Highlight Reel: Big Weekend For Area Lacrosse Teams And Golfers

Boys Lacrosse Finals

Brother Rice and Detroit Country Day

• . The Warriors won the Division 1 championship easily with a 15-4 win at Seaholm High School.
  
  Their defense didn’t allow a single goal in the first half, helping Brother Rice take a 10-0 lead into halftime. And it was over right there. The Warriors' pressure on defense and precision on offense was too much for a Forest Hills team making its first appearance in the state finals.

• Detroit Country Day had a similar day in Division 2. in the late game at Seaholm.
  
  The Yellowjackets won 11 straight games to end the season and give coach Bryon Collins a title in his first year as head coach.

Academy of the Sacred Heart (girls)

• The Gazelles have nothing to hang their heads about. at Troy Athens Saturday. The teams were so evenly matched they almost needed a third overtime period to settle things.
  
  Anna Pearson and Katie Mezwa each scored seven goals for the Gazelles in the loss.

Marian

• The Mustangs survived a scare in the Division 1 regional finals against Birmingham United, but they weren’t so lucky in the tournament semifinals against Brighton last Wednesday at South Lyon.
  
  Marian and Brighton were tied 11-11 with only a little more than eight minutes to go in the game. Brighton's Jenessa Staruch scored on a penalty shot with minutes left, giving her team a 12-11 edge and effectively ending the game. Brighton spent much of the final minutes playing keep away.
  
  Brighton went on to win the state finals over Ann Arbor Pioneer on Saturday 17-15.

Golf Regionals

• The Brother Rice golf team won the Division 1 regional tournament at the Lyon Oaks course in Wixom June 9, winning by 8 strokes (293) over Novi Catholic Central (301). The Warriors' top four scores were from Sean Friel (71), Lucas Belanger (72), Nick Dennis (74) and Jeremy Ball (76).
• Cranbrook Kingswood finished second in the Division 2 regionals at Heather Highlands in Holly. They finished four strokes behind Avondale, which won the region with a collective score of 313. Michael Pawelkowski (76) and Griffin Smith (77) both managed to hit below 80 and carry their squad through to the state finals.
• The regional also provided one individual qualifier for the Bloomfield Hills area. Lahser golfer Johny Fortuna’s 75 was only three shots back of the top score by any golfer on the course. The score put him through to the state finals since scores in the 70’s were hard to come by on the course. Lahser's only other individual competitor, freshman Matt Meehan, shot an 88 on the day and failed to make the cut.
• Bloomfield Hills Andover competed as a team in the regional as well, finishing sixth. Brandon Steingold put up the best score for Andover with a 79.
• Country Day won the Division 3 regional tournament with a team score of 321 at The Fortress in Frankenmuth June 9. Senior Michael Zausmer’s 73 tied for the best score on the course and Tyler Murray also shot under 80 on the day (78) to help the Yellowjackets move on.

Soccer Regionals

Country Day

• A physical and aggressive defense helped propel the Yellowjackets through the Division 3 regional tournament last week.
  
  Country Day beat Riverview Gabriel Richard 3-1 in the regional semifinals on June 7. The team grabbed an early 2-0 lead in the first half and was able to hold on for the win.
  
  The lady Yellowjackets then moved on to the regional finals at Notre Dame Prep for a game against Williamston on Friday. Michelle Manning scored late in the first half to put the Yellowjackets up 1-0. Alleina Szydlowski scored an insurance goal halfway through the second half.
  
  A game against Flint Powers Catholic is on deck for the girls this Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Williamston. The other side of bracket features a semifinals matchup between Muskegon Orchard View and Hudsonville Unity Christian at Holton on Wednesday.

Baseball Regionals

Brother Rice  

• Brother Rice lost to a familiar foe in the Division 1 regional finals on Saturday. Their Catholic League rival Detroit Catholic Central ended the warriors’ season with a 7-4 win. It was the fourth time this season Catholic Central beat the Warriors this season.
  
  Things looked good for Brother Rice early in the game. The team scored twice in the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. After Catholic Central answered in the second, Jimmy Pickens hit a home run to give his team the lead right back at 3-2.
  
  But the Warriors pitching staff couldn’t hold it together. Catholic Central came right back and scored three runs in the third inning. They never regained the lead. Brother Rice did win its early game in the regional semifinals 4-2 over Canton to set up the all-Catholic League regional final.

Andover and Detroit Country Day

• Both local teams in the Division 2 regionals ran into the juggernaut known as St. Clair. The Saints crushed both Andover and Country Day to advance to the quarterfinals for a second straight year.
  
  Country Day lost 11-1 in the regional semifinals in six innings (mercy rule) and then Andover lost 11-3 in the finals. Neither team could keep St. Clair’s lineup off the bases. Andover allowed 13 hits and the Yellowjackets allowed nine. Cam Ciaciuch had four RBIS on the day and hit a home run in each game.

Softball Regionals

Country Day

• The final score didn’t quite reflect how the Yellowjackets played in the Division 3 regional semifinals on Saturday. Armada beat Country Day 9-1 to advance, but the game was close until the final two innings. The game was tied 1-1 going into the fifth. Armada scored two runs and then shut the door on the Yellowjackets with five more in the sixth.
  
  The late surge helped Armada's Erin Kownacki get the win for Canton. The pitcher only allowed two hits against Country Day and struck out nine. Armada ended up winning the regional with a 10-0 win over Notre Dame Prep.