Today in the MHSAA: 8/27/20
August 28, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Cross Country is one of three sports running all over Michigan this week, and Wednesday saw races in multiple regions of the Lower Peninsula.
1. Cross Country – The Goodrich girls and Flint Powers Catholic boys won Corunna Invitational titles – ABC 12
2. Girls Golf: Montague shot a 370 to win the Whitehall Invitational, while Whitehall’s Karlie VanDuinen was the top individual – Local Sports Journal
3. Cross Country – Charlevoix’s teams swept five-team races on their home course – Petoskey News-Review
4. Cross Country: Concord’s Skylar Thompson was among standouts at the Pittsford Invitational – JTV
5. Boys Soccer: Petoskey shut out league foe Gaylord 3-0 – Petoskey News-Review
6. Girls Golf: Carleton Airport surged to a big win over Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central by shooting 186 – Monroe News
7. Cross Country: Brownstown Woodhaven swept Gibraltar Carlson in season openers – Southgate News-Herald
8. Boys Soccer: McBain Northern Michigan Christian opened league play with a big win over Gladwin – MI Sports Now
9. Boys Tennis: Holland West Ottawa put together a shutout of neighbor Holland High – Holland Sentinel
10. Boys Tennis: Jackson Lumen Christi, No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 4, also won by shutout, over Hillsdale – Hillsdale Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 4/16/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 16, 2024
1. GIRLS LACROSSE Rockford defeated 2023 Division 1 runner-up Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern/Eastern 13-6 – FOX 17
2. BASEBALL After losing a four-run lead, Midland came back three times to defeat Division 1 No. 6 Grand Blanc 10-9 in 10 innings – Midland Daily News
3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 2 Troy Athens edged reigning champion Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 1-0 – Oakland Press
4. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Cheboygan avenged a 2023 sweep by Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City West with 11-4 and 11-1 victories – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central downed Forest Hills Northern 1-0 – Grand Rapids Press
6. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 8 Sterling Heights Stevenson won a pitchers’ duel 3-1 over Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily
7. SOFTBALL Reigning Division 3 champion and current No. 3 Standish-Sterling earned its first victory this spring, 10-9 over Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary – Bay City Times
8. GIRLS LACROSSE Traverse City United earned its first win of its first season, 10-8 over Saginaw Heritage – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 14 Freeland earned its second-straight shutout, 4-0 over Birch Run, to remain undefeated – Saginaw News
10. GIRLS SOCCER Coldwater downed rival Sturgis 6-0 – Coldwater Daily Reporter
Also of note …
GIRLS BASKETBALL Past Detroit Edison star Rickea Jackson was taken fourth overall in the WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks – MLIVE-Detroit
GIRLS BASKETBALL Al Schrauben retired as Portland St. Patrick girls basketball coach with a record of 729-208 and the third-most wins in MHSAA history in the sport – Lansing State Journal