Girls Softball Win Home Opening Doubleheader; Baseball, Soccer, Lacrosse Results In

GIRLS SOFTBALL — Hartland won both games of its home opening doubleheader Thursday against Linden — capturing the first game 4-3 in extra innings and the second 10-4.

The Eagles were down 3-0 until the sixth and seventh innings when they tied it 3-3 before winning in the first extra inning. In the second game, they were up 5-0 for a while and Linden came back to make it 5-4, before Hartland pulled ahead in the sixth inning.

"Defensively, we played better in the second game than in the first game," Hartland head coach Carl Gabrielson. "We weren't making those nitty gritty errors and we stepped up our game, but that always happens in the first of the year - it takes a game to get yourself going."

The Eagles next play a twin bill Wednesday, April 13, vs. Pinckney that starts at 4 p.m.

BOYS BASEBALL — Hartland opened the year with two wins over Linden on Thursday at home, winning 6-0 and 4-3, according to the Kensington Lakes Activities Association website.

Hartland next plays a doubleheader Wednesday, April 13, vs. Pinckney that starts at 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER — The Eagles tied Lakeland 1-1 Thursday, according to @HartlandSports.

The tie moves Hartland and 1-0-1 on the year. The Eagles next play 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, at Grand Blanc.

Wednesday

GIRLS LACROSSE — Hartland opened the year with a 16-6 win over Waterford United at home Wednesday, according to the Kensington Lakes Activities Association website.  The Eagles next play 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, at Brighton.

BOYS LACROSSE — Northville defeated Hartland 14-5 Wedsnesday at Northville. Scoring goals for the Eagles were: Jack Bontekoe, Austin McDonald, Andrew Skowyra, CJ Reuschlein and Jimmy Francis.

The loss drops the Eagles to 0-2 on the year. Hartland next plays 7 p.m. Monday, April 11, vs. Haslett.

Monday

GIRLS SOCCER — Hartland opened the season Monday with a 10-2 win over Holly at home, according to the athletic department and this report from The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus.

BOYS LACROSSE — The Eagles lost 5-4 with 20 seconds to go in regulation to open its season Monday at home, according to this report from MLive.

Sunday

AAU GIRLS BASKETBALL — Hartland teams took two seconds (fifth and sixth grades) and a fourth (fourth grade) at a weekend's AAU girls basketball friendship tournament at and the . A combined team of ninth graders featured players from Hartland and Brighton finished third in the 10th grade division. For our complete coverage, including a photo gallery, click here.

Saturday

TRACK AND FIELD — The girls finished eigth out of 27 Division 1 teams during the Huron Relays at Eastern Michigan University on Saturday while the boys were 28 out of 39, according to team results on Athletic.net.

Individual meet results can be found here from Mich Running.