Today in the MHSAA: 4/15/16

April 15, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

No-hitters and double-overtime game-winning goals are the accomplishments from which memories are made, and Thursday’s statewide action included at least one of both.

Baseball

Justin Pullins added a career highlight with 14 strikeouts while throwing a no-hitter in Coloma’s 9-0 win over Watervliet – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Boys Lacrosse

Sterling Heights Stevenson rode a 6-1 third-quarter advantage to a close 11-9 win over Utica Ford – Macomb Daily

Girls Soccer

Bethany Shay’s goal with seven seconds remaining in double overtime gave Ludington a 4-3 win over Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – Muskegon Chronicle

Midland kicked off its season in impressive fashion with a 3-0 shutout of East Lansing – Midland Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 9/20/18

September 20, 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. Girls Golf: St. Joseph clinched its seventh straight Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference West championship with a jamboree win in Portage – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

2. Volleyball: In a matchup of ranked Jack Pine Conference foes, Division 3 No. 9 Houghton Lake downed No. 6 Beaverton in four sets – MI Sports Now

3. Boys Soccer: Cadillac earned its first win ever over Traverse City West, which opened in 1997 – Cadillac News

4. Girls Golf: Utica Eisenhower shot a 353 to win the 10-team Macomb County Invitational championship – C&G Newspapers

5. Volleyball: Richland Gull Lake upset Division 1 No. 6 Battle Creek Lakeview in four sets after dropping the first 28-26 – JoeInsider.com

6. Boys Soccer: First-place Brownstown Woodhaven downed second-place Gibraltar Carlson 3-2 in Downriver League play – Southgate News-Herald

7. Cross Country: Bloomingdale swept the girls and boys races at the first Southwest 10 Conference jamboree – Sturgis Journal

8. Boys Soccer: Holland Christian earned a second win over rival Holland this season, 1-0 on “Night of the Nets” – Holland Sentinel

9. Boys Soccer: Grand Blanc shut out rival Flint Powers Catholic 2-0 – WJRT

10. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 5 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian continued to shine with a sweep of Muskegon Catholic Central – Local Sports Journal