman-Ainsworth 5-2
Isabelle Bowie, Hartland 5-2
Victoria Henson, Fenton 5-2
Gabrielle Stafford, DeWitt 5-2
Paris Dickson, Brighton 5-0

POLE VAULT
Kianna Tucker, Okemos 11-0
Taylor Diemond, Cedar Springs 10-7
Natalie Barr, Rockford 10-0
Erica Albrecht, Bay City Western 9-6

LONG JUMP
Maya Anderson, Rockford 18-0.5
Sophie Daugard, Howell 17-5
Onome Oghor, Holt 17-4.5
Ashley Richburg, Grand Ledge 16-11.5
Jamiyla Thigpen, Flint Carman-Ainsworth 16-9.75
Natalie Barr, Rockford 16-1.5
Kierra Clum, Rockford 16-0.5

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HSSS BOYS D1 TRACK AND FIELD STATS
Coaches, statisticians, High School Sports Scene Magazine wants to be the source for high school stats this spring season. Feel free to contact us with any updates or statistics you have. Send any updates to greg102300@yahoo.com . HSSS will be updating the spring stats page on a daily basis.

100 METER DASH
Kellen Reed, Holt 10.89
Alexander Yon, Hartland 11.11
Dorijan Jackson, East Lansing 11.25

200 METER DASH
Kellen Reed, Holt 21.94
Alexander Yon, Hartland 22.79
Malachi Barendilla, East Lansing 22.94
Noah Reuter-Gushow, Midland Dow 23.25

400 METER DASH
Alexander Yon, Hartland 48.91
Kellen Reed, Holt 49.32
Noah Reuter-Gushow, Midland Dow 50.74
Evan Jarrett, Grand Blanc 51.73
Donovan Patterson, East Lansing 51.80

800 METER DASH
Riley Hough, Hartland 1:57.18
Quinn Cullen, Brighton 1:57.35
Kenny Minto, Davison 1:58.28
Brady McArdle, Davison 1:58.98
Brandon Roach, Rockford 1:59.03
Jayden Page, East Lansing 1:59.77
David Ferguson, East Lansing 2:00.34
Lucas Seng, Brighton 2:01.05
Landon Mars, Mt. Pleasant 2:02.17

1600 METER DASH
Quinn Cullen, Brighton 4:21.89
Brady McArdle, Davison 4:24.35
Kenny Minto, Davison 4:25.52
Matthew Zeleke, East Lansing 4:27.61
Landon Mars, Mt. Pleasant 4:28.82
Matthew Crowley, Midland 4:34.12
Daniel Berg, Midland 4:34.13
Jack Campbell, Brighton 4:34.69
Gabe Gulbransen, Okemos 4:34.88

3200 METER DASH
Matthew Zeleke, East Lansing 9:12.22
Quinn Cullen, Brighton 9:17.64
Jack Campbell, Brighton 9:39.19
Anders Howe, Okemos 9:39.95
Brady Matuszewski, Brighton 9:42.76
Liam Elder, Grand Ledge 9:44.78
Matthew Crowley, Midland 9:50.77
Luke Campbell, Brighton 9:51.68
Tyler Langley, Brighton 9:53.58

110 METER HURDLES
Joshua Rau, Lowell 15.58
Christian Ellison, Flint Carman-Ainsworth 15.95
Seneca Moore, Holt 15.96
Jaden Patterson, East Lansing 16.11
Jordon Clerkley, Holt 16.32
Liam Kinney, Brighton 16.50

300 METER HURDLES
Jordon Clerkley, Holt 41.10
Seneca Moore, Holt 41.97
Jacob VanTassell, Greenville 42.20
Justin Respress, Lansing Waverly 42.24
Joshua Rau, Lowell 42.33
Mason Rondy, Mt. Pleasant 42.84
Jaden Patterson, East Lansing 42.87
Liam Kinney, Brighton 43.12
Evan Lockridge, Hartland 43.18

