Today in the MHSAA: 5/20/19
May 20, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
This weekend was one of the busiest of the spring with track & field and girls tennis Regionals, plus big-time tournament title deciders in softball, girls soccer, boys golf and baseball.
1. Softball: Division 1 No. 9 Hartland edged rival and No. 2-ranked Howell 6-5 and then downed No. 1 Clarkston 1-0 to win the Ann Arbor High School Softball Tournament – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Track & Field: The No. 5-ranked Alpena boys won their first Regional title since 1944, clinching first in Lower Peninsula Division 1 at Bay City Western – Alpena News
3. Girls Soccer: Division 2 No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Marian avenged its May 9 loss to Division 3 No. 2 Warren Regina with a 1-0 win in the Detroit Catholic League championship game – Oakland Press
4. Boys Golf: LPD3 No. 2 Big Rapids shot a two-day 607 to finish ahead of runner-up and top-ranked Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian and third-place Detroit Catholic Central (No. 7 in LPD1) at the Katke Classic – Big Rapids News
5. Girls Tennis: No. 4 Traverse City St. Francis claimed its ninth straight Regional title, in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – WPBN
6. Baseball: Division 3 No. 13 Traverse City St. Francis won the Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart Tournament with a 5-1 win over Division 4 No. 9 Gaylord St. Mary, which advanced with a 4-3 victory over Division 4 top-ranked Portland St. Patrick – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. Girls Soccer: Division 2 No. 4 Richland Gull Lake repeated as Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference Gold tournament champion with a 5-3 win over Portage Central – JoeInsider.com
8. Girls Tennis: No. 5 North Muskegon won six flight championships on the way to an LPD4 Regional team title against a field that included No. 10 (tied) Grant – Muskegon Chronicle
9. Girls Tennis: No. 3 Ann Arbor Pioneer clinched its LPD1 Regional title ahead of rival and No. 10 (tied) Huron, while Plymouth also qualified for the Finals for the first time – We Love Ann Arbor
10. Track & Field: Oak Park swept LPD1 girls and boys Regional championships – Oakland Press
Also of note …
Golf/Wrestling: Southeastern Michigan is mourning the death of Tecumseh wrestling and boys golf coach A.J. Marry, who was killed Sunday after being struck by a vehicle – Adrian Daily Telegram
Today in the MHSAA: 10/30/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 30, 2024
1. VOLLEYBALL Brownstown Woodhaven defeated Dearborn Edsel Ford in three sets to create a shared Downriver League title between them – Southgate News-Herald
2. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 9 Ubly finished the Big Thumb Conference Black schedule undefeated with a sweep of Harbor Beach – Huron Daily Tribune
3. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Zeeland – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – edged LPD3 No. 4 Holland Christian 103-82 – Holland Sentinel
4. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 3 Detroit Country Day closed its regular season with a sweep of Birmingham Groves – Oakland Press
5. VOLLEYBALL Ida’s Ashley Begeman went over 1,000 career digs during her team’s wins over Hudson, Hillsdale and Onsted – Monroe News
6. VOLLEYBALL Fruitport swept matches over Muskegon, Grant and Allendale – MuskegonSports.com
7. VOLLEYBALL Escanaba won on Marquette’s Senior Night – Upper Michigan’s Source
8. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 7 Elk Rapids defeated Traverse City Christian in five sets – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. VOLLEYBALL Midland Dow swept Bullock Creek in a nonleague match – Midland Daily News
10. VOLLEYBALL Bay City Westen and Saginaw Swan Valley were among others to pick up victories Tuesday – WNEM