Local Sports: Huron wins softball, baseball titles; milestone for Moody
FLAT ROCK – New Boston Huron’s softball team was not in a mood to share.
The Chiefs would have nothing to do with the Huron League championship trophy until after they clinched it outright with a 13-4 win over Flat Rock Thursday.
“Our AD (athletic director Jake Shulaw) brought over the trophy yesterday and they just stared at him,” Huron coach Tedi Belisle said. “There was zero response. He said, ‘Wow, that was not very climatic.’ I said, ‘They don’t want to share. We’ll wait for this until tomorrow.’”
Huron didn’t wait Thursday, scoring four runs in the opening inning and never looking back.
Jenna Kuzara, Erin Newman, Marissa Jackson, and Savannah Karver all collected three hits for the league champions. Kuzara blasted her seventh home run of the season.
Madison Myles added two hits. Rylie Greggo pitched well and made a great diving defensive play as Huron improved to 20-4 and finished the league season at 12-2.
Addy Roussey homered and Gabriella Martinez delivered a two-run single for Flat Rock.
PREP SOFTBALL
Moody reaches 400
IDA – Mickey Moody achieved a milestone Thursday.
And the opponent made it even more special.
The Dundee softball coach picked up wins No. 400 and 401 in his career during a 9-8, 15-12 sweep of Ida Thursday.
“It was nice to get them against Ida as this is a big rivalry for both schools. Good wins for us and a special day for me,” Moody said.
Neither victory came easily. The first one stretched to nine innings. The Vikings had to come back from a 6-0 deficit in Game 2.
“Lauren Doane was the key for us in Game 1,” Moody said. “She came on in relief in the sixth inning and got out of a bases-loaded jam to keep us in the game.”
Kennedy Irwin hit her first home run of the season and broke the school records in stolen bases (49) and runs (61).
Kaylee Imo smashed her first home run of the season and drove in six runs. Kiernan Brown collected three hits and three RBI for the Vikings, who improved to 22-10 overall and finished in second place in the Lenawee County Athletic Association at 10-4.
Ida was finishing a busy stretch of the season. The Blue Streaks have played 13 games in the past two weeks.
“Proud of how the girls came back from Tuesday's games and worked hard tonight,” Ida coach Chelsea Brancheau said.
Brancheau praised the grit of pitchers McKenna Tarry and Maddie McCain.
McCain went 7-for-11 in the doubleheader and scored five times. Jessica Schrader added five hits, Summer Smith was 3-for-4 with four runs and four RBI in the second game, and Reese Hennessey delivered a key bunt. Alexa Swiderski also played well.
PREP BASEBALL
Huron earns share
FLAT ROCK – New Boston Huron earned a share of the Huron League championship by beating Flat Rock 9-1 Thursday night.
It was the third straight league title for Huron, which shared the crown with Airport at 11-3.
Micah Smith earned the win with relief help from Kyle Kantola and Caiden Siggett.
Ashton Warren went 3-for-4 to lead the offense and Kantola added two hits.
Jets score 21 runs
CARLETON – Shade Daniels rang up four hits and Jack Mills added two as Airport pounded Belleville 21-6 in three innings Thursday to run its record to 26-4.
Milan stumbles
MILAN – Gavin Kruise rang up three hits and Gunnar Kruise pitched three scoreless innings, but Milan fell 5-4 to Plymouth Christian Thursday.
"We were not fundamentally sound today," Milan coach Adam Gilles said. "Glad to get this one out of the way before Districts."
PREP SOCCER
Mules rout Taylor
TAYLOR – Bedford advanced to the semifinals of the Division 1 District at Monroe with an 8-0 rout of Taylor Thursday.
The Mules will play at Dearborn Edsel Ford Tuesday.
TRACK AND FIELD
SMCC excels in long runs
ERIE – A pair of St. Mary Catholic Central distance runners were double winners at the Beck Freshman Invitational Thursday.
Max Foldvary won the 800 and 1,600 meters in the boys meet and Bella LaFountain did the same for the girls.
Other double winners were Trenton Smithson of Bedford (both boys hurdles), Julia Hughes of Ida (girls 400 and high hurdles), and Giuliana Nastale of Erie Mason (girls 100, 200).
The boys teams from Bedford and Monroe both had two winners. Dane Hieronimus (3,200) and Jacob Spoonmore (long jump) were champions for the Mules and Andre Burns (shot-put) and Nolan Cacioppo (discus) took home titles for Monroe.
Other boys winners for Monroe County Region schools were Gavin Swartout of SMCC (100), Anthony Tamahkyarov of Airport (200), Trey Oldenburg of Jefferson (high jump), and Jaxon Bolster of Ida (pole vault).
Madalyn Lutz (discus) and Grace May (pole vault) won events for Ida’s girls.
Also taking girls titles were Grace Raymond of Summerfield (400), Maddie Salenbien of Dundee (long jump), and Corinna Aulph of Monroe (high jump).
Sells leads Huron
ANN ARBOR – Rocco Sells placed third in the high jump to highlight New Boston Huron’s day in the Ann Arbor Pioneer Last Chance Invitational Thursday.
Kyle Biller (high hurdles), Noah Myshock (long jump), and Evan Town (pole vault) also placed in the top five.
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Local Sports: Huron wins softball, baseball titles; milestone for Moody
