Today in the MHSAA: 4/11/16

April 11, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Forget for a minute the snow of the last two days; spring has arrived for high school sports, and a number of teams got started over the weekend.

Baseball

Port Huron Northern pitcher Brett Manis picked up a memorable early highlight with 17 strikeouts in no-hitting Yale on Friday – Port Huron Times Herald

Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse improved to 3-1 with a 6-4 comeback win over Macomb Dakota at the Spring Break Tournament – Macomb Daily

Girls Tennis

Midland Dow opened with an impressive pair of wins over Division 3 powers Detroit Country Day and Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Midland Daily News

Track & Field

Some top Upper Peninsula athletes got off to quick starts as Ironwood competed at the Simpson Invitational in Superior, Wisconsin – Ironwood Daily Globe

Good Reads

The Detroit-area Observer & Eccentric newspapers have been reporting over the last two weeks a number of stories on officials as the MHSAA works to recruit more into the avocation. Below are links to just some from the series.  

Wrestling official Zaim Cunmulaj - KLAA assignor Bob Czech - Football and Basketball official Donta Favors - MHSAA always recruiting

Today in the MHSAA: 4/28/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 28, 2026

1. GIRLS SOCCER Midland Dow clinched the Saginaw Valley League North championship with a 2-1 win over Saginaw Heritage – Midland Daily News

2. BOYS GOLF Holland Christian carded a 307 to edge Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern and win the Bitner Invitational – Grand Haven Tribune

3. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 8 Salem and No. 4 Northville split a doubleheader, both winning in shutouts – Hometown Life

4. GOLF The Escanaba girls and Marquette boys won Great Northern Conference 9-hole victories – Escanaba Daily Press

5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 4 No. 4 Harbor Springs remains undefeated after a 4-0 win over Boyne City – Petoskey News-Review

6. SOFTBALL Julia Brady had a combined three home runs and nine RBI during Division 1 No. 6 Traverse City Central’s sweep of Cadillac – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. BASEBALL Gerrit Koot threw a no-hitter during Division 1 No. 20 Mason’s doubleheader sweep of Tecumseh – Lansing State Journal

8. SOFTBALL Bailey Hill threw a five-inning perfect game during Brighton’s sweep of Milford – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. SOFTBALL Armada continued its strong start with a big win over Fraser – Macomb Daily

10. TRACK & FIELD LeRoy Pine River’s girls and McBain’s boys earned sweeps in Highland Conference double-duals – Cadillac News