Today In The MHSAA: 4/20/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 20, 2021

Soccer, softball and baseball provided the stars as teams across the state braved cooler temperatures of an April spring sports Monday.

1. Girls Soccer: Boyne City ran its shutout streak to three with a 3-0 win over Traverse City St. Francis – Petoskey News-Review

2. Softball: Bailey Belinger hit a home run and threw a five-inning no-hitter during a sweep of Mason County Central – Local Sports Journal

3. Baseball: Division 1 No. 17 Grand Blanc swept Bay City Western in a matchup of Saginaw Valley League contenders – WJRT

4. Softball: Rapid River improved to 14-2 with a sweep of Bark River-Harris – Escanaba Daily Press

5. Baseball: Division 4 No. 4 Beal City improved to 7-0 with a sweep of Fowler – MI Sports Now

6. Baseball: Reed City launched three home runs in an 8-2 win over Cadillac – Big Rapids News

7. Girls Soccer: Utica’s first goal came 19 seconds into an eventual 5-1 win over Clinton Township Chippewa Valley – Macomb Daily

8. Baseball: Bear Lake pitchers dominated in a win and tie against Mesick – Manistee News Advocate

9. Softball: Bloomfield Hills earned its first wins of the spring with a sweep of Birmingham Seaholm – Oakland Press

10. Track & Field: Ludington swept Muskegon Orchard View in girls and boys duals – Ludington Daily News

Also of note …

Baseball: Flat Rock was scheduled to close its schools today in honor of teacher and coach Chris Elliott, who died Monday and in 2001 led the baseball team to the Division 3 title – Southgate News-Herald

Today in the MHSAA: 9/13/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 13, 2023

1. CROSS COUNTRY The Northville boys – ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – edged No. 2 Brighton by a point and No. 4 Canton by seven, while Brighton’s top-ranked girls swept their side of the meet against No. 4 Northville and Canton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus | Athletic.net

2. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 8 Lake City opened Highland Conference play with a four-set win over honorable mention Beal City – Cadillac News

3. VOLLEYBALL Rochester Adams twice came back to defeat Division 2 No. 6 Detroit Country Day in five sets – Oakland Press

4. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 5 East Kentwood came back from two goals down to get past Grand Haven 3-2 – FOX17

5. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD3 No. 9 Leslie girls and Olivet boys won Blackhawk Invitational titles – Jackson Citizen Patriot | Athletic.net

6. VOLLEYBALL Escanaba won the first two sets and came back after losing the next two to defeat Negaunee in five – Escanaba Daily Press

7. VOLLEYBALL Addison remains undefeated after a four-set victory over Hanover-Horton – Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 3 Oxford made its opening two-goal lead stand in a 4-2 victory over Troy – Oakland Press

9. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Zeeland followed Jenna Meyer to a 108-65 win over Holland – Holland Sentinel

10. BOYS SOCCER Max Lasser scored three goals in North Muskegon’s 4-1 win over Muskegon Oakridge – Local Sports Journal