Today in the MHSAA: 5/2/19
May 2, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Wednesday’s most newsworthy action came on the tennis courts, where ranked teams clashed and a league champion was crowned.
1. Girls Tennis: Chesaning claimed what might be the first league title awarded this spring, closing out the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference championship – Owosso Argus-Press
2. Girls Tennis: Bloomfield Hills, No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, handed No. 7 Midland Dow its first loss, 5-3 – Midland Daily News
3. Girls Tennis: LPD4 No. 6 North Muskegon also won a matchup of ranked teams, downing No. 8 Grant 5-3 in a meeting of two of the best in Division 4 – Local Sports Journal
4. Girls Soccer: Bridgman handed Division 4 No. 8 St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic its first loss this season, 4-2 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
5. Baseball: Birmingham Brother Rice scored on a walk-off walk to defeat rival and Division 1 No. 17 Detroit Catholic Central 7-6 – State Champs Sports Network
6. Boys Lacrosse: Detroit Country Day, No. 10 in Division 2 entering the week, came back to edge Flint Powers Catholic 12-11 with the game-winner coming during the final minute – WJRT
7. Softball: Bronson earned an important league sweep of Jonesville, with Lynsey Smith tossing a no-hitter in the doubleheader’s first game – Coldwater Daily Reporter
8. Girls Lacrosse: Lowell held off Spring Lake’s comeback attempt, 9-8 – Grand Haven Tribune
9. Girls Soccer: Portage Central improved to 7-2-2 with a big win over rival Portage Northern – JoeInsider.com
10. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 2 Grand Blanc also added to its impressive start with a shutout of Lapeer – WJRT
Also of note …
Saginaw Heritage: Athletic director and MHSAA Representative Council member Pete Ryan announced he will retire at the end of this school year – Saginaw News
O-K Conference: The Ottawa-Kent Conference realignment plan announced last week actually fell short by a vote based on a league bylaw, so leadership will continue to work on a new plan – Grand Rapids Press
Today in the MHSAA: 9/6/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 6, 2024
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 2 Macomb Lutheran North defeated Division 2 No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood in a matchup of previously-undefeated teams – Macomb Daily
2. BOYS TENNIS Gunnar Kruse set Milan’s career singles wins record during his team’s shutout of Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – Monroe News
4. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 6 Plainwell defeated Portage Central and Marshall and lost to Division 1 honorable mention Byron Center at Portage Central’s Mini Invite – WWMT
4. BOYS SOCCER Bay City John Glenn moved into first place in the Tri-Valley Conference Red with a 1-0 win over Division 3 No. 11 Alma – Bay City Times
5. BOYS SOCCER Saline and Division 1 No. 14 Ann Arbor Huron played to a scoreless draw – Saline Post
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 15 Troy Athens downed Birmingham Seaholm 2-1 to remain undefeated – Oakland Press
7. VOLLEYBALL Hamilton continued to impress with a sweep of Zeeland East – Holland Sentinel
8. BOYS TENNIS A major singles matchup highlighted St. Joseph’s 6-2 win over Stevensville Lakeshore; the Bears are ranked No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
9. CROSS COUNTRY Ludington swept girls and boys championships at the Leanna Wolf Geers Invitational – Ludington Daily News | Athletic.net
10. GIRLS GOLF Big Rapids remained atop the Central State Activities Association standings with a two-stroke win in the latest league jamboree – Big Rapids Pioneer