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Howell’s Jack MacGregor and Pinckney’s Jaelyn Ray are well past the phase of trying to establish themselves as high school runners.
They’re now chasing their place in history.
The immensely talented sophomore distance runners both ran 3,200-meter times that rank second on their respective schools’ record boards Saturday during the Highland Games at Howell High School.
MacGregor won the boys event with a time of 9 minutes, 20.93 seconds. It’s the fastest 3,200 time by a Howell runner since David Mitter ran a school-record 9:09.96 to place fourth in the 2017 state Division 1 meet.
It was the fastest 3,200 run by a Livingston County sophomore, eclipsing the mark of 9:27.21 set by Brighton's Zach Stewart in 2018 at the Saline Golden Triangle meet. Hartland's Riley Hough, the fastest 3,200 runner in county history, didn't get a sophomore year because of the state's 2020 COVID shutdowns.
MacGregor also anchored the winning 3,200 relay team that included Drake Wallace, David DeLand and Lucas Wood. They ran 8:18.86, county’s fastest time this season.
Ray not only became just the second Pinckney girl to break 11 minutes in the 3,200, but her third-place time of 10:45.37 puts her third on the county’s all-time list.
Ray’s time puts her behind only Pinckney’s Noelle Adriaens, who ran 10:16.11 at the 2019 Saline Golden Triangle meet, and Brighton’s Allison Lunau, who ran 10:42.74 at the 2013 state Division 1 finals.
She was third in Saturday’s race behind a 10:14.70 from freshman Natasza Dudek and a 10:44.31 from junior Hana Boggess, who run for state Division 1 distance power Ann Arbor Pioneer.
Placing second for Pinckney were Mya Karolak with a leap of 4 feet, 10 inches in high jump and Nadia Jacobs with a pole vault height of 9-3.
Senior Madison Cooke and sophomore Davea Crowe had season-best performances for a county runner in two events. Cooke was third in the 200 in 26.14 and ran 12.93 in the 100 prelims.
Crowe was fifth in the 300 hurdles in 50.39 and seventh in the 100 hurdles in 17.19. Pinckney’s Maddie Karsies took fifth in the 3,200 in a personal-best 11:50.26.
In the boys meet, Howell senior Romen Williams was third in high jump with a leap of 6 feet, was fourth in the 110 hurdles in a county-best 15.68 and was sixth in the 300 hurdles in 42.95. Howell’s Ryder Stam was third in the 200 in 23.47.
RELATED:Pinckney mother, daughter to run Boston Marathon together
Wayne Wire Cloth Invitational
Brighton showed off its depth again by placing two teams in the top four of a 25-team event at The Fortress in Frankenmuth.
Brighton’s primary varsity lineup finished second with a 312, three strokes behind Rochester Adams. The Bulldogs’ “B” team, which won a tournament two days earlier while the varsity was fifth, placed fourth with a 315.
Five of the Bulldogs’ 10 golfers broke 80. Jackson Frelich tied for fourth with a 75, one shot behind tri-leaders Nick Smith of Adams, Brady Higham of South Lyon East and Chase Laverell of Romeo.
Mitchell Stoll tied for sixth with a 76, Jacob Daavettila tied for eighth with a 77, and Adam Forcier and Brandon Lovejoy tied for 12th with 78s. Jack Peterson shot 80. Frelich, Daavettila and Forcier played for Brighton’s main team, while Stoll, Lovejoy and Peterson played for the “B” team.
RELATED: Depth of Brighton's golf program on display in first tournament
Howell 15, Canton 10
Howell junior Janie Mitter set a school record with eight goals, breaking the mark of five shared by several players. Sophia Balla had three goals and one assist, while Ellie Underhill made 14 saves.
RELATED:What's the outlook for Livingston County girls lacrosse in 2025?
Howell 6, Macomb Dakota 4
Macomb Dakota 8, Howell 6
Howell coach Matt Hunt won his 100th career game in the opener. He has a 100-51-1 record in five seasons at Fowlerville and Howell.
Howell’s JT Thomas homered for the second straight game, going 2-for-2 with three RBIs in the first game against third-ranked Dakota. Neko Hall also homered for the Highlanders.
In the second game, Duncan Gray was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Thomas drove in two runs for Howell. Dakota scored five times in the sixth to rally from 6-3 down.
RELATED:Howell catcher JT Thomas homers after ending Pinckney speedster's steals streak
Hartland 4, South Lyon 3 (8)
South Lyon 8, Hartland 5
Roman Forcia had his second walk-off single in a week, bringing home Sawyer Scott with two outs in the bottom of the eighth to complete Hartland’s comeback in the first game. Forcia had the winning single in the bottom of the seventh to beat Detroit Western, 6-5, one week earlier.