4×100 RELAY
HOLT; Ralph Thompson, Dyelan Arnold, Jordon Clerkley, Kellen Reed 43.52
SAGINAW HERITAGE; Julian Cuellar, Grant Churchill, Joshua Braley, Jakevis Neal 43.73
MIDLAND; Mason Weaver, Da’vontae Millege, Gabe Krenzke, Isaac Bowers 43.96
LANSING WAVERLY; Anthony Morales, Deon Taylor, Christopher Allen Jr., Jeremiah Spencer 44.25
EAST LANSING; Jeffery Bridge, Malachi Barendilla, Asher Gregory, Dorijan Jackson 44.25

4×200 RELAY
EAST LANSING; Jeffery Bridge, Dorijan Jackson, Jaden Patterson, Malachi Barendilla 1:29.76
HOLT; Ralph Thompson, Dyelan Arnold, Jordon Clerkley, Kellen Reed 1:32.53
LANSING WAVERLY; Deon Taylor, Anthony Morales, Zavier Williams, Evan Walker 1:32.93
SAGINAW HERITAGE; Jakevis Neal, Grant Churchill, Joshua Braley, Tyree’ Alexander 1:33.23
ROCKFORD; Avery Engel, Tyler Hoek, Keiton Fase, Brody Thompson 1:34.84

4×400 RELAY
ROCKFORD; Carter Bissell, Jacob Bissell, Brandon Roach, Avery Engel 3:35.58
MT. PLEASANT; Jessie Henrie Kory Davis, Landon Mars, Ryan McIntyre 3:36.95
EAST LANSING; Dorijan Jackson, Jayden Page, Jaden Patterson, David Ferguson 3:37.37

4×800 RELAY
EAST LANSING; David Ferguson, Matthew Zeleke, Gabe Benavides, Jayden Page 8:10.98
BRIGHTON; Quinn Cullen, Bode Cooper, Jack Campbell, Tyler Langley 8:18.36
DAVISON; Kenny Minto, Iain Forrest, Ethan Gruenberg, Brady McArdle 8:31.21
LOWELL; Sawyer Fowler, Jackson Fowler, Benjamin Bromley, Cole Weston 8:35.02

SHOT PUT
Tristan Hinkley, Swartz Creek 54-7.5
Merrick Hocking, Midland 48-8
Anthony Compaore, Flint Carman-Ainsworth 48-1
Jaxson Wilson, Hartland 46-4
Ty Robertson, Saginaw Heritage 45-9.25
Christon Levy, Flushing 45-6
Kanye Jackson, East Lansing 45-4
Cade Riddle, Brighton 44-8.5
Ethan Kraatz, Saginaw Heritage 43-11

DISCUS
Tristan Hinkley, Swartz Creek 154-6.5
Merrick Hocking, Midland 152-2
Ty Robertson, Saginaw Heritage 147-7
Anthony Compaore, Flint Carman-Ainsworth 142-5.5
Ashton Koebke, Swartz Creek 140-10
Jayden Lewin, Grand Blanc 139-4.5

HIGH JUMP
Justin Miller, Fenton 6-8
Dylan Lawrence, Hartland 6-2
Remiel Odom, Flint Carman-Ainsworth 6-1
Demani Ruiz, East Lansing 6-1
Nicholas Ellis, Grand Ledge 6-1
Elijah Lawrence, Davison 6-1
Colin Kraatz, Saginaw Heritage 6-1

POLE VAULT
Joey Pelletier, Midland 12-6
Liam Kinney, Brighton 12-6
Trevor Boyer, Greenville 12-0
Nick Kruger, Midland 12-0
Gabe White, Cedar Springs 11-6

LONG JUMP
Noah Reuter-Gushow, Midland Dow 22-1.5
Christian Ellison, Flint Carman-Ainsworth 21-10.75
Zavier Williams, Lansing Waverly 21-8
Kellen Reed, Holt, 21-3.5
Carter Bissell, Rockford 21-2.5
Jordon Clerkley, Holt 21-1.75
Aharon Henry, Okemos 21-0.5
Carter Kohtz, Midland Dow 20-5.25
Dylan Lafontsee, Cedar Springs 20-3.25

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On Thursday afternoon, the CC-C Eagle track & field teams opened the 2022 season at the St. Louis Doug Steward Memorial Invitational.

