Sturgis tennis wins first conference title in more than 20 years

Madison Shaw and Ashlynn Harris each picked up a win inside the circle for Bronson on Thursday.

Bronson catcher Lydia Wells tags a Hanover-Horton runner out at the plate on Thursday.

Delanee Carpenter slides safely into third base before a tag on Thursday.

Braelynn Gimenez lets one fly toward the plate to cut down a Hanover-Horton runner on Thursday.

Madison Shaw picked up the win in Game 1, striking out six.

Ashlynn Harris applies the tag for an out on a Hanover-Horton would-be base stealer on Thursday.

Braelynn Gimenez slides safely into home plate to score a run for Bronson on Thursday.

Delanee Carpenter gets a high-five from coach Becky Gray after reaching third base on Thursday.

Bronson's Braelynn Gimenez slides into second base safely for the Vikings.

Madison Shaw runs up to make a catch for an out in between Roni Bir (11) and Lydia Wells.

Roni Bir of Bronson claps after pulling in to second base against Hanover-Horton on Thursday.

Ashlynn Harris beats a throw to third base, arriving safely on Thursday.

Hermosa Gonzalez runs down a fly ball for an out on Thursday afternoon.

Ashlynn Harris slaps a ball down on the ground before beating out the throw to first base for a single.

Ashlynn Harris and Madison Shaw come together for a high-five following the final out of the opening game on Thursday.

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See the shots from Bronson beating Hanover-Horton on Thursday

Madison Shaw and Ashlynn Harris each picked up a win inside the circle for Bronson on Thursday.

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See the shots from Bronson beating Hanover-Horton on Thursday

Madison Shaw and Ashlynn Harris each picked up a win inside the circle for Bronson on Thursday.

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See the shots from Bronson beating Hanover-Horton on Thursday

Bronson catcher Lydia Wells tags a Hanover-Horton runner out at the plate on Thursday.

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Sturgis-area softball teams register sweeps on the diamond

Delanee Carpenter slides safely into third base before a tag on Thursday.

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See the shots from Bronson beating Hanover-Horton on Thursday

Braelynn Gimenez lets one fly toward the plate to cut down a Hanover-Horton runner on Thursday.

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See the shots from Bronson beating Hanover-Horton on Thursday

Madison Shaw picked up the win in Game 1, striking out six.

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See the shots from Bronson beating Hanover-Horton on Thursday

Ashlynn Harris applies the tag for an out on a Hanover-Horton would-be base stealer on Thursday.

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See the shots from Bronson beating Hanover-Horton on Thursday

Braelynn Gimenez slides safely into home plate to score a run for Bronson on Thursday.

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See the shots from Bronson beating Hanover-Horton on Thursday

Delanee Carpenter gets a high-five from coach Becky Gray after reaching third base on Thursday.

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See the shots from Bronson beating Hanover-Horton on Thursday

Bronson's Braelynn Gimenez slides into second base safely for the Vikings.

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See the shots from Bronson beating Hanover-Horton on Thursday

Madison Shaw runs up to make a catch for an out in between Roni Bir (11) and Lydia Wells.

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See the shots from Bronson beating Hanover-Horton on Thursday

Roni Bir of Bronson claps after pulling in to second base against Hanover-Horton on Thursday.

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See the shots from Bronson beating Hanover-Horton on Thursday

Ashlynn Harris beats a throw to third base, arriving safely on Thursday.

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Sturgis-area softball teams register sweeps on the diamond

Hermosa Gonzalez runs down a fly ball for an out on Thursday afternoon.

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See the shots from Bronson beating Hanover-Horton on Thursday

Ashlynn Harris slaps a ball down on the ground before beating out the throw to first base for a single.

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See the shots from Bronson beating Hanover-Horton on Thursday

Ashlynn Harris and Madison Shaw come together for a high-five following the final out of the opening game on Thursday.

STURGIS — The Sturgis tennis team won the Wolverine Conference championship on Saturday, May 9.

It was the first time since 2003 for Sturgis claiming the conference title. Sturgis hosted this year's event and ran away with first place, posting 59 points as a team for the day. That included four flight winners.

Cora Phillips at first singles, Mazie Sterling at third singles and Bella Currier at fourth singles each played their way to individual conference championships. The fourth doubles team of Lilly Whitehead and Stella Barry also picked up a first-place finish in the conference.

Sturgis played to second place in three flights as well. Gracie Perry at second singles, the first doubles team of Mya Eicher and Katelyn Halling plus the third doubles team of Ella Whitehead and Bailey Cates all finished second.

Marlee Smith and Hannah Ritchie earned a third-place finish at second doubles.

The Sturgis tennis team won its first Wolverine Conference title in more than 20 years on Saturday.

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At first singles, Phillips beat Alyssa Crain of Paw Paw in the finals at 6-3 and 7-5. Sterling's win at third singles came over Elise Howard of Vicksburg in the finals, she won with scores of 6-4 and 7-5. Currier beat Madison Kanouse of Vicksburg in the finals at fourth singles with scores of 6-3 and 6-4.

Currier, who won last week's athlete of the week honors, remains undefeated this season in singles action.

In fourth doubles play, the team Whitehead and Barry won over Mariela Pantoja and Karsyn Reits of Paw Paw in the finals. They cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 victory.

Perry was upended in the finals by Jenna Schramer of Vicksburg. At first doubles, the team of Eicher and Halling fell to Hailee Mitchell and Addison VanDalsen of Niles. inthe finals 6-2 and 7-5. Third doubles saw Paw Paw's team of Lily Brausch and Pam Seckler beat Sturgis' team of Ella Whitehead and Cates by scores of 6-3, 6-3 in the finals.

Smith and Ritchie won their final match, the third-doubles consolation. They beat Kate Rentschler and Kylah Jacobs of Paw Paw in that match with scores of 6-4, 6-7 and 10-8.

Otsego finished second overall as a team with 45 points, Vicksburg was third with 44. Three Rivers placed seventh as a team with 22 points.

Sturgis will be hosting the regional tournament coming upon Wednesday as well.

Contact Sports Editor Brandon Watson at bwatson@gannett.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @BwatsonSJ.

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