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Tuesday, June 20, 2017

T.S.A All Star Girls & Boys Basketball Games Friday, June 23rd & Live Webcasts

Come on out to the Fourth Annual Thumb Sportswriters / Media Association (T.S.A) All-Thumb All-Star Basketball Game is scheduled for Friday, June 23rd - 6pm, at Sandusky High School.

Thumb Tailgater Sports will present a Live Internet Audio Webcast of the event. (video to be posted later)

Click Channel 1 on thumbtailgater.com to hear all the live coverage starting at 5:45pm.

Once again, the games will feature the best seniors from the T.S.A coverage area broken into East and Wes teams.

This year's game is back at its regular home in Sandusky, MI - after one year away.


The festivities will begin at 6 p.m., with the girls game, followed by the boys game.

The popular dunk contest and three-point contest are set to return as well.

Admission to the event will be $5, with proceeds going to the Thumb Sportswriters/ Media Association, to help with its yearly costs.

Only recent senior graduates are eligible to play in the game. 
That's an MHSAA rule. - mhsaa.com

Thursday, June 15, 2017

MHSAA HS Baseball & Softball Semi & State Finals

2017 Baseball Semifinals

Thursday, June 15th & Friday, June 16th - Michigan State University, East Lansing
PPV Video at MHSAA.tv | Live & Replay Free Audio at MHSAANetwork.com | 2H preview

Division 1 - Thursday, June 15 
Northville 9, Grand Haven 1 - Final Box | 
Grosse Pte. Woods U. Liggett vs Saline - 11:30 am

Division 2 - Thursday, June 15 
Stevensville Lakeshore vs Chelsea - 2:30 pm
Dearborn Divine Child vs Bay City John Glenn - 5 pm

Division 3 - Friday, June 16
Madison Heights Bishop Foley  3,  Caro 2

Traverse City St. Francis vs Schoolcraft - 11:30 am

Division 4 - Friday, June 16
Portland St. Patrick 12,  *UnionvilleSebewaing 8

Hudson vs Gaylord St. Mary - 5 pm

2017 Baseball State Finals
June 17 - Michigan State University, East Lansing

Division 1 - 9 am
Division 2 - 11:30 am
Division 3 - 2:30 pm
Division 4 - 5 pm

2017 Softball Semifinals


Thursday, June 15 & Friday, June 16 - Michigan State University, East Lansing
PPV Video at MHSAA.tv | Live & Replay Free Audio at MHSAANetwork.com | 2H preview

Division 1 - Thursday, June 15 
Clarkston vs Grandville - 3 pm
Macomb Dakota vs Mattawan - 5:30 pm

Division 2 - Thursday, June 15 
*Richmond 4, Escanaba 2 - Final Box |
Stevensville Lakeshore vs Ida - 12:30 pm

Division 3 - Friday, June 16
Monroe St. Mary CC vs Shepherd - 3 pm
Gladstone vs Napoleon - 5:30 pm

Division 4 - Friday, June 16
Kalamazoo Christian vs Indian River Inland Lakes -10 am
Ottawa Lake Whiteford vs Coleman - 12:30 pm

2017 Softball Finals

Saturday, June 17 - Michigan State University, East Lansing

Division 1 - 12:30 pm

Division 2 - 10 am

Division 3 - 5:30 pm
Division 4 - 3 pm

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Quarterfinal Quest Of HS Baseball & Softball Playoffs

  It's the MHSAA High School Baseball & Softball Quarterfinals on this Tuesday, June 13th.

  Some coverage area *teams are on a quest to the State Semifinals & get on the "ship" to the State Finals.


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BASEBALL

Quarterfinals

Division 1


Division 2


Division 3

Quarterfinal 12 at SVSU - 3pm

*Caro  2, Hemlock  0


Division 4

Quarterfinal 16 at Grand Blanc - 5pm

*Unionville-Sebewaing  4,  Royal Oak Shrine  3



SOFTBALL

Quarterfinals

Division 1


Division 2

Quarterfinal 8 at Novi

*Richmond 4, Dearborn Divine Child 2


Division 3

Quarterfinal 12 at SVSU 

Shepherd 5, *Millington 0


Division 4

Quarterfinal 16 at Grand Blanc 

Ottawa Lake Whiteford  1, *Unionville-Sebewaing 0



Friday, June 9, 2017

Regional Resume of 2017 MHSAA HS Baseball & Softball Playoffs

   The MHSAA Baseball & Softball playoffs resume on Saturday, June 10th - that
will lead to next weeks Quarterfinals, State Semifinal & Championship Games.

