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8D • Sunday, October 16, 2011 • Lansing State Journal
Portland’s Conley wins Div. 4 title Lans. Catholic, State boys tennis Okemos claim bers of Kalamazoo Christian, 6-1, 6-2. doubles crowns Portland’s Ricky Simon JENISON — Portland’s Chance Conley earned the Division 4 state title at No. 1 singles on Saturday. Conley, a junior, defeated Williamston senior Michael Sienko 6-4, 6-2 in the state tournament ďŹ nals. “Iwasprettynervous.But as soon as I went up in the ďŹ rst set, I focused, I played well,â€? Conley said. Portland placed fourth as a team in Division 4 with 17 points. Ann Arbor Greenhills placed ďŹ rst with 23, Lansing Catholic tied with Kalamazoo Christian for second with 22 points. The Cougars’ No. 1 doubles team of Peter Murray and Jake Johnson captured the state title by defeating DanStevensandCordellEng-
lost in the No. 4 singles ďŹ nal to top-seeded Zach Martell of Greenhills, 4-6, 7-6 (7) and 7-5. Third-seeded Simon defeated No. 2-seed Alec Rosenbaum of Kalamazoo Christian in the semis, 6-4, 6-3. Also for the Raiders, Jared Guy at No. 2 singles and the No. 4 doubles team of CollinGensterblumandZach Platty all lost in the semiďŹ nals. Sienko defeated Lansing Catholic’s Paul Heeder in the No. 1 semiďŹ nals, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. Conley advanced to the ďŹ nal by defeating Brad Plaislier of Kalamazoo Christian, 6-2, 6-0. Williamstonwas10thwith 11 points. For the Cougars, the No. 3 doublesteamofMitchMoore and Ethan Lehman made it to the ďŹ nal, where they lost to Sam Markel and Adhi Raj-
aprabhakaran of Greenhills, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Matt Heeder lost in the No. 2 singles semiďŹ nal to Armada’s Ryan Carlson. Portland coach Jim Niebling said having Lansing Catholic in the same division is good for his team because the tough local competition pushes them to get better. “This was a very gratifying ďŹ nish for the season,â€?
Cross country Continued From 3D
man Mason VanDyke ďŹ fth and senior Joe Cecil ninth for Mason, which swept the individual titles. In the girls race, Bulldogs freshman Meg Darmofal (19:05) held off St. Johns freshman Karrigan Smith (19:07) and St. Louis junior Raquel Serna (19:11) for the victory. “I just wanted to stay behind the front people and pass them up at the end,â€? Darmofal said. “After the last turn, I sprinted.â€? Darmofal, who also plays soccer for TNT Dynamite in the fall and hopes to compete in both soccer and track for Mason next spring, won the Greater Lansing Junior Cross Country Championships the past two years as a seventh and eighth grader. Smith came in third place a year ago. “It gave me conďŹ dence thatIhavebeatenherbefore, but I was kind of nervous because I missed Portage (Invitational) last weekend when I was sick with the u,â€? Darmofal said. “The wind got to me at the end, especially because there were no trees to block it,â€? Smith said. Yet Smith was a lot closer to Darmofal than the 21-second margin a year ago in the annual 2-mile meet for sixth through eighth graders, which will be held on Monday at DeWitt High School. “My work has paid off over the summer and this season,â€? Smith said. “But I could not have done it without my team or coach or family.â€? DeWitt edged Division 1 honorable mention Grand
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Mason’s Meg Darmofal won the Greater Lansing Cross Country Championship girls race despite losing a shoe. Ledge 101-107 to take the girls team title for the ďŹ rst time in the 23-year history of the Greater Lansing event. “It was closer than I thought it would be, but this feels wonderful,â€? seventhyear DeWitt girls coach Ron Womboldt said. “We wanted to run as a pack, but unfortunately we split up real quick. “I told the girls, ‘If you go out real fast, you’re going to have to gut the race.’ Fortunately enough, we had a couple of girls come through.â€?
