Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Baseball, Softball and Soccer pics



The papers were pretty tight this week so here are some of the photos you might have missed from our sports roundup, which I will also include.
Patriots win GTW championship
A double-header sweep of Bad Axe, gave USA the wins they need to secure the league title on Monday, May 12.
In a 4-2 win in the opener, Heath Schmidt went the distance, allowing two runs on five hits and one walk, while striking out one. At the plate, Heath sparked the offense with a single and two RBIs, while Tyson Valentine added a solo homer in the fourth and Tim Holland an RBI single in the sixth.
For the Hatchets, Pete Salens took the loss, allowing four runs on five hits and two walks, while striking out three in six innings of work.
Offensively for Bad Axe, Aaron Manenti drove in the team’s only two runs with a double in the fourth.
In game two, USA’s Matias Kraynak struck out 10, while scattering six hits and two walks in a complete game 9-2 win over the Hatchets. Tim Rader allowed seven hits and four walks in a losing effort for Bad Axe.
At the plate, USA got two this each from Shane Schmidt, Lance VanHoost and Kelson Gettel, while the Hatchets got a pair of knocks from Chris Smith.
Baseball roundup:
Warriors win sixth straight North title

North Huron continued their dominance of the NCTL North for another season, as the Warriors used a double-header sweep of Caseville to win their sixth straight league crown.
In game one, North Huron’s Mike Nienaltowski tossed a two-hitter and struck out eight to lead his team to a 13-0 blanking of Caseville.
While Nienaltowski was dominant on the mound, he was just as good at the plate. Nienaltowski led the offense with a pair of hits, while Tyler Preston also added two knocks. Jon Iseler, Nick Peterson, Myke Schmidt, Cam Schmidt and Erik Dhyse also had hits for the Warriors.
The Eagles got hits from Justin Avalos (double) and Cody Sharp (single) in the opener.
In the nightcap, Peterson struck 10 and helped North Huron secure a 12-4 win.
Offensively, Nienaltowski led the attack with a double and three singles, while Cam Schmidt had a triple and two singles, Peterson a double and two singles, Anthony Irvine a triple and a single, and Jon Iseler two singles.
Tim Schafer led Caseville with a single.
With the sweep, North Huron improved to 19-5 overall and 13-3 in league play.
Tuesday, May 13
Mayville 7, Ubly 6 14 innings

Zac Tyll pitched the first 10 innings for Ubly and Jordan Kaufman took the loss in four innings of relief work. Offensively, Kaufman had four hits, while Steve Weber and Adam Glaza had three knocks each.
“That was a ballgame with a lot of situations,” coach Jim Becker said. “We had some opportunities early and so did they.”
He added, “I give both teams credit for fine defensive plays.”
EPBP 18, Millington 5
Millington 3, EPBP 2

Craig Smith started and got the win for Lakers in game one, while Chris Rowe and Luke Voelker had three hits each for EPBP. Shawn Wise, Logan Tibbits and Justin Dubs had two knocks each, while Zac Gilbert hit a long home run.
In game two, Kevin Dubs took the loss, while Voelker and Justin Dubs had two hits each in the nightcap.
With the split, the Lakers are 7-13 overall.
Thursday, May 15
Bad Axe 21, Kingston 5

Mitch Roth pitched five innings and struck out four to earn the win.
At the plate, Chris Smith had three singles, while Aaron Manenti and Justin Guigar added a double and single each. Jason Brown chipped in two singles for the Hatchets, who are 15-10 overall.
Peck 9, Caseville 1
Peck 8, Caseville 7

