Michigan-Indiana Softball Showdown: Aly VanBrandt vs. Ellie Sieler in Division 4 State Finals

In the Division 4 state finals, Whiteford’s Aly VanBrandt hit a single to start the bottom of the first inning. Meanwhile, Monroe graduate Ellie Sieler and Whiteford product Aly VanBrandt, two of the top softball hitters in the Monroe County Region, will face off this weekend. Sieler leads Michigan while VanBrandt plays for Indiana. Both players lead their teams in hitting, with VanBrandt holding a .380 average and Sieler hitting .363. Sieler recently had an impressive performance, hitting back-to-back home runs and going 7-for-9 in a three-game series.

In prep baseball, Bedford suffered an 8-3 loss to Warren DeLaSalle after a five-run third inning by their opponents. Despite outhitting DeLaSalle 6-5, Bedford committed five errors. Jace Bloomer and Andrew Kuebbeler had RBIs for Bedford, while several players contributed hits.

In youth wrestling, Sullivan Layne of Monroe won a MYWAY state championship during the weekend at Manor Elementary. In adult soccer, Travis Campbell scored five goals to lead Old Crows to an 8-5 victory over Athletico on the opening night of Winter Session III at LevelUp Training. Rev. Mike Anagbogu scored twice for Athletico as they began their season with a win over their rivals from Old Crows FC team who played without their star player Jack Kohler who was injured during his warm up session but came back later on as substitute player and helped his team win by scoring one goal from penalty spot late in second half time