Saline's Shannon Fraser sixth, Hornets fourth at golf invite; Milan, Willow Run volleyball wins and more Monday results
EAST LANSING -- Saline fared the best out of the four Washtenaw County high school girls golf teams present at the East Lansing Invitational at Walnut Hills Country Club on Monday, but it was far from the Hornets' strongest showing.
In the 24-team field -- 12 of which are ranked in the top 10 of their respective divisions -- Saline shot a 350 to take fourth place behind Lansing Catholic Central (322), Grosse Ile (333) and Flint Powers Catholic (349). Shannon Fraser led the Hornets, finishing in sixth place after shooting an 8-over-par 80.
"It was not one of our better days," said Saline coach Betsy French. "It's not too tough of a course, but if you're off a little bit you can certainly find trouble. A lot of our girls had bad putting days and we got in some bunker trouble."
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Saline's Karla Gross looked poised for the medal stand after shooting a 38 on the front nine, but finished with an 84 and just outside of the top 10.
"I hope this is a a wake up call that we still have a lot of work to do and need everybody hitting on all cylinders," French said.
Chelsea's Gabby Triveline took seventh place after shooting an 81, as the Bulldogs (392) finished 15th as a team. Pioneer (390) finished in 14th place with its low score coming from Sloane Supica, who shot a 92.
"The kids' endurance is up now. The hills alone on the front side of (University of Michigan Golf Course) gets our players in shape to play 18," said Pioneer coach Steve Rodriguez. "The most difficult part is when you combine the physical part with the mental aspect of having to be on."
Dexter (392) finished in 17th place and was paced by Jessie Schlanderer's 93.
"The girls played pretty well today. I thought they handled the greens pretty well," said Dexter coach Fred Ligrow. "We just had too many train wreck holes."
Grosse Ile's Molly Esordi shot a 75 for individual medalist honors.
MORE GIRLS GOLF
Ypsilanti 206, Lincoln 208, Huron 212: The Phoenix pick up a pair of wins at a Southeastern Conference tri-meet. (Rest of the Story | Results)
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 189, Father Gabriel Richard 198: Kristine Hahn paces the Irish with a 48 in a losing effort. (Rest of the Story | Results)
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Milan 3, Grosse Ile 2: Amelia Horton leads the Big Reds to a victory with 12 kills and seven blocks. (Rest of the Story | Boxscore)
Willow Run 3, River Rouge 1: Jaimie Rhodes holds down the back line for the Flyers with 11 aces and 11 digs. (Rest of the Story | Boxscore)
BOYS TENNIS
Saline 4, Novi 4: The Hornets sweep the singles, but the Wildcats return the favor in doubles. (Rest of the Story | Results)
GIRLS FIELD HOCKEY
Greenhills 0, Livonia Ladywood 0: Poor field conditions limited the game to "moments of field hockey." (Rest of the Story | Boxscore)
Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 4, Saline 0: The Hornets lose on the road less than a week after beating the same opponent. (Rest of the Story | Boxscore)
Skyline 1, Dexter 1: The Eagles outshoot the Dreadnaughts 11-5, but Dexter backup goalie Grace Ketzner comes through in her first varsity start. (Rest of the Story | Boxscore)
BOYS SOCCER
Plymouth Christian 4, Washtenaw Christian 2: The Wildcats fail to erase an early 3-0 first-half deficit. (Rest of the Story | Boxscore)
Tonight's high school roundup was compiled by Pete Cunningham, Bob Gross and Ryan Larimore.