Lansing Catholic junior Janie Fineis stares down her approach shot from the second fairway Saturday at Forest Akers East Golf Course. DAVID OLDS FOR THE LANSING STATE JOURNAL
Cougars Continued From 1D
Division 2
KALAMAZOO — Kyle Haak and Elan Dantus of Okemos captured the Division 2 No. 1 doubles title
Haslett’s boys, ranked sixth in Division 2, edged fourth-ranked Ionia by 14 points and Division 3 second-ranked Lansing Catholic by 18 points for second place. “It’s such a close race that when one team slips a little bit, somebody moves up,â€? Haslett coach Nick Stanko said. “It’s good that there’s that much competition in the area.â€? Lansing Catholic senior Zachary Zingsheim (16:20) edged Haslett senior Alex VanCamp (16:22) and Whitmer (16:24) for individual boys runner-up. “VanCamp had a bit of tendonitis at the beginning of the season,â€? Stanko said. “It just took a little while to get his ďŹ tness back up. We just took our time, and he’s just getting back into form now.â€? Hinkle sensed the group that contained those three who ran the ďŹ rst mile right behind him were trying to use him as a shield from the wind. “They were right with me at the mile, so I wanted to get away from them,â€? he said. “The second mile, I just wanted to push.â€? Hinkle was especially pleased after taking eighth a year ago when he was among the individual favorites. “Last year, I didn’t run as well as I wanted to,â€? he said. “So this year, I was trying to redeem myself.â€? Both Hinkle and Darmofal became the ďŹ rst runners from Mason to win Greater Lansing meet individual titles. “All of the best teams and all of the best runners from the area are here,â€? Hinkle said. “So if you can win, it’s a big deal.â€?
Chieftains’ Nichols wins Div. 2 title Lansing State Journal
OAKLAND — Okemos sophomore Elle Nichols shot a ďŹ nal-round 80 to hang on to win the Division 2 girls state individual championship on Saturday at KatkeCousins Golf Course. Nichols’ two-day total of 157 was just enough to edge East Lansing’s Kristyn Crippen. Crippen also shot an 80 on Saturday. “I had a lot of fun. It was a lot different than what I’ve ever had to play in,â€? Nichols said. “But it was windy for everyone, and every round was different.â€? East Lansing’s Maggie Campbell took fourth at 162, carding back-to-back 82s. As a team, the Trojans ďŹ nished seventh at 727 (361-366). “The conditions were awful. I mean, it was like playing in a hurricane,â€? East Lansing coach Mary Jo Stacks said. “I felt like my top two peaked today, without a doubt. ... As a team I was very, very proud of them. They had a lot of bad breaks.â€? It was the ďŹ rst state title for Nichols, who ďŹ nished ďŹ fth at last year’s state tournament.
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Okemos’ Elle Nichols won the Division 2 state girls golf tournament on Saturday. “She had a great year,â€? Okemos coach Dan Stoltz said. “She was ďŹ fth in the state last year, and we were just wondering if she would ever ďŹ nish higher than that. So for her to win it was really exciting.â€? Muskegon Mona Shores won the team title at 661.
Division 1
ALLENDALE — Holt ďŹ nished in eighth with a team total of 776 at The Meadows. Sophomore Pader Her led the Rams with a two-day 185 (92-93), followed by 195s from Lauren Strong (95-100) and Alexxis Vanpelt (100-95).
Division 3
EAST LANSING — Haslett’s Erin Lawrence ďŹ nished ďŹ fth at 177 (88-89) at Forest Akers West. Teammate Chelsea Root carded a 194 (102-92).
Division 1
PREP FOOTBALL Benzie Central 36, Perry 8 BENZONIA — Chris Benjamin ran for 155 yards, including a ďŹ rst-quarter touchdown and two-point conversion for Perry (1-7) on Friday night in a nonleague loss to Benzie Central (7-1). Quarterback Jake Ferraioulo went 4 for 9 for 21 yards. Kenny Benjamin had 12 tackles and an interception.
Erie-Mason 27, Stockbridge 20 STOCKBRIDGE — Josh Ensign rushed for 29 yards and opened the scoring for Stockbridge (1-7) in a nonleague loss to Erie Mason (1-7). Quarterback Kaleb Grammer went 12 for 25 and 159 yards and scored the Panthers’ third-quarter TD on a 1-yard run. Nick Balkus added a 2-yard TD run in the fourth quarter for Stockbridge.
