Mendon Volleyball falls short

A deep run into the Michigan High School Athletic Association playoffs ended Friday for the Mendon volleyball team.

The Lady Hornets came up short in a semi-final match against Beal City, three games to one, at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek.

Mendon finishes its season 48-7. Beal City, meanwhile, bowed out Saturday to Battle Creek St. Philip in the Class D title game. A deep run into the Michigan High School Athletic Association playoffs ended Friday for the Mendon volleyball team.

The Lady Hornets came up short in a semi-final match against Beal City, three games to one, at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek.

Mendon finishes its season 48-7. Beal City, meanwhile, bowed out Saturday to Battle Creek St. Philip in the Class D title game.

High School Football

Constantine 36,  Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 14

Mendon volleyball team to face Beal City

This football season may be done for the year, but Mendon High School has an athletic team one step from playing for a state title.

The Mendon varsity volleyball team is set to take the court Friday afternoon in Battle Creek, where the Lady Hornets will face Beal City in a Class D match. Mendon, ranked No. 2 in Class D, defeated Ann Arbor Rudloff Steiner Tuesday in Litchfield.

Beal City is ranked No. 4 in the class.

Friday’s winner will play for the state championship at 10 a.m. Saturday at Kellogg Arena.

Constantine headed to semi-final game

Two of three St. Joseph County high schools came up short over the weekend in their bids to advance to the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s football playoffs.

The Constantine Falcons were the only team to survive and advance to the final four in Division 6. The Falcons on Friday topped previously unbeaten Hillsdale, 49-35.

Constantine will battle Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central at 1 p.m. Saturday in a neutral-field site at Harper Creek High School in Battle Creek. Both teams are 10-2 heading into the state semi-final contest.

Meanwhile, Three Rivers fell Friday to Grand Rapids South Christian to finish its season at 8-4. Also, Mendon ended its season at 11-1, with a loss at home Saturday to Muskegon Catholic Central.

Football regional results

Grand Rapids South Christian 38,  Three Rivers 14

Constantine 49,  Hillsdale 35

Muskegon Catholic Central 28,  Mendon 6

Regional Championships

Regional championships and a berth to the state’s Final Four in their respective divisions are on the line for three area high school football teams.

Sporting an 8-3 record, the Three Rivers Wildcats will travel to play Grand Rapids South Christian, also 8-3, in District 4 regional action tonight at 7 o’clock.

In District 6, Constantine will again play a road game and – for the second consecutive weekend – challenge an undefeated team. The 9-2 Falcons will tangle with the 11-0 Hillsdale Hornets, also at 7 p.m. today.

And in Division 8, Mendon will face a post-season rematch against 8-3 Muskegon Catholic Central in Mendon for the second year in a row. The contest takes place at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Mendon boasts an 11-0 record and has won 25 consecutive games. The Hornets topped MCC a year ago in the second round of the playoffs, 28-21,

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