The boys finished 4th of 12 teams, scoring 72.5 points. Chesaning won the boys meet with 106.5 points.
Earning medals (top 6 individual or top 3 relay) for the boys were: Ashton Keiffer (6th in 1600, 3rd in 3200), Taiden Robinson (6th in shot put), Matt Emelander (2nd in the Long Jump), Cavanaugh Barker (5th in High Jump, 1st in 110 Hurdles, 1st in 300 hurdles), Zane Forist (1st in shot put, 1st in Discus) and the 4×400 relay team of Cavanaugh Barker, Oisin O’Grady, Ashton Keiffer, and Matt Emelander (3rd place).

The girls team (9 girls strong) finished 10th of 11 teams. St. Louis won the meet. Medaling for the girls was Aubrey Hessbrook (5th in the long jump and 1st in the high jump).

“Today was a starting point for everyone. Conditions were not ideal (60mph winds and 43 degrees) but everyone competed well. In spite of the conditions, some girls found PR’s in their events (Bell Craddock in the Shot Put and Paige Ewalt in the 300 hurdles). On the boys side, we competed very well and were 8 points out of 2nd place to Division 2 and 3 teams. Every team has to start somewhere and today was our starting line. Our seniors led the way in scoring with Zane Forist, Cavanaugh Barker, Matt Emelander, Ashton Keiffer, Taiden Robinson and Paul Wright all contributing heavily to the point total. Our younger guys are progressing nicely and will only add to the mix as the season goes on. It was cold and windy today, but Every Day Is A Great Day when you get to compete.

Next meet for the Eagles is Saturday April 23rd at the Breckenridge Trent Carter Memorial Invitational.

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Chad Pratt threw a shutout to lead Ithaca varsity Yellow Jackets past Vestaburg 10-0 on Thursday. Ithaca secured the victory thanks to six runs in the fifth inning. White, Thrush, Pratt and Conn each had RBIs in the frame.
White had a home run. Ithaca racked up eight hits. Hull and Pratt each had multiple hits for Ithaca. Pratt and Hull each collected two hits to lead the Ifhaca varsity which stole eight bases. Hull had three stolen bases.
Palmer had two hits for Vestaburg.
Ithaca won the second game 9-6.
Peska ked Ithaca with two hits. Halliwill had two hits for Vestaburg.

