Today in the MHSAA: 4/11/19

April 11, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Arguably the biggest girls lacrosse game of the regular season leads off today’s list that also includes matchups of state-ranked teams in softball and baseball.

1. Girls Lacrosse: Rockford edged East Grand Rapids 13-12 in a triple-overtime blizzard – State Champs Sports Network (coming Sunday)

2. Softball: Division 3 No. 4 Sanford Meridian put up a combined 24 runs in a sweep of Division 4 top-ranked Coleman – Midland Daily News

3. Baseball: After losing big to Brighton on Monday, Division 1 No. 5 Howell came back with a 3-2 win over the No. 13 Bulldogs – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. Track & Field: Ann Arbor Skyline’s girls edged Saline by winning the 1,600 relay after the teams entered the night’s final event tied – Saline Post

5. Softball: Molly Carney struck out 15 in a no-hitter as Division 1 No. 4 Howell downed Brighton 10-1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. Baseball: Sterling Heights Stevenson got past Utica Ford 5-4 to remain undefeated – Detroit News

7. Softball: Colon scored 15 but Centreville put up 16 to emerge as the winner of the high-scoring contest – Sturgis Journal

8. Girls Soccer: Boyne City improved to 3-0 with a 4-1 win over Traverse City Central – Petoskey News-Review

9. Baseball: Sand Creek remained unbeaten with a 6-1 win over Clinton – Adrian Daily Telegram

10. Baseball: Coldwater scored five unanswered runs to get past Vicksburg 12-10 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Also of note …

Track & Field: From last week, Saginaw’s Tony Martin Jr. broke a 45-year-old school record, and the county record, with a long jump of 24 feet, ¼ inch – Saginaw News

Today in the MHSAA: 1/4/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 4, 2023

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sandusky defeated Vassar 55-27 as coach Al DeMott tied retired Detroit Country Day coach Frank Orlando for most girls basketball wins in MHSAA history with 797 – Port Huron Times Herald

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Kaden Brown scored 18 points in Grand Rapids Catholic Central’s 65-49 win over East Grand Rapids, becoming GRCC’s all-time leading scorer in the process – Grand Rapids Press

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Despite Brooklyn Columbia Central falling 49-37 to Tecumseh, Zoie Bamm became BCC’s all-time leading scorer with 1,138 points – Jackson Citizen Patriot

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Caitlyn Dickerson joined her brother Mark as the only players in Midland Calvary Baptist history to score 1,000 points with 16 in a 33-24 win over Farwell – Midland Daily News

5. GIRLS BASKTEBALL Abby Haller went over 1,000 career points for Petersburg Summerfield in a big win over Quincy – Monroe News

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Hudson Grienke made a school-record eight 3-pointers in Okemos’ 84-42 win over Eaton Rapids – Lansing State Journal

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Bay City Central moved to 5-2 with a 56-43 win over Essexville Garber, Central’s best start since 2004 – Bay City Times

8. BOYS BASKETBALL North Farmington edged Grand Blanc 54-50 – MLIVE-Detroit

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dearborn Divine Child took the final lead during the closing seconds in a 63-62 win over Redford Westfield Prep – MLIVE-Detroit

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sanford Meridian impressed again with a 46-40 win over Freeland – Saginaw News

Also of note …

FOOTBALL Battle Creek Pennfield has hired championship-winning coach Robbie Hattan from Colon – Battle Creek Enquirer