A asterisk " * " indicates Thumb Tailgater tracking coverage teams.

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Division 2


Detroit Country Day  4, *Algonac. 0

Macomb Lutheran North 14, *Yale 2

Regional Championship Game

Macomb Lutheran North 19, Detroit Country Day 5

(Lutheran North advances to Quarterfinal 8 at Novi)



Bay City John Glenn  5,  *Birch Run 4

Alma 10,  Saginaw Swan Valley 8

Regional Championship game

Bay City John Glenn 4, Alma 2

(BC John Glenn advances to Quartefinal 5 at CMU )


Division 3


Madison Heights Bishop  17,  Detroit Central  1 (3 innings)

*Almont  14,  Detroit Edison Public 2 - (6 innings)

Regional Championship game

Madison Heights Bishop Foley 11, *Almont 0 

(Bishop Foley advances to Quarterfinal 11 at Carleton Airport )



*Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Lakers 4,  New Lothrop 3

*Caro  7,  Durand 0

Regional Championship game - 2pm

*Caro 13,  *Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Lakers 6

(Caro advances to Quarterfinal 12 at SVSU)


Division 4


Sterling Heights Parkway Christian 5, *Harbor Beach 2

*Unionville-Sebewaing  9,  *Kingston 0

Regional Championship game

*Unionville-Sebewaing 2, Sterling Heights Parkway Christian 0

(Unionville advances to Quarterfinal 16 at Grand Blanc)



*Bay City All Saints  9,  Breckenridge 4

Portland St Patrick 10,  Wyoming Tri Unity Christian 1

Regional Championship game

Portland St Patrick 7,  *Bay City All Saints 6

(Portland St Patrick advances to Quarterfinal 14 at SVSU )




Division 2


*Richmond  1,  *North Branch  0  - (8 innings)

Detroit Country Day  5,  St Clair  0  (8 innings)

Regional Championship game

*Richmond 2,  Detroit Country Day 1

(Richmond advances to Quarterfinal 8 at Novi)



Saginaw Swan Valley 10, Stanton Central Montcalm 0

*Frankenmuth  6,  *Essexville-Garber 5

Regional Championship game 

Saginaw Swan Valley 15, Frankenmuth 0

(Swan Valley advances to Quarterfinal 5 at CMU)


Division 3


*Millington 2,  Byron 1 - 10 innings

New Lothrop  7,  *Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Lakers  1

Regional Championship game

*Millington 12,  New Lothrop  0

(Millington advances to Quarterfinal 12 at SVSU )


Division 4


*Unionville-Sebewaing  12,  *Mayville 0 - (5 innings)

*Ubly 10,  Sterling Heights Parkway Christian  0

Regional Championship game 

Unionville-Sebewaing 8,  Ubly 5

(Unionville-Sebewaing advances to Quarterfinal 16 at Grand Blanc )


Thursday, June 1, 2017

Play Ball!! 2017 MHSAA High School Baseball & Softball Playoffs

  Thumb Tailgater Sports awakens from a nice hiatus break. 

   With the HS Baseball & Softball quick regular season through - we now step from the dug out to keep track of the *coverage thumb & bluewater area teams in the MHSAA High School Baseball & Softball playoffs which started on Tuesday, May 30th.  

   The District Semifinals &  Championship games continue on Friday & Saturday June 2nd - 3rd.

