Today in the MHSAA: 5/3/19

May 3, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half

Comebacks and record-book highlights fill today’s list of Thursday’s biggest headliners, starting off with a speedster’s notable performance leading the Lake Orion softball team.

Softball: Lake Orion’s Tessa Nuss notched her 103rd consecutive stolen base and hit two homers in the Division 1 honorable mention Dragons’ doubleheader sweep of North Farmington – State Champs Sports Network

2. Softball: Division 1 No. 2 Howell downed No. 10 Walled Lake Northern 9-5, and pitcher Molly Carney ran her career strikeout total to 500 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. Boys Golf: Cadillac, No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, shot 314 to edge No. 10 Gaylord by four strokes and win the Falcon Invitational in West Branch – Cadillac News

4. Baseball: Division 3 No. 12 Traverse City St. Francis got past No. 17 Boyne City 5-4 in extra innings – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. Baseball: Division 1 No. 3 Sterling Heights Stevenson handed No. 20 Grosse Pointe South its first league loss 7-3 – Detroit News

6. Baseball: Saginaw Heritage improved to 12-4 with a 3-1 win over Division 1 No. 10 Midland Dow – Saginaw News

7. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 12 Plymouth downed Salem 3-1 in the teams’ annual “pink out” game – Observer & Eccentric

8. Baseball: Division 4 No. 18 Bay City All Saints came back to win on a walk-off single over Peck, 11-10 – Bay City Times

9. Girls Soccer: Gladwin downed Standish-Sterling thanks in part to Maddie Witt’s four goals – Midland Daily News

10. Boys Lacrosse: Division 1 No. 3 Rockford locked downed Hudsonville for a 14-4 victory – WOOD TV

Today in the MHSAA: 4/9/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 9, 2024

1. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Frankenmuth started the Todd Sprowl coaching era with a sweep of reigning Division 4 champion and currently top-ranked Unionville-Sebewaing – Saginaw News

2. BASEBALL Taylor came back to edge Division 1 No. 12 Brownstown Woodhaven 8-7 – Southgate News-Herald

3. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Linden won a 2-0 opener over reigning Division 1 champion Hartland before the No. 10 Eagles won the second game 17-11 – Flint Journal

4. BOYS GOLF Detroit Catholic Central and Howell’s Zach Spencer won at the Westborn Market Tournament at Oakland University – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. GIRLS SOCCER Riley Chase scored all three of her goals during the second half of Fremont’s 4-1 win over Muskegon Catholic Central – Local Sports Journal

6. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 3 Bay City Western won big over reigning Division 4 champion and currently top-ranked Beal City – Bay City Times

7. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 6 Grand Blanc emerged from a pitchers’ duel with a 3-0 win over No. 8 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Oakland Press

8. GIRLS SOCCER Freshman Vanessa Parker a goal and an assist in St. Clair Shores Lakeview’s 2-0 win over Lake Shore – Macomb Daily

9. SOFTBALL Jennaway Decker hit a total of three home runs in Three Rivers’ sweep of Centreville – Sturgis Journal

10. GIRLS SOCCER Kinley Mays opened her high school career with three goals in Pinckney’s 5-0 win over Fowlerville – Livingston Daily Press & Argus