INDIAN RIVER – It helps to have a bunch of contributors.
The Inland Lakes softball team received plenty of those during a Ski Valley doubleheader on Friday, May 8, which saw the Bulldogs sweep Gaylord St. Mary with 9-2 and 9-6 victories at Cooperation Park.
In the opener, the Bulldogs were led by freshman Azalia Carper, who homered for the second time this season. Pitching-wise, she earned the win by striking out 10, allowing two hits and walking one.
The Bulldogs saw several players perform well offensively, including Kennadi O’Boyle, who recorded a team-high two hits (triple). Alexis Powell (RBI, two runs), Alexys Langworthy (two RBIs, two runs), Adi Fenstermaker (two runs), Taylor Nutt and Khali Woollard finished with a hit apiece.
Carper (double, RBI), Nutt (RBI, two runs), Kalli Williamson (double) and Langworthy each tallied two-hit games in the nightcap, while O’Boyle (double, RBI, two runs) and Woollard had a hit apiece.
Carper was the winning pitcher again, striking out seven in six innings.
“The girls are starting to play better,” Inland Lakes coach Krissi Thompson said. “They struggle once in a while, but that’s going to happen when you have a young program. Other than that, I’m quite happy with the comeback (in the second game). It took us time to adjust to the slower pitching, but once we got it, we were able to do quite well.”
Inland Lakes (10-6, 8-4 Ski Valley) takes on Central Lake at home on Monday, May 11.
Bulldogs split with Harbor Light
INDIAN RIVER – In a matchup of two Division 4 baseball powers, the Inland Lakes Bulldogs and Harbor Light Swordsmen battled to a split during a doubleheader at Cooperation Park on Friday, May 8.
Behind an impressive offensive display, the Bulldogs captured a 10-5 victory in Game 1, but the Swordsmen responded by shutting Inland Lakes down in a 4-1 win in the nightcap.
Wyatt Hanel led the the Bulldogs offensively by finishing 3-for-4 with an RBI, while Gus Carper was 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored, and Ty Kolly added two hits and an RBI. Harper Lee (RBI), Colby Saker (RBI) and James Layman chipped in with a hit apiece. Andre Bradford had two RBIs.
Collin Maves was the winning pitcher, striking out four in three innings.
Gunnar Hanel and Bradford registered I-L’s lone hits in game two.
Lee struck out three in one inning. Kolly took the loss on the mound.
Inland Lakes (12-5, 10-0 Ski Valley) hosts Central Lake on Monday, May 11.
Davis nets hat trick, Chiefs shut out Kingsley
CHEBOYGAN – Three days after it was snakebitten by missed chances, the Cheboygan girls soccer team was much more clinical in a 5-0 victory over Kingsley at home on Thursday, May 7.
The Chiefs received a second hat trick this season from senior Morgan Davis, who scored late in the first half to put Cheboygan up 2-0, then added a penalty kick and another goal over the final 40 minutes. Senior Jaelyn Wheelock started the scoring three minutes into the first half, when she put the Chiefs up 1-0 thanks to an assist from sophomore Mallory Ekdahl, who assisted on Davis’s goal later in the half. Junior defender Maddie Long was Cheboygan’s other goal scorer, putting the Chiefs up 4-0 on a long-ranged blast during the second half.
“The kids got it clicking tonight,” Cheboygan coach Tom Markham said. “We had a lot of good attempts on goal, and the girls were hungry. We worked on our finishing in practice coming into tonight, and we put some strong finishes together.”
Emma Howard rounded out the Chiefs with an assist on Davis’s last goal.
Cheboygan (7-3-2, 4-1-0) will host Northern Shores leader Harbor Springs (9-1-2, 6-0-1) in a 5 p.m. pink-out game on Monday, May 11. The Chiefs will wear pink to support cancer awareness, with all proceeds going to Dylan Wilkinson, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 ALK positive non-small lung cancer last year.
