Today in the MHSAA: 10/7/19

October 7, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Many of the state’s top cross country teams continued prepping for the postseason this weekend at the Portage Invitational and county championship runs in the Detroit area, while Lower Peninsula girls golf and boys tennis teams finished up regular-season play with MHSAA Tournaments beginning for both this week.

1. Cross Country: The Ann Arbor Pioneer (LPD1 No. 1), Petoskey (LPD2 No. 2), Hart (LPD3 No. 1) and Kalamazoo Christian (LPD4 No. 3) girls and Brighton (LPD1 No. 1), Fremont (LPD2 No. 2), Hanover-Horton (LPD3 No. 1) and Breckenridge (LPD4 No. 1) boys won championships at the prestigious Portage Invitational against fields loaded with many of the state’s best – Athletic.net

2. Boys Tennis: Traverse City West won five flights to claim the Big North Conference Tournament and first overall league title since 2006 – Traverse City Record-Eagle 

3. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD2 No. 2 Farmington Hills Mercy finished 175 points ahead of the field to earn the Oakland County championship – Oakland Press

4. Cross Country: Troy’s LPD1 No. 11 girls and Clarkston’s LPD1 No. 5 boys won Oakland County championships – Oakland Press Girls | Boys 

5. Boys Tennis: LPD3 No. 1 Ann Arbor Greenhills claimed the Detroit Catholic League Tournament title – Oakland Press

6. Boys Tennis: Oxford won its first league title in this sport, claiming the Oakland Activities Association Blue Tournament – Oakland Press 

7. Boys Tennis/Girls Golf: Byron Center swept Ottawa-Kent Conference Green Tournament championships in these sports, the LPD2 No. 10 tennis team just ahead of Holland Christian and golf ahead of runner-up Zeeland West – Holland Sentinel 

8. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 6 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian swept No. 4 Bronson to win the annual Polish Classic championship – Coldwater Daily Reporter

9. Girls Swimming & Diving: Macomb Dakota claimed the Macomb County meet title – Macomb Daily

10. Cross Country: The LPD1 No. 9 Plymouth, Grosse Ile and Allen Park Cabrini girls and LPD1 No. 13 Plymouth, LPD2 No. 6 Dearborn Divine Child and Cabrini boys won Wayne County championships – Southgate News-Herald Girls | Boys

Also of note …

Boys Soccer: Big Rapids Crossroads went 1-0-1 to win the West Michigan D League Tournament – Big Rapids News

Today in the MHSAA: 4/24/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 24, 2025

1. SOFTBALL Division 1 top-ranked Hudsonville and Zeeland West split, West’s 10-1 win ending Hudsonville’s winning streak at 48 – Holland Sentinel

2. GIRLS SOCCER Baylor Lauinger scored all three goals in Division 2 No. 15 Goodrich’s 3-0 win over No. 11 Holly – WJRT

3. TRACK & FIELD Traverse City West’s girls and boys teams swept Central, but Central’s Lorelai Zielinski broke a school record for the second time this month; West’s girls are ranked No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, and Central’s are No. 8 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. SOFTBALL Livonia Churchill improved to 9-1 with a 6-3 win over Division 1 honorable mention Livonia Stevenson – Hometown Life

5. BASEBALL Mikey Giroux threw every out but one of a no-hitter as Division 2 No. 18 Flat Rock downed previously-undefeated Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 3-0 – Monroe News

6. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 3 Saline won 13-3 and tied 9-9 in its doubleheader with Chelsea – Ann Arbor News

7. GIRLS LACROSSE Saginaw Heritage approached the state record for goals in a game with 25 in a win over Lapeer – Saginaw News

8. GIRLS SOCCER Trenton edged Dearborn Edsel Ford 4-3 to run its Downriver League winning streak to 37 – Southgate News-Herald

9. BOYS LACROSSE South Lyon United continued its Lakes Valley Conference winning streak going back to 2021 with a 10-3 win over Huron Valley United – Oakland Press

10. BASEBALL Bay City All Saints allowed one hit over its doubleheader sweep of Whittemore-Prescott – Bay City Times