Today in the MHSAA: 4/10/18

April 10, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

1. Girls Soccer: Kayla Gacioch had two goals and an assist to lead Livonia Stevenson past rival Livonia Churchill 4-0 – Observer & Eccentric

2. Baseball: Grosse Pointe South was outhit by Detroit U-D Jesuit but prevailed over the Cubs 7-4 – Detroit News

3. Girls Soccer: St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic downed rival St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran 2-1 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

4. Softball: Pinckney relief pitcher Hannah Fuhr had 15 strikeouts over a two-game sweep of Ypsilanti – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. Volleyball: Adrian Madison coach Dawn Opsal has stepped down with a 607-264-84 record since taking over the program two decades ago – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. Volleyball: Battle Creek Harper Creek coach Terra King was named a recipient of a Sports 40 Under 40 Award by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association and Coach & Athletic Director magazine – Battle Creek Enquirer

7. Girls Basketball: Longtime Grand Rapids-area coach Jimmy Carter retired from East Kentwood at the end of March, and former Ottawa Hills standout Eric Large has been hired to replace him – Grand Rapids Press

Today in the MHSAA: 1/5/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 5, 2023

1. HOCKEY Bay City’s Western/Central co-op downed Division 3 No. 10 Chelsea 6-4 – Bay City Times

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Flushing came back from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Flint Powers Catholic 46-43 – Flint Journal

3. HOCKEY Jake Pietila scored half of Division 1 No. 5 Hartland’s goals in its 6-1 win over Northville – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 4 Bronson defeated Reading and Sand Creek during its inaugural Billy Balowski Memorial Tournament – Sturgis Journal 

5. HOCKEY Dearborn Divine Child edged Wyandotte Roosevelt 9-8 in overtime – Southgate News-Herald

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland Bullock Creek outlasted Midland High in overtime 55-50 – Midland Daily News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Holly tied things up during the final seconds of regulation and surged through overtime for a 67-54 win over White Lake Lakeland – Oakland Press

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fruitport held on for a 40-38 win over North Muskegon – MuskegonSports.com

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Hesperia edged Walkerville 49-47 – Local Sports Journal

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Bad Axe held on to down Ubly 46-42 – Huron Daily Tribune