A doubleheader sweep by Rochester Adams Tuesday over Clarkston put head coach Fran Scislowicz in exclusive company.
The Highlanders held off the Wolves, 7-6, to give Adams the win, which was the 800th of Scislowicz’s career.
Scislowicz, who also had his share of basketball victories with Adams girls hoops, needed 19 wins entering this spring to break the barrier.
He’s welcomed into the 800 Club this season alongside South Haven’s Wilma Wilson, making it 20 coaches who have crossed the plateau over their careers, according to MHSAA.
Others above Scislowicz on the all-time wins list include Joe Alsup, who finished his career with Lakeland, and Don Peters, who spent most of his time at Ortonville Brandon before coaching at Clarkston, and then at Goodrich. The Highlanders won the opener, 4-1.
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LAKE ORION 7, STONEY CREEK 0
LAKE ORION 8, STONEY CREEK 3
In a pivotal OAA Red matchup, the Dragons (24-3) completed a sweep of Stoney Creek Thursday.
All but one of Lake Orion’s runs came on balls that left the park in Game 2. Grace Luby hit a grand slam for a 5-2 lead, and Ellie Britt later hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning. Kate Stephens had a solo shot in the first inning for Stoney Creek.
Rylee Limberger struck out a dozen as part of a three-hit shutout for a 7-0 victory in the first game of the doubleheader.
The Cougars were ranked No. 9, while Lake Orion was an Honorable Mention in the most recent MHSSCA Division 1 Poll.
FARMINGTON HILLS MERCY 10, ST. URSULA ACADEMY 0
Kaitlyn Pallozzi dazzled on the mound with three hits and 13 strikeouts over six innings to help the Marlins to the CHSL Championship Monday at Madonna University.
Charlie Lambert (four RBIs), Meg Kowalyk and Evelyn Miller all went yard for Mercy, who finished the CHSL slate undefeated and improved to 27-1 with Tuesday’s win at South Lyon East.
AVONDALE 14, FERNDALE 0
Kenedy Wolfe allowed three hits and two walks over five innings, while Madeleine Stewart and Cate Pastori each drove in three runs to lead the Yellow Jackets (17-7) to a sweep Thursday afternoon.
ROYAL OAK 17, SOUTHFIELD A&T 0
ROYAL OAK 18, SOUTHFIELD A&T 5
The Ravens improved to 9-1 in the OAA Blue with the second half of Thursday’s triumph, which was powered on the mound by Mackenzee Childress and Lilly Heline.
SOUTH LYON 6, WALLED LAKE NORTHERN 3
SOUTH LYON 3, WALLED LAKE NORTHERN 1
In a battle atop the Lakes Valley Conference, the visiting Lions (22-3, 14-2 LVC) swept the Knights Thursday to match Northern atop the standings.
Ava Bradshaw, who got the start for the Lions, walked five, but gave up just two hits and fanned 11 batters in the victory. She also drove in a run, while Izzy Nooe did a majority of the damage by driving in the other two runs and fell just a triple short of the cycle.
Both teams could meet again as the top seeds in next week’s LVC Tournament.
NORTH FARMINGTON 10, WALLED LAKE CENTRAL 0
Catcher Lindsey Dorman had three hits and RBIs each for the Raiders (12-9-1) in their five-inning victory Thursday afternoon.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS 11, FARMINGTON 0
BLOOMFIELD HILLS 12, FARMINGTON 2
The Black Hawks (17-1) won the OAA White with a doubleheader sweep of the Falcons (6-11) Thursday night behind a four-hit performance from Sienna La Sala. Kylie Greene had a two-run homer for Farmington in the defeat.
PONTIAC NOTRE DAME PREP 17, WEST BLOOMFIELD 3
PONTIAC NOTRE DAME PREP 20, WEST BLOOMFIELD 5
The Fighting Irish improved to 20-7 on the year with Thursday’s road sweep over the Lakers (8-19-1). Katie Healy had a two-run bomb as part of a four-RBI outing and the tandem of Emersyn Rix-Renne and Anastacia Wachowiak each had three hits.
The top-five in the order, which included the aforementioned three as well as Abby Hannan and Brooklyn Haddad, combined for 16 hits in the 17-3 win in Game 1 of the doubleheader.
DIVINE CHILD 14, DETROIT COUNTRY DAY 0
The Yellow Jackets fell to 6-14 on the year in Thursday’s defeat despite hits from Megan Kenney and Joey Imsland.