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Butch Harmon
Sports Scene
The Rockford boys basketball team has been on a roll the past several seasons and this year the Rams are turning in another big season.
Champions of the rugged Ottawa-Kent Red Conference last season, the Rams made it two in a row this season as they finished league play with a 13-1 record. The entire regular season was a productive one for the Rams who finished the season with an impressive 18-2 record. Rockford’s lone loss in conference play was a 54-51 loss to conference runner-up Grand Haven while the only non-conference loss was a loss to Detroit Catholic Central over the Christmas holidays.
“This has been an incredibly memorable season,” said Rockford coach Kyle Clough. “To win the OK Red championship for a second-consecutive year, finish 13-1 in league play and 18-2 overall, is quite an accomplishment by these young men. More importantly, they are great people and coaching the has been a real honor.”
The Rams have played consistent basketball the entire season. Rockford opened the season with three consecutive wins including non-league wins against Grand Rapids Union and Lansing Everett.
The win against Union was especially noteworthy as Rockford won the game 54-51 in overtime and that game also received national attention on ESPN Sportscenter.
“Against Grand Rapids Union we stole a pass and Andrew Landis, a sophomore, made a half-court buzzer beater to win,” Clough said. “It was pretty incredible and ended up number two on the top 10 plays that night on ESPN. The only play ahead of it was Steph Curry breaking the all-time, three-point record.”
After the loss against Detroit Catholic Central at The Showcase at Cornerstone University, the Rams reeled off 12 consecutive wins. Included in the winning streak was a win against Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills in the Jam at the Van at VanAndel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids and a win against Forest Hills Eastern also at The Showcase. Following the loss to Grand Haven, Rockford responded with five wins to close out the regular season and clinch the conference title.
“We have had a lot of highlights this season,” Clough said. “Playing at VanAndel Arena earlier this year, finishing 13-1 in league play and getting to the district title game.”
Key to Rockford’s success this season is a roster that features plenty of versatile and talented players.
“This team has tremendous balance and depth,” Clough said. “We have seven guys who average six points per game or more and we’ve regularly played nine guys in our rotation. They do not care who gets the credit, or scores more, they just want to win.”
Rockford is led by a trio of all-conference players in Jack Lamancusa, Kyle Varady and Caden Pokorzynski. Charlie Deutsch is also an all-conference, honorable-mention player.
“These guys have been dynamic for us,” Clough said. “We had also had six different leading scorers during the season.”
The team work and effort that the players have displayed this season has made this team a pleasure to coach for Clough.
“This team has just been a joy to coach,” Clough said. “We lost our two most experienced players prior to the season and these guys have just stepped up and been a resilient bunch.”

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John Raffel
Sports Scene
Vestaburg boys basketball team is celebrating its first district title in 20 years.
The Wolverines were 11-9 during the regular season but won a dramatic 50-48 double overtime first-round victory over Midland Calvary Baptist. Next was a 41-31 semifinal win over Breckenridge and then 40-22 in the title game over Sacred Heart.
Coach Ty Warczinsky could not have been prouder of the Wolverines.
“The kids played with a will that would be not denied,” he said. “We executed the game plan perfectly. Our focus and attention to detail was at an all-time high. We competed for 32 minutes at a high level.”
For the Wolverines, Hayden Palmer had 11 points, six rebounds and four steals, Cole Dailey had seven points and five assists, Levi Halliwill had six points and six rebounds.
“We have only had our full team for nine games,” Warczinsky said. “It’s why we have been a little inconsistent. We have had unbelievable leadership by our four senior captains, Levi, Cole, Hayden and Jaylin Maddox. The boys have worked so hard through the good times and bad.
“They have really bought into what I have been selling and have come to work every day. This is a special group of young men that have been willing to be coached and pushed hard. I am so happy for this group and what they have been able to accomplish. It all starts with the work and the relationships that have been built. This is a special community and I couldn’t be more happy to be a part of it.”

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John Raffel
Sports Scene
Josh Elliott played no small role in a sensational regular season for Freeland’s boys basketball team this season.
A 72-45 win over Sanford Meridian on March 1 clinched a 20-0 regular season for the Falcons.
It’s Elliott’s third year on varsity and has been his best year. After 18 games, he was averaging 19 points. 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game and shooting 58 percent from the floor, 47 percent in threes and 91 percent in free throws.
There’s been a clear reason behind Elliott’s success.
“We had a summer in the offseason and I was putting in work at the local gym,” Elliott said. “I’ve been looking to be a leader, run the show and make the best decisions for our team.”
He had 30 points in a win against Alma and he’s had some others in the high 20s.
“I like to get to the rim and shoot threes,” he said. “I’m mainly a three-point shooter so most of my points come from there.”
The key to being an effective three-point shooter “is repetition, mainly,” Elliott said. “I worked during the offseason getting tons of shots up.”
Shooting is not Elliott’s only forte.
“We don’t have a true point guard so I’ve tried to take on the role this year,” Elliott said. “I try to find my teammates for good looks and make it tough for the other team to set up its offense and set the tone for our defense. Usually when teams press us I’ll handle the ball.”
Elliott said coming into the season, Freeland had nine seniors who had played together for a long time. The expectations were high.
“It’s been our chemistry,” he said. “Most of us have played together since the fifth grade. We know when someone is going to be open. We work well together.”
An impressive late season win for Freeland was 63-57 over 16-4 Pewamo Westphalia at P-W.