Dylan Crowe’s single scored Bobby Griffon with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings. Griffon pitched 2⅓ innings of no-hit shutout relief to get the victory.
Logan Randall had two RBIs in the second game for the eighth-ranked Eagles (9-4).
Detroit Western 4, Brighton 1
Brighton 9, Detroit Western 6
Brighton’s Andrew Everson was 3-for-4 with two doubles in the second game. Aden Bailey drove in two runs.
Charyl Stockwell 4, Capac 4 (9)
Charyl Stockwell 7, Algonac 2
Mickey Brown struck out 11 batters in seven innings and Teddy Gottbreht threw two innings of shutout relief against Capac in a game that was called a tie after nine innings. Aspen Jendrusik drove in two runs for the Sentinels.
Drew Goodwin homered and drove in three runs for Stockwell (6-1-1) against Algonac.
Grand Ledge Tournament
Howell beat Grand Ledge 11-5 and Battle Creek Harper Creek 10-9 before losing to two-time defending state Division 2 champion Gaylord 10-3.
Leighton Scott singled home the winning run against Harper Creek in the top of the eighth innings.
Lara Anderson hit two home runs against Harper Creek, driving in seven runs in Howell’s two victories. Addison Caldwell was 5-for-8 with two doubles, a triple and three RBIs, while Caitlin Watripont was 5-for-8 with five runs and two doubles in the two victories for Howell (11-4).
Brighton 12, Forest Hills Central 4
Joey Skoczylas had four goals and two assists, while Sam Rochowiak spearheaded a strong defensive effort for Brighton (6-2).
RELATED:What's the outlook for Livingston County boys lacrosse in 2025?
Howell 9, Plymouth 8
Wilson Zimlich scored in the fourth quarter to complete Howell’s comeback from an early 4-0 deficit.
Cody Baker had three goals, Ryan O’Dea two goals and three assists, Dane Chambers two goals, and Caleb Edwards a goal and two assists for the Highlanders.
Holt 13, Brighton “B” 8
Maddox Marlatt and Luke Blow each scored four goals for Brighton (4-3).
Contact Bill Khan at [email protected]. Follow him on X @BillKhan
This article originally appeared on Livingston Daily: Howell, Pinckney sophomores climb school 3,200-meter record boards
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They’re now chasing their place in history.
The immensely talented sophomore distance runners both ran 3,200-meter times that rank second on their respective schools’ record boards Saturday during the Highland Games at Howell High School.
MacGregor won the boys event with a time of 9 minutes, 20.93 seconds. It’s the fastest 3,200 time by a Howell runner since David Mitter ran a school-record 9:09.96 to place fourth in the 2017 state Division 1 meet.
It was the fastest 3,200 run by a Livingston County sophomore, eclipsing the mark of 9:27.21 set by Brighton's Zach Stewart in 2018 at the Saline Golden Triangle meet. Hartland's Riley Hough, the fastest 3,200 runner in county history, didn't get a sophomore year because of the state's 2020 COVID shutdowns.
MacGregor also anchored the winning 3,200 relay team that included Drake Wallace, David DeLand and Lucas Wood. They ran 8:18.86, county’s fastest time this season.
Ray not only became just the second Pinckney girl to break 11 minutes in the 3,200, but her third-place time of 10:45.37 puts her third on the county’s all-time list.
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Ray’s time puts her behind only Pinckney’s Noelle Adriaens, who ran 10:16.11 at the 2019 Saline Golden Triangle meet, and Brighton’s Allison Lunau, who ran 10:42.74 at the 2013 state Division 1 finals.
She was third in Saturday’s race behind a 10:14.70 from freshman Natasza Dudek and a 10:44.31 from junior Hana Boggess, who run for state Division 1 distance power Ann Arbor Pioneer.
Placing second for Pinckney were Mya Karolak with a leap of 4 feet, 10 inches in high jump and Nadia Jacobs with a pole vault height of 9-3.
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Senior Madison Cooke and sophomore Davea Crowe had season-best performances for a county runner in two events. Cooke was third in the 200 in 26.14 and ran 12.93 in the 100 prelims.
Crowe was fifth in the 300 hurdles in 50.39 and seventh in the 100 hurdles in 17.19. Pinckney’s Maddie Karsies took fifth in the 3,200 in a personal-best 11:50.26.
In the boys meet, Howell senior Romen Williams was third in high jump with a leap of 6 feet, was fourth in the 110 hurdles in a county-best 15.68 and was sixth in the 300 hurdles in 42.95. Howell’s Ryder Stam was third in the 200 in 23.47.
