McKenzie Breimayer continues to have a strong season for Belding’s girls basketball team.
Breimayer scored 19 points on Dec. 17 to lead the Redskins past Grant 65-27 in girls basketball play. Peyton Mount and Greta Wilker scored 12 points apiece for Belding while Katie Wood scored eight points and Monica Baylis had six points.
Kole Hart scored 23 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead Belding past Grant 50-48 in boys basketball action on Dec. 17.
Belding improved its record to 2-1.
Garrett Strotheide had 11 points for Beldng while Tye Wittenbach added 10 points and three rebounds. Nick Price scored six points.
Grant was up 15-5 after the first quarter but it was tied 21-21 at halftime and 35-35 after the third quarter. Belding had a 15-13 scoring advantage in the fourth quarter to win the game.
Lowell’s basketball team fell to 1-2 with a 75-48 loss to Grand Rapids Northview last week. Northview improved to 2-0.
Northview led 19-11 after the first quarter, 38-18 at halftime, 58-28 after the third quarter. Lowell had a 20-17 scoring edge in the final eight minutes. Connor Crawford led Northview with 21 points.
Lowell was led by Gabe Stead with 16 points, Ryan Stevens and Marcus Mailing with eight points apiece and Nicholas Geisen and Matt Beachler with six points apiece.
Ithaca’s girls basketball team fell to 1-5 with a 53-48 loss to Saginaw Valley Lutheran on Friday.
Lacie Mates had 10 points for Ithaca, plus 12 rebounds. Mikayla Borrows had nine points and two steals. Kylie Bentley contributed nine points, eight rebounds and two steals. Kylee Chaffin had six points, 10 rebounds and four assists.
Alma’s boys basketball team entered the holiday break at 0-3 following a 51-35 loss to Freeland on the road Wednesday. Freeland was up 13-7 in the first quarter, 25-15 at halftime and 38-25 after the third quarter. Freeland had a 13-0 scoring advantage in the final quarter. Alma was led by Dylan Carl with 10 points.
Freeland’s boys basketball team improved its record to 2-2 Friday night with a home victory over Alma 51-35. Freeland was up 13-7 in the first quarter, 25-15 at halftime and 38-25 after the third quarter. Freeland had a 13-0 scoring advantage in the final quarter. For Freeland, Jake Jankoska scored 16 points, followed by Travis Hahn with 13 points and Parker Kubiak with nine. Zak Anderson had three points.
Chippewa Hills had two wrestling teams at the Chippewa Hills Joe Loren Memorial Invitational. The White team finished in 13th place.
Ralph Kenworthy was third at 135 pounds and now has a 9-3 record.
John Spedowski was sixth at 160 pounds.
Kyle Vandenbrooks was seventh at 215 pounds and is 3-3.
Trevor Johnson was eighth at 112 pounds and was 9-5.
Shepherd’s wrestling team was 11th Saturday in the Chippewa Hills Joe Loren Memorial Invitational. Brandon Robinson was third at 103 pounds and now has a 11-5 record. Grant Hegenauer was 11-7 at 125 pounds for fifth place and is 11-7. Noah Crispin was seventh at 119 pounds and is now 11-8. Wesley Cole was seventh at 145 pounds and is 9-4.
Lakeview wound up in eighth place Saturday as a wrestling team in the Chippewa Hills Joe Loren Memorial Invitational. Terry Grieser was second at 160 pounds and now has a 16-2. Mark Nolan Saxton was second at 112 pounds and now has a 7-1 record. Austin Davy was 12-3. Also for Lakeview, Garrett Cavendish was sixth at 171 pounds and now has a 9-6 record.
Midland Bullock Creek’s wrestling team was fourth Saturday at the Chippewa Hills Joe Loren Memorial Invitational with 176.5 points.
Nick Torres was first at 130 pounds and now has a 14-1 record in his senior season. Adam McCann was first at 140 pounds and has an 8-0 record as a sophomore. Ben McCann was third at 171 pounds and is 12-5. Mikey March was third at 189 pounds and is 8-1. Jake Miller took fourth at 135 pounds and is 8-4. Mitch Kobel was fourth at 145 pounds and is now 2-2.
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