UPDATED: Girls Swimming Beats Brighton For the First Time Ever

GIRLS SWIMMING — Hartland defeated Brighton 117-69 on Thursday, capturing 11 out of 12 events in the program's first ever win over the Bulldogs.

"The first time we swam against Brighton in 2005 it was almost the exact same score (in a loss) — It was kind of ironic," said head coach Maria Puranen. "They wanted it bad. You could tell. … There was a lot of close races. We just out touched them."

Among the standout performances was junior Avery Evenson whose winning time in 100-yard butterfly qualified her for the state finals in that event — the fifth such time for the Eagles this year. The only loss was in diving. (For complete results, see the PDF that accompanies this story).

Puranen said there were eight state qualifying times last year and the goal is to get that number in the double digits this year.

With the win, Hartland improves to 3-1 in dual meets. The Eagles next swim Saturday in a quad meet at South Lyon. Hartland's next dual meet is 6 p.m. Sept. 29 vs. Pinckney.

GIRLS GOLF — Hartland shot its best score of the year to beat Pinckney on Thursday, with senior captain Brooke Kastamo shooting a season-best 38, said head coach Mike Joseph.

"She played with a lot of confidence," Joseph said. "She's starting to peak at the right time."

The 1-over par score included a birdie and a par on the par 37-layout at Dunham Hills.

Other Eagle scores included Rachel Byron's 46 and Kelsey Erickson's 49.

The 177-241 win ends a busy week for the Eagles who played three straight days because of rainy weather and a makeup match. Hartland went 2-1 to improve its record to 4-5 on the year.

Joseph said the team has worked hard this season to improve and now seeing the results.

"I do see a lot of good things from our girls … and our scores are coming down," he said.

The Eagles next tee it up Wednesday with a home match against Milford.

BOYS TENNIS — Hartland lost 6-3 to Northville in an away match Thursday.

The two teams split the four singles matches, but Northville took four of five in the doubles.

No. 2 Ben Johnson won, keeping improve his unbeaten record to 11-0.

The Eagles are now 8-3 on the season and next play Saturday in a fundraiser for ALS that's at both Howell High School and Parker Middle School.

Northville 6, Hartland 3

BOYS SOCCER — Grand Blanc defeated Hartland 4-1 on Thursday, according to the Hartland Athletic Department.

With the loss, the Eagles drop to a 2-7-1 on the season and 1-4 in its division.

Wednesday

GIRLS GOLF — Hartland beat Pinckney 182-196 on Wednesday at Timber Trace Golf Club, according to head coach Mike Joseph.

Leading the Eagles were Brooke Kastamo's 41 and Rachel Byron's 43.

The win improved Hartland's record to 3-5 on the year.

Tuesday

BOYS TENNIS — Hartland defeated Plymouth Canton 7-2 on Tuesday, winning three of five matches that went to three sets.

The Eagles also won all four singles matches, including senior captain Ben Johnson — who won in three sets — continued his undefeated season.

Hartland is now 8-2 overall and next plays 4 p.m. Thursday in a second crossover matchup.

Hartland 7, Plymouth Canton 2

CROSS COUNTRY — Milford narrowly outpaced both the Hartland girls and boys teams Tuesday.

The boys team lost 25-30 while Milford defeated the girls 23-34.

Here are the top 5 boys varsity results: Ian McGinn (second — 16:43), Sean Pengelly (fifth — 17:09), Alex Gietek (sixth — 17:17), Jareb Duggan (eighth — 17:42), Brendan Gavitt (10th — 17:49).

Here are the girls varsity results: Avery Evenson (second — 20:30), Natalie Halonen (fourth — 21:33), Megan Skinner (seventh — 22:15), Allison McGinn (ninth — 22:43), Tori Graves (12th — 23:11), Anna Hense (14th — 23:21) and Taylor Pryde (16th — 24:01).

With the loss, both teams are 0-2 on the year in dual meets. The next race is 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, when Hartland hosts Howell.

BOYS SOCCER — A Hartland comeback fell short Tuesday in a 4-3 loss to Howell, according to Patch User Linda Bowen.

The Eagles answered with goals after falling behind 0-1, 1-3 and 2-4, but could never get the final equalizer, she tweeted.

Torin MacGregor, Jacob West and Cody Cutler scored for Hartland, which dropped to 2-6-1 on the season and 1-3 in its division.

Next up for the Eagles is a 7 p.m. game vs. Grand Blanc at Hartland High School.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL — Hartland lost to Milford on Tuesday in five games — the second straight match the Eagles battled to the distance but came up short.

The scores were 27-25, 18-25, 25-17, 24-26 and 13-15, according to head coach Nicole Conely.

Hannah Guilford led the Eagles with 22 kills while Lynsie Giroux had 11. Other strong Hartland performances, Conely said, included Jaymie Dyer, who had 40 assists, Julia Ollearis, who won 18 service points and Samantha Dibert, who had 11 blocks.

The Eagles record — now 8-10-1 overall — next plays 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Brighton.

GIRLS GOLF — Hartland lost 178-182 to Brighton on Tuesday at , according to an article in the Livingston Daily Press & Argus.

The win keeps the Bulldogs a perfect 6-0 while Hartland dropped to 2-5, the article said.

Rachel Byron led the Eagles with a career-best 41, the story said.

Head coach Mike Joseph told Hartland Patch the Eagles shot well but couldn't overcome a 35 by Brighton's Hannah Pietila.

Monday

HARTLAND HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS — An undefeated tennis player, two runners with standout performances and a soccer player with a scoring streak were named Monday the latest Fenton State Bank Athletes of the Week for Hartland High School.

No. 2 singles player Ben Johnson, a senior, received recognition after going 9-0 so far this season.

In cross country, Sean Pengelly was honored for setting has set personal bests in all three races so far this year, including in two last week. After clocking a 16:29 Tuesday in a close loss to Brighton, Pengelly's 16:14 helped the Eagles finish second out of 131 teams Friday at the Spartan Invitational in East Lansing. On the girls team, freshman Natalie Halonen's 20:10 at the invitational earned her the award. She finished 52nd out of 279 runners.

Junior midfielder Bryan Condra made the list after scoring a goal in each of Hartland's last three games, including a win against Milford where he also had an assist.