Rachel Click ,right, of Portland bunts her way to 1st base during the Raiders’ Division 2 state quarterfinal game with Airport.
The winning ways have continued for the Portland softball team.
The Raiders are off to a 16-2 start after making a run to the Division 2 quarterfinals a year ago.
And that success has Portland remaining as one of the area’s ranked softball teams.
In the latest Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association state poll, the Raiders remain No.8 in Division 2. Fulton is the only other area softball team in the poll and is honorable mention in Division 4.
DeWitt is the area’s only ranked baseball team and is No. 6 in Division 2.
BASEBALL
DIVISION 1
1. Saline 15-2
2. Rockford 16-1
3. Birmingham Brother Rice 15-5
4. Battle Creek Lakeview 14-0
5. Mt Pleasant 11-1
6. Saginaw Heritage 15-1
7. L’Anse Creuse 16-3
8. Woodhaven 16-2
9. Hartland 14-3
10. Sterling Hts Stevenson 11-5
DIVISION 2
1. Orchard Lake St. Mary 13-6
2. Coldwater 12-1
3. St. Clair 12-3
4. Edwarsdburg 12-4
5. Linton 12-1
6. DeWitt 11-4-1
7. Tecumseh 12-4
8. Monroe Jefferson 10-5
9. Avondale 13-4
10. Sturgis 10-3
10 Onsted 13-4
DIVISION 3
1 Grosse Pointe University Liggett 11-1
2 Sanford Meriden 14-0
3 Saginaw Nouvel 16-0
4 Schoolcraft 8-1
5 Madison Heights Bishop Foley 15-5
6 Bronson 15-1
7 Memphis 12-3
8 Homer 15-3
9 Clare 11-1
10, Erie Mason 15-3
10. Parchment 14-4
10. Kalkaska 11-3
DIVISION 4
1. Centreville 8-0
2. Muskegon Catholic 14-3
3. Beal City 10-2-2
4. Maple City Glen Lake 14-2
5. Norway 9-0
6. Saugatuck 13-2
7. Lake Michigan Catholic 15-2
8. Novi Franklin Rd Christian 15-2
9. Ubly 11-3
10. Frankfort 14-2
10. Kalamazoo Hackett CC 10-2
State baseball, softball rankings: April 27
SOFTBALL
DIVISION 1
1. Caledonia
2. Mercy
3. Mattawan
4. Macomb Dakota
5. Midland
6. Portage Central
7. Plymouth
8. Salem
9. Allen Park
10. Hudsonville
Honorable mention: Alpena, Anchor Bay, Bay City Western, Canton, Grand Haven, Grandville, Howell, Lake Orion, Marquette, Milford, Mt. Pleasant, Monroe, Rockford, Romeo, South Lyon, Utica Ford, Utica Eisenhower, Walled Lake Northern, Waterford Kettering
DIVISION 2
1. Ladywood
2. Stevensville Lakeshore
3. Swan Valley
4. Spring Lake
5. Escanaba
6. Wayland
7. Oakridge
8. Portland
9. Tecumseh
10. Cadillac
Honorable mention: Carleton Airport, Ida, Petoskey, South Lyon East, St. Joe
DIVISION 3
1. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central
2. University-Liggett
3. Clinton
4. Napoleon
5. Dundee
6. Millington
7. Pinconning
8. Allen Park Cabrini
9. Reese
10. Grass Lake
Honorable mention: Beaverton, Bridgman, Farwell, Gladstone, Lutheran Northwest, Montague, Ravenna, Quincy
DIVISION 4
1. USA
2. Kalamazoo Christian
3. Coleman
4. Inland Lakes
5. Holton
6. Waterford Our Lady Lakes
7. Frankfort
8. Hillman
9. Rapid River
10. Breckenridge
Honorable mention: Fulton, Onaway, Parkway Christian, River Valley, Rogers City