Today in the MHSAA: 4/13/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 13, 2023
1. SOFTBALL Reigning Division 3 champion and top-ranked Millington and 2022 Division 4 champion and current No. 1 Unionville-Sebewaing split a doubleheader – WJRT
2. GIRLS SOCCER Midland shut out Division 3 No. 2 Flint Powers Catholic 2-0 – Mid-Michigan Now
3. GIRLS SOCCER Mari DellaVecchia scored both goals as Hamilton downed Division 3 No. 11 Holland Christian 2-1 – Holland Sentinel
4. BASEBALL No. 10 Buchanan won the first game but Dowagiac defeated the reigning Division 3 champion in the second – Niles Daily Star
5. BASEBALL Muskegon Catholic Central also earned a notable split, with Division 3 No. 16 Grand Rapids Covenant Christian – MuskegonSports.com
6. SOFTBALL Clare came back from a 10-run deficit to salvage a split with Ithaca in a matchup of Division 3 honorable mentions – MI Sports Now
7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 12 St. Joseph improved to 5-0 with a 1-0 win over Division 4 No. 7 Kalamazoo Christian – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
8. TRACK & FIELD Saugatuck’s boys tied Martin at 68 to keep a decade-long unbeaten streak intact – Holland Sentinel
9. TRACK & FIELD Petoskey swept three-team meets with Cadillac and Petoskey St. Michael – Petoskey News-Review
10. TRACK & FIELD Ludington’s girls and boys swept four-team meets – Ludington Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 4/17/17
April 17, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The first full weekend of this spring saw tournament action all over the state, with an especially notable softball tournament at Saginaw Swan Valley.
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
Longtime Comstock coach Rich Bailey earned his 500th win with his team’s 2-0 victory over Hopkins; Comstock is No. 10 in Division 3 – Kalamazoo Gazette
Zeeland East won the Holland West Ottawa Invitational by scoring a combined 50 runs over three games – Holland Sentinel
Division 1 No. 5 Midland and No. 12 Mount Pleasant split a Thursday doubleheader that should impact the Saginaw Valley League race – Midland Daily News
Boys Golf
Hartland won the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Lakes preseason tournament, led by a pair of individual runners-up – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Girls Soccer
Cadillac won the Holland Invitational, downing Black River and then the host in the championship match – Cadillac News
Softball
Escanaba improved to 6-1 to continue to make good on its No. 2 ranking in Division 2, going 3-1 at the Saginaw Swan Valley Invitational with wins over Ogemaw Heights, Lake Fenton and Division 1 top-ranked Midland before falling 7-6 to host and D2 No. 3-ranked Swan Valley in a rematch of last season’s Division 2 Quarterfinal – Escanaba Daily Press
Division 1 honorable mention Mount Pleasant also earned a win from top-ranked Midland, splitting a Thursday doubleheader – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Division 4 No. 3 Rogers City opened its season with wins over DeWitt, St. Johns and Mason to win the East Lansing Invitational against much larger competition – Alpena News
The host Dragons, No. 7 in Division 1, downed honorable mention Oxford 1-0 to win their Lake Orion Invitational – Oakland Press
Girls Tennis
Division 2 top-ranked East Grand Rapids and Division 3 No. 1 Detroit Country Day tied for the championship at the prestigious Allegan Invitational – Grand Rapids Press
Track & Field
The Adrian Madison girls followed Megan Rosales’ dominating performance in winning the Grass Lake Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram
The Saugatuck boys and Hudsonville girls were overall champions at the Muskegon Reeths-Puffer Invitational – Muskegon Chronicle