Spring sports in Leelanau County are heating up.
Here are scores from Wednesday, April 28, through Monday, May 4.
Lakers finish second at Kris Popp tournament
Glen Lake baseball finished second at the Kris Popp Stike Out Cancer Invitational hosted by Lake Leelanau St. Mary after the Lakers fell to Portland St. Patrick 13-1 Saturday.
The Lakers defeated Mesick 9-3 in its first game, and Portland St. Patrick defeated Lake Leelanau St. Mary 6-0.
The Eagles would win against Mesick 6-4.
GL stats vs. Mesick — Newman 1-2, 2 RBI, 2 R; Wassa 2-3, 2 RBI, R; Turner 1-3, 2B; McNitt (W) 2 IP, H, R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K.
St. Mary vs. Mesick stats — Augie Gossett 1-3, 2B, RBI; Josh Bunek 1-2, 2 R, RBI; Edwin Ryder 1-2, RBI, R; Cody Couturier 1-1, R, SB; James Bunek (W) 4 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 4 K.
On the softball side, Glen Lake defeated Mesick 9-2, while St. Patrick defeated St. Mary 195, and Mesick out-hit Lake Leelanau 15-5.
St. Patrick defeated Glen Lake in the championship game 20-4.
GL vs. Mesick stats — Grace Noonan 2-4, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 2B; Quinn O’Hearne 1-3, R, RBI; Delanie Dembowske 1-3, 3B; Dembowske (W) 6 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 9 K.
St. Mary vs. St. Patrick stats — Emery Wichern 3-3, 2 R, RBI.
GL vs. St. Patrick stats: Olivia Reed 1-2, RBI, R; Dembowske 1-2, 2B, R.
Eagles split with Houghton Lake
Lake Leelanau St. Mary defeated Hiughton Lake 17-4 before losing the second game 13-3.
Onekama defeats SB
Onekama baseball and softball defeated Suttons Bay baseball and softball in a road doubleheader Thursday, April 30.
The Norse baseball team lost 8-3 while softball fell to the Portagers 15-0, 20-2.
Glads defeat Glen Lake (soccer)
Traverse City St. Francis caught fire in the second half after falling behind against Glen Lake to come back and win 2-1 Friday, May 1.
The Gladiators (11-1) controlled time of possession throughout the majority of the game, especially in the first half, but the Laker (4-4-1) defense wouldn’t break.
After a barrage of shots from St. Francis 20 minutes into the game, Glen Lake got out on a fast break after a Glad defensive breakdown, where Glen Lake freshman Brook Cooper threaded a shot to the left corner to go up 1-0.
The Lakers gained much-needed confidence from the goal and played more on the front foot, leading at halftime.
Traverse City St. Francis slowly got it going in the second until senior Sidney Peters made brilliant touches past multiple Laker defenders to even the score 1-1 with 30 minutes remaining.
Shortly after Peters, Gladiator senior Reese Muma found Collins at the top of the box for a lethal shot to take a 2-1 lead.
The Gladiators would maintain possession and run out the time to continue an impressive run with an 11-1 record.
A strong defense for Glen Lake, led by juniors Nora Ciolek and Taylor Randolph and sophomore Nadia Ihme, kept the Lakers in the game against the regional powerhouse.
Glen Lake (4-4-1) hosts Manistee Friday.
The Lakers take on Suttons Bay today. Check back here for the results!
Traverse City St. Francis travels to Leland for a duel Tuesday, May 5 at 5 p.m.
Fedderman leads Comets at Bobcat Invite
The Leland track and field teams had impressive performances at the Brethren Bobcat Invite Friday, May 1.
The Comet boys team finished second overall while the girls finished fourth.
Leland boy winners: Chase Denoyer (200, 24.97); Carter Suttmann (400, 54.61); Christopher Knudsen, Holden Preneta, Campbell Fedderman, Suttmann (4×400, 3:44); Suttmann, Christopher Knudsen, Campbell Fedderman, Chase Denoyer (4×200, 1:38); Knudsen, Holden Preneta, Hannes Graebel, Fedderman (4×800, 9:34).
Leland girl winners: Magnolia Marsh (100, 13.72); Sophia Grinage (800, 2:43); Grinage (mile, 5:56); Grinage (two-mile, 12:33).
3-way tie at TC Country Club (boys golf)
A 3-way tie was the case during a 9-hole Northwest Conference boys golf match at the challenging Traverse City Country Club Wednesday, April 27.
Frankfort senior Cash Rosum, Glen Lake senior Brody Switzer, and Leland senior Howie Kropp managed +3 (39) at the Tom Bendelow-designed course (1915).
Rosum was consistent, going bogey, par throughout the match, while Switzer recovered from a double-bogey two-hole stretch to start with a birdie on three, followed by four pars in a row. Kropp had five bogeys and four pars to find himself tied for the lead.
The Lakers won the team event to notch their second conference win of the season, beating Leland by 4 strokes, 165-169.
“Our team has a ton of talent and even more potential. With 7–8 guys capable of going low on any given day, it creates a competitive environment that pushes everyone to be better. I love seeing different players step up and help get the job done,” Glen Lake golf coach Peyton McDonough said.
Team results: Onekama (170), Frankfort (178), Benzie Central (180), Brethren (196), Suttons Bay (204), Buckley (227).
Top-10: Jayden Carver (Frankfort), David Wenkel (Benzie), Oscar Ciolek (Glen Lake) tied for fourth with a score of 40, while Joel Martin (Glen Lake), Tyler Hart (Onekama), Hayden VanSteenhouse (Leland), and Rowan Zickert (Benzie) finished with a score of 41 in the close contest.