Today in the MHSAA: 9/3/20

September 3, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Some of the best statewide met in local competition Wednesday with cross country and golf headlining a full day of headline-grabbing results.

1. Cross Country: Romeo’s boys defeated reigning Lower Peninsula Division 1 champion Brighton, and Brighton’s girls won on a tie-breaker in a race between two more top-10 finishers from the 2019 Finals – Livingston Daily

2. Girls Golf: Olivia Hemmila fired a school-record round to lead Troy Athens to the Oakland County Division 2 championship – Oakland Press

3. Girls Golf: LPD1 No. 4 Grand Blanc finished first at the Saginaw Valley League 9-hole tournament, topping a field featuring multiple team and individual statewide contenders – WJRT

4. Boys Tennis: Battle Creek Lakeview won its fifth-straight All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer

5. Volleyball: Charlevoix moved to 9-0 this fall with wins over Kingsley, McBain and Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – Petoskey News-Review

6. Girls Golf: LPD3 No. 3 Big Rapids shot a 363 to finish first, with LPD4 No. 7 Remus Chippewa Hills second, at the latest Central State Activities Association jamboree – Big Rapids News

7. Boys Tennis: LPD4 No. 3 Traverse City St. Francis was first and No. 10 Ludington second in a quad with Elk Rapids and Harbor Springs – Ludington Daily News

8. Boys Tennis: LPD3 No. 8 Holland Christian edged rival Holland 5-3 – Holland Sentinel

9. Boys Soccer: Ogemaw Heights handed Alpena the latter’s first defeat, 1-0 – Alpena News

10. Cross Country: The Midland Dow girls and Midland High boys won quads that also included Sanford Meridian and Bullock Creek – Midland Daily News

Also of note …

Softball: Longtime coach Tom Kaechele, who led his team to the 2018 Division 1 title and a runner-up finish in 2015, has retired after 19 seasons – Grand Rapids Press

Today in the MHSAA: 4/14/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 14, 2023

1. GIRLS SOCCER Mattawan jumped to a 3-0 lead and held on to down Division 3 No. 3 Richland Gull Lake 4-3 – WWMT

2. SOFTBALL Morgan Sizemore’s homer was Division 1 top-ranked Allen Park’s lone hit in its 2-1 win over No. 9 Brownstown Woodhaven – Southgate News-Herald

3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 7 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek won a matchup of undefeated teams 2-0 over No. 6 Troy Athens – Oakland Press

4. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 5 Grand Blanc won the first game and No. 4 Midland the second in Saginaw Valley League play – Midland Daily News

5. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 7 Flint Powers Catholic won the opener with Saginaw Heritage, but the Hawks came back to claim the second game – WJRT

6. BOYS GOLF Brighton shot a 299 to claim the Green/Black/Gold/Orange Invitational title at Kensington Metropark – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. GIRLS SOCCER East Kentwood drilled a penalty shot to move ahead in an eventual 2-1 win over Plainwell – Grand Rapids Press

8. SOFTBALL Gabriella Mezey threw a no-hitter to finish Bay City John Glenn’s sweep of Oscoda – Bay City Times

9. SOFTBALL Linden moved to 6-0 with a sweep of Montrose – Flint Journal

10. BASEBALL Jordan Footlander struck out 10 in Carleton Airport’s 3-hitter win over Grosse Ile – Monroe News