Saginaw-area sports highlights: Nouvel sophomore claims three regional titles

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Nouvel Catholic sophomore Claire Long claimed three titles in the Division 4 regional track meet Saturday at Fowler.

Nouvel finished seventh in the girls standings, but Long won the 100-meter dash in 12.97 seconds, the 200 in 27.24 seconds and the 400 in 59.58 seconds.

Fowler won the girls team title with193.33 points, followed by Breckenridge in second (94.5), Michigan Lutheran Seminary in sixth (45.33), Nouvel in seventh (30), Saginaw Arts & Sciences 10th (20), St. Charles 11th (19), Merrill 13th (11) and Coleman 14th (10.5)

Fowler also won the boys event with 179.5 points, beating out second-place Michigan Lutheran Seminary (131.5) and Breckenridge (59). Coleman was seventh (37), Nouvel 10th (19), St. Charles 11th (17), Merrill 12th (4) and SASA 12th (4).

Breckenridge’s Zander Mapes claimed a pair of championships, winning the discus in 157 feet, 10 inches and the shot put in 48-6 ¾. Breckenridge added another first by Anthony Rowe in the 1,600 in 4:49.53.

Baseball

Alpena Tournament: Freeland went 3-0 and claimed the Alpena Friends Together benefit tournament title Saturday, beating Sault Ste. Marie, 13-3. The 19-7 Falcons scored seven runs in the first inning to put the game away. Connor Lasceski, who earned the win, had three hits, while Jake Metiva also had three hits with two RBIs. Liam Rump and Kaden Gerzseny added two hits each. Freeland opened the tourney with a 9-1 win over Alpena, with Carter McLaren earning the win with a five-inning three-hitter. Jake Clawson had two hits with three RBIs, while Tucker Hileman, Gerzseny, Rump, Lasceski and Metiva added two hits each. In an 11-4 win over Cheboygan, Karson Worth did not allow an earned run in three innings of relief. Worth and Gerzseny had two hits each, with Worth driving in three runs. Gerzseny and Lasceski were named to the all-tournament team.

Shark Invitational: Michigan Lutheran Seminary beat Houghton Lake, 13-2, and St. Louis, 3-0, to claim the St. Louis Shark Invite championship. Owen Mason earned the win over Houghton Lake, striking out two in three innings. Noah Reif, Will Salgat and Eli Lewis had two hits each for the Cardinals, with Lewis driving in three runs. Reif threw a shutout in the second game, striking out eight and allowing four hits. Zachary Scharrer led the MLS offense with a triple, run, walk and stolen base. Easton Seleski had two hits for St. Louis.

Frankenmuth Invite: Frankenmuth opened with an 8-2 win over Standish-Sterling, scoring six runs in the third inning. Brady Mort had two hits, two RBIs and a stolen base to lead the Eagles, with Luke Purves walking and scoring twice. Caden Sommerfield earned the win with two shutout innings. Frankenmuth dropped a 4-0 decision to Midland Dow in Game 2. Harper O’Keefe earned the win with a four-hitter, striking out eight for Dow. Carter Harcek knocked in two runs for the Chargers. Purves reached base twice on a hit and hit by pitch.

Softball

Frankenmuth Invitational: Frankenmuth went 3-0 in its invitational, starting with a 6-0 win over Bay City Central. Chloe Compau threw a no-hitter with no hits and no walks in seven innings, striking out 13. Miranda Polly led the offense with four hits, including her sixth homer of the season, with Izzy Bernthal walking twice. The Eagles scored three runs in the sixth to beat Yale, 8-7, in the second game, with Mady Goodwin earning the win and getting two hits on offense. Polly led the offense with three hits, with Compau adding two hits. Compau threw a two-hit shutout in a 5-0 win over Shepherd, giving her a 15-0 record with 200 strikeouts in 92 innings. Claire Edwards had two hits, with Bernthal getting a hit, walk and run.

Swan Valley Invitational: Swan Valley went 3-0 in its own invite, with Violet Boehler finishing the invite with six hits, including two homers. Mia Robinson struck out nine to earn an 8-4 win over Unionville-Sebewaing in Game 1, with Hailey Koch leading the offense with three hits, including a homer, and five RBIs. Izzy Coffel, Boehler and Robinson had two hits each. In a 13-0 win over Petoskey, Robinson struck out six in three innings for the win. Alivia Guilbeaux had three hits for the Vikings, with Shiloh Charboneux and Boehler adding two hits each. Boehler hit a homer and drove in three runs. Swan Valley finished with a 12-4 win over Bay City Western, with Layla Shanks earning the win with four strikeouts in three innings. Chloe Bryce and Guilbeaux had three hits each, with Coffel, Koch and Boehler adding two hits each, including Boehler’s homer.

St. Louis Grand Slam Tourney: St. Louis reached the championship game at the fourth annual Coach Hanline Grand Slam tourney. St. Louis opened with a 4-2 win over Dansville, with Paige Luneack striking out eight. Takoha Henry and Morgan Leonard led the Sharks with two hits each. St. Louis followed with a 15-0, three-inning win over Beaverton, with Luneack earning another win. Ellie Katt led the Sharks with three hits, with Brynn Saxton adding two hits. Henry hit her first homer of the season. St. Louis (17-8) lost an 8-0 decision to Lake Fenton in the championship game.

Girls Soccer

Midland High 8, Traverse City St. Francis 0: Midland High finished the regular season with an 18-0 record after blowing past a Traverse City St. Francis team that was ranked eighth in the state in Division 3. Elliott Hays earned a hat trick to lead the Chemics, with Alahna Becket adding two goals. Sydney Fulcher, Theresa Wilk and Lizzy Striebel adding single goals. Beckett and Morgan Ludwig had two assists each, with Reagan Vokal, Striebel and Moriah Fulcher adding one assist teach. Niobe Marchalant and Cady McPeak shared time in goal for the shutout.

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