TRAVERSE CITY — The rivalry will be renewed for a final time in 2024.
Both Traverse City West and Traverse City Central won their Division 1 district semifinal matches in varsity boys soccer on Tuesday, setting up a crosstown showdown Saturday at West for the championship.
The Titans (16-1-2) got the best of the Trojans (13-3) in the first two matchups this season, winning 4-0 on Sept. 12 and then 5-1 on Oct. 1 to lock up West’s 15th straight Big North Conference championship and an 18th consecutive victory over Central.
West won a close one against Midland Dow (9-10-3) in the semifinal, taking a 1-0 victory on an Aidan Orth Goal set up by Jaiden Collins. Camden Tkach was clutch in goal, securing the shutout.
The Trojans knocked off Saginaw Heritage (13-5-3) by a 3-2 final. Geordie Richmond had two goals as Gaelan Blakeslee notched the other. Will Richmond had two assists in the win, and Caleb Byland stopped five shots in net.
The district championship match is set for 1 p.m. Saturday.
BOYS SOCCER DISTRICTS
TC St. Francis 8
Manistee 0
Traverse City St. Francis: Louis Rhein 3 goals; Jack Sperry 1 goal; Landon Kiessel 1 goal, 2 assists; Ben Wolff 1 goal; Tyler Boynton-Fisher 1 goal, 1 assist; Liam Donnell 1 goal, 1 assist; Sam McMann 1 assist; Frank Reineck 2 assists.
UP NEXT: The Gladiators (15-5-2) take on Elk Rapids in the district championship game Thursday. The Mariners end their season at 7-11.
Elk Rapids 3
Hart 0
Elk Rapids: Tyler Standfest 2 goals; Jayden Hresko 1 goal, 1 assist; Dalton Timmer 1 assist; Carter Denoyer 1 assist; Jacob McManus 3 saves.
UP NEXT: The Elks (14-6-1) take on Traverse City St. Francis in the district championship game Thursday.
Grayling 6
Houghton 1
Grayling: Gibsen Barnett 1 goal, 2 assists; Bela Von Lampe 1 goal, 1 assist; Drake Dunham 1 goal (PK); Brett Peterson 1 goal; Brody Cobb 1 goal; Max Huspen 1 goal; Owen Lewicki 2 assists; Jordan Peters 7 saves.
UP NEXT: The Vikings (18-3) play Kingsford in the district championship match Saturday.
Leland 8
Suttons Bay 0
Leland: Nano Creamer 3 goals, 1 assist; Trey Roman 1 goal; Max Waldrup 2 goals, 1 assist; Liam Waskiewiscz 1 goal, 1 assist; Adrian Spencer 1 goal; Brian Mosqueda 1 assist; Weston Burda 1 assist; London Allen 1 assist; Ravello Smith shutout.
UP NEXT: The Comets (16-2-1) play Glen Lake in the district championship game Thursday. The Norsemen end their season at 8-11.
Glen Lake 7 (OT)
Pentwater 4
Glen Lake: The Lakers scored three goals in overtime for the win. Ezra Belanger 3 goals, 1 assist; Sawyer Homa 2 goals, 1 assist; Hunter Cox 2 goals, including game-winner; Ollie O’Neal 1 assist; Ryder Needham 1 assist; Brody Switzer 1 assist; Anthony Forton 7 saves.
UP NEXT: The Lakers (11-10) play Leland in the district championship game Thursday.
McBain NMC 0
Roscommon 1
McBain Northern Michigan Christian: Blair DeZeeuw 12 saves.
UP NEXT: The Comets end their season at 11-7-1.
Petoskey 2
Alpena 1
UP NEXT: The Northmen (5-12-2) play either Marquette or Gaylord for a district championship Saturday.
CROSS COUNTRY
Lake City boys, McBain girls win Highland Conference Championships
ROSCOMMON — Lake City and McBain were victorious at Tuesday’s Highland Conference Championships in Roscommon.
The Lake City Boys won with 48 points to runner-up Roscommon’s 50. Manton was third with 76, but junior Ranger Robert Dykhouse won a conference title by placing first with a time of 16:55.39.
Lake City was led by Caiden Helsel (3rd, 17:35.15), Connor Helsel (4th, 17:44.26), Owen Butkovich (10th, 18:27.14), Brayden Spears (13th, 18:48.78) and Carter Root (18th, 19:24.2).
The McBain girls won with 33 points. Lake City was second with 68, and Manton was fifth with 112.
Freshman Caelyn Torry led McBain to the win, earning an individual conference championship with a first-place finish of 19:12.66.
Joining Torry in the win were Kayden Hinton (4th, 20:29.69), Chelsi Eisenga (6th, 20:53.44), Madelyn Reinink (10t, 21:31.14) and Madilynn Fancett (12th, 21:34.27).
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Boys division: 1. Benzie Central, 50; 2. Glen Lake, 75; 3. Petoskey St. Michael, 86; 4. Frankfort, 103; 5. Grand Traverse Academy, 110; 6. Ellsworth, 124; 7. Mason County Central, 175; 8. Traverse City Christian, 210.
Boys top 10: 1. Colebrook Sutherland (GL) 10:02.57: 2. Cody Bradley (PSM) 10:11.96; 3. Russell Vandermus (PSM) 10:46.54; 4. Jackson Schaub (BNZ)10:49.42; 5. Liam McCaw (GL) 10:55.04; 6. Atticus Cadarette (PSM) 10:57.2; 7. Owen Jarosz (FF) 10:57.82; 8. Khadar Jama (ELL) 11:02.43; 9. Cage Edingfield (BNZ) 11:03.71; 10. Cody Couturier (Lake Leelanau St. Mary) 11:04.21.
