
Mackenzie Sapp kicks the ball in a game against Huron last year.
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Girls Soccer
Pioneer 7, Adrian 1
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Just when Pioneer's soccer team needed a jolt on offense, junior Mackenzie Sapp provided it.
After two seasons on defense, Sapp was moved to the frontline and responded with three goals in Pioneer's 7-1 win over Adrian on Thursday.
Pioneer coach Chris Coleman said his team was searching for goals and decided to move Sapp from her back line position against Adrian.
"We're trying to figure out what is going to work the best because we've had our ups and downs," Coleman said. "Mckenzie was used to the back line, but we saw some things last game and she did well. Mckenzie is a good athlete with good speed. We put her up top and she filled the role instinctively."
The win improves Pioneer to 3-3-1.
The Pioneers also got two goals from Emily Turner, while Julia Crowe had three assists.
"We changed our system a little bit," Coleman said. "We've been able to move the ball, we just couldn't generate any goal-scoring ability. We'll see what happens."
Baseball
Saline 3, Skyline 2; Saline 10, Skyline 8
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Tied 8-8 in Game 2, Saline scored two runs in the eighth inning to defeat Skyline 3-2, 10-8 on Thursday.
Bryan Homberg led the Saline offense with three runs, two RBIs and four hits, including a home run. Homberg struck out two batters, and Michael Hendrickson struck out seven to record the wins.
“Hendrickson pitched a great game,” Bates said. “He got out the last 14 batters he faced. His location and curveball was working, and he was able to stay up in the count.”
Skyline’s Joel Frison led the Eagles with three hits, followed by Jack Clark and Justin Wood with two hits each. Clark struck out three batters and gave up five hits in seven innings.
Greenhills 10, Southfield Christian 1
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Greenhills scored eight runs in the first two inning to pull away from Southfield Christian for a 10-1 win in a baseball game Thursday.
Kyle Nowak, Clayton Connell and Mike Rourke all finished with an RBI for Greenhills, and Ross Scheinberg went six innings to pick up the win.
Boys Golf
Skyline 156, Pioneer 162
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Skyline's Shane Anderson and Josh Bourque each shot a 38 to help the Eagles defeat host Pioneer 156-162 on Thursday at the University of Michigan Golf Course.
Pioneer's Davis Argersinger led all shooters with a 36, and Nate Yenkel added a 38.
Kyle Austin covers sports for AnnArbor.com.