Today in the MHSAA: 5/4/16

May 4, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A rematch of teams that faced off in the last two MHSAA Division 1 Boys Lacrosse Finals highlighted events from Tuesday’s statewide high school schedule.

(Note: "Today in the MHSAA" will not publish Thursday or Friday, but will return Monday.)

Boys Lacrosse

Top-ranked and reigning champion Birmingham Brother Rice downed No. 2 Detroit Catholic Central 11-5 in a matchup of favorites in the Detroit Catholic League and statewide in Division 1 – Oakland Press

After trailing at the ends of both the first quarter and second, Midland came back for a 17-9 win over Haslett – Midland Daily News

Softball

Cadillac improved to 13-1 and stayed among the elite of the Big North Conference with 4-1 and 3-2 wins over Traverse City Central – Cadillac News

Romeo’s walk-off hit in the seventh inning gave the Bulldogs a 4-3 win over Utica Eisenhower in a matchup of teams receiving honorable mentions in the Division 1 rankings this week – Macomb Daily

An eighth-inning home run in the second game helped Lake Odessa Lakewood sweep Olivet 3-1 and 8-6 – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

Girls Track & Field

From Monday, the Ontonagon girls led the Jack Kraemer Invitational most of the afternoon before Iron River West Iron County emerged to win the meet by three points – Iron Mountain Daily News

Boys Track & Field

Portage Northern’s 1,600-meter relay beat Stevensville Lakeshore’s by fewer than three seconds, and in doing so secured a dual meet win in the last event – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Today in the MHSAA: 2/12/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 12, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ella Mason starred as Negaunee delivered Ishpeming’s only loss of the season, 65-56 – Marquette Mining Journal

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankenmuth downed reigning Division 3 champion Hemlock 51-31 – Saginaw News

3. WRESTLING No. 9 Macomb Dakota, Romeo and Rochester Adams combined to advance half the Regional qualifiers from the Dakota-hosted Division 1 Individual District – Macomb Daily

4. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 6 Three Rivers led 33 Kalamazoo-area District champions with six – Kalamazoo Gazette

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon High avenged its recent loss to Reeths-Puffer in a big way, 48-28 – Local Sports Journal

6. HOCKEY Division 3 top-ranked Houghton pulled away in the third period for a 5-0 win over No. 6 Hancock – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Alcona claimed its first championship as part of the North Star League, downing Mio 44-38 to win the Big Dipper – Alpena News

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jordyn Bonnema went over 1,000 career points in Kalamazoo Christian’s win over Parchment – Kalamazoo Gazette

9. WRESTLING No. 4 Mason celebrated six champions at the Division 2 District at Pinckney – Lansing State Journal

10. GYMNASTICS Charlotte Calhoun was an all-around champion as Coldwater raised $9,000 during its Stick It for a Cure Invitational – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Also of note …

WRESTLING It’s impossible to not be inspired by Jacob Williams’ grit in his final Fennville match – Holland Sentinel