Girls division: 1. Benzie Central, 39; 2. Grand Traverse Academy, 59; 3. Buckley, 68; 4. Petoskey St. Michael, 92; 5. Mason County Central, 94.
Girls top 10: 1. Jane Manthei (PSM) 11:50.71; 2. Avery Kelly (BNZ) 12:02.27; 3. Amelia McKinney (GTA) 12:17.59; 4. Addison Jarosz (FF) 12:34; 5. Carmella Julian (GL) 12:35.79; 6. Maylan Sanders (MCC) 12:52.41; 7. Lilly Whaley (BNZ) 12:57.57; 8. Maggie McClellan (BNZ) 13:08.1; 9. Leire Mahiques (BCK) 13:13.07; 10. Veronica Paga (PSM) 13:16.22.
VOLLEYBALL
TC St. Francis 3
Glen Lake 0
The Gladiators def. the Lakers 25-20, 25-7, 25-8.
Traverse City St. Francis: Landry Fouch 7 kills, 3 digs; Grace Mason 3 digs, 3 aces; Tessah Konas 13 assists, 3 digs; Avery Nance 7 aces, 4 assists, 2 digs; Quinn Yenshaw 13 kills, 5 aces, 2 digs; Lola Brown 5 kills, 2 blocks; Reese Jones 15 assists, 2 aces, 5 digs; Harper Nausadis 2 kills, 3 aces; Reese Muma 3 kills; Claire Hurley 1 kill, 1 dig; Aubrey Lesinski 2 kills, 1 block, 1 ace; Coco Miller 4 aces, 2 digs.
UP NEXT: The Gladiators (18-10-2) travel to McBain on Saturday. The Lakers (6-11-2) head to Grand Traverse Academy on Thursday.
Kingsley 3
Elk Rapids 0
The Stags def. the Elks 25-18, 25-21, 25-14 to win the first Northern Shores Conference championship.
Kingsley: Jenna Middleton 11 kills, 5 digs; Aizlyn McKinley 9 kills, 12 digs; Sarah Wooer 35 assists, 11 digs; Marisa Graham 7 kills, 1 block; Delaney Case 4 kills, 1 block; Isabelle Seitz 18 digs, 3 aces; Hannah Curtis 9 digs, 1 ace; Olivia Reamer 5 kills, 1 block, 5 digs.
UP NEXT: The Stags (33-4-2) travel to McBain on Saturday. The Elks (19-7-1) play at Traverse City Central on Thursday.
Buckley 3
Mesick 0
The Bears def. the Bulldogs 25-21, 25-21, 25-20.
Buckley: Katie Smith 8 digs, 2 aces; Kayla Milarch 10 digs, 3 aces, 1 kill; Mikayla Kulawiak 7 digs, 2 kills, 4 blocks, 2 aces.
UP NEXT: The Bears (24-8) travel to Forest Area on Thursday. The Bulldogs (4-19) head to Marion on Thursday.
McBain 3
Beal City 1
The Ramblers def. Beal City 25-19, 11-25, 25-22, 25-21.
McBain: Adria Rozeveld 15 kills, 11 digs; Gwyneth VerBerkmoes 12 kills, 2 blocks, 13 digs, 1 ace; Madison Ochampaugh 31 assists, 1 kill, 4 digs, 1 ace; Ayla Fredin 11 kills, 9 digs, 2 aces; Brooklyn Hall 6 kills, 5 digs.
UP NEXT: The Ramblers (15-10-2) host a tournament Saturday.
Lake Leelanau SM 3
Leland 0
The Eagles def. the Comets 25-15, 25-10, 25-22.
Lake Leelanau St. Mary: Cathryn Mikowski 9 kills, 3 digs, 2 aces, 1 block; Maggie Ursu 5 kills, 3 aces, 1 block; Kyla Barnowski 3 kills, 4 digs, 4 aces, 1 block; Lydia Bramer 1 kill, 5 digs, 4 aces, 16 assists; Daisy Serrano 6 digs, 1 ace, 1 kill; Mackenzie Schaub 2 kills, 1 ace.
UP NEXT: The Eagles (20-12-3) play at Onekama on Tuesday. The Comets (4-19-2) host Traverse City Christian on Thursday.
Manton 3
Pine River 1
The Rangers def. Pine River 25-16, 23-25, 25-16, 25-13.
Manton: Lillian Chittle 8 aces, 10 kills, 15 digs, 1 block; Adriana Sackett 12 kills, 4 aces, 30 digs; Mattie LaFreniere 11 kills, 14 digs; Angela Porter 9 kills, 1 ace; Ava Traxler 2 kills, 6 digs, 1 ace; Kayleigh Neihardt 4 kills, 1 dig; Kelsey Harding 19 assists, 9 digs, 100% serving; Aubrey Hiller 22 assists, 5 digs, 2 aces; Taylor Bigelow 3 digs; Kaitlyn Carter 2 digs.
UP NEXT: The Rangers (24-12-3) host Evart on Thursday.
Inland Lakes 3
Mancelona 1
The Bulldogs def. Mancelona 25-17, 13-25, 25-17, 25-22.
Mancelona: Ella Schram 18 assists, 8 digs; Maddie Angell 8 kills, 2 blocks; Payton Derrer 7 kills; Bree Musall 20 digs; Lucy Griffore 24 digs, 4 aces; Luci Herrera 18 digs, Sara Baker 41 digs; Taylor Belongia 3 aces.
UP NEXT: Mancelona (5-16-2) travels to Bellaire on Tuesday.