Today in the MHSAA: 10/3/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 3, 2022

1. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Rochester Adams – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – won its first Oakland County championship, also ending LPD1 No. 4 Farmington Hills Mercy’s 18-year title run at the meet – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD3 No. 3 Holland Christian was first and No. 4 Milan second at the D3 Invitational – Holland Sentinel

3. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Macomb L’Anse Creuse North won the final event to clinch the Macomb County championship – Macomb Daily

4. BOYS TENNIS Sturgis and Vicksburg tied for the Wolverine Conference Tournament title, but Sturgis earned the overall championship with a perfect dual match record – Sturgis Journal

5. CROSS COUNTRY The Okemos girls and LPD1 No. 7 Traverse City Central boys won the elite races at the Shepherd Bluejay Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Athletic.net

6. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD2 No. 5 St. Joseph girls and Berrien Springs boys earned Berrien County Meet championships – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

7. VOLLEYBALL Homer swept Division 4 No. 8 Hillsdale Academy in the final to win its own invitational – Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. BOYS TENNIS LPD3 No. 4 Chelsea won every set in claiming Trenton’s Honor and Glory Tournament title – Chelsea Sun Times News

9. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 No. 2 Holland West Ottawa and LPD2 No. 1 Otsego girls and LPD1 No. 2 Portage Central and LPD2 No. 1 East Grand Rapids boys were among champions at the Otsego Invitational – Athletic.net

10. CROSS COUNTRY Grand Haven swept races and the LPD4 No. 1 Wyoming Potter’s House Christian boys were also among winners at the Allendale Falcon Invitational; Grand Haven’s boys are No. 3 in LPD1 – Local Sports Journal | Athletic.net

Today In The MHSAA: 4/21/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 21, 2021

Every day we play produces a story or a few, and Tuesday’s included a pair of coaching milestones and some regular-season matchups that may have been previews of postseason rematches in June.

1. Baseball: Bay City John Glenn coach Jeff Hartt reached 800 wins with his Division 2 No. 10-ranked team’s sweep of Birch Run – Bay City Times

2. Girls Soccer: Division 1 powers Brighton and Novi finished in a 1-1 draw as the Bulldogs scored with less than a minute to play – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. Baseball: Division 2 No. 11 Frankenmuth swept No. 7 Saginaw Swan Valley 5-0 and 9-5, with the first game featuring a pitching matchup of future college teammates – Saginaw News

4. Softball: Division 2 contenders Frankenmuth and Swan Valley split, the Eagles winning the first game 4-0 and the Vikings the second 8-2 – Saginaw News

5. Softball: Frankfort coach Michael Thompson reached 450 career wins with his team’s sweep of Buckley – Up North Live

6. Track & Field: The Salem boys and Northville girls were victorious in snowy duals pitting top teams – Observer & Eccentric

7. Boys Lacrosse: Portage Central scored seven straight goals to come back and defeat Battle Creek Pennfield 9-7 – WWMT

8. Softball: Muskegon Mona Shores shut out Reeths-Puffer 4-0, but Reeths-Puffer came back with an 11-4 win in the second game of the doubleheader – Local Sports Journal

9. Girls Soccer: Laila Sharlow scored four of Waterford Kettering’s goals in a 5-0 win over Walled Lake Western – Oakland Press

10. Boys Lacrosse: Six Troy Athens players scored as the Red Hawks downed rival Troy 16-9 – Oakland Press