High school roundup: Huron and Pioneer will play in girls lacrosse regional final and more Tuesday results
The girls lacrosse teams from Huron and Pioneer high schools will go head-to-head for a spot in the MHSAA Division 1 state semifinals.
And if their first meeting is any indication, it should be a thrilling game.
The Huron girls lacrosse team, shown during a game earlier this season, takes on cross-town rival Pioneer in a Division 1 regional championship game at 1 p.m. Saturday in South Lyon.
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Both teams won regional semifinal games on Tuesday night, setting up their regional title match at 1 p.m. Saturday at South Lyon High School.
Huron (16-2), the No. 4-ranked team in the Division 1 laxpower.com ratings, beat Canton 14-6 on Tuesday.
The River Rats have not advanced past the regional final round since the MHSAA began sponsoring a championship tournament in the sport in 2005.
To get to the semifinals for the first time, the River Rats will have to get past cross-town rival Pioneer, which beat South Lyon Unified 10-6 on Tuesday.
Mercedes Reyes had three goals and three assists for No. 8 Pioneer (13-8-1), which led 4-3 at halftime. (Boxscore)
Goalkeeper Miranda Kruse made 11 saves, posting her best save percentage of the season.
Huron put a little more pressure on the Pioneers’ defense earlier this season, when the River Rats won a regular season game 20-19 in overtime. Huron's Mariel Ward scored the game-winning goal with 9 seconds left in overtime in that game, after Pioneer wiped out a six-goal lead over the final 9 minutes of regulation.
“We just try to get better every day,” Pioneer coach Zachary Maghes said. “If we keep ascending, we’ll have a chance.”
Follow links to more AnnArbor.com high school coverage from Tuesday on MLive.com. Washtenaw County results can be found at highschoolsports.mlive.com/region/annarbor. Coaches can submit results nightly by calling 734-623-2565 or emailing prepsports@annarbor.com.
BOYS LACROSSE REGIONALS
Division 1 at Troy Athens
Tuesday's results: Pioneer 11, Troy 2 (Boxscore | Story); Utica Eisenhower 7, Troy Athens 6
Final: Pioneer vs. Utica Eisenhower, 7 p.m. Friday
Division 2 at Father Gabriel Richard
Tuesday's resuls: Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 15, Dexter 4 (Boxscore | Story); Warren DeLaSalle 16, Father Gabriel Richard 5 (Boxscore | Story)
Final: Warren DeLaSalle vs. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 5 p.m. Friday
GIRLS LACROSSE REGIONALS
Division 2 at Farmington
Wednesday's games: Father Gabriel Richard vs. Livonia Ladywood, 5:30 p.m.; Saline vs. Farmington Hills Mercy, 7 p.m.
Final: 6 p.m. Friday
BASEBALL DISTRICTS
Division 1 at Pioneer
Tuesday's result: Pioneer 1, Skyline 0 (Boxscore | Story)
Saturday district: Pioneer vs. Huron, 10 a.m.; Pinckney vs. Dexter, 12:30 p.m.; Final, 3 p.m.
Division 1 at Saline
Tuesday's result: Monroe 8, Lincoln 5 (Boxscore | Story)
Saturday district: Monroe vs. Ypsilanti, 10 a.m.; Saline vs. Temperance Bedford, 12:30 p.m.; Final, 3 p.m.
Division 2 at Tecumseh
Saturday district: Onsted vs. Adrian, 10 a.m.; Tecumseh vs. Chelsea, 12:30 p.m.; Final, 3 p.m.
Division 2 at Carleton Airport
Tuesday's result: Romulus 5, New Boston Huron 4
Saturday district: Romulus vs. Carleton Airport, 10 a.m.; Monroe Jefferson vs. Milan, 12:30 p.m.; Final, 3 p.m.
Division 3 at Whitmore Lake
Tuesday's results: Manchester 10, Greenhills 0 (Boxscore | Story); Father Gabriel Richard 8, Grass Lake 1 (Boxscore | Story)
Saturday district: Manchester vs. Whitmore Lake, 10 a.m.; Gabriel Richard vs. Willow Run, 12:30 p.m.; Final, 3 p.m.
Division 4 at Petersburg-Summerfield
Tuesday pre-district: Britton-Deerfield 13, Ypsilanti Calvary Christian 2
Saturday district: Britton Deerfield vs. Ottawa Lake Whiteford, 10 a.m.; Petersburg-Summerfield vs. Newport Lutheran South, 12:30 p.m., Final, 3 p.m.
SOFTBALL DISTRICTS
Division 1 at Pioneer
Tuesday's result: Skyline 10, Pioneer 8 (Boxscore | Story)
Saturday district: Dexter vs. Pinckney, 10 a.m.; Skyline vs. Huron, 12:30 p.m.; Final, 3 p.m.
Division 1 at Saline
Tuesday's result: Monroe 8, Lincoln 0
Saturday district: Temperance Bedford vs. Saline, 10 a.m.; Monroe vs. Ypsilanti, 12:30 p.m.; Final, 3 p.m.
Division 2 at Tecumseh
Saturday district: Tecumseh vs. Chelsea 10 a.m.; Onsted vs. Adrian, 12:30 p.m.; Final, 3 p.m.
Division 2 at Romulus
Tuesday's result: New Boston Huron 15, Romulus 0
Saturday district: Milan vs. Monroe Jefferson, 10 a.m.; New Boston Huron vs. Carleton Airport, 12:30 p.m.; Final, 3 p.m.
Division 3 at Whitmore Lake
Tuesday's results: Grass Lake 11, Father Gabriel Richard 3 (Boxscore | Story); Manchester 20, Greenhills 0 (Boxscore | Story)
Saturday district: Grass Lake vs. Willow Run, 10 a.m.; Manchester vs. Whitmore Lake, 12:30 p.m.; Final, 3 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICTS
(Semifinals and finals at host school unless noted)
Division 1 at Skyline
Tuesday's results: Huron 3, Temperance Bedford 1 (Boxscore | Story); Pioneer 2, Lincoln 0 (Boxscore | Story) Saline 3, Skyline 2
Thursday semifinals: Huron vs. Pioneer, 5:30 p.m.; Saline vs. Monroe, 7:15 p.m.
Final: Noon Saturday
Division 2 at Tecumseh
Tuesday's results: Ypsilanti 2, Romulus 0 (Boxscore | Story); Dexter 5, Tecumseh 0 (Boxscore | Story); Milan 10, Adrian 2 (Boxscore | Story)
Thursday semifinals: Milan vs. Chelsea, 4 p.m.; Dexter vs. Ypsilanti, 7 p.m.
Final: 10 a.m. Saturday
Division 3 at Brooklyn Columbia Central
Tuesday's results: Monroe St. Mary CC 7, Monroe Jefferson 0; Jackson Lumen Christi 7, Onsted 0; Brooklyn Columbia Central 5, Stockbridge 0
Thursday semifinals: Monroe St. Mary vs. Jackson Lumen Christi, 5 p.m.; Father Gabriel Richard vs. Brooklyn Columbia Central, 7 p.m.
Final: 7 p.m. Saturday
Division 4 at Riverview Gabriel Richard
Tuesday's results: Greenhills 8, Washtenaw Christian 0, 4:30 p.m.; Rudolf Steiner 2, Taylor Baptist Park 0 (Boxscore | Story)
Thursday semifinals: Greenhills at Riverview Gabriel Richard, 4 p.m.; Newport Lutheran South at Rudolf Steiner, 4 p.m.
Final: 7 p.m. Friday