Prep roundup: Hartland wins seventh straight KLAA boys lacrosse title
Winning Kensington Lakes Activities Association boys lacrosse championships has become a given for Hartland.
Few KLAA teams in any sport have been as dominant as the Eagles during a title run that reached seven consecutive seasons Monday following a 19-3 rout of Salem.
Hartland has won 68 consecutive KLAA games, only six by margins of less than 10 goals. In their six victories in the championship game, the Eagles have outscored their opponents 100-16. The 2018 season didn’t include a championship game.
Hartland's last KLAA loss was a 7-5 decision to Brighton on May 4, 2016.
Drew Lockwood scored seven goals and three assists to lead Hartland (14-2), which will host Rockford in its regular-season finale at 6 p.m. Wednesday before beginning postseason play against Waterford Kettering at 6 p.m. Friday at home. Lockwood reached the 50-goal mark for the season.
Dylan Ayotte scored three goals and two assists, Jake Lewis two goals and four assists, Jacob Ross three goals, and Clayton Penzien two goals.
Hartland also repeated as the KLAA girls lacrosse champion with a 20-7 victory over Salem. Statistics were not reported.
Howell 10, Plymouth 3
All-state goalie Nolan Hudnut made 19 saves for Howell (6-10).
Andrew Warnecke had four goals, Sam Edwards and Caleb Edwards each scored twice, and Ryan O’Dea had a goal and two assists for the Highlanders.
Brighton 18, Canton 6
Lukas Aurandt scored four goals for Brighton (12-4).
Girls lacrosse
Howell 8, North Farmington 6
Janie Mitter scored four goals and Sophia Balla three for Howell. Lydia Ilahi had nine saves.
Baseball
Pinckney 6, Chelsea 5 (8)
Chelsea 10, Pinckney 9
After a walk-off victory in the opener, a loss in the second game left Pinckney with no room for error in its quest to win the SEC White championship.
Adrian swept Tecumseh to clinch at least a share of the title with an 11-2 record. Pinckney is in second place at 9-4 with two division games remaining.
A double by Carson Emery in the bottom of the eighth gave Pinckney the victory in the opener after Chelsea scored twice in the top of the seventh to force extra innings.
Chelsea scored six times in the top of the first in the nightcap. Pinckney rallied to tie it 7-7 after six, but the Bulldogs scored three times in the top of the seventh and the Pirates could only score twice.
Zach Cortez was 3-for-4 with two RBIs for Pinckney.
Salem 2, Hartland 1
Hartland’s Michael Zielinski struck out six batters in six innings, allowing five hits and no walks.
Sawyer Schact and Owen Anderson combined for a two-hitter and Chase Zimmerla had the go-ahead single in the third for Salem.
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Softball
Howell 3, Salem 2
Howell 4, Salem 3
Ava Bunting’s two-out single in the fourth inning broke a 3-3 tie in the second game.
Allison Ulanowski entered in relief in both games, throwing 6 1/3 innings of shutout ball. Jada Challiss had two of Howell’s four hits in the opener.
Brighton 7, Walled Lake Western 1
Brighton 11, Walled Lake Western 1
Freshman Anna Minnick was 5-for-6 with a home run, double and five RBIs for Brighton in the doubleheader.
Mel Buzo drove in five runs and Sammie Janssen was 4-for-6 for the Bulldogs. Brighton’s Belle Sixbery struck out 14 batters and allowed two hits in nine innings.
Chelsea 11, Pinckney 9
Pinckney 12, Chelsea 4
Pinckney beat Chelsea for the first time since rejoining the SEC White in 2017-18 after going 0-13 against the Bulldogs during that time.
Erin Closser drove in three runs and CeCe Thorington was 3-for-3 with a triple and double for Pinckney in the second game. The Pirates trailed 3-0 before scoring eight runs in the second.
In the opener, Thorington was 3-for-4 with a homer and Mackenzie Burns was 3-for-5 with two doubles.
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This article originally appeared on Livingston Daily: Hartland wins seventh straight KLAA boys lacrosse title over Salem
