Lenawee Christian boys, Morenci girls cross country teams win Saturday

DEERFIELD — The Addison, Lenawee Christian and Morenci boys and girls cross country teams hit the road to invade Britton Deerfield’s home turf of Gerber Hill Park for Saturday’s meet, with LCS winning on the boys side and Morenci winning the girls meet.

Lenawee Christian finished with the individual winner on both sides and won as a team on the boys side with a score of 25, while Morenci (50) took second and Addison (89) finished fourth. Britton Deerfield did not have enough runners for a scoring effort with just three competitors.

Levi Lange won for the Cougar boys, finishing in 18 minutes, one second, while Grant Long (18:41) finished in third with Lucas Lange (19:09) taking fifth for LCS, while Josh Green (19:18) and Nathan Daniels (19:59) rounded out the scoring efforts in sixth and 10th respectively.

Bryson Bachelder finished second for Morenci’s boys with an 18:16, while Ben Ruse took eighth with a time of 19:45. Brennan Osborn (20:05) took 11th, while Jonathan Otero-Rivero (21:29) and Bowen Baumgartner (21:54) finished in 14th and 15th for the Bulldogs.

Robbie Michalowski was the leading Addison boys runner, taking seventh in 19:26, while Cameron Gramm (22:37) took 18th. Zachariah Stephens (25:23) finished 22nd, with Kyle Chute (26:58) and Alvin Hedrick (29:10) coming across the line in 25th and 26th for the Panthers.

Lance Rafalko was the top BD boys runner Saturday in 16th with a time of 21:59, while Malakai Bundshuh (23:30) and Nick Isaly (25:23) finished in 20th and 23rd for the Patriots.

On the girls side, Morenci won with a score of 43 to the Cougars’ 46, with Addison (61) and Britton Deerfield (64) taking third and fourth respectively.

Libby Rorick’s second-place run in 21:31 headed up the Bulldog girls efforts, with Neili Pike also finishing in the top five with a fourth-place effort in 22:15. Leah Rorick (24:33) took 11th, while Trinity Kaufman (25:07) and Ellaina Ruse (25:29) finished 14th and 15th for Morenci’s girls.

Brooke Hildebrant topped both LCS’ and the individual girls charts Saturday with a winning time of 21:18, with Zoey Breznik (23:27) and Rachel Powers (24:11) also finishing in the top 10 for the Cougar girls in sixth and ninth respectively. Faith Verlinde (25:47) and Lauren Melton (25:56) finished back-to-back for LCS in 16th and 17th to cap the Cougars’ scoring efforts.

Kendal Morris led the Addison girls Saturday, coming across the line in third with a time of 22:09, while Sayra Hernandez (24:13) also gained a top-10 finish in 10th, while Alexis Chapman took 13th in 24:56. Brianna Laramore and Maggie Frost were separated by less than a second in 20th and 21st with identical times of 26:43.

Sara Bower (22:53) and Jamie Stiver (23:50) both got into the top 10 for the Patriot girls in fifth and eighth respectively, while Haylie Shiels (24:35) took 12th and Alicia Clark (27:23) came across in 23rd. Carlie Logan would finish right behind her in 24th with a 27:37.

Tecumseh at Monroe: The Tecumseh boys and girls cross country teams headed to Monroe for a dual meet on Saturday, with the girls team picking up a win with 21 points to Monroe’s 38 while the boys scored 36 to the Trojans’ 23.

Kaitlin Knape won on the girls side for Tecumseh with a time of 19:28.3, with Chesney Wilke (20:36.8), Kaylee Pesta (20:53.6) and Emma Abbott (21:40.8) finishing third, fourth and fifth respectively. Kelsey Knape (22:04.5) capped the Tecumseh scoring efforts Saturday in eighth place.

For Tecumseh’s boys team, it was Ethan Leitner leading the way with a runner-up finish in 16:41.2, while Tyler Nowak was right behind him in third with a 17:20.4. Kyle Mackey (18:34.0) and Cammeron Kemppainen (18:53.1) finished back-to-back for Tecumseh in ninth and 10th, while Ben Lammers’ time of 19:10.2 was good enough to round out the scoring efforts for his side in 12th.

Adrian at Jackson Cross Country Meet: The Maple boys and girls teams traveled to Ella Sharp Park in Jackson Saturday to take on Chelsea, Dexter and hosting Jackson in a quad meet.

Adrian finished in third in the boys competition with a score of 53, one point behind runner-up Dexter (52) as Chelsea won with 36.

Aiden Smith led the way for the Adrian boys, taking third in 16:27.41, while Ben Schefka (17:02.12) and Braylon Petty (17:04.64) also came home with top-10 efforts in eighth and 10th respectively. Riley Malarney was next for the Maples in 15th with a 17:28.72, while Jake Eagling (17:42.8) capped the Adrian efforts in 15th.

The Maples finished fourth on the girls side with a score of 102, while Chelsea took home the top honors with a 20.

Crystal Coyne led the Adrian girls Saturday, taking 14th with a 21:42.72, while Ella Andre finished in 17th place with a 22:27.63. Gwendolyn Frolich (23:39.81) took home 21st for the Maples, while Allisyn Pagel (24:43.38) and Galataya Orozco (25:48.39) came across the line in 25th and 27th to round out the scoring efforts.

