Today in the MHSAA: 10/12/18

October 12, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

1. Boys Tennis: Reigning Lower Peninsula Division 2 champion and top-ranked Okemos swept all eight flights in winning its Regional – Lansing State Journal

2. Girls Golf: Top-ranked Northville placed all five of its golfers among the top 10 overall in winning its LPD1 Regional, followed by No. 3 Plymouth – Observer & Eccentric

3. Cross Country: The UPD1 top-ranked Marquette teams again swept Great Northern Conference titles, but Gladstone’s Adam Bruce won his second league championship in a week after also finishing first at the Mid-Peninsula Conference finale Monday – Escanaba Daily Press

4. Boys Tennis: Auburn Hills Avondale earned its first Finals berth with an LPD2 Regional championship – Oakland Press

5. Girls Golf: No. 6 Clarkston edged No. 2 Bloomfield Hills by two strokes to win their LPD1 Regional – Oakland Press

6. Girls Golf: After missing making the Finals by a shot in 2017, Adrian Madison earned a trip with an LPD4 Regional title – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. Boys Tennis: Top-ranked and reigning Finals champion Bloomfield Hills won seven flights to claim its LPD1 Regional title – Oakland Press

8. Girls Golf: No. 8 Bloomfield Hills Marian secured an LPD2 Regional title, winning by nine strokes – Oakland Press

9. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 7 North Muskegon outlasted Whitehall through an 11-round shootout to claim the West Michigan Conference tournament finale and title – Local Sports Journal

10. Boys soccer: Division 4 No. 5 Adrian Lenawee Christian downed Hillsdale Academy 5-0 to lock up the Independent Soccer League championship – Adrian Daily Telegram

Also of note …

Volleyball: Division 2 honorable mention Edwardsburg clinched a share of the Wolverine Conference championship with a four-set win over Vicksburg – JoeInsider.com

Cross Country: From Wednesday, Byron’s LPD3 No. 15 girls finished their run to the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference title – Owosso Argus-Press

Today In The MHSAA: 4/20/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 20, 2021

Soccer, softball and baseball provided the stars as teams across the state braved cooler temperatures of an April spring sports Monday.

1. Girls Soccer: Boyne City ran its shutout streak to three with a 3-0 win over Traverse City St. Francis – Petoskey News-Review

2. Softball: Bailey Belinger hit a home run and threw a five-inning no-hitter during a sweep of Mason County Central – Local Sports Journal

3. Baseball: Division 1 No. 17 Grand Blanc swept Bay City Western in a matchup of Saginaw Valley League contenders – WJRT

4. Softball: Rapid River improved to 14-2 with a sweep of Bark River-Harris – Escanaba Daily Press

5. Baseball: Division 4 No. 4 Beal City improved to 7-0 with a sweep of Fowler – MI Sports Now

6. Baseball: Reed City launched three home runs in an 8-2 win over Cadillac – Big Rapids News

7. Girls Soccer: Utica’s first goal came 19 seconds into an eventual 5-1 win over Clinton Township Chippewa Valley – Macomb Daily

8. Baseball: Bear Lake pitchers dominated in a win and tie against Mesick – Manistee News Advocate

9. Softball: Bloomfield Hills earned its first wins of the spring with a sweep of Birmingham Seaholm – Oakland Press

10. Track & Field: Ludington swept Muskegon Orchard View in girls and boys duals – Ludington Daily News

Also of note …

Baseball: Flat Rock was scheduled to close its schools today in honor of teacher and coach Chris Elliott, who died Monday and in 2001 led the baseball team to the Division 3 title – Southgate News-Herald