July 2016 Varsity Monthly Magazine

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Baseball SOFTBALL SOCCER track & More

So close new lothrop falls just short of another state championship

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New Lothrop Baseball

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Montrose Girls Soccer

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Owosso Track

14 Corunna Soccer 16 Corunna Track 18 Swartz Creek Softball 22 Flushing Softball

24 Durand Soceer 26 Perry Track 28 Byron Softball 30 Byron Baseball

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New Lothrop Varsity baseball’s incredible season ends in a loss to Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett, 12-0, Saturday, June 18, 2016 at MHSAA Division 3 state finals. Grosse Point will play as a Division 1 team next year.

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Montrose Girls Varsity Soccer falls 1-0 in a shootout against Grosse Point Woods University Liggett at MHSAA Girls Soccer Finals, Friday, June 17, 2016.

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Byron Varsity Softball wins their first game at MHSAA Regionals 8-0 over Sandusky. The Eagles did not fare as well in second game, falling 2-0 to Millington, Saturday, June 11, 2016.

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Byron Varsity Baseball was eliminted in the first round of MHSAA Regionals

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