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It was March Madness at its finest at Alma on Monday (March 14) with Freeland (23-0) overcoming Alma 55-52 in an overtime thriller in the regional semifinal.
The game was tied 12-12 after one. Alma led at the half 21-20. Freeland took a two-point lead into the fourth, and after four quarters the game was knotted at 45. Trailing by two with 4.3 seconds remaining in regulation, Alma sent the game into overtime with a Sam Leppien dunk at the buzzer. Each team would own the lead in the overtime, but with the game tied, Josh Elliot gave Freeland the final advantage with a three-pointer with 1:08 remaining.
Rosales cashed in a three with 4.3 remaining to make it a two-point game and after a split of free throws by Alex Duley, Alma was unable to answer in the end.
Sam Rosales had 18 for Alma while Michael Howey had 11 points. Connor Lemerand 10, Cade Sutherland had seven seven and Sam Leppian six.
“I could not be more happy or proud with the way our guys played and represented our school and community,” Alma coach Chris Brown said. “We took a great team to the wire, executed our entire game plan, but sometimes being victorious isn’t alway reflected in the scoreboard.
“We had the opportunity to coach 12 great individuals and we could not have asked for a better group of young men to sharpen iron with throughout this season. We have so much to be proud of.”
Bryson Huckeby led the Falcons with 23 points.
Elliott was happy his team was still undefeated.
“I thought the environment was insane and it was extremely loud,” he said. “We played one of our worst games but still found a way to win the game. I think it just shows the grit of this team and how we never quit.”
Freeland plays Flint Hamady on Wednesday for the regional title.

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John Raffel
Sports Scene
Chris Brown has been getting the job done in his first year as Alma varsity basketball coach and 25th overall.
The team record as of mid-February was 13-3 overall in the TVC 8.
“We have had some strong wins against teams like Frankenmuth (11-3), Clare (13-2), Chesaning (13-4), and rival Shepherd (8-7),” Brown said. “The TVC 8 has some traditionally, very strong teams (Freeland, Bridgeport, and Frankenmuth) and some extremely difficult gyms to play in.”
Alma beat Bridgeport 69-53 on Feb. 18, led by Connor Lemerand with 25 points and Cade Sutherland with 22 points.
“Since taking over the program this year our expectations have been to be our very best at the end of the season and to represent our school and community in a positive way,” Brown said. “We continue to work towards those goals everyday with high intensity practices and a group of 12 great guys who push each other in everything we do. Our program’s motto is ‘Iron Sharpens Iron’ and we focus on the fact that no one is self made.
“We need everyone, players and coaches included, to help maximize our teams and individual’s potential. We talk about trying to do things the right way and that the right way isn’t always the easiest way. We strive to do things first class, like dressing up with shirts and ties for every game, writing thank you notes to people who have helped or influenced us, and being involved in our community and youth. Some may consider some of those things a little bit old school during this day and age, but we’re striving to teach our guys as much about life and being great young men, as we do about becoming better basketball players.”
Sam Rosales is a junior point guard averaging 10.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3.2 steals per game.
Lemerand is a senior shooting guard averaging 12.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game.
Michael Howey is a junior power forward averaging 12.9 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
Sam Leppien is a senior center with 10.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game.
“With four athletes averaging double figures we have a well balanced offense that can play quick or slow things down in the half court,” Brown said. “We pride our selves on playing great team defense and much of that comes from our senior captains, Mason Stambaugh, Mike Hunter and Sam Leppien. They do a great job setting the tone for our team with fantastic work ethic and communication every day.
“Sam Rosales and Michael Howey have also been great leaders and could easily be considered captains as well. We want to play as many games as possible, but we continue to approach the next game on our schedule as the most important one.”

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