Today In The MHSAA: 4/22/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 22, 2022

1. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 5 Essexville Garber earned a titanic sweep of Division 4 top-ranked Unionville-Sebewaing, handing the Patriots their first loss in more than a year – Bay City Times

2. BASEBALL Unranked Freeland came back twice to sweep Division 2 No. 5 Frankenmuth – Saginaw News

3. BOYS LACROSSE East Grand Rapids came back from an early deficit to get past Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 13-5; they entered the week ranked Nos. 4 and 5 in Division 2, respectively – FOX 17

4. BASEBALL Division 4 No. 19 Kalamazoo Christian got past No. 4 Hackett Catholic Prep 8-7 in eight innings – WWMT

5. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 7 Brownstown Woodhaven handed Division 2 honorable mention Trenton its first defeat, 5-4 – Southgate News-Herald

6. TRACK & FIELD Katie Carothers’ 1,600 win highlighted Brighton’s sweep of Howell – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 13 Petoskey ran its shutout streak to four with a 1-0 win over Division 3 No. 14 Elk Rapids – Petoskey News-Review

8. GIRLS SOCCER All-stater Hannah Kastamo returned from injury with both goals in Division 1 No. 5 Hartland’s 2-0 win over Canton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. BASEBALL Central Montcalm edged Belding 9-8 in 11 innings on a walk-off bunt – Greenville Daily News

10. BASEBALL Division 2 top-ranked New Boston Huron improved to 7-1 with a sweep of Dearborn Divine Child – Southgate News-Herald

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Imlay City coach Heather Lauwers resigned after six seasons, having led the Spartans to three straight league and District titles – Port Huron Times-Herald

BOYS BASKETBALL Steve Windemuller retired as Holland West Ottawa coach after 36 years total guiding high school teams, first at Holland High and then West Ottawa for the last nine – Holland Sentinel

GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Country Day has hired former standout Amber Deane as its next coach – Oakland Press

Today In The MHSAA: 5/31/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 31, 2022

1. TRACK & FIELD The Detroit Renaissance girls and Martin Luther King boys won Detroit Public Schools League meet championships – Detroit News

2. TRACK & FIELD Clare swept the MITCA Division 3 “team” state championships; both teams entered the meet top ranked in the division – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. TRACK & FIELD The Rochester Adams boys and Walled Lake Central girls won Oakland County championships – MLive-Detroit

4. BASEBALL Dexter downed Monroe 8-4 to clinch the Southeastern Conference Red title – Ann Arbor News

5. TRACK & FIELD The Athens (D4 No. 2) and Rockford girls (D1 No. 2), Zeeland East girls (D2 No. 1) and Zeeland West boys (D1 No. 3), White Cloud boys (D4 No. 1) and Frankenmuth boys (D2 No. 1) were also MITCA champions – Coldwater Daily Reporter | Holland Sentinel | Saginaw News | MITCA

6. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City West advanced in its Division 1 District with a 4-1 win over Midland – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. BOYS LACROSSE No. 7 Traverse City United advanced to a Division 1 Regional Final with a 21-6 win over Grand Blanc – Up North Live

8. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 6 New Lothrop swept No. 17 Hudson 5-2 and 8-4 – Owosso Argus-Press

9. BASEBALL Division 4 top-ranked Beal City and Division 3 No. 17 Hudson split, the Aggies winning the opener and the Tigers the second game to break Beal City’s 19-game winning streak – MI Sports Now

10. SOFTBALL Division 3 honorable mention Clinton swept Reese and Boyne City to win the Reese Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram