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Friday, June 25, 2010

Friday Alumni Football!

Thumb Tailgater Sports is back with a live internet video webcast of the Deckerville Eagles at the Sandusky Redskins Alumni football game. It's live at Woodard Field in Sandusky - Our coverage starts at 6:30pm.

This is a fundraiser for both football programs so come out and support the teams! $5 to get in gate fee will be split with both teams.


Monday, June 21, 2010

Hungry For Football? Alumni Game This Friday!

Thumb Tailgater Sports is itching for some football. This Friday, June 25th features a live internet video webcast of the alumni football game between the Deckerville Eagles and the Sandusky Redskins. Last years game was a great success at the Deckerville Homecoming in August; this year it is part of the Sandusky Festival. The teams consist of throwback players of 21 & over who played in the past at the varsity level. The coverage all starts at 6:30pm at the Sandusky High School football field with fireworks to follow after the end of the game. Come on out the field to watch the game and help out with a great fundraiser that goes towards both schools on the upcoming 2010 season.

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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Saturday H.S. Softball & Baseball State Finals

The end of the high school sports season will be ending today with the MHSAA State Championship Softball & Baseball Finals. The lone Thumb Tailgater Sports coverage area team went down in defeat in a continuation of a semifinal game that was halted because of threatening thunderstorms. The Armada Lady Tigers could not come back against Stevensville Lakeshore, losing 3-0.


Division 2 Semifinal: Stevensville Lakeshore 3, Armada 0 - Mlive Report

Full MHSAA Softball Final Results

Full MHSAA Baseball Final Results

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Summer School Finale Weekend

This Friday & Saturday wraps up the high school sports season, with the MHSAA softball & baseball semifinals & State championship games. Two Thumb Tailgater Sports coverage area teams remain for their quest to win a softball state title - the Armada Lady Tigers of the Blue Water Area Conference; and the Unionville-Lady Patriots of the Greater  Thumb West.
All division softball games will be played at Bailey Park in Battle Creek, MI.
The MHSAA will have live internet streaming of the finals.


Division 2: Softball Semifinals
Belding vs Mt.Pleasant - Diamond 1: Friday, 6pm
Stevensville Lakeshore vs Armada - Diamond 3: Friday, 6:30pm

Division 4: Softball Semifinals
Dansville vs Petersburg-Summerfield - Diamond 1: Friday, 1pm
Onaway vs Unionville-Sebewaing - Diamond 3: Friday, 1:30pm

MHSAA Full Line Up & Coverage - Softball

MHSAA Full Line Up & Coverage - Baseball

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Unionville-Sebewaing Lady Patriots & Armada Lady Tigers Win!

The Lady Patriots defeated North Muskegon 5-2, in the quarterfinals of the MHSAA softball playoffs to move on to the semifinals in Battle Creek this weekend, where they hope to make it to the finals and earn a fourth State Championship in the last five years!
Unionville-Sebewaing has won State titles in 2006, 2007, & 2009. The had lost in the semifinals in 2008 to Allen Park Cabrini 2-1; and also made it to the "final four" in 2004 losing to Gladstone 1-0.

In other softball playoff area news - Armada battled it out for a win in 8 innings over Detroit Country Day 4-0.  Armada also won the Blue Water Area Conference league title, and is making more history today as last they won their first Regional championship since 1979 and also went to the state finals that same year. In 1979 the Armada Lady Tigers lost to Saint Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic 7-2. However this year they would like to win. First things first though...win the semifinals.
The Frankenmuth Lady Eagles were also eliminated from the softball playoffs today falling to Allen Park Cabrini 2-0.

In baseball the Memphis Yellowjackets were defeated today by Madison Heights Bishop Foley 11-1.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Thumb Tailgater Area Teams Play In Quarterfinals

School's out for summer - but for many area athletes it is still in session. Thumb Tailgater Sports is still following some of our area coverage of teams this week in the MHSAA high school baseball & softball playoffs. The quarterfinals take place tomorrow on Tuesday, June 15th. The area is represented well with a team in the Blue Water Area Conference, North Central Thumb League, Greater Thumb Conference, and even on the fringes of the thumb in the Tri-Valley Conference, all look to move on to the semifinals this coming weekend!

BASEBALL
Division 3
10-3 Flushing - 1:30 pm
Madison Heights Bishop Foley 11, Memphis 1

SOFTBALL
Division 2
8-2 Novi - 4 p.m.
Armada 4, Detroit Country Day 0

Division 3
10-3 Flushing - 1:30 pm
Allen Park Cabrini 2, Frankenmuth 0

Division 4

14-4 Greenville - 1 p.m.
Unionville-Sebewaing 5, North Muskegon 2 - Final

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Regionals Final Scores

BASEBALL
Division 2
Region 10 -2: Bay City John Glenn
Yale 2, Goodrich 1
Mt.Pleasant 9, Bay City John Glenn 1
Final: Mt.Pleasant 16, Yale 0

Division 3
Region 18-3: Saginaw Valley Lutheran
Shepard 5, Reese 2
Clare 4, St.Charles 0
Final: Shepard 6, Clare 2

Region 19-3: Frankenmuth
Memphis 6, Lake Fenton 3
Frankenmuth 6, Burton Bentley 5
Final: Memphis 3, Frankenmuth 1

Division 4
Region 27-4: Unionville-Sebewaing
Harbor Beach 14, Deckerville 0
Breckenridge 4, Hale 1
Final: Breckenridge 6, Harbor Beach 1

SOFTBALL
Division 2
Region 10-2: Bay City John Glenn
Mt.Pleasant 7, Essexville-Garber 4
Croswell-Lexington 2, Goodrich 1
Final: Mt.Pleasant 9, Croswell-Lexington 1

Region 16-2: Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
St.Clair Shores Lake Shore 2, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
Armada 3, Marine City 1
Final: Armada 4, St.Clair Shores Lake Shore 0 - Armada 1st district since 1979

Division 3
Region 18-3: Saginaw Valley Lutheran
Saginaw Valley Lutheran 4, Farwell 0
Sanford Meridian 2, Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Laker 0
Final: Saginaw Valley Lutheran 3, Sanford Meridian 1

Region 19-3: Frankenmuth
Frankenmuth 6, Chesaning 0
Lake Fenton 4, Brown City 3
Final: Frankenmuth 7, Lake Fenton 0

Division 4
Region 27-4: Unionville-Sebewaing
Breckenridge defeats Au Gres-Sims
Unionville-Sebewaing 4, Deckerville 0
Final: Unionville-Sebewaing 3, Breckenridge 0

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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Regional Championship Weekend

There are many baseball & softball area teams vying for the regional championship. Just another to make the trip to be the "king & queen of the mountain" on the ball mounds. Thumb Tailgater area team coverage are in italic type. Good luck to all! The whole bracket can be found at the MHSAA website.

BASEBALL
Division 2
Region 10 -2: Bay City John Glenn
Yale vs Goodrich
Bay City John Glenn vs Mt.Pleasant

Division 3
Region 18-3: Saginaw Valley Lutheran
Reese vs Shepard
Clare vs St.Charles

Region 19-3: Frankenmuth
Memphis vs Lake Fenton
Frankenmuth vs Burton Bentley

Division 4
Region 27-4: Unionville-Sebewaing
Deckerville vs Harbor Beach
Hale vs Breckenridge

SOFTBALL
Division 2
Region 10-2: Bay City John Glenn
Mt.Pleasant vs Essexville-Garber
Croswell-Lexington vs Goodrich

Region 16-2: Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep vs St.Clair Shores Lake Shore
Armada vs Marine City

Division 3
Region 18-3: Saginaw Valley Lutheran
Saginaw Valley Lutheran vs Farwell
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Lakers vs Sanford Meridian

Region 19-3: Frankenmuth
Frankenmuth vs Chesaning
Lake Fenton vs Brown City

Division 4
Region 27-4: Unionville-Sebewaing
Au Gres-Sims vs Breckenridge
Deckerville vs Unionville-Sebewaing

Saturday, June 5, 2010

District Championship Finals

Crazy Baseball brawl breaks out between Homer & Concord - Mlive


BASEBALL


38-2 Caro - Tuesday & Saturday
Essexville-Garber 17, Saginaw High 0 - Tuesday
Bay City Bangor John Glenn 20, Bridgeport 1 - Tuesday
Essexville-Garber 8, Caro 4
Bay City Bangor John Glenn 11, Clio 4
Bay City Bangor John Glenn 4, Essexville-Garber 2 - District Final

40-2 Imlay City - Friday
Otisville-Lakeville defeats Capac
Yale 9, vs Cros-Lex 3
Yale 9, Otisville-Lakeville 6 - District Final

63-2 Marine City - Saturday
Marine City 10, Clintondale 2
Macomb Lutheran North 2, Algonac 1
Marine City 7, Macomb Lutheran North 0 - District Final

