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: 9/17/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 17, 2025

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 5 Hartland clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West championship with a 4-1 win over Salem – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Hills moved into first place alone in the Oakland Activities Association White with a 3-2 win over Division 1 No. 6 Royal Oak – Oakland Press

3. BOYS SOCCCER Division 1 No. 4 Okemos also is alone at the top of the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue after downing Division 2 No. 8 DeWitt 5-0 – WLNS

4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention South Lyon is alone atop the Lakes Valley Conference standings after a sweep of Milford – Oakland Press

5. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City St. Francis held on for a 3-2 win over Division 4 No. 13 Leland – Up North Live

6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 4 Kingsley won a rematch of its 2024 District Final, 3-0 over Boyne City – MI Sports Now

7. CROSS COUNTRY Chesaning swept championships at the New Lothrop Invitational – Saginaw News

8. BOYS SOCCER Petoskey avenged an August loss to rival Gaylord with a 1-0 win – Petoskey News-Review

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Napoleon came back after losing the second and third sets to get past Jonesville in five – Jackson Citizen Patriot

10. CROSS COUNTRY Carlton Airport’s boys won the first Huron League jamboree by a point, while New Boston Huron won by 12 in the girls race – Monroe News