After two defeats on Thursday, the Standish-Sterling softball team rallied at the Reese Invite on May 25, claiming wins over Reese and Clinton, before dropping the finale to Hemlock.In the tournament opener against Reese, the Panthers tallied 11 knocks to win 13-3.
Lately, Keeley Peace and Jaylynn Yenna Have been putting up gaudy offensive numbers for Standish-Sterling’s Softball program.
The Panthers Boys Track & Field had a strong showing at their Division 3 regional meet at Charlevoix High School on Thursday, May 16th, placing second with a score of 111.33.On the girls side the Panthers placed fourth, tallying 55.5 points.Clare High School took home the victory in both the boys and the girls field, scoring 175 points on the boys side and 143.25 on the girls.Standish-Sterling had 12 athletes and one relay team qualify for states.In the 100-meter dash, the Panthers went one and two with Andrew Stewart and Aiden Coggins running 10.99 and 11.42, respectively.
Standish-Sterling Baseball picked up two statement victories over Bullock Creek at home on May 2, strengthening their Tri-Valley Conference hopes.
Even though they only tallied five hits in game two, Au-Gres Sims won the second game of their doubleheader at Posen, 16-1, on May 2.
The Standish-Sterling softball team played Bullock Creek tight May 2, but ultimately fell 3-4 and 0-4 in the Tri-Valley Blue conference doubleheader.
The Standish-Sterling boys track and field team placed first at the Hurd Invitational hosted by Vassar High School April 26, following 16 top-five finishes.Junior sprinter and long jumper Aidan Coggins shined brightly for the Panthers, placing first place in the 200-meter dash with a personal best time of 23.72.Coggins also added to his all-around performance by placing first in the long jump with a distance of 19-11.He had a second-place finish in the 100-meter dash, placing behind teammate, Andrew Stewart to sweep the top two spots in the sprint.
Many lessons were learned April 27 after Standish-Sterling dropped their first game of the season in walk off fashion at Midland Dow’s home tournament.
Editors Note: An error by the editor prevented these two stories from appearing in the April 25 edition.
Many lessons were learned April 27 after Standish-Sterling dropped their first game of the season in walk off fashion at Midland Dow’s home tournament.