TEMPERANCE – It was a strong opening statement.
Bedford’s boys lacrosse team opened the state tournament with a 19-1 rout of St. Mary Catholic Central on Monday, May 18.
The Mules spread the wealth with seven players finding the back of the net.
Jalen Porter led the way with six goals and an assist and Landyn Maly fired in five goals.
Kyle Burger turned in a balanced game with three goals and three assists and Landon Wilson netted a pair of goals. Joshua Parshall, Aspen Esser and Evan Rork also scored.
Landon Vigh was credited with two assists while Dillon Kaun and Jason Grajczyk had one each.
SMCC’s goal came from Max Flint.
“The whole team kept going until the end,” SMCC coach Ethan Judd said.
PREP SOFTBALL
Airport takes second
CANTON – Airport took on some of the best teams in the state in the Michigan Challenge Tournament and came home with a second-place finish.
The Jets went 3-0 in pool play, beating Wyandotte Roosevelt 11-0, Eaton Rapids 11-2 and Farmington 10-0. The Jets opened Sunday by beating Brighton 7-2 and Lakeland 9-2, before falling 6-5 in the finals to Walled Lake Northern.
Olivia Tilley racked up 16 hits in the six games, including a 4-for-4 performance in the semifinals and a trio of three-hit games. Peyton Zajac doubled twice in the finals.
Julia Dyson and Brityn Duffy clubbed home runs and Dyson, Alayna McDaniel and Brooklyn Martin all earned pitching wins.
Whiteford went 2-3 in the tournament with wins over Rochester Hills Stoney Creek and Hartland and losses to Allen Park, Clinton and Armada.
Bailey Spradling, Avy Wood and Alexis Williams were the top hitters for the 16-10 Bobcats and Peyton Welch and Macy Ovall earned pitching wins.
PREP SOCCER
Cousino, Burden set records
NEWPORT – Camryn Cousino and Haley Burden set school records as Jefferson-Erie Mason closed the regular season with a 9-0 win over Summit Academy Monday.
Cousino scored five goals to give her a school-record 23 for the season. Burden, a first-year goaltender, tied the school record with her sixth shutout of the season.
Morgan Simota finished with a goal and three assists and Maddie Cox, Madalyn Thompson and Izzy Kreitsch had the other goals.
PREP GOLF
Airport leads league
MONROE – Home-course advantage paid off for Airport Monday as the Jets shot 306 to top Grosse Ile by two strokes in a Huron League jamboree.
Airport had a balanced attack as Evan Mullins shot 74, Brayden Siders 75, Landon McGregor 78 and Cade Horner 79.
Flat Rock was third with 326, New Boston Huron fourth with 336, St. Mary Catholic Central sixth with 352 and Jefferson eighth with 358.
Jack Newman carded a 78 and Ryan Biller 80 for Huron, Joel Scully (79) and Ben Scully (80) led Flat Rock and Brady Cicotte finished at 84 for Milan.
Sophomores Cameron Cousino and Jeffery Gessner were tops at 85 for SMCC.
Zimmerman tied for top
CLINTON – Connor Zimmerman of Ida shot 75 at Rustic Glen Golf Course to tie for the best round of the day at the Clinton Redwolves Invitational Monday.
Levi Evans tied for fourth with 77.
Ida was fifth in the team standing with 334, one spot ahead of Dundee’s 336.
Bedford goes 1-2
OTTAWA LAKE – Bedford won its own invitational at The Legacy Saturday with a round of 308 with its B team taking second with 320.
Monroe was sixth with 333 and Ida eighth with 346.
Bedford’s Taleon Guess took medalist honors with a 72 while teamamtes Nolan Fischer and Mason Schroeder checked in at 76 along with Monroe’s Solomon Schramm.
FOOTBALL
New job for Hoskins
DEXTER – Jesse Hoskins, who resigned in November after 15 seasons as the head coach of his alma mater, has been hired as the defensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coach at Dexter.
BOXING
McKart joins Hall of Fame
CINCINNATI – Monroe native Bronco McKart was inducted into the Ohio Boxing Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 16.
GOLF
Giant Oak aced twice
TEMPERANCE – Chad White and Dave Stevens each recorded a hole-in-one at Giant Oake Golf Course recently.
White used a 7-iron to ace the 154-yard No. 17 hole and Stevens needed just one shot with his 7-hybrid to find the cup on the 100-yard No. 1 hole on May 11.
Baily gets hole-in-one
OTTAWA LAKE – David Baily of Holland, Ohio, recently shot a hole-in-one on the 95-yard No. 8 hole at The Legacy recently.
He used a pitching wedge.
ADULT SOCCER
Schmitz scores three
MONROE – Evan Schmitz scored three goals and Kyle Smith added two to lead Victorious Secret to a 7-1 win over Atletico in the Monroe Adult Coed Indoor Soccer League at Levelup Training Sunday night.
RUNNING
Rose Run takes entries
PETERSBURG – Entries now are being accepted for the 18th annual Rose Run and Walk on July 11.
Proceeds will go to the Rogel Cancer Center at the University of Michigan. Go to www.The RoseRun.com for more information.
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Sports roundup for Monroe County Region events May 16-18
Reporting by Niles Kruger, The Monroe News / The Monroe News
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