Today in the MHSAA: Softball Quarterfinals

June 13, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The Girls Softball Finals will be played Thursday and Friday at Michigan State University’s Secchia Stadium. Below is a sampling of coverage of how the 16 qualifiers advanced.

Division 1: No. 2 Clarkston downed No. 1 Hartland 11-3 to advance – Livingston Daily Press & Argus 

Division 1: No. 3 Howell earned a return to Secchia Stadium with a big win over honorable mention Canton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Division 1: No. 6 Warren Regina will play for another Division 1 championship after downing Garden City – Detroit News 

Division 1: No. 7 Bay City Western got past Lowell 4-1 to earn a return to East Lansing – Midland Daily News

Division 2: No. 3 Eaton Rapids shut out Ida to move on, 2-0 – Lansing State Journal

Division 2: A freshman and junior pitched No. 4 Stevensville Lakeshore past No. 6 Spring Lake, 3-1 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Division 2: Top-ranked Escanaba earned an opportunity to repeat as champion with a 2-0 win over honorable mention Freeland – Escanaba Daily Press

Division 2: Reese Ruhlman hit three home runs to lead North Branch past St. Clair Shores South Lake – Detroit News

Division 3: No. 7 Standish-Sterling hit a pair of home runs to get past No. 10 Negaunee – Iron Mountain Daily News

Division 3: A big sixth inning pushed No. 2 Dundee past Riverview Gabriel Richard 8-3 – Monroe News

Division 3: Honorable mention Schoolcraft won a high-scoring Quarterfinal over Grandville Calvin Christian 14-6 – Three Rivers Commercial News

Division 3: Top-ranked Millington booked its return to the Semifinals with a big win over Marine City – High School Sports Scene

Division 4: No. 1 Coleman earned another Semifinals trip with a big win over No. 7 Holton – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Division 4: No. 4 Rogers City edged Rudyard 2-1 to also return to the Semifinals – Alpena News

Division 4: No. 2 Kalamazoo Christian won big over Hudson to advance – Kalamazoo Gazette

Division 4: No. 9 Unionville-Sebewaing earned its 13th trip to the Semifinals over the last 14 seasons with a big win over honorable mention Allen Park Inter-City Baptist – Huron Daily Tribune

Today in the MHSAA: 12/9/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 9, 2022

1. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 6 Clarkston scored all three of its goals during the third period to come back and defeat No. 7 Lake Orion 3-1 – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Evart handed Lake City its first loss when Kyrah Gray’s last-second jumper fell to make the final score 42-40 – Cadillac News

3. BOYS BASKETBALL MJ Yeager scored 42 points and brother Donny added 28 as Saginaw Nouvel downed Reese 85-62 – WJRT

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ludington moved ahead late in edging Muskegon Oakridge 39-36 – Ludington Daily News

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Christian Silveus scored 39 points to lead Alanson past Wolverine 88-63 – Petoskey News-Review

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Chelsea handed Clarkston its first defeat, 62-35 – Oakland Press

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Montague picked up for an injured teammate to get past Whitehall 44-34 – CatchMark SportsNet

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jayden Beck scored 26 points as St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran defeated Our Lady of the Lake 36-29 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Eastin Kegley scored 32 points as Monroe Jefferson won big over Taylor Prep – Monroe News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Mackinaw City held on for a 76-70 win over Onaway – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

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