Today In The MHSAA: 4/28/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 28, 2021

1. Girls Lacrosse: Emma Murphy had 17 goals and Grace Wilson had 16 assists in Midland’s 30-3 win over Grand Blanc; both are MHSAA single-game records – WJRT

2. Girls Tennis: No. 2 Bloomfield Hills edged No. 3 Birmingham Seaholm 5-3 in a matchup of top teams statewide in Lower Peninsula Division 1 and in the Oakland Activities Association Red – Oakland Press

3. Baseball: No. 10 Bay City John Glenn swept No. 2 Essexville Garber in a matchup of top statewide Division 2 teams – WJRT

4. Baseball: Niles got coach Mike Vota to 400 career wins with a sweep of Division 3 No. 20 Niles Brandywine – Niles Daily Star

5. Softball: Muskegon Oakridge ran its West Michigan Conference streak to 63 straight wins with a sweep of Montague, including an extra-inning victory in the opener – Local Sports Journal

6. Track & Field: The Escanaba girls and Gladstone boys won Delta County Invitational championships – Escanaba Daily Press

7. Track & Field: The Novi boys edged Salem with a win in the final event; Salem’s girls won sweeping the field event first places – MLive-Detroit

8. Softball: Kingsley won 8-7 and 6-5 over Kalkaska both with walk-off singles – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. Softball: Millington improved to 13-0 with a sweep of Hemlock – Saginaw News

10. Track & field: Remus Chippewa Hills’ girls are off to another big start after impressive wins over Newaygo and Howard City Tri County – Big Rapids News

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: Fremont coach Peter Zerfas has retired with a 318-151 record, nine District and eight league titles over 21 seasons – MI Sports Now

Volleyball: Betsy DeVries will take over three-time Division 2 reigning champion Grand Rapids Christian for retired coach Tiffannie Gates – Grand Rapids Press

Today in the MHSAA: 2/3/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 3, 2022

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Clare maintained its Jack Pine Conference lead with a 60-32 win over Gladwin – Bay City Times

2. WRESTLING Hesperia edged Ravenna 42-39 at its Pink-Out event – CatchMark SportsNet

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Engadine got past Rudyard 59-58 to improve to 10-4 – MI Sports Now

4. BOYS BASKETBALL A last-minute free throw sent LeRoy Pine River past Evart 43-42 – Cadillac News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 20 Mackinaw City bounced back from its first loss with a big win over Alanson – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

6. HOCKEY Traverse City West defeated Cadillac in Big North Conference play 4-1 – Cadillac News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL St. Ignace went on the road to East Jordan and came home with a 62-45 win – Petoskey News-Review

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Freshman Cole Meyer starred with a double-double in Marion’s 59-42 win over Bear Lake – Cadillac News

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 7 McBain Northern Michigan Christian remained undefeated with a 72-44 win over McBain – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Manton returned to .500 with a 64-53 win over Beal City – Cadillac News