Today in the MHSAA: 10/6/16
October 6, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Girls Golf Regionals teed off Wednesday with a record performance by arguably the state’s top team, and check out also the detailed coverage of this week’s MHSAA Update Meeting stop in Frankenmuth.
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.
Girls Golf
Top-ranked Rochester shot an incredible 289 to win its Lower Peninsula Division 1 Regional, dropping an already-impressive school record by seven more strokes – Oakland Press
Two-time reigning LP Division 3 champion and No. 4-ranked Spring Lake began its three-peat attempt with a Regional victory of 56 strokes – Muskegon Chronicle
Second-year program Shepherd reached the Division 4 Finals for the first time finishing third to Freeland and No. 3 Frankenmuth at their Regional – Saginaw News
No. 5 Brighton didn’t surprise by shooting a 314 to win its Division 1 Regional, but Hartland finished third to make the Finals for the first time – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Boys Tennis
Byron Center claimed what is believed to be its first league championship in the sport, edging Zeeland East by six points at the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green tournament – Grand Rapids Press
Volleyball
Class B honorable mention Saginaw Swan Valley moved into first place alone in the Tri-Valley Conference Central with a sweep of former co-leader Freeland – Saginaw News
Neighbors Marine City (a 3-0 winner) and Class D No. 9 Marine City Cardinal Mooney played Wednesday in a “Purple Out” for pancreatic cancer research and awareness, a cause close to the Mooney program as coach Dennis Caufield’s wife Pat died after fighting the disease two years ago – Port Huron Times Herald
Good Read
The annual MHSAA Update Meeting series visited Frankenmuth this week, and MLive reported well why multi-sport participation and reaching student-athletes during their middle school/junior high years has never been more important – Saginaw News
Today In The MHSAA: 6/2/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 2, 2021
1. Softball: Honorable mention Davison raced home for the walk-off winning run to stun No. 2 Grand Blanc 2-1 in a Division 1 District opener – State Champs Sports Network
2. Boys Lacrosse: Midland earned its first Regional title with a 17-9 win over No. 8 Clarkston in Division 1 – Midland Daily News
3. Boys Lacrosse: No. 7 Saline also won its first Regional title, downing Plymouth 15-9 in Division 1 – Saline Post
4. Boys Golf: Top-ranked Ann Arbor Skyline shot a school-record 287 to win its Lower Peninsula Division 1 Regional – We Love Ann Arbor
5. Boys Lacrosse: No. 2 Hartland clinched its fourth-straight Regional title with a 14-10 win over No. 3 Brighton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. Girls Soccer: No. 4 Boyne City advanced to a Division 3 District Final with a 4-0 shutout of No. 6 Elk Rapids – Up North Live
7. Baseball: Ann Arbor Skyline upset No. 18 Saline 4-1 to open Division 1 District play – We Love Ann Arbor
8. Girls Soccer: Northville came back to edge No. 20 Livonia Stevenson 2-1 in a Division 1 District Semifinal – Observer & Eccentric
9. Softball: Honorable mention South Lyon’s Ava Bradshaw struck out 18 during a Division 1 District-opening no-hitter against Canton – Oakland Press
10. Baseball: Freeland avenged a pair of regular-season losses by downing Essexville Garber 9-6 in a Division 2 District opener – WJRT
Also of note …
Baseball: Division 2 No. 20 Bullock Creek earned a share of the Tri-Valley Conference West championship with a sweep of Millington – Midland Daily News
Softball: Kendra Vanderlugt tied the single-season home run record with her 26th during Division 2 No. 9 Otsego’s doubleheader sweep of Berrien Springs – WWMT