64-2 Richmond - Saturday
Marysville 9, Almont 6
St.Clair 13, Richmond 3
St.Clair 6, Marysville 0 - District Final

72-3 Reese - Saturday
Bad Axe 11, EPBP Lakers 1
Reese 12, Cass City 6
Reese 11, Bad Axe 8 - District Final

73-3 Vassar - Saturday
Frankenmuth 9, Birch Run 3
Millington 6, Vassar 3
Frankenmuth 11, Millington 1 - District Final

75-3 Marlette - Saturday
Brown City 8, Marlette 1
Memphis 7, Sandusky 2
Memphis 6, Brown City 2 - District Final

106-4 Breckenridge - Tuesday & Saturday
Merrill 5, Saginaw Michgian Lutherarn Seminary 0 - Tuesday
Merrill 15, Akron-Fairgrove 0
Breckenridge 2, Bay City-All Saints 1 (10 inning)
Breckenridge 8, Merrill 3 - District Final

107-4 Port Hope Community - Friday
North Huron 5, Unionville-Sebewaing 3
Harbor Beach 5, Owen-Gage 0
Harbor Beach 6, North Huron 0 - District Final

108-4 Peck Community - Friday
Deckerville 19, Peck 0
Ubly 17, Kingston 0
Deckerville 4, Ubly 3 - District Final

123-4 Genesee
Genesee 4, New Lothrop 2 - Tuesday
Burton Faith vs Dryden
Genesee vs Burton Genesee Christian

SOFTBALL


38-2 Caro - Tuesday & Saturday
Essexville-Garber 18, Saginaw High 0 - Tuesday
Bay City Bangor John Glenn 11, Bridgeport 1 - Tuesday
Essexville-Garber 3, Caro 1
Clio 2, Bay City Bangor John Glenn (10 innings)
Essexville-Garber 7, Clio 5 - District Final

40-2 Imlay City
Imlay City 3, vs Otisville-Lakeville 1 - Friday
Cros-Lex 2, North Branch 0 - Friday
Cros-Lex 1, Imlay City 0 - District Final

63-2 Marine City - Saturday
Marine City 24, Clintondale 0
Macomb Lutheran North defeats Algonac
Marine City 5, Macomb Lutheran North 0 - District Final

64-2 Richmond - Saturday
Armada defeats Almont
Richmond over St.Clair
Armada 1, Richmond 0 - District Final

72-3 Reese - Saturday
EPBP Lakers 4, Bad Axe 0
Reese 6, Cass City 2
EPBP Lakers 5, Reese 2 - District Final

73-3 Vassar - Saturday
Frankenmuth 9, Birch Run 1
Millington 7, Vassar 5
Frankenmuth 15, Millington 0 - District Final

75-3 Marlette - Saturday
Brown City 14, Marlette 1
Sandusky 5, Memphis 4
Brown City 6, Sandusky 0 - District Final

106-4 Breckenridge - Tuesday & Saturday
Akron-Fairgrove lost
Bay City All Saints 13, Merrill 3
Breckenridge 10, Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary 0
Breckenridge 11, Bay City All Saints 0 - District Final

107-4 Port Hope Community - Friday
Harbor Beach 4, Caseville 3
Unionville-Sebewaing 12, Port Hope 0
Unionville-Sebewaing 15, Harbor Beach 0 - District Final

108-4 Peck Community
Deckerville 7, Peck 3
Mayville 12, Kingston 0
Deckerville 6, Mayville 4

123-4 Genesee
Dryden
Genesee
New Lothrop

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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

District Scores Update

We will try to update you with the softball & baseball district scores in the Thumb Tailgater Sports area coverage. Many games took place on Tuesday...

BASEBALL
38-2 Caro
Bay City-John Glenn
Bridgeport
Caro
Clio
Essexville-Garber
Saginaw

40-2 Imlay City
Capac 2, Imlay City 0 (Capac vs Otisville-Lakeville)
Croswell-Lexington
Otisville-LakeVille Memorial
Yale 14, North Branch 3 (Yale vs Cros-Lex, Friday)

63-2 Marine City
Algonac
Clinton Township-Clintondale
Macomb-Lutheran North
Marine City

64-2 Richmond
Almont
Marysville 4, Armada 1 (Marysville vs Almont, Saturday)
Richmond
St Clair

72-3 Reese
Bad Axe
Cass City
Pigeon-Laker
Reese

73-3 Vassar
Birch Run
Frankenmuth
Millington
Vassar

75-3 Marlette
Brown City
Marlette
Memphis
Sandusky

106-4 Breckenridge
Akron-Fairgrove
Bay City-All Saints Central
Breckenridge
Merrill
Saginaw-Michigan Lutheran Seminary

