Today in the MHSAA: 10/28/16
October 28, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Three quarters of the MHSAA boys soccer semifinalists are set, and we gathered coverage from all 12 Regional Finals from Thursday, plus some key volleyball regular-season finales.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Boys Soccer
Division 1 No. 19 East Kentwood got past No. 16 Traverse City West 3-2 – Grand Rapids Press
Unranked Rochester won its first Regional title since 2002 with a 1-0 Division 1 win over No. 15 Grand Blanc – Oakland Press
No. 14 Novi moved on with a 1-0 win over No. 13 Salem in Division 1 – Observer & Eccentric
No. 11 Mattawan upset No. 8 Holland 3-0 in a Division 2 Regional Final – Kalamazoo Gazette
Division 1 No. 1 East Lansing got past No. 6 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 1-0 – Grand Rapids Press
Unranked Fenton got past also-unranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 1-0 in Division 2 – Flint Journal
Dearborn Divine Child won another matchup of unranked teams in Division 2, 2-0 over Gibraltar Carlson – Dearborn Press & Guide
Top-ranked Grand Rapids Catholic Central edged No. 8 Paw Paw in Division 3 – Grand Rapids Press
Division 3 No. 12 Charlevoix downed Benzonia Benzie Central 4-0 for its first Regional title in boys soccer – Petoskey News-Review
Division 3 No. 4 Flint Powers Catholic returned to the Semifinals with a 2-0 win over No. 7 Clawson – Flint Journal
Unranked Muskegon Catholic Central continued its Division 4 run with a shootout win over No. 9 Grand Rapids Covenant Christian – Grand Rapids Press
Also in Division 4, No. 18 Kalamazoo Hackett downed No. 10 Lansing Christian 2-1 – Kalamazoo Gazette
Volleyball
Class B honorable mention Croswell-Lexington finished a second straight perfect run through the Blue Water Area Conference with a sweep of Armada – Port Huron Times Herald
Kingsford finished an undefeated season in the Great Northern Conference to claim that league’s championship – Iron Mountain Daily News
Unranked Hillsdale Academy dealt Class D honorable mention Camden-Frontier a five-set loss – Hillsdale Daily News
Today In The MHSAA: 5/4/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 4, 2021
1. Girls Soccer: Division 2 No. 5 Linden ran its season-opening shutout streak to 10 with a 4-0 win over Fenton – WJRT
2. Softball: In her second varsity start, sophomore Amber Lamphier pitched Division 1 honorable mention Lapeer to a 1-0 win over No. 2 Grand Blanc – Flint Journal
3. Baseball: Jim Love threw a perfect game as Birmingham Seaholm downed Groves 5-0 – Oakland Press
4. Girls Soccer: Division 3 No. 15 Boyne City moved into a first-place tie in the Lake Michigan Conference with a 7-0 win over co-leader and No. 4-ranked Elk Rapids – Up North Live
5. Baseball: Lake Orion improved to 15-5 with a 3-2 win over Division 1 No. 14 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – State Champs Sports Network
6. Girls Soccer: Division 3 No. 13 Algonac moved into first alone in the Blue Water Area Conference with a 1-0 win over former co-leader Armada – Macomb Daily
7. Softball: Macy Irelan had a combined 29 strikeouts and threw a no-hitter in the second game to lead Owosso past Holly in a doubleheader sweep – Owosso Argus-Press
8. Softball: Watervliet earned an important sweep of Division 3 No. 6 Coloma, 10-0 and 14-10 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
9. Baseball: Flushing got past Lake Fenton 5-4 with three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning – Mid-Michigan Now
10. Track & Field: McBain’s girls and boys teams swept Beal City and Lake City – Cadillac News
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: St. Johns coach Mark Lasceski has stepped down with a 380-177 record over 25 seasons – Lansing State Journal
Boys Basketball: Hanover-Horton coach Chad Mortimer has stepped down with a 453-98 record over 23 seasons – Jackson Citizen Patriot