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A Look Back: Spring Sports 2008-2023 -- State Champions & Runners-Up

brendan quealy, the record-eagle, traverse city, mich.
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Aug. 14—Editor's note: This article was published in the Record-Eagle's 165th anniversary special section. Click here to read the section in its entirety online.

SPRING SPORTS 2008-2023 — STATE CHAMPIONS & RUNNERS-UP

BASEBALL

2021 — Traverse City St. Francis (Division 3 runner-up to Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett)

2017 — Traverse City St. Francis (Division 3 runner-up to Madison Heights Bishop Foley)

SOFTBALL

2023 — Gaylord (Division 2 state champions over Vicksburg)

BOYS GOLF

2022 — Glen Lake's Blake O'Connor (Division 4 individual runner-up)

2018 — Suttons Bay's Thomas Hursey (Division 4 individual runner-up)

2017 — Charlevoix's Matt Good (Division 3 individual state champion)

2015 — Suttons Bay (Division 4 state champions over North Muskegon); Leland's Joel Sneed (Division 4 individual state champion; Suttons Bay's Devin Capron (Division 4 individual runner-up)

2014 — Charlevoix (Division 4 runner-up to White Pigeon); Leland's Joel Sneed (Division 4 individual state champion)

2010 — Petoskey's Joey Garber (Division 2 individual state champion)

2009 — Grayling's Taylor Desenfants (Division 3 runner-up)

2008 — Traverse City St. Francis (Division 4 state champions over Saugatuck)

GIRLS SOCCER

2021 — Boyne City (Division 3 runner-up to Detroit Country Day)

GIRLS TENNIS

2023 — Traverse City Francis' Audrey Lee (Division 4 4-singles runner-up)

2022 — Elk Rapids' Ell Croftchik (Division 4 2-singles runner-up); Elk Rapids' Anneka Croftchik (Division 4 3-singles runner-up)

2021 — Traverse City St. Francis (Division 4 runner-up to Bloomfield Hills Academy of Sacred Heart); Traverse City St. Francis' Lilly Bobrowski (Division 4 1-singles runner-up); Traverse City St. Francis' Alexi Lewis (Division 4 2-singles state champion); Traverse City St. Francis' Jillian Sodini (Division 4 3-singles state champion)

2019 — Traverse City St. Francis' AJ Flannery and Mary Mawby (Division 4 2-doubles runners-up)

2018 — Traverse City St. Francis (Division 4 runner-up to Bloomfield Hills Academy of Sacred Heart); Traverse City St. Francis' Paige Davies (Division 4 4-singles state champion); Traverse City St. Francis' Maddie Muzljakovich and Mary Mawby (Division 4 3-doubles runners-up); Traverse City St. Francis' Caroline Grombala and Faith Kurtz (Division 4 4-doubles runners-up)

2017 — Traverse City Central's Yana Beeker and Kristin McLintock (Division 2 1-doubles runners-up)

2016 — Traverse City St. Francis (Division 4 runner-up to Bloomfield Hills Academy of Sacred Heart); Traverse City St. Francis' Anne Bandrowski (Division 4 3-singles runner-up); Traverse City St. Francis' Rosie Wilson (Division 4 4-singles state champion); Traverse City St. Francis' Carlee McCardel and Jenna Tomczak (Division 4 1-doubles runners-up); Traverse City St. Francis' Bethany Richey and Mary Margaret Sutherland (Division 4 2-doubles runners-up); Traverse City St. Francis' Nicole Ehardt and Camille Madion (Division 4 3-doubles runners-up);

2015 — Traverse City St. Francis (Division 4 runner-up to Bloomfield Hills Academy of Sacred Heart); Traverse City Central's Autumn Roberts (Division 1 4-singles state champion); Traverse City St. Francis' Amanda Bandrowski (Division 4 1-singles state champion); Traverse City St. Francis' Bailey Chouinard (Division 4 2-singles runner-up); Traverse City St. Francis' Natalie Burke (Division 4 3-singles runner-up); Traverse City St. Francis Anne Bandrowski (Division 4 4-singles runner-up)

2014 — Traverse City St. Francis' Sarah Stayman and Rosie Wilson (Division 4 3-doubles state champions)

2013 — Traverse City St. Francis' Lauren Hansen (Division 4 4-singles runner-up)

2012 — Traverse City St. Francis' Bailey Ray (Division 4 4-singles state champion)