RELATED:Pinckney mother, daughter to run Boston Marathon together
Golf
Wayne Wire Cloth Invitational
Brighton showed off its depth again by placing two teams in the top four of a 25-team event at The Fortress in Frankenmuth.
Brighton’s primary varsity lineup finished second with a 312, three strokes behind Rochester Adams. The Bulldogs’ “B” team, which won a tournament two days earlier while the varsity was fifth, placed fourth with a 315.
Five of the Bulldogs’ 10 golfers broke 80. Jackson Frelich tied for fourth with a 75, one shot behind tri-leaders Nick Smith of Adams, Brady Higham of South Lyon East and Chase Laverell of Romeo.
Mitchell Stoll tied for sixth with a 76, Jacob Daavettila tied for eighth with a 77, and Adam Forcier and Brandon Lovejoy tied for 12th with 78s. Jack Peterson shot 80. Frelich, Daavettila and Forcier played for Brighton’s main team, while Stoll, Lovejoy and Peterson played for the “B” team.
RELATED: Depth of Brighton's golf program on display in first tournament
Girls lacrosse
Howell 15, Canton 10
Howell junior Janie Mitter set a school record with eight goals, breaking the mark of five shared by several players. Sophia Balla had three goals and one assist, while Ellie Underhill made 14 saves.
RELATED:What's the outlook for Livingston County girls lacrosse in 2025?
Baseball
Howell 6, Macomb Dakota 4
Macomb Dakota 8, Howell 6
Howell coach Matt Hunt won his 100th career game in the opener. He has a 100-51-1 record in five seasons at Fowlerville and Howell.
Howell’s JT Thomas homered for the second straight game, going 2-for-2 with three RBIs in the first game against third-ranked Dakota. Neko Hall also homered for the Highlanders.
In the second game, Duncan Gray was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Thomas drove in two runs for Howell. Dakota scored five times in the sixth to rally from 6-3 down.
RELATED:Howell catcher JT Thomas homers after ending Pinckney speedster's steals streak
Hartland 4, South Lyon 3 (8)
South Lyon 8, Hartland 5
Roman Forcia had his second walk-off single in a week, bringing home Sawyer Scott with two outs in the bottom of the eighth to complete Hartland’s comeback in the first game. Forcia had the winning single in the bottom of the seventh to beat Detroit Western, 6-5, one week earlier.
Dylan Crowe’s single scored Bobby Griffon with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings. Griffon pitched 2⅓ innings of no-hit shutout relief to get the victory.
Logan Randall had two RBIs in the second game for the eighth-ranked Eagles (9-4).
Detroit Western 4, Brighton 1
Brighton 9, Detroit Western 6
Brighton’s Andrew Everson was 3-for-4 with two doubles in the second game. Aden Bailey drove in two runs.
Charyl Stockwell 4, Capac 4 (9)
Charyl Stockwell 7, Algonac 2
Mickey Brown struck out 11 batters in seven innings and Teddy Gottbreht threw two innings of shutout relief against Capac in a game that was called a tie after nine innings. Aspen Jendrusik drove in two runs for the Sentinels.
Drew Goodwin homered and drove in three runs for Stockwell (6-1-1) against Algonac.
Softball
Grand Ledge Tournament
Howell beat Grand Ledge 11-5 and Battle Creek Harper Creek 10-9 before losing to two-time defending state Division 2 champion Gaylord 10-3.
Leighton Scott singled home the winning run against Harper Creek in the top of the eighth innings.
Lara Anderson hit two home runs against Harper Creek, driving in seven runs in Howell’s two victories. Addison Caldwell was 5-for-8 with two doubles, a triple and three RBIs, while Caitlin Watripont was 5-for-8 with five runs and two doubles in the two victories for Howell (11-4).
Boys lacrosse
Brighton 12, Forest Hills Central 4
Joey Skoczylas had four goals and two assists, while Sam Rochowiak spearheaded a strong defensive effort for Brighton (6-2).
RELATED:What's the outlook for Livingston County boys lacrosse in 2025?
Howell 9, Plymouth 8
Wilson Zimlich scored in the fourth quarter to complete Howell’s comeback from an early 4-0 deficit.
Cody Baker had three goals, Ryan O’Dea two goals and three assists, Dane Chambers two goals, and Caleb Edwards a goal and two assists for the Highlanders.
Holt 13, Brighton “B” 8
Maddox Marlatt and Luke Blow each scored four goals for Brighton (4-3).
Contact Bill Khan at [email protected]. Follow him on X @BillKhan
This article originally appeared on Livingston Daily: Howell, Pinckney sophomores climb school 3,200-meter record boards
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