Today in the MHSAA: 4/24/17

April 24, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

We’re deep into invitational season across all of our spring sports, and the weekend’s headliners include an impressive championship in softball and record feats in track & field.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.

Baseball

Pinconning unveiled a renovated stadium with a sweep of Shepherd including a no-hitter by Cam Floyd – Bay City Times

Jackson edged rival and Division 3 No. 3 Jackson Lumen Christi 2-1 thanks in part to the pitching and timely hitting of Xavier Hovinen – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Sand Creek downed Onsted and Springport to win Onsted’s Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram

Remus Chippewa Hills remained undefeated this season with a win at its invitational – Big Rapids News

Division 3 No. 10 Bronson won the Potterville Invitational claiming two wins by a combined 23-1 score – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Onekama downed Maple City Glen Lake and Mesick to win the Glen Lake Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Golf

Carney-Nadeau’s Hunter Eichhorn – who will play collegiately at Marquette University – led his team to the Niagara Invitational title with a two-over 74 to win the medalist honor by eight strokes – Escanaba Daily Press

Okemos finished 12 strokes ahead of the field to win Adrian Madison’s Ryder Cup-style tournament – Adrian Daily Telegram

Softball

Three Rivers won its invitational for the first time, downing Gobles and then Constantine – Sturgis Journal

Division 3 No. 6 Napoleon downed Division 1 honorable mention Saline 7-2 in the final to win the Hornets’ invitational – Saline Post

After falling to Bay City Central by a run in its opener, Alpena came back to win the Swartz Creek Invitational – Alpena News

Track & Field

Oak Park swept the championships at the annual Oxford Invitational, the girls ahead of Lake Orion and the boys ahead of Walled Lake Central – Oakland Press

The Petoskey girls and Charlevoix boys won team titles at a Harbor Springs Ram Scramble that saw a number of records fall – Petoskey News-Review

Today In The MHSAA: 2/18/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 18, 2022

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hart clinched its first girls basketball league title in 29 years with a 47-35 win over Montague in the West Michigan Conference – Muskegon Chronicle

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Elk Rapids avenged an earlier loss to Division 3 No. 12 Harbor Springs with a 56-49 win to claim the Lake Michigan Conference championship outright – Up North Live

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain finished an outright Highland Conference championship run with a 49-33 win over Division 3 No. 13 Lake City – Cadillac News

4. SKIING Brighton swept Division 1 Regional titles, the boys winning their third straight – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 10 Gaylord St. Mary edged Johannesburg-Lewiston 42-41 to earn the outright Ski Valley Conference title – Petoskey News-Review

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 13 Posen claimed a share of the North Star League Little Dipper championship with a big win over Fairview – Alpena News

7. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 9 Traverse City Central scored the go-ahead goal with 7:05 to play in a 3-1 win over Traverse City West – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Caro edged Division 3 No. 14 Reese 54-40, keeping the Rockets from clinching the Greater Thumb Conference West title – Bay City Times

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Charles moved into a first -place tie in the Mid-State Activities Conference with a 61-40 win over Breckenridge – Saginaw News

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Natalie Wandrie’s buzzer beater gave Indian River Inland Lakes a 48-46 win over Central Lake – Cheboygan Daily Tribune