Tuscola County Sports

Here's a schedule for this weekend's baseball and softball finals, and I'll even take a stab at guessing who the winners might be. BASEBALL Semifinals - Friday, June 15 Division 1 - Brighton (27-8-1) vs. Lake Orion (29-5), Morrison Field - 3 p.m. Division 1 - Grandville (30-7) vs. Farmington (27-8), C.O. Brown - 2 p.m. Finals picks: Brighton 6, Grandville 3 Division 2 - Mt. Pleasant (37-1) vs. St Clair Shores Lake Shore (31-4), Nichols Field - 4 p.m. Division 2 - Orchard Lake St. Mary's (27-11) vs. Marshall (20-11), C.O. Brown - 5 p.m. Finals picks: Mt. Pleasant 8, Orchard Lake St. Mary's 2 Division 3 - Hillsdale (21-20) vs. Kalamazoo Christian (27-10), C.O. Brown - 11 a.m. Division 3 - Sagniaw Nouvel (30-10-1) vs. Beaverton (21-9), Nichols Field - 10 a.m. Finals picks: Kalamazoo Christian 10, Nouvel 7 Division 4 - Reading (21-8) vs. Rudyard (19-7), Morrison Field - 12 p.m. Division 4 - Allen Park Inter-City Baptist (19-7) vs. Climax-Scotts (29-4), Nichols Field -...

Here's a closer look at this weekend's sports playoffs: Division 2 baseball Region 14 at Dewitt - North Branch (16-20) vs. Fowlerville (29-6-1); Mt. Morris (33-6) vs. Lake Odessa Lakewood (24-17) The Broncos improbable run to a district championship is not surprising. NB has a big-time player in senior Matt Jacobson, who hit .481 during the regular season, striking out just five times in 96 plate appearances. Jacobson also led his team in wins with an ERA of 1.92 and 84 K's in 76 innings. Unfortunately, Jacobson and the Broncos have to face a tough Fowlerville team. Picks: Fowlerville 9, North Branch 4 Mt. Morris 6, LO Lakewood 2 Finals: Mt. Morris 4, Fowlerville 2 Division 3 baseball Region 24 at Bad Axe - Mayville vs. Almont; Unionville Sebewaing vs. Madison Heights Bishop Foley (22-12) The Wildcats might be the sleeper pick here, even though they won the GTE with a 12-0 conference record. The Cats Justin Lugowski was 6-0 on the regular season and coach Aaro...