By By ERIKA PICKLES / Niles Daily Star
NILES – This may be the first time in school history that the Niles varsity softball team has been ranked No. 1 in the polls.
The Lady Vikes are sitting at the top spot of the latest Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association Division 2 rankings.
The Buchanan softball team is ranked No. 2 in the Division 3 polls, while Brandywine moved from Honorable Mention to No. 10.
Here is a complete list of the MHSSCA rankings:
Division 1
1. Chippewa Valley
2. Harper Woods Regina
3. Lakeland
4. Fenton
5. Grosse Point North
6. Howell
7. Flushing
8. Garden City
9. Flint Kearsley
10. Portage Northern
Honorable Mention: Troy, Alpena, Walled
Lake Central, Monroe, Okemos, Belleville,
Hudsonville, Bay City Western, Sterling Hts. Stevenson
Division 2
1. Niles
2. Monroe Jefferson
3. Wayland
4. Hudsonville Unity Christian
5. Stevensville Lakeshore
6. Rogers
7. ND Prep
8. Livonia Ladywood
9. Petoskey
10. Dearborn Divine Child
Honorable Mention: Cheboygan, Pinconning, Otisville-Lakeville, Trenton, Det. Renaissance, Escanaba, Tecumseh
Division 3
1. USA
2. Buchanan
3. Mason CC
4. Gladstone
5. Ida
6. Galesburg Augusta
7. Clinton
8, Freeland
9. Bronson
10. Niles Brandywine
Honorable Mention: Portland, Swan Valley,
Hemlock, Vassar, Watervliet, Kalamazoo Christian
Division 4
1. Allen Park Cabrini
2. Bay City All Saints
3. Lutheran NW
4. Summerfield
5. Frankfort
6. Merrill
7. Mason Co Eastern
8. Coloman
9. Rapid River
10. Harbor Light
Honorable Mention: Inter City Baptist, Posen, Beal City, Glen Lake, Hillman, Vestaburg