UPDATED Wednesday Highlights: Troy Baseball Sweeps Doubleheader

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Baseball

TROY over Our Lady of the Lakes 10-0 (final; five innings); 6-0 (final; five innings)

baseball coach Jim Ellis called his team’s pitching performance on Wednesday “exceptional.” It’s hard to argue with his assessment.

The Colts pitchers shut out Our Lady of the Lakes in a double-header at home, allowing only a single hit in two wins.

Michael Thomas pitched four innings in the first game. He allowed the only hit, but he struck out seven batters to give Troy a win in the early game. In the backend of the doubleheader, Tyler Horne allowed no hits and struck out five batters over five innings. The game was called in the fifth inning due to darkness.

“We knew our pitching would be ahead of our hitters, but the whole pitching staff was great today,” Ellis said.

The offense made sure the great pitching performances didn’t go to waste.

In the first game, Nick Guitar went 3-for-4 with three RBI. Matt Oppenlander was 3-for-3 and Jesse Dubay was 2-for-3. Both Oppenlander and Dubay drove in a run.

“We scored one in the first and then opened it up in the second with six runs,” Ellis said. “We had four hits in a row and that did it.”

In game two, Jake Provenzano was 2-for-3 with an RBI. The Colts were up 3-0 by the end of the second inning and that was enough for Horne.

Troy (2-0) doesn’t play again until April 9, when it visits Sterling Heights Stevenson.

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Girls Tennis

UTICA over Clawson 7-1

Haley Ammons was the lone winner for Clawson High School on Wednesday when it traveled to Utica. Ammons won her No. 3 Singles match over Cabrina Felton in two sets 6-0, 6-3.

Singles -

1st Singles: Davina Nguyen (Utica) def Allison Steinbach (Clawson) 6-0, 6-0

2nd Singles: Alaina Marchioni (Utica) def Jenna Ziegler (Clawson) 6-1, 6-3

3rd Singles: Haley Ammons (Clawson) def Cabrina Felton (Utica) 6-0, 6-3

4th Singles: Sandra Basheer (Utica) def Kayla Budd (Clawson) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles -

1st Doubles: Than Hill/Emily Hammel (Utica) def Sam Fearn/Jennifer Nolan (Clawson) 6-0, 6-0

2nd Doubles: Sarah Klinker/Nicole Eid (Utica) def Kaleigh Respecki/Paige English (Clawson) 6-2, 6-0

3rd Doubles: Antonetta Bernic/Kristen Hardy (Utica) def Marry Drozdov/Crystal Griffin (Clawson) 6-2, 6-2

4th Doubles: Melanie Moore/Stephanie Grales (Utica) def Mildred Roberson/Ingrid Everts (Clawson) 6-0, 6-0

Boys and Girls Track

TROY over North Farmington 80-48 (Girls)

The Troy girls varsity track team opened the season with a win on Wednesday.  Lauren Miller won two individual events (800 meter and 1600 meter) and the Colts won both long distance relay races (1600 meter and 3200 meter) to win 80-48 over North Farmington.

Event winners were -

3200 Relay - Troy 10:37 (Kira Burnett, Katie Shaheen, Lauren Miller, Maral Toukhanian)

100 Hurdles – North Farmington 16.5 K. Seals

100 - Troy 13.4 Gabbi Ellis

800 Relay – North Farmington 1:52(A. McKinney, M. Gillian, A Grahm, A. Phillip)

1600 - Troy 5:41 Lauren Miller

400 Relay – North Farmington 52.2(A. Freeman, A. Phillip, A McKinney, K Seals)

400 - Troy 63.6 Katie Shaheen

300 Hurdles – North Farmington 51.0 K. Seals

800 - Troy 2:34 Lauren Miller

200 – North Farmington 28.1 A. Freeman

3200 - Troy 12:38 Maral Toukhanian

1600 Relay - Troy 4:36.8 (Jessica Moore, Katie Shaheen, Nicole Niemiec, Kelly Niemiec

Shot Put - Troy 29-4 Tupper Bigelow

Discus - Troy 100-0 Alexsys Pullen

High Jump - Troy 4-10 Sarah Chmielewski

Long Jump– North Farmington 15-11 A.Freeman

TROY over North Farmington 79-49

The Troy boys varsity track team had similar success on Wednesday. David Wunderlich won both the high jump and long jump while teammate David Jordan won both hurdles races (110 meter and 300 meter) to give the Colts a 79-49 win over North Farmington.

Event winners were -

3200 Relay – North Farmington 8:57(Bradley, Bur, Sanders, Bur)

110 Hurdles - Troy 16.9 David Jordan

100 – North Farmington 11.1 J. Ervin

800 Relay – North Farmington 1:34.2(Carter, Buley, Jaquet, Ervin)

1600 - Troy 4:46 Will Yau

400 Relay - Troy 46.8(Wunderlich, Leonard, Lockhart, Jordan)

400 – North Farmington 52.8 J. Ervin

300 Hurdles - Troy 40.2 David Jordan

800 - Troy 2:06.2 Will Yau

200 – North Farmington 23.5 J. Ervin

3200 - Troy 10:42 Alex Miros

Shot Put - Troy 42-8 Alex Dello

Discus – North Farmington 128-3 J. Shelton

High Jump - Troy 5-8 David Wunderlich

Long Jump- Troy 18-8 David Wunderlich

Girls Soccer

ANDOVER over Lahser, 1-0

For the first time in several years, Women's soccer defeated in a 1-0 hard-fought game under the lights at Andover Tuesday. The only goal came with about 10 minutes to play on a shot by Maggie Seyredarian. The sophomore defender made a long-run up the left side of the field and received a well-placed pass from junior Ashley Silbert about 25 yards from the net.

