Today in the MHSAA: 5/7/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 7, 2024

1. BOYS LACROSSE Lake Orion got past Clarkston 17-12 to clinch an outright Oakland Activities Association Red championship – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS TENNIS Holland West Ottawa – tied for No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – earned a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red title with a 6-3 win over Rockford – Holland Sentinel

3. BASEBALL Okemos swept Lansing Everett to clinch the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue title – Lansing State Journal

4. SOFTBALL Ivy Davenport struck out 20 batters in Division 3 No. 10 Ithaca’s 4-0 win over Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary, tying for 15th-most strikeouts in a seven-inning game in MHSAA history – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

5. GIRLS LACROSSE Rockford outscored East Grand Rapids 2-0 in the third quarter on the way to a 12-10 win in a matchup of state powerhouses – RockfordRams.org

6. BOYS GOLF Carson Ritz and his Adrian teammates swept Lenawee County championships – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Clio and No. 6 Goodrich split a doubleheader for the second time this season – WJRT

8. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 3 Bay City Western and Division 2 No. 2 Flint Powers Catholic split, with Luke Lacourse throwing a no-hitter for Western in the opening win – Bay City Times

9. GIRLS SOCCER Big Rapids won a matchup of co-leaders in the Central State Activities Association, downing Howard City Tri County 3-1 – Big Rapids Pioneer

10. BOYS GOLF Clarkston and Grosse Pointe South’s Brennan Sullivan were champions at the Charger Invitational in Flint – Flint Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 9/11/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 11, 2024

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 7 Troy Athens downed No. 4 Rochester Adams 2-0 in a matchup of top teams in the Oakland Activities Association Red and statewide – Oakland Press

2. VOLLEYBALL Keira Krans reached 2,000 career assists during Saginaw Heritage’s sweep of Midland Dow – WNEM

3. BOYS SOCCER Mason Mather scored five goals as Division 3 No. 4 Flint Powers Catholic held off Detroit Catholic Central 6-4 – WJRT

4. VOLLEYBALL Bronson swept Division 4 No. 9 Reading in a Big 8 Conference opener – Coldwater Daily Reporter

5. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Divine Child also downed a highly-ranked opponent, Division 2 No. 3 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 4-1 – Dearborn Press & Guide

6. BOYS SOCCER Kalamazoo Loy Norrix won a matchup of now one-loss teams, downing Kalamazoo Central 5-0 – Kalamazoo Gazette

7. CROSS COUNTRY Benzie Central swept victories at the first Northwest Conference jamboree; the Benzie girls are ranked No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, and the boys are No. 10 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. VOLLEYBALL Zeeland East edged rival West by the slimmest of margins in the fourth set to clinch a 3-1 win – Holland Sentinel

9. CROSS COUNTRY The Bay City Western girls and LPD1 honorable mention Midland boys won at the first Saginaw Valley League jamboree – Midland Dow

10. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 7 Mendon improved to 12-1-1 with a three-set win over Colon – Sturgis Journal