" * " Indicates Thumb Tailgater Sports coverage area teams

BASEBALL - DISTRICTS

Division 2

Baseball - District 62 at Auburn Hills Avondale HS 

Tuesday, May 30th


1st round District


*Armada 10,  Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 9 - 10 innings


Saturday, June 3rd


Semifinals


Macomb Lutheran North 2,  Auburn Hills Avondale 1

*Richmond  6,  *Armada  3

District Championship game

Macomb Lutheran North 11,  *Richmond 3

(Lutheran North advances to Regional 16)



Baseball - District 63 at Marine City HS

Saturday, June 3rd

Semifinals


Marysville 10, Marine City 1

*Algonac 4, St Clair 1

District Championship Game

*Algonac 6,  Marysville  4

(*Algonac advances to Regional 16)



Baseball - District 64 at North Branch HS

Saturday, June 3rd


Semifnals


*Yale 5,  *Imlay City 0

*Croswell-Lexington 1, *North Branch 0

District Championship game

*Yale 10,  *Croswell-Lexington 3

(Yale advances to Regional 16)



Baseball - District 39 at Frankenmuth HS

Saturday, June 3rd


Semifinals


*Birch Run 10,  Clio 0

*Frankenmuth  5,  Mt Morris 4  (9 innings)

District Championship game

*Birch Run 7,  *Frankenmuth 6  

(*Birch Run advances to Regional 10)



Baseball - District 38 at Carrollton HS

Saturday, June 3rd


Semifinal


Carrollton  7,  *Bridgeport 0

District Championship 

Saginaw Swan Valley  8, Carrollton 3

(Swan Valley advances to Regional 10)



Baseball - District 37 at Essexville-Garber HS

Saturday, June 3rd


Semifinals


Bay City John Glenn  4,  Freeland 0

Midland Bullock Creek  5,  *Essexville-Garber  1

District Championship Game

Bay City John Glenn 8, Midland Bullock Creek 6 

(Bay City John Glenn advances to Regional 10)



Division 3

Baseball - District 88 at New Haven HS

Friday, June 2nd

Semifinals

*Almont 4, *Capac 0

New Haven  5, *Memphis 3

District Championship game 

*Almont 15, New Haven 0  (4 innings)

(Almont advances to Regional 22)




Baseball - District 89 at Bad Axe HS

1st Round

Tuesday, May 30th

*Sandusky  5,  *Marlette 1 

*Cass City  3,  *Bad Axe 1

Saturday, June 3rd

Semifinals

*Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Lakers 6, *Sandusky 3

*Brown City 1,  *Cass City 0

District Championship game

*Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Lakers 19, *Brown City 3

(EPBP Lakers advances to Regional 23)



Baseball - District 90 at Reese HS

Tuesday, May 30th

1st Round

*Reese  8,   *Millington  7

Saturday, June 3rd

Semifinals

*Caro 9, *Otisville Lakeville 0

*Vassar 12, *Reese 3

District Championship game 

*Caro 4, *Vassar 1

 (Caro winner advances to Regional 23)


Division 4

Baseball - District 128 at Owen-Gage HS

Friday, June 2nd 

Semifinals

*Owen-Gage  17,  *Caseville 1

*Unionville-Sebewaing 2, *North Huron 1

District Championship game 

*Unionville-Sebewaing  10,  *Owen-Gage 1  

(Unionville Sebewaing advances to Regional 32)


Baseball  - District 127 at Deckerville HS

Friday, June 2nd

Semifinals

*Ubly 7,  *Deckerville 2

*Harbor Beach 14,  *Carsonville-Port Sanilac 0

District Championship game

*Harbor Beach 5, *Ubly 1 - (winner advances to Regional 32)



Baseball - District 126 at Kingston HS

Friday, June 2nd

Semifinals

*Mayville 15, *Akron-Fairgrove 0 (3 innings)

*Kingston  8,  *Peck 6

District Championship game 

*Kingston 4, Mayville 0 - (Kingston advances to Regional 32)



Baseball - District 125 at Dryden HS

Tuesday, May 30th

1st Round

Kimball Landmark Academy  18,  Kimball New Life Christian  9

Sterling Heights Parkway Christian  16,  Marine City Cardinal Mooney  3

Saturday, June 3rd

Semifinals

Kimball Landmark 11, New Haven Merritt 8

Sterling Heights Parway Christian 3, *Dryden 0

District Championship game

Sterling Heights Parkway Christian 9, Kimball Landmark 0

 (winner advances to Regional 32)



