Today In The MHSAA: 4/12/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 12, 2022

1. BOYS GOLF Grand Rapids Christian shot a 318 to win the Forest Hills Invitational by two strokes – Grand Haven Tribune

2. BASEBALL Tyler Sager struck out 20 Ovid-Elsie hitters in Chesaning’s 8-0 win – Owosso Argus-Press

3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 5 Midland Dow moved to 3-0 with a 1-0 win over Division 3 No. 8 Flint Powers Catholic – Midland Daily News

4. BASEBALL Brighton put up an impressive win, 8-1 over Division 1 No. 6 Livonia Stevenson – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 2 Grand Blanc opened with an extra-inning walk-off win over Clarkston, 4-1 – Mid-Michigan Now

6. SOFTBALL Fremont also won in an extra-inning walk off, 6-5 over Hart – MuskegonSports.com

7. BOYS GOLF Holland Christian shot a 340 to win the annual Wooden Shoe Invitational – Holland Sentinel

8. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 5 South Lyon East swept Waterford Mott with Delaney Lis and Anna Lassan throwing four-inning no-hitters – Oakland Press

9. SOFTBALL Division 1 top-ranked South Lyon opened with a sweep of Milford – Oakland Press

10. BASEBALL Coldwater opened with four pitchers combining to no-hit Schoolcraft – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Today in the MHSAA: 1/6/20

January 6, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The clashing of statewide wrestling powers and a nearly unbelievable performance on the ice highlighted a power-packed first weekend of 2020.

1. Wrestling: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central, No. 2 Davison, No. 3 Brighton and Division 2 top-ranked Lowell took the top four team places, respectively, at the 56th DCC Invitational – Oakland Press

2. Hockey: Division 2 No. 2 Livonia Stevenson downed Hartland 5-2, with Seth Lause scoring an incredible three short-handed goals – Observer & Eccentric

3. Boys Basketball: Flint Beecher downed Benton Harbor 76-62 in a matchup of teams expected to make runs at Finals championships in March – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

4. Hockey: Division 1 No. 5 Brighton handed the first loss of the season to the last team without one, 3-2 to Division 3 top-ranked Calumet – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. Hockey: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central earned a significant league win 6-0 over No. 4 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s – Oakland Press

6. Girls Basketball: Kelsey Richards went over 30 points for the fifth straight game as Fruitport Calvary Christian earned a 50-46 statement win over Central Montcalm – Muskegon Chronicle

7. Wrestling: Division 4 top-ranked Clinton followed a pair of individual champions to the team title at the 45th Dave Elliott Memorial Tournament – Adrian Daily Telegram

8. Boys Basketball: In another matchup of championship hopefuls, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s downed Grand Blanc 69-66 – Flint Journal

9. Girls Basketball: Hart continued its surge with a 51-35 win over Calvary Christian the day after the latter’s big win noted above – Muskegon Chronicle

10. Hockey: Ann Arbor Pioneer improved to 8-2 with a 2-1 win over rival Skyline in the final of the Jilek Cup – We Love Ann Arbor

Also of note …

Football: The football community is mourning the death of Zeeland West assistant Gasper Giarmo, who coached more than 30 years combined at seven schools including a decade at Byron Center – Grand Rapids Press