Today in the MHSAA: 4/17/19
April 17, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Big-time matchups in soccer, baseball and softball highlighted a busy day of spring sports action across the state Tuesday.
2. Girls Soccer: No. 6 Hartland scored a major win over No. 10 Brighton, 3-1, in a matchup of top teams in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Baseball: Two-time reigning Division 2 champion Stevensville Lakeshore claimed a pair of one-run wins over Division 1 No. 9 Portage Northern – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
3. Softball: South Lyon East handed Division 1 honorable mention Walled Lake Northern its first loss, but Northern came back to take the second game of the doubleheader – State Champs Sports Network
4. Softball: Traverse City West and Kalkaska each handed the other its first loss in a doubleheader split – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. Baseball: Hudsonville won the first game and was leading the second against Division 1 No. 16 Rockford in a key Ottawa-Kent Conference Red matchup – FOX 17
6. Boys Lacrosse: Traverse City United came back from a halftime deficit to edge Petoskey 8-7 – MI Sports Now
7. Track & Field: Alpena’s boys defeated Traverse City Central 92-71, highlighted by Gabe Bullis breaking his school pole vault record by seven inches at 15-7 – Alpena News
8. Baseball: Division 2 No. 10 Detroit Country Day emerged from a matchup of sharp pitchers to down Birmingham Groves 3-1 – Observer & Eccentric
9. Softball: Division 2 honorable mention Chelsea improved to 7-0 in handing Dexter its first losses of the season – Chelsea Sun Times News
10. Baseball: Kingsley earned what could become a key Northwest Conference sweep over Frankfort – WPBN
Also of note …
Boys Basketball: Southfield Christian coach Josh Baker has stepped down to take a job at University of Alabama under Nate Oats, who formerly coached at Romulus before turning Buffalo into a mid-major power – MLive-Detroit
Wrestling: Hudson’s Jordan Hamdan was named Mr. Wrestler by the Michigan Wrestling Association – Adrian Daily Telegram
Today in the MHSAA: 12/12/19
December 12, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Wrestling and bowling entered our daily headline report for the first time after a highlight-filled Wednesday that also saw intriguing results from hockey, girls and boys basketball and gymnastics.
1. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 4 Remus Chippewa Hills started the season with a big victory, 43-32 over Division 1 No. 9 Grandville – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
2. Hockey: Division 2 No. 4 Hartland remained unbeaten with a 4-2 win over No. 9 Howell – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 9 Stevensville Lakeshore opened with a 32-31 win over Indiana power Mishawaka – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
4. Bowling: A pair of annual Division 4 title contenders faced off, with Vandercook Lake getting past Napoleon 16-15 in the boys match and Napoleon winning the girls 25-5 – JTV
5. Hockey: Division 3 No. 7 Midland Dow moved to 5-0 with a 3-1 win over Division 2 No. 10 Davison – Midland Daily News
6. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 2 Gaylord swept Rogers City and Oscoda, with Blue Devils coach Jerry LaJoie winning his 700th dual – Gaylord Herald Times
7. Girls Basketball: Sarah Sylvester sank the winning free throw with three seconds to play in Bloomfield Hills Marian’s 40-39 win over Auburn Hills Avondale – Oakland Press
8. Boys Basketball: Roseville downed New Haven 74-44 in a matchup of reigning Macomb Area Conference champions – Macomb Daily
9. Gymnastics: Escanaba took a major step toward its goal of making Regionals as a team, scoring 123 points in a win over Negaunee – Escanaba Daily Press
10. Girls basketball: Cedar Springs is 4-0 for the first time in recent memory after a 49-39 win over Newaygo – FOX 17