Today in the MHSAA: 5/11/18
May 11, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
1. Girls Tennis: Midland Dow, the top-ranked team in Lower Peninsula Division 1, swept every flight to claim a 21st straight Saginaw Valley League championship – Midland Dow
2. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 15 Plymouth dealt No. 3 Brighton its first loss of the season, 1-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Baseball: Division 1 No. 3 Rockford came back from being swept by No. 6 Grandville on Tuesday to win their third game against each other this week and pull within a game of the Bulldogs’ league lead – FOX 17
4. Girls Tennis: LPD2 No. 7 Traverse City Central locked up its seventh straight Big North Conference championship – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. Baseball: Unranked Saginaw Heritage won the opener 1-0, but Division 1 No. 2 Bay City Western won the second game 3-0 in a matchup of Saginaw Valley League contenders – Bay City Times
6. Softball: Ubly swept Harbor Beach to earn a share of the Greater Thumb Conference East title – Huron Daily Tribune
7. Baseball: Tucker Zacharda’s walk-off sacrifice fly earned Holton an 8-7 win over White Cloud and coach Jim Giddings his 300th career victory – Local Sports Journal
8. Track & Field: Rapid River’s boys won their 41st annual home invitational by two points, while Felch North Dickinson repeated as the girls champion – Escanaba Daily Press
9. Golf: The Escanaba girls and Gladstone boys claimed Escanaba Invitational titles, the Braves shooting a 311 and Paxton Johnson finishing as girls medalist at 77 – Escanaba Daily Press
10. Football: Former Grand Ledge standout and Homer coach Joe Brya has been hired to take over Eaton Rapids – Lansing State Journal
Also of note …
Boys Basketball: Frankfort coach Reggie Manville will not return next season after leading the team to a 129-41 record over the last seven – MI Sports Now
Baseball: Ada Forest Hills Eastern coach Ian Hearn was honored Thursday for winning his 500th career game a week ago – Grand Rapids Press
Today in the MHSAA: 10/17/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 17, 2023
1. BOYS SOCCER No. 12 Grandville Calvin Christian downed No. 3 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian 2-1 to advance to a Division 4 District Final, where Calvin will face No. 13 Byron Center Zion Christian, a 1-0 winner over Holland Black River in the other District Semifinal – FOX 17
2. BOYS SOCCER No. 11 Kingsford downed No. 9 Elk Rapids in a shootout in a Division 3 District Semifinal – MI Sports Now
3. GIRLS GOLF Traverse City Central shot a 348 to complete a Big North Conference championship run – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. BOYS SOCCER No. 7 Oxford scored the game-winner with less than a minute to play to get past Lake Orion in a Division 1 District Semifinal – Oakland Press
5. BOYS SOCCER Grand Haven moved on in Division 1 with an overtime win over Holland West Ottawa – Grand Haven Tribune
6. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Divine Child edged Melvindale 2-1 in a Division 2 District Semifinal – Southgate News-Herald
7. BOYS SOCCER No. 8 Clarkston will face Oxford for a Division 1 District title after outlasting Grand Blanc 1-0 – Oakland Press
8. BOYS SOCCER Three Rivers’ Christian Selent scored all five goals in his team’s 5-2 Division 3 win over Buchanan – Niles Daily Star
9. BOYS SOCCER Goodrich advanced in Division 2 with a 3-2 overtime win over Ortonville Brandon – WJRT
10. BOYS SOCCER Fenton and Linden lined up a Division 2 District Final matchup with wins over Lake Fenton and Fowlerville, respectively – Mid-Michigan Now