MUSKEGON — Muskegon Catholic Central scored with 19 minutes left en route to a 1-0 regional final win over Suttons Bay.
Rafael Silva scored the game's only goal for the Crusaders.
"It was two great teams playing really high-level soccer," Suttons Bay coach Randy U'Ren said. "I'm just so proud of the boys. They saved their best game for the end, but we just couldn't get the ball in the net. I thought we had the better chances.
"It's fun knowing when we play at that level, we can play with the best in the state."
The No. 3-ranked Crusaders (19-2-2) will play Bridgman in the Division 4 semifinals.
Jared Orban made 10 saves for the Norse, who finish the season 19-3-1.
Prep Sports
Norse soccer falls in regional final
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Roundup: Titans win at Showcase
The Titans bounced back on Saturday with a 4-2 win over Wyandotte in the MIHL Prep Hockey Showcase (Plus more hockey, wrestling, bowling and weight lifting).
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Titans end Petoskey’s streak
Northmen lose first league game in nearly three years
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Boys Roundup: Sheldon leads Glads
Harbor Springs has been a tough place to play for the St. Francis Gladiators. Friday night, though, was a different story.
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Girls Roundup: West grabs share of BNC title
Traverse City West wrapped up at least a share of the Big North Conference girls basketball title with a hard-fought 35-31 victory over Petoskey.
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Hockey Roundup: Warriors storm to win
Justin Judge scored two goals as the Northwest Warriors won their seventh hockey game of the season with a 5-4 victory Friday over the Mid-Michigan Storm.
Continued ... - Friday, February 10, 2012
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Titans win first district in 10 years
Traverse City West won its first Division 1 district wrestling title Thursday night in 10 years.
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Roundup: Central wins on the road
Ryan Verschuren scored 12 of his game-high 19 points in the third quarter Thursday night as Traverse City Central beat Big North Conference rival Ogemaw Heights. (Plus more boys and girls basketball.)
Continued ... - Thursday, February 9, 2012
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Glads repeat as district champs
St. Francis won its Division 4 district wrestling title Wednesday night, beating Elk Rapids. Now comes the difficult assignment.
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Roundup: Siddall, McCardel key title win
Manistee-St. Francis swept the top three spots in slalom and giant slalom Wednesday to win the boys' Lake Michigan Conference championship ski meet at Boyne Highlands. (Plus prep hockey and basketball.)
Continued ... - Wednesday, February 8, 2012
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Grayling alone in 2nd after topping Elks
Steven Enos is back. The senior scored a game-high 19 points Tuesday night to lead Grayling to a key Lake Michigan Conference win over host Elk Rapids.
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West girls win meet at Crystal Mountain
Traverse City West's girls picked up their first Big North Conference win on Tuesday.
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Roundup: TCSF stays perfect in LMC
Traverse City St. Francis stayed perfect in Lake Michigan Conference play with a victory over Boyne City. Plus, more boys and girls baskebtall.
Continued ... - Tuesday, February 7, 2012
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Roundup: Placek sparks West win
Freshman Katie Placek led Traverse City West to a non-conference win over Manistee on Monday. Plus a roundup of boys basketball games.
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Big night looms in LMC title race
All eyes will be on the Lake Michigan Conference tonight. The top four basketball teams in the standings will square off in what should be a pivotal night in the league race.
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Manistee/SF wins meet, 2nd in another
Petoskey and Manistee/St. Francis each swept a ski meet Monday at Crystal Mountain.
Continued ... - Saturday, February 4, 2012
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Glads double up Blazers
It was the second win of the week vs. Kalkaska for St. Francis
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Sheldon, Glads roll
St. Francis outscored Kalkaska 58-15 in the final three quarters on Friday for a 75-28 Lake Michigan Conference win.
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Gladiators hire Homa
He coached TC Central prior to a two-year hiatus
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Roundup: Armour’s goal lifts TCC
Keanen Armour scored 1:19 into the third period Friday night to snap a 2-2 tie (Plus, more hockey and basketball).
Continued ... - Friday, February 3, 2012
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Roundup: Trojan run keys victory
Clinging to an 18-12 intermission lead, Traverse City Central came out gunning in the second half for a girls basketball victory Thursday over Gaylord. (Plus more girls basketball, boys basketball and skiing.)
Continued ... - Thursday, February 2, 2012
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Zakrzewski lands at Holy Cross
Good things come to those who wait. That's what happened to John Zakrzewski. Plus, more area athletes sign.
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Sheldon, Sheehy key TCSF win
It was a hard-fought battle for 32 minutes. But it was a 29-second window late in the fourth quarter that propelled Traverse City St. Francis to a win over Elk Rapids.
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Roundup: Olson keys Kingsley victory
Austin Olson scored 11 straight first-quarter points off the bench to help Kingsley to a victory Wednesday over Buckley. Plus, more boys and girls basketball and prep hockey.
Continued ... - Wednesday, February 1, 2012
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Placek's 33 leads West past Cadillac
As a three-year varsity player at Traverse City West, Graeme Placek had never beaten Cadillac. His 33 points helped do the trick on Tuesday.
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Petoskey stays atop Big North standings
The unbeaten Northmen, coming off an emotional last-second road win at Cadillac last Friday, put together a workmanlike effort Tuesday night to beat Traverse City Central.
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Roundup: Titans win at Showcase






