BAY CITY, MI – A look at the high school sports scene in Bay County for Oct. 8, 2025. Bay County coaches are asked to submit results, highlights and comments the night of each event by emailing lthomps2@mlive.com.
SOCCER: WESTERN POWERS TO VICTORY
Bay City Western announced its postseason presence with authority, powering past Saginaw United 9-0 in the Division 2 district quarterfinal.
The victory gives the Warriors (15-4) their fifth 15-win campaign in the program’s 31-year history. They host the semifinal game at 4:30 p.m. Monday, taking on the winner of Flint Kearsley vs. Clio.
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Western got goals from eight different sources in the win, including two from Luke Arnold. Hunter Kingsbury, Dillan Mullins, Chase Moeller, Urijah Cooper, Owen Short, Gabe Grzegorczyk and Ellis Clark all got in on the goal-scoring fun.
Kingsbury and Tanner Dore each notched two assists while Grzegorczyk, George Gormley and Tyler Wells added one apiece. Logan Courier was in goal for the shutout.
SOCCER: GLENN ROLLS BCC IN OPENER
John Glenn picked a good time to put it all together.
The Bobcats powered past Bay City Central 10-0 in the opening round of the Division 2 district, giving them their first three-game winning streak of the season.
The win sends defending district champion Glenn (11-7-2) on to the semifinals, where it hosts North Branch at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
“The guys played pretty solid tonight,” Glenn coach Brian Scherzer said. “They were passing the ball really well and the attack was obviously really good.”
Asher Clark continued to pile up the goals, scoring six times to bump his school-record season total to 59. He sits four goals shy of Glenn’s career record of 159, held by Ty Richards. Clark added two assists in the win over Central.
Paul Nori tallied two goals and one assist while Dylan Wood added one goal and one assist. Justin Wingeier contributed a goal and Ben Cleland notched an assist in the victory.
Bay City Central closes out the season with a 1-16 record.
VOLLEYBALL: SPARTANS GO DOWN SWINGING
Pinconning put up an aggressive fight but couldn’t stand toe-to-toe with Beaverton, which claimed a 25-17, 25-20, 25-12 victory in the Jack Pine Conference match.
“The scores didn’t reflect the effort the girls put in,” Pinconning coach Annie Powers said. “I was really happy with our offense. They took some good, hard swings, played smart and found holes when needed.”
Pinconning (6-15-3, 1-5) got a nine-dig, 18-assist performance from setter Layla Foco. Emma McQuarter notched 16 digs and Liz VanHorn 12 to front the defensive effort. Kailee Rugenstein slammed seven hills and Abby Grzegorczyk four to lead the attack.