Today in the MHSAA: 10/9/15

October 9, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

MHSAA Boys Tennis Regionals got rolling all over the Lower Peninsula on Thursday, while girls golf continued with its second day of postseason competition.

Girls Golf

Three top-10 Lower Peninsula Division 1 teams emerged from the MHSAA Regional at Twin Lakes Golf Club. No. 7 Troy shot 309, 20 strokes ahead of the field, and was followed by No. 5 Bloomfield Hills and No. 10 Farmington Hills Mercy – Oakland Press

Boys Soccer

Division 2 No. 8 Spring Lake came back to beat No. 6 Fruitport in overtime 5-3, creating a tie between the two for first in the Lakes 8 Conference – Muskegon Chronicle

Boys Tennis

Paw Paw, ranked No. 10 in LP Division 4, won its first regional title – Kalamazoo Gazette

Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, No. 2 in LP Division 2, won all eight flights to claim its regional championship – Grand Rapids Press 

LP Division 3 Petoskey won its seventh straight regional championship – Petoskey News

Both No. 5 Detroit U-D Jesuit and No 8 Birmingham Seaholm edged No. 4 Birmingham Groves by a point, tying for their LP Division 2 title – Oakland Press

Volleyball

Class A No. 8 Seaholm continued an impressive run, this time knocking off No. 3 Lake Orion in five sets after beating honorable mention Clarkston on Tuesday – Oakland Press 

Class A No. 6 Romeo continued its surge, coming back after losing the first set to win the next three against Class B No. 10 Marysville – Macomb Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 4/10/19

April 10, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A perfect softball pitching performance leads off today’s list of Tuesday’s top achievers that also includes highlights from baseball, boys lacrosse, boys golf and girls soccer.

1. Softball: Gabbie Sherman tossed a perfect game to kick off Division 3 No. 2 Millington’s doubleheader sweep of Division 2 honorable mention Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News

2. Baseball: Division 3 top-ranked Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett earned a pair of shutout wins over No. 16 Madison Heights Bishop Foley – Detroit News

3. Softball: Traverse City West won its opener 7-3 over Division 4 No. 7 Frankfort, and was up 8-0 in the second game before it was called after three innings – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. Boys Lacrosse: Traverse City St. Francis edged Petoskey 5-4 – WPBN

5. Girls Soccer: McKenzie Swarts scored four goals in Muskegon Oakridge’s big win over Mason County Central – Local Sports Journal

6. Softball: Mackenzie Noah had a combined 29 strikeouts over two games as Division 3 No. 6 Allen Park Cabrini swept Riverview Gabriel Richard – Southgate News-Herald

7. Baseball: Nico Maloney’s 2-0 shutout win led off Division 3 No. 2 Riverview Gabriel Richard’s doubleheader sweep of Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard – Southgate News-Herald

8. Boys Golf: Aaron Fauser shot a 38 to lead Clinton to the win in the opening Tri-County Conference jamboree – Adrian Daily Telegram

9. Baseball: Farmington scored eight runs, but Division 1 No. 11 Rochester put up 16 – Oakland Press

10. Girls Soccer: Gaylord improved to 3-0 with a 4-1 win over Harbor Springs – Gaylord Herald Times

Also of note …

Baseball: From Monday, Division 3 No. 4 New Lothrop swept Montrose, along the way earning coach Ben Almasy his 500th career win – Flint Journal

Baseball: From Monday, No. 13 Brighton defeated No. 5 Howell 14-3 in a matchup of top Division 1 teams – Livingston Daily Press & Argus