Today in the MHSAA: 4/17/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 17, 2023

1. SOFTBALL Division 4 honorable mention Mendon defeated host and No. 2-ranked Holton in the final and honorable mention Indian River Inland Lakes and No. 4 Hillman to get there in clinching the Red Devil Invitational title – Sturgis Journal

2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 3 Richland Gull Lake bounced back from a Wednesday loss to defeat Division 3 top-ranked Hudsonville Unity Christian 1-0 – Kalamazoo Gazette

3. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 13 Bay City Western won big over Division 2 No. 5 Bay City John Glenn in the Bay County Championship final – Bay City Times

4. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 4 Spring Lake downed Division 4 No. 3 North Muskegon 6-2 – CatchMark SportsNet

5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 5 Hudsonville downed Division 2 No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central 5-0 – Grand Rapids Press

6. BOYS GOLF Belding shot a 332 to win the Ionia County Shootout for the first time – Greenville Daily News

7. BOYS GOLF Grand Rapids West Catholic was the overall winner at the Kent City Invitational with a 330 – Local Sports Journal

8. GIRLS SOCCER After defeating Division 3 No. 5 Essexville Garber 3-2 in pool play, Bay City Western clinched the Bay County championship with a big win over Bay City Central – Bay City Times

9. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 3 Essexville Garber defeated Bay City Central to clinch a third-straight Bay County title – Bay City Times

10. BASEBALL Flushing swept Division 2 No. 15 Frankenmuth 8-5 in eight innings and 6-5 – Mid-Michigan Now

Also of note …

HOCKEY Houghton coach Corey Markham announced his retirement – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Today in the MHSAA: 5/13/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 13, 2025

1. GIRLS TENNIS Grosse Ile closed out a fifth-straight Huron League championship with a win over Riverview – Southgate News-Herald

2. BOYS LACROSSE Brighton held on for an 11-10 win over Livonia United that clinched the Bulldogs’ first Kensington Lakes Activities Association title since 2015 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. BASEBALL Marion clinched a share of a fifth-straight West Michigan D League championship with a sweep of Mesick – Cadillac News

4. BASEBALL Big Rapids clinched a third-straight Central State Activities Association championship with a sweep of Grant – Big Rapids Pioneer

5. SOFTBALL Morley Stanwood clinched a share of the CSAA White title with a sweep of White Cloud – Big Rapids Pioneer

6. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 2 Saline swept Monroe to claim the Southeastern Conference Red title – Saline Post

7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 9 Midland downed Bay City Western to clinch the Saginaw Valley League title – WNEM

8. BASEBALL Division 4 No. 12 Norway is the Skyline Central Conference title winner after a sweep of Bark River-Harris – Upper Michigan’s Source

9. BOYS GOLF Monroe won the Monroe County Championships led by medalist Taleon Guess – Monroe News

10. BASEBALL Chelsea clinched the SEC White title with a sweep of Ypsilanti Community – Ann Arbor News