Today in the MHSAA: 5/6/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 6, 2024

1. TRACK & FIELD Rockford was first and East Kentwood second at both Traverse City Central Ken Bell Invitational meets; East Kentwood is ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 and Rockford No. 2 for girls, and Rockford is No. 1 and East Kentwood No. 2 for boys – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Athletic.net

2. SOFTBALL Division 1 honorable mention Muskegon Reeths-Puffer defeated Division 4 No. 2 Holton, Muskegon Mona Shores and then Division 3 No. 6 Ravenna to win the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championship – Muskegon Chronicle

3. BASEBALL Reeths-Puffer defeated Mona Shores, Division 4 No. 5 Muskegon Catholic Central and Division 3 No. 5 North Muskegon to win a GMAA title – Local Sports Journal

4. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central edged Division 1 No. 3 Portage Central 1-0 – FOX 17

5. GIRLS SOCCER Bay City Western defeated Saginaw Nouvel, Capac and Division 3 No. 6 Frankenmuth to win the Frankenmuth Invitational – Bay City Times

6. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Three Rivers defeated No. 5 Escanaba and Negaunee to win the Candy Swetkis Memorial Tournament – Upper Michigan Source

7. GIRLS TENNIS Muskegon Reeths-Puffer finished five points ahead of Mona Shores to win its first Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championship – Muskegon Chronicle

8. TRACK & FIELD The Mona Shores girls and LPD2 No. 8 Whitehall boys won the GMAA titles in this sport – Local Sports Journal | Muskegon Chronicle

9. TRACK & FIELD The LPD2 No. 10 Gladwin girls and Saginaw Swan Valley boys won at the Sanford Meridian Nite Trax Invitational – Saginaw News | Athletic.net

10. SOFTBALL Division 3 honorable mention Sanford Meridian defeated Midland Bullock Creek and Division 2 No. 7 Essexville Garber and fell to Standish-Sterling on the way to winning its own invitational – Midland Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 5/9/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 9, 2023

1. GIRLS SOCCER Walled Lake Northern clinched the Lakes Valley Conference championship with a 1-0 win over South Lyon East – Oakland Press

2. BOYS GOLF Tecumseh, No. 9 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, shot a 317 to dominate at the Lenawee County Championship – Adrian Daily Telegram

3. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 18 Sterling Heights Stevenson moved ahead of No. 11 Grosse Pointe South into the top spot alone in the Macomb Area Conference Red with a 16-2 win – Macomb Daily

4. SOFTBALL Division 4 No. 2 Mendon swept No. 10 Decatur 3-0 and 11-7 – Kalamazoo Gazette

5. BASEBALL Unranked Howell downed Division 1 No. 9 Brighton 12-2 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 14 St. Joseph and No. 8 Stevensville Lakeshore played to a 1-1 draw – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

7. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Detroit Country Day handed Pontiac Notre Dame Prep its first defeat, 10-0 – Oakland Press

8. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 10 (tied) Hartland pitchers threw a perfect game and no-hitter in sweeping Salem – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. GIRLS SOCCER Midland edged Division 3 No. 7 Essexville Garber 1-0 – Midland Daily News

10. BASEBALL Bay City Central moved past Grand Blanc in an extra-inning walk-off win and then tied the Bobcats in the second game – Bay City Times