Allen Park Cabrini headed to Riverview Gabriel Richard on Tuesday and swept the rival Pioneers in a doubleheader. The Monarchs took the first game by a score of 2-1 and won the nightcap 3-1. In the opener, Cabrini (8-2, 6-2 CHSL A) pitcher Mackenzie Noah struck out 17 batters en route to the victory. She
Junior, Chelsea Collins would hit a two run homerun in the 12th inning to give the Pioneers a 6-4 victory vs. Mercy. Collins would also record the win on the mound with 7 strikeouts. Freshmna, Maddie Conrad would get 3 hits and 2 RBI’s in the game while Senior, Sharmaye Becraft would record 2 hits.
Richard (17-12-1) reached the state semis again with a thrilling 4-3 overtime win over Ann Arbor Richard in the quarterfinals. The Pioneers then ran into a powerful Houghton team in the semis and suffered an 8-0 defeat. In the regional round of the playoffs, Richard knocked off Temperance Bedford 2-0, Monroe SMCC 5-4 and then
In what was another big season for Downriver-area volleyball, Gabriel Richard Catholic was ranked among the top teams in the state in Division 3. Richard won the annual News-Herald Invitational and reached the CHSL C-D championship game. To advance to the CHSL finals, the Pioneers knocked off Allen Park Cabrini in the semis. In the
In game one, Pioneers took and early lead 4-1 only to lose the game 7-4. Junior, Chelsea Collins would strike out 13 batters in the loss. Senior, Sharmaye Becraft had 2 RBI’s and Claire Hesson had 2 hits in the game. In the night cap, the Pioneers struggled at the plate while the Irish kept
Junior, Nathan Vazquez was named All State Honorable Mention in Division III Hockey. The Junior, scored 23 goals and had 19 assists. He led the Pioneers in Goals and was a key part in Richard’s second consecutive final four appearance.