VOLLEYBALL

Hudson, Lenawee Christian, Madison, Morenci at Onsted Invite: The Hudson, Lenawee Christian, Madison and Morenci teams hit the road Saturday to take on the Onsted Invite, with the hosting Wildcats and visiting Tigers coming out of the contests with a 3-0 mark on the day, while the Trojans finished 2-1 and the Cougars went 0-3.

Onsted (10-2) defeated Napoleon (25-12, 25-8, 25-18) and LCS (25-21-25-17,25-20) in straight sets before Madison pushed the Wildcats to five sets but the home team ultimately prevailed 25-20, 25-19, 17-25, 14-25, 16-14.

Mya Hiram led Onsted Saturday with 35 kills, 30 digs, 20 points, seven blocks and seven aces on a 28-of-31 service tally, while Kennedy Ross had 22 kills, 18 points, eight blocks and a 30-of-33 serving effort and Kamryn Ross led the team in assists with 84.

Kayla Ross finished with 31 digs, 28 points, 23 kills and a pair of aces while serving 44-of-48, with Taylor Boss tallying 24 points and eight kills and Kate Gorney tacking on 13 kills, 12 points, four blocks and a perfect 24-of-24 serving day.

Izzy Kisor scored 22 points and a pair of aces of 47-of-48 serving, while Bri Benz added 33 digs and Rayne Ross tacked on 13 digs and three kills.

Hudson took down Homer (25-15, 25-16, 25-17) and Leslie (25-10, 25-11, 25-13) in straight sets, sandwiching a four-set victory over Quincy (18-25, 25-17, 25-11, 25-17).

Callie Bauer led the Tigers on Saturday with team highs in kills (63) and aces (19) along with 19 digs, while Keely Hinzman added 23 digs, 21 kills and seven blocks. Kalista Walkowicz added 24 digs and tied Tristen Cole, who had a team-high 99 assists, for the team high in aces with seven, while Ali Marry tacked on a team-high 31 digs.

Kayla Walkowicz added 11 kills for Hudson, while Karlee Hinzman tacked on eight kills and six aces.

Madison (6-1) started off by coming back from a one set deficit against LCS twice to win 18-25, 25-21, 15-25, 25-24, 15-13, then beat Napoleon (25-16, 25-17, 25-25) before falling to the Wildcats in five.

Carly Anschuetz led the Trojans, finishing with team highs in kills (33), blocks (15) and aces (15) while adding 18 digs. Abby Weber led Madison in digs (41) to go with 29 kills, while Chloe Raleigh had 56 assists and eight aces and Haley Hanes tacked on 24 digs.

Lenawee Christian dropped their opening match against Madison in five sets and Onsted in three before falling to Napoleon 14-25, 25-20, 18-25, 13-25.

Isabelle Kirkendall led the way for LCS Saturday with 26 kills and two blocks, while Kelsey Lilly had 23 kills and Hannah Baker added 15 kills. Sophie Samonek had five kills and four blocks, while Josie Mineff had 57 digs and three kills with Gabby Bryja tallying a team-high 67 assists.

Morenci stats and results were not available.

Clinton at Whitmore Lake Tri-Match: The Clinton volleyball team hit the road Saturday to take on hosting Whitmore Lake and Swartz Creek, coming away with wins over the hosting Trojans (24-26, 25-15, 20-25, 25-11, 17-15) and Dragons (25-20, 25-18, 25-10).

Clinton (2-1) was led in the kills department by Lena Korte with 23, while Josilyne Schanz added 19 kills, three blocks and 13 service points, with Ashlyn Schmidt tacking on 30 digs, 18 points and four aces and Karlee Szcznesiak led the team in assists with 45 to go with 10 digs, eight kills and seven points.

Noelle Riled had 22 points, 10 kills, seven digs and six aces for Clinton, with Sophia Shemneman digging out 12 balls and MacKenzie Branvold adding six kills and five digs.

Ella Thompson connected for 20 points, six digs and four aces while Nalani Schanz had 15 assists, seven digs and six points and Taylor Randolph tacked on five kills and four digs.

Tecumseh at Monroe Quad: On Saturday, the Tecumseh squad improved to 3-3 in 2020 by going 2-1 at a four-team match against hosting Monroe, Ida and Wyandotte.

Tecumseh downed Ida (25-18, 25-13) and Wyandotte (25-21, 25-22), which sandwiched a 17-25, 17-25 loss to the hosting Trojans.

Rachel Haft led Tecumseh offensively Saturday with 13 kills and 11 blocks, while Jada Moore and Grace Dickerson added 10 and nine kills respectively. Lyndsey Benschoter had 45 assists and two aces in the three contests, while Samantha Wright tacked on nine digs.

Tecumseh is back in action on Thursday when it travels to take on Dundee.

BOYS SOCCER

Chelsea 2, Tecumseh 1: At Tecumseh, the Bulldogs got a goal in the final minute of play, spoiling Tecumseh’s senior day celebrations Saturday.

Neither team could find the back of the net early before Steven Knepper found Tanner Hawkins with a strong ball and put Tecumseh up 1-0 in the 22nd minute, only for Chelsea to counter and send the match to the half level at 1-1.

Tecumseh’s strong play kept generating chances in the second half, but it was the Bulldogs who found the back of the net in the dying seconds, as a floater got behind Tecumseh’s keeper.

“We are really playing well right now, and the guys just need to keep focused and stay the course,” Tecumseh coach Jerry Nowak said. “We will be fine and look forward to getting another shot at Chelsea soon.”