Today in the MHSAA: 4/13/17

April 13, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Michigan said good-bye to a longtime basketball coach from the northern Lower Peninsula while top teams competed on the field in baseball and soccer Wednesday.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state. 

Baseball

Beau Keathley struck out 11 to lead Taylor Truman past Lincoln Park 3-1 – Detroit News

Division 1 No. 2 Saline downed Dexter in extra innings 3-2 on a walk-off double – Saline Post

Girls Soccer

Birch Run continued its pursuit of a third straight Tri-Valley Conference East championship with a 2-0 win over North Branch – Saginaw News

Two-time reigning Downriver League champion Trenton got past rival Brownstown Woodhaven 3-1 – Southgate News-Herald

Basketball

Longtime Traverse City St. Francis girls and boys coach Keith Haske retired with more than 600 wins after coaching both varsity teams – and also battling cancer – the last two seasons – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Today in the MHSAA: 4/26/18

April 26, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
 


Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

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