107-4 Port Hope Community
Harbor Beach Community
North Huron 13, Port Hope 3 (North Huron vs Unionville-Sebewaing, Friday)
Owendale-Gagetown 14, Caseville 4 (Owen-Gage vs Harbor Beach, Friday)
Unionville Sebewaing

108-4 Peck Community
Deckerville 13, Carsonville-Port Sanilac 3 (Deckerville vs Peck, Friday)
Kingston
Peck Community
Ubly 12, Mayville 1 (Ubly vs Kingston, Friday)

123-4 Genesee
Burton Faith - BA Only
Burton-Genesee Christian -BA Only
Dryden
Genesee
New Lothrop

SOFTBALL

38-2 Caro
Bay City-John Glenn
Bridgeport
Caro
Clio
Essexville-Garber
Saginaw

40-2 Imlay City
Croswell-Lexington
Imlay City 7, Capac 0 (Imlay City vs Otisville-Lakeville, Friday)
North Branch 5, Yale 0 (North Branch vs Cros-Lex, Friday)
Otisville-LakeVille Memorial

63-2 Marine City
Algonac
Clinton Township-Clintondale
Macomb-Lutheran North
Marine City

64-2 Richmond
Almont
Armada 12, Marysville 1 (Armada vs Almont, Saturday)
Richmond
St Clair

72-3 Reese
Bad Axe
Cass City
Pigeon-Laker
Reese

73-3 Vassar
Birch Run
Frankenmuth
Millington
Vassar

75-3 Marlette
Brown City
Marlette
Memphis
Sandusky

106-4 Breckenridge
Akron-Fairgrove
Bay City-All Saints @ Breckinridge
Merrill
Saginaw-Michigan Lutheran Seminary

107-4 Port Hope Community
Caseville 10, Owendale-Gagetown 3 (Caseville vs Harbor Beach, Friday)
Harbor Beach Community
Port Hope 5, North Huron 4 (Port Hope vs Unionville-Sebewaing, Friday)
Unionville Sebewaing

108-4 Peck Community
Deckerville 10, Carsonville-Pt Sanilac 0 (Deckerville vs Peck, Friday)
Kingston
Mayville 11, Ubly 1 (Mayville vs Kingston, Friday)
Peck Community

123-4 Genesee
Dryden
Genesee
New Lothrop

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Districts Start Today And Into The Week

This week the furious fleet of District games take place this week and into Saturday. There are also a few regular season games.
The "Snooze 2 You" website also has put a Baseball & Softball playoff bracket. Check it our here.
Your local news print media will be out covering some area teams; so pick up a weekly or daily newspaper for the latest results. We will try to update the blog with the latest scores. Any Thumb & Blue Water area coach or school can send us an email or post a comment with scores.

Tuesday, June 1st Games
Baseball
Memphis 11, Genesee Christian 7 (Baseball Regular Season)
Game 1: Reese 10, Birch Run 2 (baseball regualr season)
Game 2: Reese 14, Birch Run 3  (baseball regualr season)

Softball
Reese 12, Birch Run 6
Reese 14, Birch 3

District Assignments Softball & Baseball:
38-2 Caro
Bay City-John Glenn
Bridgeport
Caro
Clio
Essexville-Garber
Saginaw

40-2 Imlay City
Capac
Croswell-Lexington
Imlay City
North Branch
Otisville-LakeVille Memorial
Yale

63-2 Marine City
Algonac
Clinton Township-Clintondale
Macomb-Lutheran North
Marine City

64-2 Richmond
Almont
Armada
Marysville
Richmond
St Clair


72-3 Reese
Bad Axe
Cass City
Pigeon-Laker
Reese

73-3 Vassar
Birch Run
Frankenmuth
Millington
Vassar

75-3 Marlette
Brown City
Marlette
Memphis
Sandusky

106-4 Breckenridge
Akron-Fairgrove
Bay City-All Saints Central
Breckenridge
Merrill
Saginaw-Michigan Lutheran Seminary


107-4 Port Hope Community
Caseville
Harbor Beach Community
Kinde-North Huron
Owendale-Gagetown
Port Hope Community
Unionville Sebewaing


108-4 Peck Community
Carsonville-Port Sanilac
Deckerville Community
Kingston
Mayville
Peck Community
Ubly

123-4 Genesee
Burton Faith - BA Only
Burton-Genesee Christian -BA Only
Dryden
Genesee
New Lothrop

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