Belding’s girls basketball team ended the regular season with a 63-54 loss to Coopersville in double overtime on Saturday. Belding ended the regular season at 13-5, McKenzie Breimayer had 28 points and Monica Baylis 10 points for Belding.
Greenville’s girls basketball team ended the regular season on Saturday at 17-2 with a 51-45 win over Forest Hills Eastern. Leah Somerfield led Greenville with 21 points and 11 rebounds while Nikota Howe had 12 points and seven boards. Landon Kemp netted seven points.
Montabella lost 54-33 Saturday to Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart. But Montabella’s Sarah Miller scored 14 points to pass the 1,000-point mark. She’s only the second Montabella player to pass that goal. The other is Mindy Sawyer, who hit the mark in 1995.
Chippewa Hills’ season ended at 16-4 with a 52-39 loss to Big Rapids in girls basketball Class B district semifinal action Wednesday. Big Rapids led 28-21 at halftime and 36-31 after the third quarter. Big Rapids had a 16-8 scoring edge in the final quarter. Kendall Boone and Hannah Guy had 10 points apiece for the Warriors.
Big Rapids improved its record to 8-13 overall with a 52-39 loss to Chippewa Hills in girls basketball Class B district semifinal action Wednesday. Big Rapids led 2-21 at halftime and 36-31 after the third quarter. Big Rapids had a 16-8 scoring edge in the final quarter. Ashley Seath had 16 points and Kailey Hunt 13 points for the Cardinals.
Clare’s girls basketball team defeated Reed City 57-37 Wednesday night in Class B district semifinal girls basketball action. Lindsay Winter had 23 points for Clare while Kodi Humphrey had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Corrine Wezensky had 11 points and eight boards. Clare was up 23-17 after the first quarter and 36-20 at halftime.
The hockey season ended for Freeland-Nouvel Griffins on Wednesday at Ferris State Unversity with a 2-0 loss to Big Rapids. Preston Hughes and Brennan Bomay scored goals for Big Rapids. Freeland goalie Brandon Hausbeck gave up only two goals. Jaret Riffel and Austin Popour had strong skating games for Freeland.
Big Rapids’ hockey team improved its record to 6-19-2 with a 2-0 regional semifinal victory over the Freeland-Nouvel Griffins on Wednesday.
The Cardinals play Flint Power on Saturday in the state title game.
Preston Hughes and Brennan Bomay scored goals for Big Rapids. Joey Hinds was the winning goalie for Big Rapids. It was the Cardinals’ first playoff win since 2011.
Beal City will be in the Class C district title game Friday night at home against Beaverton.
The Aggies improved to 3-7 with a 45-40 victory over LeRoy Pine River on Wednesday. Addie Schumacher sparked the Aggies with 20 points and 15 rebounds while Melanie Schafer added 14 points. Pine River led 26-23 at halftime.
Angus Arthur badly wanted to help St. Johns win its fifth straight state title at the Division 2 team finals. He did his part, with an 8-6 decision, but the Redwings came up short in a 34-34 tie, with the match going to Lowell on criteria.
Arthur finished the team final with a 47-0 record as he prepared for the individual finals. It’s been quite a career for the junior.
“I think as a team we fought hard,” he said. “We didn’t pick up the extra bonus points where we needed to. It cost us. I didn’t get a major. We didn’t get pins at a couple of places. The match could have been decided in numerous matches. It was such a close dual.”
At the individual state finals, Angus won another state title by going 4-0 at 189. In the finals, he beat Garett Stehley of Lowell for the undefeated season.
After his freshman season, Arthur transferred from Lowell, ironically, because since that’s the squad St. Johns wrestled in the finals the last three seasons.
“It was pretty fun,” he said. “It’s a big rivalry. It was more intense on both sides. I don’t think they took to me leaving so well.”
Arthur wrestled at 189 pounds this season after winning the state title at 171 last season. He lost three matches as a sophomore.
“It’s not a huge deal to me,” he said of being undefeated. “I don’t think people remember your record at the end of the year. They remember how you finished at state. Last year, I was upset with my three losses. But winning the state title satisfied me.”
But when the individual state finals ended, Arthur was king of his division again.
“I’ve had some close matches,” he said. “I don’t think I’ve been losing in any match. One of the biggest things is getting the first takedown of the match. It really sets the tone. If the guy’s stalling, they have to come after you. It’s important in what you do, in the first couple seconds of the match.”
He’s feels that he has definitely improved since last season.
“I made the Cadet world team, so I wrestled all summer and got the chance to wrestle for Team USA, and that was one of the best experiences of my life,” he said. The experience included a trip to Serbia.
Arthur has been wrestling for 10 years. Wrestling on his feet has been a strength for him. “I’ve tried to put a lot more work on top and bottom,” he said. “You have to learn to ride kids out. I know that will be a big thing for college.”
He is optimistic about St. Johns’ prospects in 2015. “Next year we’ll have a good year,” he said. “We’re losing Zac [Hall] and Mark [Bozzo], our two seniors. That will be two pretty big losses. I think our freshmen and underclassmen are really stepping up. We had a lot of freshmen in our lineup this year. They’ve gotten a lot better over the beginning of the year. Over this summer, they should be ready for next year.”
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