Today in the MHSAA: 4/12/19

April 12, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Another colossal Grand Rapids-area lacrosse matchup, this time between boys contenders, tops our list of Thursday’s most exciting results just ahead of the best from girls soccer and softball.

1. Boys Lacrosse: In a rematch of the last three Division 2 championship games, reigning runner-up Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central defeated two-time reigning champion East Grand Rapids 17-5 – FOX 17

2. Girls Soccer: Richland Gull Lake won a matchup of annual MHSAA title contenders 3-0 over Forest Hills Central – Kalamazoo Gazette

3. Softball: Schoolcraft put up a pair of impressive wins over Division 4 No. 2 Kalamazoo Christian – JoeInsider.com

4. Softball: Division 1 No. 3 Clarkston swept No. 5 South Lyon with a pair of one-run wins – State Champs Sports Network

5. Baseball: Division 1 No. 13 Rochester continued its strong start with a 7-2 win over Division 2 No. 10 Detroit Country Day – Detroit News

6. Girls Soccer: Quincy repeated as winner of the “Battle of the Birds” game against Coldwater, 2-1 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

7. Girls Soccer: Hartland continued its early surge with a 5-3 win over Canton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. Softball: Birmingham Seaholm swept Bloomfield Hills Marian, winning the second game on a single in the bottom of the seventh inning – Observer & Eccentric

9. Girls Soccer: Jackson Christian scored three goals over the final 13 minutes to get past Hillsdale 5-3 – Hillsdale Daily News

10. Baseball: Division 1 No. 7 Lake Orion downed formerly-ranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep – Oakland Press

Also of note …

Baseball: From Tuesday, Niles Brandywine swept Constantine to reach 900 wins since the program started in 1962 – Niles Daily Star

Today in the MHSAA: 4/2/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 2, 2025

1. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 6 Grand Haven swept Spring Lake in the Drawbridge Classic, 17-0 and 19-11 – Local Sports Journal

2. GIRLS LACROSSE Hartland edged Muskegon Mona Shores 7-6 – Local Sports Journal

3. GIRLS SOCCER Lake Orion got past Oxford 3-0 scoring all three goals over 17 minutes – Oakland Press

4. SOFTBALL Parma Western rallied in the bottom of the sixth inning to get past Napoleon 5-3 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

5. GIRLS SOCCER Freeland opened with a 3-0 win over Hemlock – Saginaw News

6. SOFTBALL Armada downed Macomb L’Anse Creuse North 10-6 – Macomb Daily

7. BASEBALL Taylor came back to win its season opener at Riverview, 5-1 – Southgate News-Herald

8. BASEBALL Gibraltar Carlson opened with a 17-6 win over Melvindale – Southgate News-Herald

9. BOYS LACROSSE Pontiac Notre Dame Prep downed Troy in the latter’s season opener, 11-5 – Oakland Press

10. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 7 Hudsonville broke away late for a 10-1 win over Muskegon Mona Shores – Local Sports Journal

Also of note …

HOCKEY Hartland coach Rick Gadwa resigned after 14 seasons and with a 295-83-15 record and three Division 2 championships – Livingston Daily Press & Argus