East Lansing 17, Grand Ledge 0 East Lansing Grand Ledge First quarter
3 0 0 0
7 0
7 -17 0 - 0
EL - C. Hagan 26 ďŹ eld goal
Third quarter
EL - E.Hamilton-Wray 28 pass fromA.Carlson (C.Hagan kick)
Fourth quarter
EL - A. Carlson 3 pass from C. Hagan (C. Hagan kick)
Gra 7 150 31-18 132 15-30-0 0-0 8-75
First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Comp-Att-Int Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
Eas 8 247 37-173 74 9-16-0 0-0 10-75
Rushing: Trojans,Alex Carlson 5-65, Chris Hagan 5-6,Javon Haines 1-8,Elijah Hamilton-Wray 12-34, JR Lara 14-60. Comets, Marquinzus Adams 2--1, Josh Bachert 11-4,Jalen Brady 10-12,Andre Carter 1-9, Darryn Gorman 1-11, Zac Keilen 1--2, Nathan Megge 5--15. Passing: Trojans,Alex Carlson 9-16-0-74.Comets, Jalen Brady 8-15-0-79, Nathan Megge 7-15-0-53. Receiving: Trojans, Chris Hagan 2-11, Elijah Hamilton-Wray 1-28,JR Lara 2-3,Efe Scott-Emuakpor 4-32. Comets, Josh Bachert 1-3, Andre Carter 4-39, Blake Dahlstrom 4-40, Darryn Gorman 2-28, Aiden Schlossberg 1-8, Bryce Wight 3-15.
Mason 49, St. Johns 7 Mason St. Johns First quarter
7 14 14 14 -49 7 0 0 0 - 7
SJ - A. Mullikin 1 run (J. Harden kick) M - T. McNamara 28 run (J. Flamme kick)
Second quarter
M - S. LaVallii 1 run (J. Flamme kick) M - J. Scavarda 23 pass from T. McNamara (J. Flamme kick)
Third quarter
M - C. Holbrook 10 pass from T. McNamara (J. Flamme kick) M - T. McNamara 16 run (J. Flamme kick)
Fourth quarter
M - S. LaVallii 32 run (J. Flamme kick) M - J. Smith 37 interception return (J. Flamme kick)
First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Comp-Att-Int Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
St. 17 254 42-205 49 4-13-0 0-0 2-10
Mas 21 425 45-254 171 8-9-0 2-2 3-15
Rushing: Bulldogs, Blake Cook 3-3, Saylor LaVallii 29-138, Thomas McNamara 13-113. Redwings, Calvin Clark 3-26, Austin Koneval 7-38, Bryce LaBar 6-44, Andrew Mullikin 16-64. Passing: Bulldogs, Thomas McNamara 8-9-0-171. Redwings, Brad Cordes 4-8-2-49, Bryce LaBar 0-1-1-0. Receiving: Bulldogs,Logan Fitchett 2-20,Connor Holbrook 4-96, Saylor LaVallii 1-32, John Scavarda 1-23. Redwings, Austin Koneval 1-12, Bo Moore 2-29, Devin Simon 1-8.
Haslett 46, Williamston 27 Haslett Williamston First quarter
7 21 7 0
6 12 -46 7 13 -27
H- C. Brewer 9 pass from A. Foren (D. Smyth kick) W - J. Smith 40 pass from J.Westphal (R. Sturgis kick)
Second quarter
H - J. Jackard 5 run (D. Smyth kick) H - C. Brewer 3 run (D. Smyth kick) H - C. Brewer 4 run (D. Smyth Kick) H - K. Casaday 41 Yard Run (kick failed)
Third quarter
W - J. Smith 2 pass from J.Westphal (R. Sturgis kick) H - S. Wegenke 2 run (kick failed)
Fourth quarter
H - C. Block 5 pass from A. Foren (run failed) W - R. Watters 12 run (R. Sturgis kick) H - K. Casaday 41 run (kick failed) W - Defense recovers fumble for TD
First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Comp-Att-Int Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
Wil 12 229 17-86 143 9-18-1 1-1 0-0
Has 31 458 68-410 48 5-8-0 3-3 5-32
Rushing: Vikings, Conor Brewer 19-105, Kolby Casaday 19-124, Sam Wegenke 12-72. Hornets, Nick Porter 9-38, Ryan Watters 2-46. Passing: Vikings,Adam Foren 5-8-0-48. Hornets, John Westphal 9-17-1-143. Receiving: Vikings, Collin Block 2-21, Conor Brewer 1-9, Kolby Casaday 19-124. Hornets, Cody Ball 1-8, Ray Duncan 3-18, Jake Smith 2-40.
