Today in the MHSAA: 4/20/16

April 20, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Tuesday’s statewide action was highlighted by a number of swing-and-miss baseball pitching performances, including some perfection for the second day in a row.

Baseball

Holland Christian senior Mike Mokma threw a perfect game in beating Holland 3-0, striking out 15 batters – Grand Rapids Press

Battle Creek Lakeview dominated in sweeping Division 1 No. 3 Portage Northern 12-2 and 10-1 – Battle Creek Enquirer

Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart’s Matt Kornexl struck out 19 in shutting out Blanchard Montabella 5-0 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Traverse City West swept rival Traverse City Central 2-1 and 2-0 with a walk-off win in the opener – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Coldwater’s Nick Shaw threw a five-inning no-hitter as his team swept Battle Creek Pennfield 11-7 and 5-0 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Holland Black River’s JP Fowler also tossed a no-hitter, striking out 12 in a 4-1 win over Byron Center Zion Christian – Holland Sentinel

From Monday, Norway’s Dan VandenHeuvel reached perfection as well in a 4-0 win over Eben Junction Superior Central – Iron Mountain Daily News

Boys Golf

From Monday, Onsted’s Josh Jeffords shot a 1-under 70 to win the Maple Invitational at Lenawee Country Club, coming off a 3-under 33 in a match the week before – Adrian Daily Telegram

Boys Lacrosse

Rochester Hills Stoney Creek downed Royal Oak 12-7 to move to 7-0 and equal its win total from three of the last four seasons – Oakland Press

Softball

Marysville edged Port Huron 4-3, thanks in large part to 15 strikeouts by pitcher Paige Ameel – Port Huron Times Herald

Today in the MHSAA: 10/4/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 4, 2024

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 5 Troy clinched the Oakland Activities Association Red championship by handing No. 7 Oxford its first loss, 2-0 – Oakland Press

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 7 Mason clinched the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup with a shootout win over No. 3 DeWitt – Lansing State Journal

3. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow – top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – won the Saginaw Valley League Tournament, wrapping up its 19th-straight league title – Midland Daily News

4. GIRLS GOLF Caledonia followed Copelin O’Krangley to the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green Tournament championship – Local Sports Journal

5. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 top-ranked Portage Central claimed a third-straight Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference Tournament championship with a 3-1 win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix – Kalamazoo Gazette

6. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 top-ranked Fruitport secured the O-K Silver title with a 9-2 win over Wyoming Godwin Heights – MuskegonSports.com

7. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 5 Traverse City St. Francis downed No. 6 Elk Rapids 3-1 – MI Sports Now

8. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Temperance Bedford handed Division 3 top-ranked Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central its second loss this fall – Monroe News

9. BOYS SOCCER Melvindale downed Division 2 No. 13 New Boston Huron 1-0 during a night of special recognition for a past standout – Southgate News-Herald

10. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 12 Elk Rapids handed No. 11 Grayling its lone Northern Shores Conference loss, 2-1 – Traverse City Record-Eagle