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: 3/1/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 1, 2023
1. BOYS BASKETBALL North Farmington clinched the Oakland Activities Association Red championship with a 73-54 win over Ferndale in a matchup of statewide contenders in Divisions 1 and 2, respectively – Oakland Press
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Cassopolis finished an outright championship run in the Southwest 10 Conference South with a 59-37 win over Centreville – Sturgis Journal
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Ludington clinched a share of the West Michigan Conference Lakes championship with a 69-31 win over Muskegon Orchard View – Ludington Daily News
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Indian River Inland Lakes joined Onaway with a share of the Ski Valley Conference title with a 75-62 win over Gaylord St. Mary – Cheboygan Daily News
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw Valley Lutheran advanced in Division 3 with a 63-29 District Semifinal win over Beal City – Saginaw News
6. HOCKEY Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central advanced to a Division 1 Regional Final with a 3-0 win over Traverse City West – FOX 17
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon downed Kalamazoo Central 67-60 in a matchup of top teams in Division 1 – Muskegon Chronicle
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Traverse City St. Francis defeated McBain 61-49 in a matchup of strong Division 3 teams – Cadillac News
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harbor Beach and Reese advanced with Division 3 District wins – Huron Daily Tribune
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Pentwater defeated Mason Country Eastern, but Eastern’s Clay Shoup went over 1,000 career points – Ludington Daily News