Madness Continued From 3D
ergized,themen’steamsent the crowd into frenzy. Like most years, Izzo made his grand entrance in style. This year’s theme was the 1986 movie “Top Gunâ€? — an homage to the Spartans’ opening game with North Carolina on Nov. 11 at the Carrier Classic on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson in San Diego. Izzo, through the magic of the green screen, â€œďŹ‚ewâ€? a ďŹ ghter plane in the introduction ďŹ lm while pretending to be “Maverick,â€? then entered the arena in a miniature ďŹ ghter jet. Fans then got their ďŹ rst look at this year’s incoming freshman, which includes guards Brenden Dawson, Brandon Kearney and Travis Trice. Fans also got a look at redshirt senior guard Brandon Wood, who transferred to MSU from Valparaiso for his ďŹ nal year of eligibility. Both the men’s and women’s teams split into Green and White squads and played 10-minute intrasquad scrimmages to conclude the night.
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Branden Dawson lays the ball in over teammate Russell Byrd during MSU’s scrimmage Friday night. Plenty of former Spartans were in the crowd, including current Los Angles Lakers guard Shannon Brown, Mateen Cleaves, Drew Neitzel and Andre Hudson to name a few. Even though the night was all about basketball, Izzo made it clear that the MSU football team had the stage for the weekend. “I hope and pray that we understand, we have the best coach, not only in the Big Ten, but the country,� Izzo said. “Make sure we give him a big round of applause.�
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Others can describe it. Grosse Ile simultaneously won the Div. 3 championship across the street at Forest Akers West, and coach Jim Bennett said he was very happy his school’s enrollment increased last winter so the team was bumped up one division — thus avoiding Lansing Catholic. Grosse Ile won the 2009 state title and was runner up to the Cougars last season. “For us it was great, because we got away from Lansing Catholic, which is the best team in the state, by far,� Bennett said. Lansing Catholic totaled 653, Flint Powers was at 716 and Kalamazoo Hackett posted 725 for
third place. Fourth-year coach Mary Schafer said the team has not lost a match or invitational the past two years, which she said was “just unheard of.â€? “The conditions today were just so tough, and to shoot anything below 80 was just outstanding,â€? Schafer said. “I’m just so proud of the way they played. It was just a ďŹ ght out there. This team has embraced the fact that 100 yards and in is where it’s at (for scoring). “I’m blessed with talent,â€? Schafer continued. “But you’re not always blessed with hard workers. You’re not always blessed with good people and good students. I just have an incredible group. “They don’t realize how specialthiswinisuntilmaybe after they graduate.â€?
Sophomore Emily Murdoch came in ďŹ fth place and senior Kayla Hanses 16th to lead the Panthers. Grand Ledge’s top four were among the ďŹ rst 17 ďŹ nishers: juniors Christy Snelgrove (fourth) and Allison Dible (ninth), freshman Taryn Hubker (11th) and sophomore Krista Magness (17th). “Our girls ran real well today, but DeWitt’s really good,â€? Grand Ledge girls coach Fred Hutchinson said. “We gave it our best shot but came up a little bit short.â€?
said Niebler, whose team went 7-2 this year and 3-1 in the conference. “My guys worked extremely hard, and I’m pleased with what they accomplished.�
Davis Crocker of Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7-6 (5), 6-3. The Chieftains ďŹ nished in ďŹ fth place as a team with 17 points. East Lansing tied for 11th with seven points, while Eastern ďŹ nished with two points. Midland Dow won the title with 31 points.
MIDLAND — Grand Ledge’s Trevor Stoimenoff, seeded fourth, lost in the No. 1 singles semiďŹ nals to top-seeded Tyler Gardiner of Northville, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. The Comets ďŹ nished with three team points. Ann ArGREG DERUITER/ bor Huron won the Division LANSING STATE JOURNAL 1 state title with 30 points to Birmingham Brother Rice’s by defeating Alex Allen and 26. Holt, the only area Calvin Greer of Birming- school, did not win a match. ham Groves in the ďŹ nal, 6-0, 3-6, 7-6 (5). Division 3 Haak and Dantus adHOLLY — Detroit Counvanced with a 6-1, 6-1 win try Day’s 34 points earned over Midland Dow’s Santi it the Division 3 title, six Guerra and Vinkram Shan- points better than secondkar in the semiďŹ nals. place St. Joseph. DeWitt Okemos’ Andy Struble had one point, and neither lost in the No. 1 singles semi- Haslett nor Mason won a ďŹ nalstoeventualstatechamp match.
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Portland junior Chance Conley won the No. 1 singles title in Division 4 on Saturday, defeating Michael Sienko of Williamston in straight sets. That helped the Raiders to a fourth-place ďŹ nish as a team.
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