Today in the MHSAA: 2/4/16
February 4, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
As is annually the case, the first Wednesday in February was dominated by coverage of national collegiate signing day. But after the hoopla passed, there were championships to be won.
Competitive Cheer
Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills won its second Ottawa-Kent Conference Black championship in three seasons, edging Muskegon Mona Shores by fewer than four points at the league meet – Grand Rapids Press
Ice Hockey
With a 2-2 tie against Allen Park Cabrini, much-improved Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard won its sectional of the Detroit Catholic League – MLive-Detroit
Wrestling
Division 1 No. 2 Hartland won arguably the toughest league in Michigan on Wednesday, downing No. 6 Westland John Glenn in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship quad; the league also includes No. 4 Brighton – Livingston Daily
Niles solidified itself as first in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference West again by downing undermanned rival Stevensville Lakeshore 37-16 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Today in the MHSAA: 4/26/18
April 26, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
1. Softball: Gabi Salo struck out 19 batters in Division 2 No. 3 Escanaba’s 4-0 perfect game win over Division 4 honorable mention Rapid River – Escanaba Daily Press
2. Girls Soccer: Division 1 top-ranked Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central defeated Division 2 No. 7 Lowell 2-0, running its shutout streak to eight straight games – FOX 17
3. Girls Tennis: Traverse City Central, No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, downed Cadillac as Trojans No. 1 singles player Autumn Roberts won her 100th match – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Baseball: Division 1 No. 12 Sterling Heights Stevenson won its second game this week over No. 9 Grosse Pointe South, handing the 10-2 Blue Devils an 8-3 defeat – Detroit News
5. Softball: Division 1 honorable mention Allen Park junior Sydni Uhlenberg fired a five-inning perfect game against Wyandotte Roosevelt – Southgate News Herald
6. Girls Lacrosse: Spring Lake won a fourth straight one-goal meeting over Grand Haven, 6-5 – Grand Haven Tribune
7. Girls Soccer: Sarah Ismail netted both goals as Midland Dow edged Saginaw Heritage 2-1 – Midland Daily News
8. Girls Soccer: Rachel Nesburg scored three goals as Charlevoix got past Kingsley – Petoskey News-Review
9. Track & Field: Quincy’s boys and girls teams remained undefeated in Big 8 Conference competition with sweeps of Reading and Concord – Coldwater Daily Reporter
10. Baseball: Division 3 No. 3 Bronson and Fremont played one game Wednesday but scored enough runs for a few, with the Vikings winning 15-11 – Coldwater Daily Reporter