Today in the MHSAA: 4/17/18

April 17, 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. Weather: There’s been plenty of coverage of how the extended winter weather is keeping most spring sports teams out of action. Muskegon Mona Shores is trying to make the best of it, and changed things up by taking the competition inside – FOX 17

2. Boys Lacrosse: Howell downed Salem 9-7 to move to 6-0 this season, its best start ever – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. Girls Lacrosse: Emily Hill’s five goals led Saline to its second straight win, 15-8 over Salem – Saline Post

4. Boys Basketball: Morenci coach Jim Bauer stepped down with a 175-119 record over 13 seasons and after leading the team to a Class D runner-up finish in 2015 – Adrian Daily Telegram

5. Football: Defensive coordinator Johnel Davis has been promoted to take over Lansing Sexton’s program after 14 years assisting Dan Boggan, who stepped down this winter and also is the school’s athletic director – Lansing State Journal

6. Leagues: Dave Feenstra, who will retire this spring as Hudsonville principal, has been selected as the next commissioner of the 49-school Ottawa-Kent Conference; he’ll take over when current commissioner Jim Haskins retires after the 2018-19 school year – Grand Rapids Press

Today in the MHSAA: 6/8/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 8, 2026

1. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Grand Haven in Division 1 and Lowell in Division 2 clinched the inaugural MHSAA Finals championships – MHSAA.com

2. GIRLS LACROSSE Rockford won Division 1 by handing South Lyon United its only loss, and Detroit Country Day edged East Grand Rapids by a goal in Division 2 – MHSAA.com

3. BOYS GOLF Charlevoix and Grand Rapids West Catholic won their first Finals titles, while Detroit Catholic Central and Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood extended streaks – MHSAA.com

4. GIRLS TENNIS Country Day entered the second day tied for first but pulled away for the Lower Peninsula Division 3 title – MHSAA.com

5. BOYS LACROSSE Detroit Catholic Central and Detroit Country Day won titles after finishing Finals runners-up the previous season – MHSAA.com

6. SOFTBALL Lorelei Chciuk threw a no-hitter to lead No. 6 Grand Haven past top-ranked Hudsonville in Division 1 and to its first Regional title in this sport – Grand Haven Tribune

7. GIRLS SOCCER Top-ranked Hudsonville Unity Christian downed No. 2 Richland Gull Lake 3-0 in a Division 2 Regional Final – Kalamazoo Gazette

8. SOFTBALL Boyne City is a first-time Regional champion thanks to a 5-4, 12-inning win over honorable mention Gladstone in Division 3 – Petoskey News-Review

9. BASEBALL No. 2 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart earned its first trip to the Semifinals since 1997 with wins over No. 5 Fulton in a Division 4 Regional Final and top-ranked Portland St. Patrick in a Quarterfinal – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

10. SOFTBALL No. 5 Traverse City Central claimed its first Regional title with a 1-0 win over No. 8 Grand Blanc in Division 1 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Also of note …

SOFTBALL Norway claimed its first Regional title in this sport with wins over Eben Junction Superior Central and Hancock in Division 4 – Upper Michigan’s Source

BASEBALL Millington claimed its first Regional title in this sport, defeating No. 7 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett in Division 3 before falling to No. 16 Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest in a Quarterfinal – Saginaw News