Valley Lutheran claimed a pair of relay titles, vaulting the Chargers to the boys title Friday at the Hurd Invitational at Vassar. Hayden Stout claimed a win in the high jump for the Valley Lutheran, clearing 6 feet. He also ran legs on the Chargers’ winning 800-meter relay and 1,600 relay. The relays helped lift Valley Lutheran to first place with 95 points. Birch Run was sixth (45.5), Vassar seventh (45), Millington 11th (35) and Reese 12th (22). Trent Schiavone added another win for Valley Lutheran, claiming the 800 in 2:03.2. Kristoffer Cerda gave Vassar a win in the long jump with a leap of 20 feet, 3 ½ inches. The Valley Lutheran girls finished second at the Hurd Invite with 100.5 points behind Remus Chippewa Hills with 127. Millington was fourth (61), Birch Run eighth (32.5), Vassar 10th (26) and Reese 13th (15). Mckenzie Derusha gave the Chargers wins in the high jump (5-2) and 100 hurdles (:15.87), while Lindsey Cmeyla won the 800 in 2:31.52. Derusha and Cmeyla also ran legs on Valley Lutheran’s winning 1,600 relay. Millington’s Chloe Basner won the 100 (:12.54) and ran a leg on the winning 400 relay, while Abigail Reis gave the Cardinals a first place in the 3,200 (12:02.40). Birch Run’s Christina Jarbou won the shot put (35-0). Mount Pleasant Invite: Traverse City West won the championship with 107 points, with Heritage and Frankenmuth tying for second with 78.5 points. Midland Dow was ninth with 34 points. Dow’s Zachary Dzurka took both the 110 hurdles (:14.80) and 300 hurdles (:39.83), while Heritage’s Nicholas Coleman won the 400 (:50.47) and ran a leg on the winning 800 relay. Grayson Byam also won the shot put (52-8 ½) for Heritage. Frankenmuth got a win from Niko Mamaladze in the discus (144-5 ½) and from Nick Parker in the 1,600 (4:31.78). Parker also ran a leg on the winning 3,200 relay. Clare Invitational: Bath won the boys title at Clare, with Freeland fourth (71), Sanford Meridian fifth (64), Bullock Creek seventh (55), St. Louis eighth (38.5), Breckenridge ninth (27) and Hemlock 15th (2.5). Zander Wheatley claimed a pair of wins for Freeland in the 110 hurdles (:15.16) and 300 hurdles (:40.68), with Max Heyn winning the 200 (:22.45). Landon Pestrue gave St. Louis wins in the 800 (2:02.26) and the 1,600 (4:25.57), adding a leg on the winning 1,600 relay team. Bullock Creek earned a win in the 3,200 relay (8:34.35). Central Montcalm Invitational: Coopersville claimed first place with 90.5 points, with Ithaca fourth (74) and Coleman 10th (14.5). Ithaca was led by Jacob Mankey with a win in the 800 (2:01.31) and Landen Styka in the 3,200 (9:59.02). Both ran on Ithaca’s winning 3,200 relay. Laingsburg Wolfpack Invitational: Ovid-Elsie took first with 144.33 points, with Michigan Lutheran Seminary third with 139.33 points. Seminary claimed first places behind Camden Fager in the 800 (2:10.11), Amos Norder in the 3,200 (10:58.66) and Joey Cain in the shot put (50-10 ¾). Girls Track Mount Pleasant Invite: Traverse City claimed the invitational title with 117 points, with Frankenmuth fifth with 74.5, Heritage sixth with 62 and Midland Dow eighth with 21. Natalie Foltz gave Frankenmuth a win in the 1,600 (5:16.19), while Heritage dominated the sprints with Willow Mason winning the 100 (:12.3), Jordynn Young the 200 (:24.95) and Kaya Arnold the 400 (:58.35). The three also ran legs on Heritage’s winning 800 relay and 1,600 relay. Clare Invitational: McBain won the title with 108.5 points, with Breckenridge fifth with 55, Bullock Creek eighth with 47, Freeland ninth with 21.5, St. Louis 11th (16) and Sanford Meridian 13th with 10. Bayleigh Clapp won the long jump in 16 feet, 7 ½ inches to lead Breckenridge, while Payton Maxey gave Freeland a win in the shot put (40-3 ¼). Tess Farkas won the discus (120-3) for St. Louis, with Bullock Creek claiming the 800 relay. Laingsburg Wolfpack Invitational: Michigan Lutheran Seminary finished third with 65 points, with Ida earning the championship with 174.5 points. Brooke Frederick gave Seminary its lone first place, winning the 400 (1:03.47). Valley Lutheran 10-5, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 8-4: Valley Lutheran earned a Tri-Valley Conference sweep, but it wasn’t easy. The Chargers scored a run in the bottom of the eighth for the 5-4 win. Ben Diener, Tyler Belt and Trey Flood had two hits each for the Chargers, with Axel Schuette earning the win with one inning of no-hit relief. Noah Reif had four hits for MLS, with Owen Mason and Simeon Kober adding two hits and Eli Lewis two RBIs. Flood had two hits and two RBIs in the 10-8 win, with Ryan Pittman driving in three runs and Jackson Ruff adding two hits for Valley Lutheran. Will Salgat led the MLS offense with three hits, while Zach Scharrer added two hits and two RBIs. Caleb Martin also had two hits, while Reif drove in three runs. Coleman 3-6, Carrollton 0-1: Isabelle Lewis threw a no-hitter in the first game, striking out 11 and walking one in six innings. Eliza Lewis led the Coleman offense with two hits. In the second game, Kendall Allen had three hits and three runs, earning the win with 12 strikeouts and four hits in six innings. Isabelle Lewis led the offense with three hits and two RBIs, while Elley Johnson and Eliza Lewis added two hits each. Girls Soccer Bullock Creek 2, Hemlock 0: Jillian Dast scored both goals for 4-2-3 Bullock Creek, which shut out the 4-6 Huskies. Taryn Pratt made seven saves for Hemlock, which outshot the Lancers, 11-9. Audrie Stoltenberg made 11 saves in goal for the Bullock Creek shutout. Midland High 8, Essexville Garber 0: Midland took a 6-0 halftime lead on its way to the non-conference win. Alahna Beckett scored four goals with an assist to lead the Chemics, with Jensyn Ardouin scoring two goals with three assists. Sydney Fulcher and Elliott Hays added single goals with Reagan Vokal and Lizzy Striebel adding two assists each. Niobe Marchalant and Cady McPeak shared time in goal, making one save each. Birch Run 165, Montrose 216: Birch Run earned a Mid-Michigan Activities Conference win Friday at Briar Ridge Golf Course in Montrose. Cole Beldyga paced the Panthers with a 37, followed by Mason Reis with a 40, Garett Martinus with 41 and Jayden Huber with 47. If you would like your local high school sports news delivered free to your inbox daily, click here and sign up for one of our local high school sports newsletters. Love reading about local sports? Don’t miss any of the excitement from the season ahead. Purchase your subscription now and get full access to every story on MLive!