2010 — Traverse City Central's Maddy Connick and Ellen Whiting (Division 2 3-doubles state champions)

2009 — Traverse City Central's Ellen Whiting and Maddy Connick (Division 2 3-doubles state champions)

2008 — Traverse City Central's Ali Gribi and Laura Spencer (Division 1 1-doubles state champions)

BOYS TRACK & FIELD

2023 — Benzie Central (Division 3 state champions); Grayling's Mitchell Harrington (Division 3 long jump state champion); Benzie Central's Hunter Jones (Division 3 800m, 1600m, 3200m state champion); McBain Northern Michigan Christian's Isaac Bowden (Division 4 pole vault state champion); Buckley's Jake Romzek, Jeremiah Pasbjerg, Jackson Kulawiak and Nick Simon (Division 4 800m relay, 1600m relay state champions)

2022 — Lake City's Gavin Bisballe (Division 3 high jump state champion); Traverse City St. Francis' Thomas Richards, Connor Donahue, Josh Kerr, Jacob Heeringa (Division 3 3200m relay state champion); Manton's Noah Morrow (Division 3 3200m state champion); Benzie Central's Hunter Jones (Division 3 800m, 1600m state champion); Buckley's Jeremiah Pasbjerg, Jackson Kulawiak, Nick Simon and Kyle Deshasier (Division 4 1600m relay state champions)

2021 — Benzie Central (Division 3 runner-up); Traverse City St. Francis' Zealand Tarrant, Jacob Heeringa, Bryson Ellalasingham and Thomas Richards (Division 3 3200m relay state champions); Benzie Central's Hunter Jones (Division 3 1600m state champion); Glen Lake's Finn Hogan (Division 4 400m state champion)

2018 — Traverse City Central's Cassidy Henshaw (Division 1 high jump state champion); Traverse City West's Erik LaBonte (Division 1 100m state champion); Boyne City's Jacob Ager (Division 3 shot put state champion)

2017 — Charlevoix's Noah Carson, David Ritter, Alan Ritter and Luke Buday (Division 3 3200m relay state champions); Johannesburg-Lewiston's Mike Courterier (Division 4 pole vault state champion); Manton's Jacob Cerngul, Josh Cerngul, Treh Helsel and Jayden Perry (Division 4 1600m relay state champions)

2013 — Cadillac's Riley Norman (Division 2 shot put state champion); Petoskey's Louis Lamberti (Division 2 high jump state champion)

2012 — Cadillac's Riley Norman (Division 2 shot put state champion); Petoskey's Louis Lamberti (Division 2 high jump state champion); Onekama's Tyler Fogarty (Division 4 pole vault state champion)

2011 — Traverse City West's Connor Kostrzewa (Division 1 discus state champion)

2010 — Cadillac's Tyler Ellsworth, Tyler Hewett, Jake Hurrell and Cody Zagers (Division 2 400m relay state champions); Suttons Bay's Ben Wynsma (Division 3 800m state champion); Manton's Ben Denomme (Division 4 discus state champion)

2009 — Benzie Central's Nick Radionoff (Division 3 800m state champion); McBain Northern Michigan Christian's Nathan DeKam (Division 4 discus state champion)

2008 — Mancelona's Adam Duerksen (Division 4 300m hurdles state champion)

GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

2023 — Buckley (Division 4 state champion); Buckley's Aiden Harrand (Division 4 800m, 1600m, 3200m state champion); Buckley's Brooklyn Frazee (Division 4 100m state champion); Cadillac's Emily Anway, Avery Meyer, Madisyn Lundquist and Hanah Johnson (Division 2 800m relay state champions); Inland Lakes' Natalie Wandrie (Division 4 shot put, discus state champion); Frankfort's Eliza Frary, Sofie Alaimo, Addison Chownyk and Gwyneth Dunaway (Division 4 400m relay state champions)

2022 — Traverse City Central's Julia Flynn (Division 1 800m, 1600m state champion); Benzie Central's Gloria Stepanovich (Division 3 long jump state champion); Grayling's Rylan Finstrom (Division 3 discus state champion); Frankfort's Tara Townsend (Division 4 pole vault, 100m state champion); Frankfort's Eliza Frary, Gwyneth Dunaway, Grace Wolfe and Tara Townsend (Division 4 400m relay state champions); Buckley's Aiden Harrand (Division 4 800m, 1600m state champion)