In the opener, Jeremy Sprague, Tim Schafer and Cody Sharpe had hits for the Eagles. In game two, Schafer allowed just one earned run in five innings, while Matt Grenke added a pair of hits.
Soccer roundup:
Monday, May 12
Bad Axe 8, Cass City 0
The Hatchets got three scores from Jennifer Morneau and two from Mandy McCracken en route to a shut out win over the Red Hawks.
Shayna Polega, Katie Essian and Sarah Thoms also scored for Bad Axe, while Jackie Rochefort added for assists. McCracken, Jennifer Morneau, Justine Morneau and Essian also had assists for the Hatchets.
In net, Thoms and Allyson Mattice combined for the shutout.
EPBP 8, Marlette 0
The Lakers improved to 10-3-2 overall and 8-0 in the GTC with a win over the Red Raiders.
Megan Jobes had three goals and an assist for EPBP, while Brittany Albrecht added a pair of scores. Stephanie Maxwell contributed a goal and an assist.
Kaycee Damm and Katie Beachy also scored for the Lakers, while Jackie Yoder, Julia Voelker and Shaina Damm each had assists.
Beth Ritter earned the shutout in net with four saves.
Harbor Beach 8, Sandusky 0
Jennifer Sorenson dominated the game early with a pair of goals to give the Pirates a 2-0 edge at the half. She added a second half score to complete her first hat trick of the season.
Sorenson’s hat trick wasn’t the only “first” in this game, as Kaylee Mazure, Kara Hess and Sam Essenmacher each scored their first goal of the season against the Redskins. “Kara told me not to give her an easy opportunity goal, so I didn’t. She worked hard for it just the way she wanted,” coach Jeff Hall
Heidi Grekowicz also had a strong game for Harbor Beach as she added two scores, while controlling the game from center midfield. “She played solid in the center of the field for us,” Hall said.
Wednesday, May 14
EPBP 8, Harbor Beach 0
Megan Jobes led the Laker scoring attack with three goals and an assist, while Kaycee Damm added a pair of goals. Brittany Albrecht added one score and two assists, Stephanie Maxwell a goal and an assist, Katie Beachy two assists and Natasha Crawford two assists. Beth Ritter earned the win with five saves in net.The win gives EPBP an 11-3-2 overall record and a perfect 9-0 record in the GTC.
Bad Axe 2, Marlette 1
Jackie Rochefort scored on a penalty kick for the Hatchet’s lone goal of the first half.
The game remained tied 1-1 at the end of regulation. During sudden death overtime Hanna Pankratz scored the winning goal on a kick near post through the goalie’s hands.
Sara Thoms earned the win in net for Bad Axe.
Softball roundup:
USA girls’ fourth in latest poll

In the May 12 statewide poll, the USA softball team is ranked fourth in D3. Other tops teams include 1) Napoleon, 2) Allen Park Cabrini, 3) Galesburg Augusta and 5) Freeland.
Monday, May 12
North Huron 9, Caseville 8
Caseville 8, North Huron 7

Jodie Pettit picked up the win on the mound for the Warriors in game one, while helping her own cause with a double and two singles at the plate. Sarah Piotter had two doubles and a single, while Nicole Church added a pair of singles and Abby Knoblock a triple.
In the nightcap, Alicia Schramski singled, while Pettit added a double.
Tuesday, May 13
EPBP 9, Millington 5Millington 10, EPBP 8On the mound for the Lakers, Erica King picked up the win in game one, while she lost game two.
At the plate, Haley Schulz had four hits, while Lindsay Ellicott and King added three each. Melissa Fritch, Brianna Fritz, Ashley Granell and Bailey Beachy chipped in two hits apiece.
In other games…
Owen-Gage 3, Port Hope 2
Owen-Gage 12, Port Hope 11

In the opener, Kayla Gust struck out four and allowed one earned run, but took the loss for the Bluestars. At the plate, Gust had two hits and one RBI, while Kim Koglin had a single and RBI. Erika Gisel, Brooke Iseler, Kayla Hoody and Bridget Piotter had one hit each for Port Hope.
In game two, Kim Koglin led the offense with a triple and a single, while walking twice, driving in two runs and scoring four times. Allyson Koglin and Kristen Smaglinski added two RBIs each for the Bluestars.

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