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April 16, 2012
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Baseball
Milestone victory: Johannesburg-Lewiston coach Rick Guild won his 700th game, becoming the ninth Michigan baseball coach to do so according to the MHSAA record book. Guild took over the Cardinals program in 1975. (Gaylord Herald Times)
No-no No. 2: Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett’s Alex Daar threw his second no-hitter of this young season, striking out 15 in a 4-0 win over Livonia Clarenceville. He also struck out 15 in his first no-hitter this spring. (Detroit News)
Softball
One day, two no-hitters: Saginaw Valley Lutheran pitchers Sarah Appold and Kelsey Schaus combined to no-hit Flint Southwestern for the day on Saturday. Appold threw a no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader, striking out 14, while Schaus did the same in the second game while striking out 11. (Saginaw News)
Soccer
Hornets sting Mason: In a matchup of reigning District champions in Divisions 3 and 2, respectively, Williamston downed Mason 3-1. Both teams likely will be ranked when the first polls are released this week. The Hornets are 4-1, with their lone loss to Birmingham Marian, and with Hudsonville Unity Christian and a tournament including Flint Powers Catholic, Detroit Country Day, Frankenmuth, Plainwell and Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard coming up over the next two weekends. (Lansing State Journal)
Tennis
West Ottawa wins at Lowell: Holland West Ottawa, which tied for 12th at last season’s Lower Peninsula Division 1 Final, edged currently-ranked Division 3 No. 8 Grand Rapids Catholic Central 47-44 to win the Lowell Invitational. (Holland Sentinel)
Media
Thanks, Jim: Longtime Port Huron Times-Herald sports editor Jim Whymer retired from the paper after more than 33 years. An enthusiastic advocate of high school athletics, Whymer has been a tireless presence both in his community and statewide serving as a voting member of various Associated Press committees for football and basketball rankings and all-state teams. (Port Huron Times-Herald)
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Today in the MHSAA: 12/3/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 3, 2024
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Olivia Fisher scored the game-winner in Midland Bullock Creek’s 29-27 season-opening win over Remus Chippewa Hills – Midland Daily News
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Durand came back from eight points down during the fourth quarter to defeat International Academy of Flint 64-57 – WJRT
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hart followed Addi Hovey to a 44-32 win over Grant – Muskegon Chronicle
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Genesee Christian opened with a 44-26 win over Fenton – WNEM
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL New Boston Huron earned first-year coach Bradd Bossick his first victory, 57-41 over Gibraltar Carlson – Monroe News
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Charlotte made 15 fourth-quarter free throws in a 77-70 win over Ovid-Elsie – Lansing State Journal
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sturgis also earned an opening-night win for a new coach, Andy Phillips, 64-24 over Colon – Sturgis Journal
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Birmingham Groves earned a 68-50 season-opening win over Redford Thurston – Hometown Life
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Nouvel followed Jack Wilson to a 64-52 victory over Reese – Saginaw News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Gladstone earned its first win this winter, 67-59 over Ishpeming – Upper Michigan’s Source