Midland Dow’s girls basketball season ended at 16-6 with a 56-49 loss to Midland Friday in Class A district basketball action. Midland led 14-9 after the first quarter, but Dow was up 27-26 at halftime and 40-38 after the third quarter. Midland had an 18-9 scoring advantage in the final quarter. Jenna Queary had 16 points for Midland Dow while Elle Taylor had 15.
Midland improved to 14-9 last Friday with a district championship win over Midland Dow 56-49. Midland led 14-9 after the first quarter, but Dow was up 27-26 at halftime and 40-38 after the third quarter. Midland had an 18-9 scoring advantage in the final quarter. Jess Walker scored 17 points for Midland while Alex VanSumeren scored 13 points and Lily Hami had 10 points.
Montabella’s season in Class c girls basketball ended at 11-9 with a 44-20 loss to Lakeview last week in district tournament action. Montabella trailed 10-3 after the first quarter and 21-11 at halftime. Taylor Smith scored 12 points for Montabella.
Lakeview’s girls basketball season ended last week with a 19-3 record with a 56-45 loss to Ithaca. Sadie Massie had 22 points for Lakeview followed by Maddie Shurlow with seven points and six rebounds and Lauren Jaquays with seven rebounds.
St. Louis’ boys basketball season ended with a 53-30 loss to Morley Stanwood on Monday at Lakeview in Class C boys basketball district action. The Sharks were down 17-1 after the first quarter, 22-9 at halftime and 29-15 after the third quarter. John Sherwood led St. Louis with 10 points.
Morley Stanwood opened boys basketball district action with a 53-30 win over St. Louis on Monday at Lakeview in Class C boys basketball action. The Mohawks were up 17-1 after the first quarter, 22-9 at halftime and 29-15 after the third quarter. Tim Cairnduff and Chase Huntey had 17 points apiece for the Mohawks.
Big Rapids won its Class B district opener on Monday with a 74-31 verdict over Harrison. The Cardinals improved to 16-4. Quinn Tyson scored 22 points for Big Rapids while Jake Hayes had 15 points. The Cardinals had quarter leads of 21-11, 51-20 and 67-23.
Trent Marhofer scored 12 points for Farwell in a 59-47 loss to Evart in Class C district boys basketball action on Monday.
The season ends for Farwell at 9-12.
The game was tied 15-15 after the first quarter and Farwell was up 23-22 at halftime and 37-36 after the first quarter. But Evart had a 23-10 scoring advantage in the fourth.
By BUTCH HARMON & JEFF CHANEY
A week after winning a team state championship, the Lowell Red Arrow wrestlers stormed The Palace of Auburn Hills and flexed their muscles again.
A total of nine Lowell wrestlers placed in the Division 2 individual state tournament, including three state champions.
Lowell’s state championship parade was led by a pair of sophomores. Lucas Hall capped a perfect season by pinning Bryan LaVearn of Brandon in 2:19 to win the 112-pound state title. “To win a state title and a team title is amazing,” said Hall. “We have nine that placed and four in the finals; that’s awesome.”
Hall finished the year with a 37-0 record.
Sophomore Max Dean also came away with a state championship. He outlasted sophomore Devon Pingel of North Branch 14-8 in a grueling match to win the 171-pound state title. Like Hall, Dean was most pleased with the individual state title going hand in hand with a team state championship. “It can’t get any better than this,” he said. “To go two for two this year, that’s an incredible feeling.”
Dean wrapped up his season with a 34-2 record.
Junior Josh Colegrove claimed the third individual state title for the Red Arrows. Colegrove pinned Jacob Alarie of Bay City Western in 1:50 to win the 215-pound title. “This feels awesome; all my hard work to get back is paying off,” he said.
Colegrove ended the season with a 35-1 overall record.
With all three champions returning next year, the Red Arrows will again be aiming for a big season.
The Red Arrows had a fourth wrestler compete in a championship match, as senior Garrett Stehley placed second at 189 pounds. Stehley dropped a 5-2 decision to St. Johns junior Angus Arthur. Stehley finished the season with a 31-2 record.
A pair of Lowell wrestlers placed third, senior Bailey Jack at 130 pounds and junior Jordan Hall at 135 pounds. Senior Derek Krajewski finished fourth at 125 pounds, while sophomore Zeth Dean was fifth at 119 pounds, and senior Kanon Dean was fifth at 160 pounds.
By BUTCH HARMON
The Kearsley bowling program hit the daily double and hit it in a big way at the Division 2 state boys’ and girls’ bowling finals at Century Lanes in Waterford.
Not only did the Hornets win their first-ever boys’ team state title, but the girls also won their second team state title in three years. The wins put Kearsley in the record books as only the second school in MHSAA history to win both the boys’ and girls’ team titles the same year.
With just one senior in the lineup, some thought next year would be the year for the Kearsley boys. Instead, the future was now, as the Hornets defeated Marysville 1,422-1,229 in the title match.
Ben Roof led the Hornets with a 242, while Kearsley’s lone senior, Peter Soresen, rolled a 224. Brandon Richard added a 227, while Tony Kelly rolled a 214.
Kearsley reached the final by defeating Mount Pleasant in the semifinal and Brandon in the quarterfinal.
In the girls’ final, Kearsley defeated Bay City Western 1,267-1,120. Kayla Emmendorfer led Kearsley with a 233, while Anna Rutledge rolled a 170 and Hannah Ploof a 168.
Bay City Western was led in the finals by Anna Kuehne, who rolled a 190, and Claudia Gielda, who added a 173.
Kearsley reached the final by defeating Escanaba in the semifinal and Ionia in the quarterfinal.
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