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Today in the MHSAA: 5/1/17
May 1, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A loaded weekend of tournament action all over the state was topped by the best in boys golf and girls tennis facing off as their MHSAA postseasons draw near – Lower Peninsula Regionals for both begin in less than three weeks, and we got a preview of how some of the best might shake out at crunch time.
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
Division 3 No. 9 Blissfield downed No. 7 Sand Creek 7-3 in their lone matchup, as the second game was canceled because of bad weather – Adrian Daily Telegram
Boys Golf
Top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central won the Division 1 title and overall, and Division 2 No. 4 Flint Powers Catholic and Division 3 No. 2 Big Rapids also won divisional titles at the Traverse City Tee-Off – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Boys Lacrosse
Battle Creek Lakeview came back from a late four-goal deficit to down reigning champion and Division 2 No. 9 Harper Creek and win the Battle Creek All-City Invitational – Battle Creek Enquirer
Softball
Reed City’s softball team led a combined effort with the baseball team to claim the Osceola Royal Rumble, which took into account both teams' efforts combined – Cadillac News
Unranked New Baltimore Anchor Bay downed Division 2 reigning champion and top-ranked Richmond 13-1 in the final of the Macomb Classic #2 – Macomb Daily
Muskegon Mona Shores’ Taylor Dew had two home runs and six RBI going 6 for 6 over a two-game sweep of Whitehall – Muskegon Chronicle
Vicksburg’s Shaidan Knapp also had two home runs and six RBI, in one game, to lead the Division 2 No. 4 Bulldogs to a 10-1 win over Paw Paw – Kalamazoo Gazette
Sydney Pezzoni’s walk-off single gave Division 1 No. 9 Howell a 5-4 win over No. 4 Walled Lake Northern – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
From last week, longtime Trenton coach John Biedenbach went over 1,000 career wins in a victory over Southgate Anderson – Southgate News Herald
Girls Soccer
Caroline Lewis posted a pair of shutouts to lead Adrian to the first Adrian Lenawee Christian Cougar Cup – Adrian Daily Telegram
Girls Tennis
Division 1 No. 3 Northville, No. 1 Midland Dow and No. 8 Port Huron Northern claimed the top three spots at the 33rd Ann Arbor Huron Invitational – Midland Daily News
Division 4 No. 3 Jackson Lumen Christi downed No. 2 Kalamazoo Hackett 5-3 after Hackett had also beaten No. 8 Traverse City St. Francis and lost to No. 4 Ann Arbor Greenhills earlier in the week – Kalamazoo Gazette
Track & Field
Chesaning swept the boys and girls titles at its first home invitational in more than a decade; the boys team is ranked No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – Saginaw News
Grand Rapids Christian swept the Grand Rapids Elite Meet titles, while Grand Haven finished runner-up in both competitions; the Eagles boys are No. 5 and the girls No. 6 in LP Division 2 – Grand Haven Tribune
Good Read
Fruitport’s Karson Kriger pitches, hits and plays outfield for his baseball team, also played football and is now giving rodeo a try – and providing inspiration to many doing so without an amputated left forearm – Muskegon Chronicle
Petoskey is mourning the unexpected death of girls tennis coach Dree Lo, a former standout at Okemos, beloved member of her community and longtime contributor to athletics – Petoskey News-Review
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Today in the MHSAA: 4/8/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 8, 2024
1. GIRLS SOCCER Trenton won a rematch of a 2023 District Final, 3-0 over Riverview – Southgate News-Herald
2. TRACK & FIELD The Reed City boys and Hart girls won the Hart & Sole Music Invitational championships – Big Rapids Pioneer | Athletic.net
3. TRACK & FIELD The Gaylord girls won the Third Annual Yooper Invitational, while Charlevoix and Alpena shared the boys championship – Escanaba Daily Press | Athletic.net
4. SOFTBALL Fowlerville and Howell split, the Highlanders’ Ava Lavery throwing a no-hitter in the second game – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
5. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City West added a second shutout to open this season, 3-0 over Elk Rapids – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. GIRLS SOCCER New Baltimore Anchor Bay netted the game’s lone goal with 23:02 to play against Utica Ford – Macomb Daily
7. GIRLS SOCCER Jackson Lumen Christi scored a pair of late goals to get past Manchester – Jackson Citizen Patriot
8. GIRLS SOCCER Leland also finished its first week with a shutout, 2-0 over Manistee – MI Sports Now
9. GIRLS SOCCER Hart opened 1-0 for the first time since 2017 with a win over Benzie Central – Ludington Daily News
10. BASEBALL Haslett swept an early-season doubleheader against Jackson Northwest – Jackson Citizen Patriot