Piper Cavanaugh leads trio of northern Michigan softball teams into quarterfinals
Traverse City Central, Bellaire, and Boyne City are the last three northwest Michigan teams standing in the spring playoffs.
Three high school softball teams from northwest Lower Michigan remain alive in the state playoffs, an improbable run that defies the region's reputation as a hockey stronghold. Piper Cavanaugh, the Gatorade Player of the Year for Michigan softball, leads the charge. 6 Grand Haven on Tuesday at Central Michigan University.