SOFTBALL DISTRICTS

Division 2

Softball - District 62 at Auburn Hills Avondale

Tuesday, May 30th

1st Round

Pontiac Notre Dame Prep  7,  *Almont  4

Saturday, June 3rd

Semifinals

*Richmond  2,  Ponitac Notre Dame Prep 1

Auburn Hills Avondale 13, Macomb Lutheran North 2

District Championship Game

*Richmond 10, Auburn Hills Avondale 3

(Richmond advances to Regional 16)



Softball - District 63 at Marine City HS

Saturday, June 3rd

Semifinals

St Clair 5,  *Algonac  0

Marysville 7, Marine City 3

District Championship game  

St Clair 1, Marysville 0

(St Clair advances to Regional 16)



Softball - District 64 at North Branch HS

Saturday, June 3rd

Semifinals

*North Branch  2, *Croswell-Lexington 1

*Imlay City 6, *Yale 0

District Championship game

*North Branch 7,  *Imlay City 4

(North Branch advances to Regional 16)



Softball - District 39 at Frankenmuth HS

Tuesday, May 30th

1st round

*Frankenmuth 11, Clio 1

Saturday, June 3rd

Semifinals

*Frankenmuth 10, Mt Morris 0

*Birch Run 16,  Flint Northwestern 0

District Championship game

*Frankenmuth 7, *Birch Run 2

(Frankenmuth advances to Regional 10)



Softball - District 38 at Carrollton HS

Saturday, June 3rd

Semifinal

Carrollton 24, *Bridgeport 2

District Championship Game

Saginaw Swan Valley  10,  Carrollton 0

(Swan Valley advances to Regional 10)



Softball - District 37 at Essexville-Garber HS

Saturday, June 3rd

Semifinals

*Essexville-Garber  9,  Midland Bullock Creek 5

Bay City John Glenn 3, Freeland 1

District Championship game 


*Essexville-Garber 2, Bay City John Glenn 0

(Garber advances to Regional 10)



Division 3

Softball - District 88 at New Haven HS

Tuesday, May 30th

1st Round

New Haven  21,  Marine City Cardinal Mooney  4

Friday, June 2nd

Semifinals

*Capac  6,  *Memphis 5 

New Haven  3, *Almont 2

District Championship game

New Haven 7,  *Capac 6  (8 innings)

(New Haven advances to Regional 22)



Softball - District 89 at Bad Axe HS

Tuesday, May 30th

1st round

*Cass City  13,  *Bad Axe  4

*Sandusky  11,  *Marlette  2

Saturday, June 3rd

Semifinals

*Brown City 4, *Cass City 3

*Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Lakers 12,  *Sandusky 1

District Championship game

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Lakers  4,  *Brown City 3

(EPBP Lakers advances to Regional 23)



Softball - District 90 at Reese HS

Tuesday, May 30th

1st round

*Millington  8,  *Reese  2

Saturday, June 3rd

Semifinals

*Millington 19, *Vassar 0 - (3 innings)

*Caro 2, *Otisville Lakeville 1

District Championship game

*Millington 11, *Caro 1

(Millington advances to Regional 23)



Division 4

Softball - District 128 at Owen-Gage HS

Friday, June 2nd

Semifinals

*Unionville-Sebewaing  10,  *North Huron 0  (5 innings)

*Caseville 1, *Owen-Gage 0

District Championship 

*Unionville-Sebewaing 10,  *Caseville  0

(Unionville Sebewaing advances to Regional 32)



Softball - District 127 at Deckerville HS

Friday, June 2nd

Semifinals

*Harbor Beach 14,  *Carsonville-Port Sanilac  3

*Ubly 11,  *Deckerville 0

District Championship game 

*Ubly 6, *Harbor Beach 1

(Ubly advances to Regional 32)



Softball - District 126 at Kingston HS

Friday, June 2nd

Semifinal

*Kingston 12,  *Peck 3

District Championship Game

*Mayville 1,  Kingston 0  (8 innings)

(Mayville advances to Regional 32)



Softball - District 125 at Dryden HS

Saturday, June 3rd

Semifinal

*Dryden 21,  Warren Macomb Christian 1

District Championship game

Sterling Heights Christian  10,  *Dryden 0

(Sterling Heights Christian advances to Regional 32)