BAY CITY, MI – A look at the high school boys sports scene in Bay County for May 20, 2025. Bay County coaches are asked to submit results, highlights and comments the night of each event by emailing lthomps2@mlive.com. Be sure to also check out our girls sports roundup.

BASEBALL: STANDISH WINS FIRST JPC TITLE

Standish-Sterling arrived in the Jack Pine Conference this season as the new kid on the block.

And the Panthers announced their presence with authority.

No. 2-ranked Standish-Sterling clinched the outright league title with a 2-0 win over Clare, then dueled to a 5-5 tie in the nightcap.

“I’m really proud of the guys for winning the JPC,” coach Ryan Raymond said. “They have really come together recently and are pulling for each other, which all good teams do. Now we can focus on getting ready for the postseason.”

Standish (28-2-2, 19-0-1) had a tooth-and-nail fight with second-place Clare in Game 1. The Panthers scratched out runs in the first and third innings then held on in a game that featured just three hits. Sam Briggs and Rylee Blanchard notched the lone hits for Standish while Preston Kann drove in a key run.

Sam Brigges fired a one-hitter with 14 strikeouts, with Brock Bartlett recording the final out for the save. Dane Alexander denied the no-hitter with a bunt single in the fourth inning for Clare.

Clare scored a run in the bottom of the seventh to leave Game 2 in a deadlock. Sam Briggs knocked three hits and Trace Collins two for the Panthers. Ben Briggs came through with 3.1 innings of solid relief.

Charlie Maze of the Essexville Garber baseball team for 2025.Lee Thompson | lthomps2@mlive.com

BASEBALL: MAZE ON THE BALL FOR DUKES

Charlie Maze was rolling and there was no need to stop him.

Maze fired matching no-hitters in both ends of a doubleheader sweep of Bridgeport, ringing up eight strikeouts in each of the three-inning games as the Dukes won 15-0 and 15-0.

Nolan Collins drove in two runs and joined Nathan Foret with two hits in Game 1 for Garber (19-10-1, 6-5). Maze notched two hits and three RBIs in Game 2 while Ryan Brey rapped two hits and joined Collins with two RBIs.

Isaiah Hoffman of the Pinconning baseball team for 2025.Lee Thompson | lthomps2@mlive.com

BASEBALL: PINCONNING FINDS A WAY

After seven scoreless innings, something had to give between Pinconning and Sanford Meridian.

And Pinconning wasn’t in the giving mood.

The Spartans stood strong, scoring two eighth-inning runs for a dramatic 2-0 victory in the Jack Pine Conference opener. Pinconning added an 8-1 win in the nightcap for the sweep.

Zach Laures went 7.2 innings, striking out 10 while allowing just two hits for the Game 1 win. Blake Kareus recorded the final out for the save for the Spartans (20-12, 12-8).

Laures, Calvin Holland and Ryan Kowalczyk each had two hits for the Spartans, but they were stuck on zero until extra innings. Landon Cooley, Landen Enciso and Laures opened the eighth with three straight singles and Isaiah Hoffman added a two-out RBI single for the win.

“Zach Laures had everything working, kept hitters off-balance and was ahead in the count all game,” coach Casey Pashak said. “We hit some balls hard all game but couldn’t get the big hit until the eighth.”

Hoffman pitched five innings of two-hit ball in the nightcap and Kareus worked two scoreless innings for the JPC sweep. Holland had two hits and two RBIs while Enciso added two hits and Laures drove in two runs.

Bay City Central honored its six seniors on Senior Day, including Cruz Beson, Tylor Anthony, Connor LaMarre-Ayala, Aydin O’Connor, Joseph Gibson and Cam Reed.Courtesy

BASEBALL: NO JOY FOR CENTRAL

Bay City Central saw its losing streak extended to 16 games with tough 14-1 and 12-5 losses to Grand Blanc in Saginaw Valley League action.

The Wolves (5-24, 5-19) were no-hit in the five-inning opener. Paulino Perez and Nick Charbonneau notched the lone hits for Central in Game 2.

Brody Riedlinger of the John Glenn baseball team for 2025.Lee Thompson | lthomps2@mlive.com

BASEBALL: JOHN GLENN PLATES 29 RUNS

John Glenn’s lineup is officially clicking after putting 29 runs on the board in a 19-4 and 10-4 sweep of Tawas in non-league play.

Cameron Burch and Remington Ranck each came through with three hits in the opener while Cameron Wilber drove in four runs. Chase Young and Wyatt Jeske tallied three RBIs apiece to back winning pitcher Andrew Shufelt.

Glenn (19-12) got three hits in the nightcap from Brody Riedlinger. Tyson Cwiklinski added two hits while Jayden Brenay and Nick Naylor each doubled. Gunner Mezey registered the pitching victory.

GOLF: BOBCAT INVITE IS 16-TEAM BATTLE

Essexville Garber took third place while Pinconning and Bay City Central featured Top 10 individual finishers as Bay County squads had a strong showing at John Glenn’s Bobcat Invitational.

Garber (320) finished behind champion Midland (305) and runner-up Freeland (310) in the 16-team tourney at Bay Valley. The Dukes were led by Aaron Theisen 77, Lucas Schiefer 79, Devin Dueweke 81 and Jonah Williams 83.

Pinconning (323) placed fifth, fronted by fourth-place finisher Cole Brady 73. Garrett Zehr shot 81, Owen O’Laughlin 83 and Jake Rau 86 for the Spartans.

Bay City Central (340) came in 10th place behind the eighth-place showing of Austin Wisenbach at 76. Joseph Gibson carded 83, Kaiden DuRussel 85 and Jake Thompson 96.

Host John Glenn (356) placed 14th with Mason Hayes at 78, Will Stopyak 89, Logan Bitzer 93 and Ethan Meyer and Camden Garcia 96.

Saginaw Valley Lutheran freshman Reid Schisler fired a cool 70 with a birdie on the final hole to earn medalist honors.

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