H.S. Sports Round-Up

MONDAY
SOCCER
Lakeshore 2, Mattawan 0
In Round 1 of the SMAC Tournament, Lakeshore pulled out a 2-0 win over Mattawan. Carley Dubert turned in a goal and an assist for the Lancers while Avery Bauer added the other goal. Kyra VanAntwerp collected three saves in net for Lakeshore who improves to 16-1-1 on the season.

Loy Norrix 1, St. Joseph 0 – shootout
After 100 minutes of scoreless play, St. Joe and Loy Norrix’s first round SMAC Tournament match would need to be decided in a shootout, which Loy Norrix won 4-3 for a 1-0 victory. St. Joe will host Lakeview Wednesday in the 7th place match-up.

Lake Michigan Catholic 6, Brandywine 0
Lake Michigan Catholic clinched the BCS Conference Championship with a 6-0 win over Brandywine. Emily Kryska scored twice for the Lakers while Sarah McCoy and Hannah Christensen each finished with a goal and an assist. Catholic improves to 13-4 on the season and 8-0 in the BCS. Brandywine falls to 12-6 and 4-3 in the BCS.

Buchanan 8, New Buffalo 0
Erica Mitchell, Clara Cornwell, and Jasmine Dougherty each scored twice as Buchanan defeated New Buffalo 8-0 in BCS play. The Bucks finished with 35 shots on goal as they improved to 9-3-3 on the season.

Comstock 4, Watervliet 1
Comstock defeated Watervliet 4-1 in a non-conference match-up. The Colts took a 3-0 halftime lead and scored once more in the second half before Darby Jones netted the lone goal for the Panthers.

Niles 3, Battle Creek Central 0
Niles posted a 3-0 win over Battle Creek Central in round 1 of the SMAC Tournament. With the match tied at zero at the break, the Vikings got second half goals from Emily Gaines, Kyra Grosse, and Chelsea Best to pull out the win.

Elsewhere…
Cassopolis 5, Michigan Lutheran 0
Comstock 4, Watervliet 1
Edwardsburg 8, Coloma 0
Dowagiac 7, Berrien Springs 0
Buchanan 8, New Buffalo 0
Allegan 4, South Haven 2
Hartford 5, Schoolcraft 0
Kalamazoo Christian 9, Bangor 1
Parchment 9, Fennville 3
Paw Paw 4, Vicksburg 1
Three Rivers 2, Sturgis 1

BASEBALL
Edwardsburg 7, Buchanan 5
Edwardsburg rallied for a 7-5 non-conference win over Buchanan. The Eddies pushed across three runs in the bottom of the 6th to pull out the win.

Bangor 15, Michigan Lutheran 5
Bangor 5, Michigan Lutheran 4
Bangor pulled away for a 15-5 win over Michigan Lutheran in game one of their non-conference doubleheader. With the game tied a two after two innings, the Vikings scored three runs in the 3rd and four in the 4th on their way to the win.
Bangor rallied to pull out a 5-4 win in game two. With the Titans leading 4-1 through three and a half innings, the Vikings scored twice in the bottom of the 4th and added single runs in the 5th and 6th to pull out the win.

Elsewhere…
Lakeshore 3, Mishawaka Penn 1
Lake Michigan Catholic 10, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 1
Lake Michigan Catholic 18, Bloomingdale 3 – Game 2

SOFTBALL
Eau Claire 11, Benton Harbor 1
Eau Claire 9, Benton Harbor 8 (8 innings)
Eau Claire swept a non-conference doubleheader from Benton Harbor. The Beavers took advantage of four Tiger errors in posting an 11-1 win in game one. Eau Claire was also powered by a five run 4th inning.
The Beavers completed the sweep with a 9-8 eight inning win in game two. With the game tied at five after 7 innings, Benton Harbor scored three runs in the top of the 8th to take an 8-5 lead only to see Eau Claire rally with four runs in the bottom of the inning to pull out the win.

Lake Michigan Catholic 10, Bloomingdale 0
Bloomingdale 11, Lake Michigan Catholic 6
Lake Michigan Catholic and Bloomingdale split a non-conference doubleheader. Lauren Goodell allowed just two hits in pitching Catholic to a 10-0 win in game one. Emily Kunst collected a triple, a double, and five RBIs for the Lakers.
In game two, Bloomingdale plated four runs in the top of the 1st inning on their way to an 11-6 win. The Cardinals added single runs in the 2nd and 4th innings and broke the game open with five in the 5th.

Elsewhere…
South Haven 12, Bridgman 0 – Game 1
Bridgman 12, South Haven 0 – Game 2
Grace Christian 14, Bangor 2 – Game 1
Grace Christian 15, Bangor 0 – Game 2
Hartford 7, Brandywine 5 – Game 1
Brandywine 16, Hartford 10 – Game 2

TUESDAY
BASEBALL
St. Joseph at Lakeview, 4:00
Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00
Benton Harbor at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00
Eau Claire at Marcellus, 4:30
Watervliet at Dowagiac, 4:00
Mendon at Buchanan, 5:00
Gull Lake at Niles, 4:00
Centreville at Brandywine, 5:00

SOFTBALL
St. Joseph at Lakeview, 4:00
Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00
Benton Harbor at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00
Eau Claire at Marcellus, 4:30
Gobles at Coloma, 4:30
Watervliet at Dowagiac, 4:00
Gull Lake at Niles, 4:00
Decatur at Paw Paw, 4:30