PELLSTON AT MACKINAW CITY BASEBALL
Game 1 Final: Mackinaw City 15, Pellston 5 (Friday, May 8)
Mackinaw City Stats: Ben Strittmatter (2-for-3, two runs), Tyler Hingston (2-for-4, two runs), Knox Wilson (hit, RBI, two runs), Kyle Valot (three runs), Braylon Currie (two runs; winning pitcher, two strikeouts in three innings), Mikey Sullivan (two runs)
Pellston Stats: Landen Brandt (two hits, RBI), Isaac Groff (double, RBI), Sam O’Neil (double, RBI; two pitching strikeouts), Brett Bonter (double; nine pitching strikeouts), Royce Jacobs (hit)
Game 2 Final: Mackinaw City 6, Pellston 1
Mackinaw City Stats: Ben Strittmatter (2-for-3, two RBIs), Tyler Hingston (2-for-3, two runs), Knox Wilson (winning pitcher, five strikeouts in four innings; hit), Kyle Valot (hit), Wes House (hit), Braylon Currie (four pitching strikeouts in two innings)
Pellston Stats: Sam O’Neil (hit), Donovan O’Rourke (hit), Isaac Groff (five pitching strikeouts)
Mackinaw City Coach Elijah May: “It was really nice to get the monkey off of our back and get back into the win column after that four-game (losing) skid, including a loss to Pellston last Saturday. We finally played with some energy and got our pitching some of the run support that they deserved. I was really happy with our effort and our grit. Pellston is much improved from last year, and it was nice to pick up a couple of wins over our rivals, especially since they beat us at their place.”
PELLSTON AT MACKINAW CITY SOFTBALL
Game 1 Final: Pellston 12, Mackinaw City 3 (Friday, May 8)
Pellston Stats: Lanie Irwin (2-for-3, two RBIs, two runs; winning pitcher, six strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings), Avery Myroniuk (two triples, two RBIs), Ella Klungle (two hits, two RBIs), Allie Cameron (two hits, two runs), Makayla Turbin (triple, three runs), Kenzie Jutson (hit, RBI), Athena Crane (hit, RBI), Sophia Nicholls (hit, RBI)
Mackinaw City Stats: Kenzlie Currie (two hits, double, two RBIs), Ella Kruczynski (hit; two pitching strikeouts), Emily Kruczynski (hit), Alaia Mendez (hit), Julia Short (hit)
Game 2 Final: Mackinaw City 12, Pellston 4
Mackinaw City Stats: Emily Kruczynski (three hits, inside-the-park grand slam, five RBIs), Kenzlie Currie (two hits, triple), Julia Short (double, three RBIs), Ava Thompson (double, RBI), Rian Esper (hit), Ella Kruczynski (winning pitcher, four strikeouts)
Pellston Stats: Sophia Nicholls (2-for-3, double, RBI), Allie Cameron (2-for-3), Ella Klungle (home run), Athena Crane (hit, RBI), Avery Myroniuk (hit), Makayla Turbin (RBI), Lanie Irwin (five pitching strikeouts)
Mackinaw City Coach Erica France: “With the team starting off slow in the first game, I am proud of how they picked themselves up in the second game and brought home the win!”
