Today in the MHSAA: 4/18/19

April 18, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A meeting of top girls tennis teams from the Lower Peninsula highlighted a Wednesday that also saw state-ranked foes meet on the baseball diamond as well.

1. Girls Tennis: Midland Dow – No. 6 in LP Division 1 – and LPD2 No. 2 Birmingham Seaholm tied for first at the former’s home quad, ahead of LPD2 No. 9 Traverse City Central and No. 7 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central – Midland Daily News

2. Baseball: Division 2 No. 13 Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard and Division 3 top-ranked Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett split a doubleheader – State Champs Sports Network

3. Boys Golf: Holland West Ottawa shot a 326 to win the annual Wooden Shoe Invitational – Holland Sentinel

4. Softball: Division 2 No. 6 Spring Lake swept Sparta to run its Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue winning streak to 80 games – Local Sports Journal

5. Softball: Peighton Root’s two-run walk-off homer pushed Division 2 honorable mention Chelsea past Saline 6-5 – Chelsea Sun Times News

6. Boys Golf: Durand finished first and New Lothrop second at the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference preseason tournament – Owosso Argus-Press

7. Girls Soccer: For the first time in at least a decade, Traverse City St. Francis downed Elk Rapids – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. Softball: Karlie Patron tossed her first career no-hitter as Ishpeming Westwood shut out Manistique – Escanaba Daily Press

9. Baseball: Kyle Richey tossed a no-hitter as Trenton downed Allen Park – Southgate News-Herald

10. Track & Field: East Kentwood swept Grand Haven, but both results were decided by 25 or fewer points – Grand Haven Tribune

Also of note …

Girls Lacrosse: Maddy Champagne scored an MHSAA-record 15 goals in Livonia Stevenson’s 20-5 win over Royal Oak – Observer & Eccentric

Today in the MHSAA: 8/20/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 20, 2024

1. BOYS SOCCER Northville – a semifinalist in Division 1 last season – downed reigning D1 runner-up Brighton 6-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS GOLF Grand Blanc dominated the season’s first Saginaw Valley League jamboree with a 335 to finish first by 66 strokes – Flint Journal

3. CROSS COUNTRY Goodrich swept championships at the Unionville-Sebewaing Invitational, with Harbor Beach second in both races – Huron Daily Tribune | Athletic.net

4. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow enjoyed another impressive showing with wins over Grand Blanc and East Lansing and a tie with Troy Athens – Saginaw News

5. BOYS TENNIS Big Rapids repeated as champion of the Ludington Invitational – Big Rapids Pioneer

6. BOYS SOCCER East Kentwood scored during the closing minute to get past Traverse City West 2-1 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. BOYS TENNIS Grand Haven was the champion of the Jenison Invitational – Grand Haven Tribune

8. BOYS SOCCER Julian Quick scored three goals as Detroit Catholic Central shut out North Farmington 5-0 – Hometown Life

9. BOYS SOCCER Holly scored twice on penalty kicks to get past White Lake Lakeland 3-1 – Oakland Press

10. BOYS SOCCER Flushing game back from an early deficit to down Davison 5-2, with Gavin Cole scoring three goals – WJRT