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WILL KOWALSKI
Sports/Asst. Editor


Coach Kyle Kracht’s Lakeview


High Spartans and coach Jason


Miller’s All-City champion Harper


Creek Beavers came through with


Michigan High School Athletic


Association district baseball cham-


pionship trophies last Saturday (June



  1. to advance to regional semifinal


play that took place yesterday (June


5).



  • In a Division 1 district hosted by


Lakeview, in the semifinal round,


LHS defeated Jackson 15-0 in three


innings while Battle Creek Central


forfeited 1-0 to Holt.


Then, in the title game, the


Spartans defeated Holt 7-1 – advanc-


ing LHS (18-11-1) to a regional


semifinal yesterday (June 5) at Grand


Ledge against Okemos (22-9).


The winner of that game will then


play in a regional final this Saturday


(June 8) at 12:30 p.m. at Northville


High – with a state quarterfinal


between regional final victors at the


LHS, HC prevail in prep baseball districts


Members of coach Jason
Miller’s Harper Creek High
baseball team release their
emotions after winning an
MHSAA Division 2 district
championship game in
extra-inning, walk-off fashion
against Jackson Northwest.
With the district title, the
Beavers advanced to this
week’s regional round. (Photo
provided)

Coach Kyle Kracht’s Lakeview High baseball team won an MHSAA Division 1 district championship
last Saturday to advance to regional competition. (Photo provided)

site going on to play at 3 p.m. with a
chance to qualify for the state semifi-
nal round.
Note: Two of Lakeview’s play-
ers – senior twins Zach and Jake
Kucharczyk – have also been
selected to play in the East-West All-

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