ONAWAY SOFTBALL
Game 1 Final: East Jordan 5, Onaway 3 (Thursday, May 7)
Onaway Stats: Carley Karsten (2-for-3, RBI), Marley Szymoniak (two hits, double), Layla Box (hit, RBI), Brooklyn Boughner (double), Aubrey Havel (hit), Shawny Shepard (hit), Aleigha Garms (two strikeouts in six innings pitched)
Game 2 Final: Onaway 7, East Jordan 4
Onaway Stats: Brooklyn Boughner (2-for-3, three-run home run, three RBIs), Aleigha Garms (2-for-3, double, two RBIs), Natalee Hyde (two hits, triple, two runs), Marley Szymoniak (2-for-3), Layla Box (hit; winning pitcher, one strikeout in six innings)
ONAWAY BASEBALL
Game 1 Final: Evart 12, Onaway 3 (at Turtle Creek Stadium, Traverse City, Friday, May 8)
Onaway Stats: Casey Kindt (double, two RBIs), Brody George (hit, RBI), Gabe Watson (double; three pitching strikeouts), Zach Schmoldt (hit), Keagan Beyer (hit)
Game 2 Final: Evart 17, Onaway 0
Onaway Stats: Gabe Watson (two hits), Brody George (hit; two pitching strikeouts), Casey Kindt (three pitching strikeouts), Beau Maerz (two strikeouts)
Game 1 Final: East Jordan 12, Onaway 1
Onaway Stats: Gabe Watson (double), Eli LaLonde (hit), Matthew Russ (hit), Emmit Haskill (hit; two pitching strikeouts)
Game 2: East Jordan 6, Onaway 1
Onaway Stats: Casey Kindt (double), Landon Busbee (hit), Zach Schmoldt (RBI), Isaac Butler (two pitching strikeouts in five innings)
CHEBOYGAN BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
Thursday, May 7 Result: Finished eighth (six points) at Northern Shores Conference Finals in Elk Rapids
Top Cheboygan Finishers: 4X800 Relay (sixth place, Logan Hickman, Brayden Rauch, Russell Abernathy, Harold Polzin, 10:10.03)
CHEBOYGAN GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
Thursday, May 7 Result: Finished eighth (16 points) at Northern Shores Conference Finals in Elk Rapids
Top Cheboygan Finishers: Audrey Redding (third place, high jump, 4-6), Olivia Patrick (fourth, pole vault, 4-0), Adele Schulz (sixth, 800, 2:46.74), Lucy Coleman (eighth, 400, 1:11.37), Tia Mosher (eighth, 100 hurdles, 20.65)
CHEBOYGAN BOYS GOLF
Thursday, May 7 Finish: Second place (189) at a nine-hole match at Boyne Mountain. Harbor Springs placed first (187)
Cheboygan Finishers: 2. Elliott Schryer, 45, T8. David Chase, 50, T8. Andrew Kiefer, 50, T14. Alex Hudson, 54, T14. Payton Wiley, 54, 18. Parker Taylor, 55
Cheboygan Coach Earl Parsons: “Another brutal, cold, windy day. The boys are showing big improvements with their golf game. They just need to stop getting big numbers on each round. But as a whole, I’m happy with their development.”
NMCA VS. WOLVERINE SOFTBALL
Game 1 Final: NMCA 12, Wolverine 11
NMCA Stats: Ariel Tucker (3-for-4, home run, triple, four RBIs, three runs; winning pitcher, 11 strikeouts in six innings), Shanna Ferraiuolo (3-for-4, triple, RBI), Caitlin Hill (2-for-3, two runs), Harper Nelund (hit), Ellie Schepperley (hit), Isabel Hoffmeyer (two runs)
Wolverine Stats: Zayla Dubois (3-for-3, home run, triple, three RBIs, four runs; nine strikeouts in five innings pitched), Anna Carter (double, RBI), Emilee Williams (hit, RBI), Amber McCauley (hit, two runs)
Game 2 Final: NMCA 22, Wolverine 9
NMCA Stats: Ariel Tucker (3-for-4, home run, triple, four RBIs, two runs; winning pitcher, 12 strikeouts in five innings), Lauren Ferraiuolo (3-for-5, home run, double, four RBIs, four runs), Piper Spuller (3-for-4, two doubles, RBI, two runs), Isabel Hoffmeyer (2-for-3, triple, RBI, four runs), Shanna Ferraiuolo (2-for-4, home run, three RBIs, three runs), Ellie Schepperley (2-for-3, double, two RBIs, two runs), Caitlin Hill (hit, two RBIs, three runs), Harper Nelund (hit, two RBIs)
Wolverine Stats: Emilee Williams (home run, three RBIs, two runs), Anna Carter (RBI), Amber McCauley (three runs), Zayla Dubois (four pitching strikeouts)
Contact sports editor Jared Greenleaf at jgreenleaf@gannett.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter @sportsCDT
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