Belding finished first place in its own baseball tournament on Saturday and now has a six-game winning streak. Belding blanked Grant 7-0 with Neil McCully taking the win on 11 strikeouts in five innings. Tyler Reischel had three hits. Belding won the second game 9-8 over Grand Rapids Northview. Aaden Quinn had three hits for Belding.

 

Morley Stanwood’s baseball team fell to Holton in a CSAA doubleheader Friday. The Mohawks lost the first game 2-0. Tim Cairnduff was the losing pitcher. Holton won the second game 4-0. Chase Huntey took the loss. He had two singles.

 

The Big Rapids Crossroads girls soccer team tied Roscommon 1-1 on Friday, but missed a shot at getting into the Northern Michigan Soccer League’s title game. The Cougars are 8-3-1 overall and 6-3-1 in the league. Alyssa Larson scored for Crossroads.

 

Jon Wandel of Lakeview has signed a letter of intent to continue his golf career at Rochester College. He earned all-Central State Activities Association honors this season.

 

Vestaburg scored 29 points to finish 10th  at the Central Montcalm Invitational boys track and field meet earlier this month. Keigan Taylor was fourth in the 200 meters in 26.24 seconds.

Central Montcalm scored 102.5 points to finish seventh in the Central Montcalm Invitational boys track and field meet earlier this month. Trenton Braman won the 100-meter dash in 12.51 seconds. Andrew Mason, Logan Davis, Trenton Braman and Justin Reich were first in the 400 relay in 47.69.

 

Ionia scored 138 points to finish fifth in the Central Montcalm Invitational track and field meet earlier this month. Marshal Rademacher clocked the 400 meters 53.85 for first place. Peter  Pelon won the 1,600 meters in 4:47.21. 

 

Lakeview scored 132 points to finish sixth in the Central Montcalm Invitational boys track and field meet earlier this month. Drake Boomer won the 200 meters n 24.32. Trevor Bacon threw the shot put 50-4 ½. And the discus 120-3 ¾. Peter Betten cleared the pole vault 11-6.

 

Morley Stanwood racked up 169 points to finish third in the Central Montcalm Invitational boys track and field meet earlier this month. Andrew Sackett won the 400 meters in 54.98 seconds. Josh Olds won the pole vault in 11-0.

 

Lakewood scored 176 points to finish second in the Central Montcalm Invitational boys track and field meet earlier this month. Noah Caudy won the 110-meter hurdles in 16.46 seconds and the 300-meter hurdles in 43.36. Also winning was the 800-meter relay team of Jordan Tooker, Aaron Senters, Kody Heins and Noah Caudy in 137.54, the 1,600-meter relay team in 3:42.28.