2021 — Traverse City Central's Leah Doezema (Division 1 discus state champion); Petoskey's Noel Vanderwall, Caroline Farley, Sarah Liederbach and Emma Squires (Division 2 3200m relay state champions); Petoskey's Emma Squires (Division 2 800m, 1600m state champion); Frankfort's Tara Townsend (Division 4 pole vault state champion); Frankfort's Keyan Clapp, Reagan Thorr, Grace Wolfe and Tara Townsend (Division 4 400m relay state champions); Glen Lake's Makenna Scott (Division 4 3200m state champion); Buckley's Aiden Harrand (Division 4 1600m state champion)

2019 — East Jordan's Maggie Stevenson (Division 4 shot put state champion); Frankfort's Tara Townsend (Division 4 pole vault state champion)

2018 — Boyne City's Anna Harmeling (Division 3 pole vault state champion);

2017 — Cadillac's Elizabeth Pyles (Division 2 shot put, discus state champion); Lake City's Rylie Bisballe (Division 3 high jump state champion);

2016 — Traverse City St. Francis's Holly Bullough (Division 3 800m, 1600m state champion); Traverse City St. Francis' Emma Fifarek, Katelyn Duffing, Joyana Tarsa and Holly Bullough (Division 3 3200m relay state champions);

2015 — Manistee's Emma Burns (Division 3 high jump state champion); Manistee's Jessica Gustad (Division 3 100m hurdles state champion); Manistee's Annie Fuller (Division 3 800m, 1600m state champion); Onekama's Meredith Hengy, Kassidy Ward, Alyson Fink and Alycia Peterson (Division 4 400m relay state champions); Mesick's Sierra King (100m hurdles state champion)

2014 — Traverse City St. Francis (Division 4 runner-up); Traverse City St. Francis's Holly Bullough (Division 4 800m, 1600m state champion); Kingsley's Molly Franke (Division 3 discus state champion); Boyne City's Kylie Hicks (Division 3 300m hurdles state champion); Charlevoix's Amber Way (Division 3 3200m state champion); Manistee's Annie Fuller (Division 3 800m, 1600m state champion)

2013 — Charlevoix's Amber Way (Division 3 3200m state champion); Manistee's Annie Fuller (Division 3 800m, 1600m state champion); Traverse City St. Francis' Holly Bullough (Division 4 800m, 1600m state champion); Traverse City St. Francis' Lauren Buckel (Division 4 400m state champion)

2012 — Benzie Central (Division 3 runner-up); 2014 — Traverse City St. Francis (Division 4 runner-up); Traverse City St. Francis' Kaitlyn Hegewald, Maddy Danz, Erin McDonnell and Lauren Buckel (Division 4 1600m relay state champions); Traverse City St. Francis' Lauren Buckel (Division 4 200m, 400m state champion); Benzie Central's Alyssa Bennett, Makayla Huddleston, Bryce Cutler and Theresa Warsecke (Division 3 3200m relay state champions); Benzie Central's Theresa Warsecke (Division 3 1600m state champion); Manistee's Annie Fuller (Division 3 800m state champion); Onekama's Jaylee Brown (Division 4 pole vault state champion); Onekama's Meredith Hengy, Nisha Collins, Alyson Fink and Breanna Fink (Division 4 400m relay state champions); Forest Area's Marissa Ingersoll (Division 4 100m state champion)

2011 — Benzie Central (Division 3 state champion); Benzie Central's Theresa Warsecke, Bryce Cutler, Taylor Nye and Michaela Carnegie (Division 3 3200m relay state champions; Benzie Central's Michaela Carnegie (800m, 1600m state champion); Central Lake's Jasmine Hines (Division 4 shot put state champion)

2010 — Benzie Central (Division 3 runner-up); Benzie Central's Theresa Warsecke, Miranda Besey, Taylor Nye and Michaela Carnegia (Division 3 3200m state champions); Benzie Central's Michaela Carnegie (Division 3 800m state champion); Central Lake's Jasmine Hines (Division 4 shot put state champion)

2009 — Benzie Central (Division 3 runner-up); Benzie Central's Devyn Ramsay, Taylor Nye, Theresa Warsecke and Michaela Carnegie (Division 3 3200m relay state champions); Central Lake's Jasmine Hines (Division 4 shot put state champion)

2008 — Benzie Central's Devyn Ramsay (Division 3 3200m state champion)