Charlevoix soccer stays unbeaten in McBain, Rayder baseball tops Evart Classic

MCBAIN — The Charlevoix girls’ soccer team has already shown this season that they’ll be a formidable foe within the Lake Michigan Conference.

Between Friday and Saturday, the Rayders proved they’ll be just the same away from the LMC.

Welcoming in Kingsley Friday, Charlevoix came away with a 6-0 victory, before then heading to McBain Saturday, where they earned an overall Comet Cup title in the McBain Northern Michigan Christian tourney.

On Saturday, Charlevoix earned a 2-1 shootout victory against Leland, then pulled in a 5-0 victory over McBain NMC to stay without a loss on the season.

In the opener, the Rayders and Leland headed to overtime and eventually a shootout knotted at 1-1.

Mikayla Sharrow, Claire Scholten, Lena Sytsma-Reed and Ginny Morbidelli all scored, while Addison Boop came through with the key stops to earn the victory. Boop made six saves total in the game.

The regulation goal for the Rayders also came off the leg of Sharrow.

In the second game of the day, Karlee Eaton scored a hat-trick for the Rayders, then Sharrow added a pair.

“We came out with better energy in the second game and played much better soccer than in our first match,” Charlevoix coach Pete Scholten said. “Our passing was less rushed and we were able to put together combinations that led to quality chances.”

Eaton, Ava Boss, Scholten, Kylee Rice, Sytsma-Reed and Boop all added assists in game two and Boop made an additional seven saves.

Against Kingsley on Friday, it came as another game where a number of different players sent in scores, led by Sharrow and Rice with a pair. Eaton and Boss also each added one goal and Eaton had two assists and Sharrow, one.

All six scores for the Rayders came in the first half against the Stags, then a number of younger athletes saw the field throughout the second half.

Charlevoix (4-0-1) will next host Traverse City St. Francis on Monday, April 17.

SOFTBALL 

Comets stay undefeated 

MACKINAW CITY — The loss column remained clean for the Mackinaw City softball team Friday when they met up with Newberry and earned wins of 15-0 and 27-15.

Marlie Postula earned the game-one win behind four strikeouts and two hits allowed across three innings.

Madison Smith had a home run, single, three RBIs and three runs scored at the plate, Gracie Beauchamp scored a pair and Kenzlie Currie singled twice, scored two and swiped three bases.

In game two, Smith started and went one inning with four hits allowed and three strikeouts, then Postula took over with five strikeouts and three hits allowed, along with a lone earned run.

Postula also singled, doubled, drove in four runs and scored five, Beauchamp had two singles, three RBIs and three runs scored, Smith tripled, scored four runs, had an RBI and stole four bases, while Poppy Wallace had two runs scored and two RBIs. Rian Esper also singled twice, doubled and scored three runs.

Mackinaw City (6-0) next heads to Wolverine, Monday, April 17.

Rayders split in Evart

EVART — Meeting Evart and Benzie Central Saturday in Evart, the Charlevoix softball team took a 19-0 loss against the host Wildcats, then earned a 4-1 win over Benzie.

The big loss for Charlevoix came with just three hits, led by Anna Kemp with a single and double.

Against the Huskies in game two, Kylie Dorst struck out four and gave up just two hits and no walks across five innings.

Haiydin Bissell doubled in a run, Delaney Boehm singled twice and Avery Kita and Aaliyah Hoag had an RBI each.

Charlevoix next gets in a rematch with Benzie Central on Tuesday, April 18.

BASEBALL 

Charlevoix wins Evart Classic

EVART — Technically, the Charlevoix baseball team is still undefeated.

That is, against teams from the United States.

While the Rayders did take their first loss of the season over the weekend – coming against a Sault St. Marie, Ontario 19U team – they also earned an overall tournament title in Evart.

Meeting a host of teams, the Rayders defeated Marion in a 1-0 game, beat Evart, 6-3, and tied Traverse City St. Francis, 2-2, before then falling to Sault, Ontario, 6-4.

Also in attendance was Harrison, who Charlevoix didn’t face on the day.

Against Marion, Troy Nickel earned the victory over two innings and four strikeouts, while not allowing a hit, then Emmett Bergmann took over the next four innings and struck out eight, allowing two hits.

Hunter Lemerand doubled and Patrick Sterrett singled in a run at the plate.

The Evart victory was awarded to Bryce Johnson’s work on the mound, as he struck out seven over four innings and gave up one hit. AJ Speigl also went two innings in relief.

Lemerand doubled once again, driving in a run, Ryan Pearl had two RBIs and Owen Waha and Speigl each added a RBI single.

The 2-2 tie with the Gladiators came with both Sterrett and Lemerand going three innings, combining for seven strikeouts and just two hits allowed.

Waha doubled, singled and had an RBI, Bergmann singled twice and Jack Jarema had an RBI single.

The final game of the weekend had Lemerand pick up his third double, along with a single and an RBI, Sterrett singled and doubled and Nate Claflin doubled.

Five different pitchers saw the mound for the Rayders, with three strikeouts each from Sterrett, Speigl and Pearl.

Charlevoix (4-1-1) will next head to Benzie Central on Tuesday, April 18, then host Rudyard on Thursday, April 20.

Boyne City falls to Clare 

BOYNE CITY — The Ramblers took a pair of losses from Clare in a hosted non-conference matchup Friday in Boyne City, falling 11-2 and 4-3.

Jack Paquette started and went three and third innings in game one, striking out five with four hits and seven walks issued. Chas Stanek also pitched in relief.

Gavin Hewitt homered, while Connor Rajkovich singled and scored a run.

In game two, Hewitt went all six innings on the mound, striking out five with three hits allowed.

Hewitt and Rajkovich collected the lone two hits for the Ramblers, with Hewitt, Kacey Gray and Mason Wilcox scoring a run each.

Boyne City returns to action Monday against Inland Lakes at home.

Mackinaw takes two from Newberry

MACKINAW CITY — A nice test was passed for the Mackinaw City baseball team Friday night when they welcomed in Newberry and earned wins of 3-1 and 10-6.

“Newberry has a nice group of kids, they were a great test for us this early in the season,” Mackinaw coach Elijah May said. “I am really proud of the way we battled in game two and came from behind.”

Sebastian Pierce earned the game-one win across six innings and 14 strikeouts, while giving up six hits.

Lars Huffman singled in a run and scored two, Trystan Swanson singled and scored a run and Lucas Bergstrom added an RBI.

Braylon Currie then went the distance in game two, also striking out 14 batters with five hits given up.

Bergstrom singled and had an RBI, Pierce and Tanyon Pierce each scored twice and stole two and Huffman scored two and singled.

Mackinaw (5-1) host Manistique up next on Tuesday, April 18.

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