Today in the MHSAA: 8/16/18
August 16, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
1. Girls Golf: Northville shot a 304 to edge Plymouth and win the opening invitational at Hudson Mills in Dexter – those teams finished fourth and fifth, respectively, at last season’s Lower Peninsula Division 1 Final – Observer & Eccentric
2. Girls Golf: Kalamazoo Hackett was first, St. Joseph second and Coldwater third at the Richland Gull Lake Invitational at Bedford Valley; Hackett was fifth in LP Division 4 last season, while St. Joseph was eighth in LPD2 and Coldwater was 14th – Coldwater Daily Reporter
3. Boys Tennis: Traverse City Central opened by winning its Summer Splash ahead of Holland West Ottawa, Traverse City West and Grandville; Central tied for 14th and Grandville tied for 19th at last season’s LPD1 Finals – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Boys Tennis: After falling to host Zeeland East, Grand Haven stormed back with wins over Grand Rapids Northview and Grand Rapids Catholic Central; Grand Haven was an LPD1 Finals qualifier last fall – Grand Haven Tribune
Also of note …
Cross Country: Novi is mourning the death of longtime coach Robert Smith, who led the Wildcats boys to two MHSAA titles and two Division 1 runner-up finishes over 36 years from 1981-2016 – Observer & Eccentric
Today In The MHSAA: 5/11/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 11, 2022
1. GIRLS SOCCER Oxford defeated Clarkston 4-1 to clinch the Oakland Activities Association White championship, its first league title since 1996 – Oakland Press
2. BOYS LACROSSE Grand Ledge came back from a halftime deficit to defeat Division 2 No. 10 Okemos 9-8 in a Capital Area Activities Conference Tournament semifinal – Lansing State Journal
3. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 8 Freeland and No. 6 Essexville Garber remain tied atop the Tri-Valley Conference 8 after splitting a doubleheader – Midland Daily News
4. GIRLS SOCCER Novi scored the game’s lone goal in its matchup with Division 1 No. 5 Salem – Detroit News
5. GIRLS SOCCER Saline scored the lone goal in its matchup with Division 1 No. 13 Ann Arbor Skyline – Ann Arbor News
6. BASEBALL Hudsonville Unity Christian played a big fourth inning into a 3-0 shutout of Division 2 No. 4 Grand Rapids West Catholic – FOX 17
7. GIRLS SOCCER Pinckney won a matchup of Southeastern Conference White leaders, 2-1 over Chelsea – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. TRACK & FIELD Erie Mason’s Jackson Ansel ran the 800 in 1:57.20 to break a school record set in 1984 – Monroe News
9. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City West earned a key boost in the Big North Conference standings with a 1-0 win over Cadillac – Up North Live
10. BASEBALL Bay City John Glenn swept Frankenmuth 2-0 and 10-0 in league play – Bay City Times