Lahser's keeper, sophomore Mattie Ford, came out to challenge Seyredarian's shot attempt and was able to get a glove on the ball, but the shot had enough momentum to make it over the goal line. Play was even throughout the game with the defenses limiting quality chances by the opposing offenses. Both teams also felt the impact of early season injuries to key players. With this win, Andover's record stands at 1-1, and Lahser seeks its first win against three losses.

Boys and Girls Track

ROYAL OAK over Hazel Park 99-25 (boys)

The  boys varsity track team opened its season with a 99-25 victory over Hazel Park at home Tuesday.

The meet was a good starting point for the team. Senior Jared Vier won three individual events and was on one winning relay team, senior Robert Gibson won both throwing events and senior Adam Quinn dominated the middle distances.

There were also standout performances by freshman Ben Hill in the 1600 (4:41) and big contributions from newcomers freshmen Jake Smith and Marcio Foster in the sprints.

"We've got a lot of potential, but a ways to go before we reach that potential," Coach Ryan Piippo said. "Fortunately, we have a great mix of young or inexperienced talent and senior leadership."

Lahser over ATHENS 72-55 (girls)

“Both teams had good efforts, for our first meet of the season,” boys and girls coach Nick Stration said of his team’s performance on Tuesday over , as the boys and girls both traveled to Troy for the first league competition of the season.

Event winners for Lahser were: Brandi Akins, Morgan Squires, Monica Milberg & Frannie Foreman (800m relay & 400m relay), Alana O'Mara (1600m run & 800m run), Monica Milberg (200m dash), Jackie Bredenberg (3200m run) and Morgan Squires, Alex Jackson, Julia Lee and Monica Milberg (1600m relay).

ATHENS over Lahser 75-53 (boys)

 Event winners for the boys were: Nick Graves, Bryce McClelland, George Saker and Michael Gawlik (3200m relay), Michael Gawlik (1600m run and 3200m run), Nate Emery (400m dash), Nick Graves (800m run) and Nate Cole and Chris McDonald, George Saker and Jordan Garcia (1600m Relay). 

The next competition for the Lahser boys and girls will be a dual meet, against , on April 10.

GROVES over Andover 77-51 (girls)

In a 77-51 loss to , 's Lexi Sinclair had a strong day for the Barons girls track team. She placed first in three different events. Sinclair was first in the 800-meter run (2:22.65), 1,600-meter run (5:23.11) and as part of the 4 X 800 relay team (10:58). She also finished second in discus (81’3”).

Results:

4 x 800 relay:  Andover 1st - 10:58 (Lise Devits, Mackenzie Gammons, Sydney Roslin, Lexi Sinclair); 110 hurdles:  2nd- Keely Johnson 22.58; 100m dash:  3rd- Trea Harris 13.46; 1600m run:  1st-Lexi Sinclair  5:23.11, 2nd Mackenzie Gammons  5:44.21; 400m dash:  2nd-Lise Devits  68.27; 300m IH:  1st-Laura Perry  50.30; 800m run:  1st-Lexi Sinclair  2:22.65, 3rd Sydney Roslin  2:46.27; 3200m run:  1st-Mackenzie Gammons   12:20, 3rd Eve Sherbin 14:43; Shot Put:  2nd-Erika Hill 24'9", 3rd Jessica Reeling 22' 11"; Discus:  1st-Erika Hill-90'3", 2nd-Lexi Sinclair 81'3", 3rd, Kaylan Higgins 66'5"; High Jump:  3rd-Niki Krear 4'2"

GROVES over Andover 72-56 (boys)

Jarred Bratley dominated the long distances events for Andover in a 72-56 loss to Groves on Tuesday afternoon. Bratley finished in first place in the 1,600 meter (4:40.37) and 3,200 meter (10:00).

Results:

110 hurdles:  3rd-Taha Suhrawardy 15.96; 100m dash:  2nd-Sean Wilson  10.95, 3rd-Juarrezz Smith 11.23; 1,600m run:  1st-Jarred Bratley  4:40.37, 2nd-Joey Kemeny 5:09.18; 4 x 100 relay:  1st-Sean Wilson, Mike Lee, Mike Lundy, Juarrezz Smith   45.11; 400m dash:  2nd-Paul Walker 56.94, 3rd-Andre Christmon 57.14; 300m IH:  2nd-Taha Suhrawardy  47.37; 800m run:  3rd-Sean Evans  2:25.71; 200m dash:  1st-Sean Wilson  23.96, 2nd-Mike Lundy  24.01; 3200m run:  1st-Jarred Bratley  10:00; Shot Put:  1st-Max Elder  38'1", 3rd-Mike Litzenburg 35'2 1/2"; Discus:  1st-Mike Litzenburg  99'; Long Jump:   2nd-Mike Lee 20'1"; High Jump:  2nd-Andre Christmon  5'10"

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