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: 2/6/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 6, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Armada downed Yale 40-23 in a matchup for first place in the Blue Water Area Conference – Macomb Daily

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Ithaca upset Saginaw Nouvel 43-41 to create a first-place tie in the Tri-Valley Conference White – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Keira Maki went over 1,000 career points in Escanaba’s 63-31 win over Gwinn – Escanaba Daily Press

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grant’s Julie Ashbaugh joined the 1,000-point club in her team’s 48-34 win over Montague – Muskegon Chronicle

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Topher Allen went over 1,000 career points in Montrose’s 67-62 win over Otisville-LakeVille Memorial – Mid-Michigan Now

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Lee Chaney became the winningest coach in Mason history with his team’s 62-45 victory over Parma Western – WILX

7. SKIING The Traverse City West girls and Central boys won the latest Big North Conference races – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Country Day got past Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 77-47 – Hometown Life

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Reed City’s defense shined most in its 48-11 win over Clare – MI Sports Now

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Whitehall moved to 17-0 with a 75-27 victory over 11-win Big Rapids – CatchMark SportsNet