Today in the MHSAA: 4/20/16

April 20, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Tuesday’s statewide action was highlighted by a number of swing-and-miss baseball pitching performances, including some perfection for the second day in a row.

Baseball

Holland Christian senior Mike Mokma threw a perfect game in beating Holland 3-0, striking out 15 batters – Grand Rapids Press

Battle Creek Lakeview dominated in sweeping Division 1 No. 3 Portage Northern 12-2 and 10-1 – Battle Creek Enquirer

Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart’s Matt Kornexl struck out 19 in shutting out Blanchard Montabella 5-0 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Traverse City West swept rival Traverse City Central 2-1 and 2-0 with a walk-off win in the opener – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Coldwater’s Nick Shaw threw a five-inning no-hitter as his team swept Battle Creek Pennfield 11-7 and 5-0 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Holland Black River’s JP Fowler also tossed a no-hitter, striking out 12 in a 4-1 win over Byron Center Zion Christian – Holland Sentinel

From Monday, Norway’s Dan VandenHeuvel reached perfection as well in a 4-0 win over Eben Junction Superior Central – Iron Mountain Daily News

Boys Golf

From Monday, Onsted’s Josh Jeffords shot a 1-under 70 to win the Maple Invitational at Lenawee Country Club, coming off a 3-under 33 in a match the week before – Adrian Daily Telegram

Boys Lacrosse

Rochester Hills Stoney Creek downed Royal Oak 12-7 to move to 7-0 and equal its win total from three of the last four seasons – Oakland Press

Softball

Marysville edged Port Huron 4-3, thanks in large part to 15 strikeouts by pitcher Paige Ameel – Port Huron Times Herald

Today in the MHSAA: 1/31/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 31, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Clarkston Everest Collegiate defeated Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett to clinch the Catholic High School League Intersectional 1 championship – their first league title since 2013 – Oakland Press

2. WRESTLING Gio Linville’s walk-off pin gave Maomb Dakota a 38-36 win over Romeo and its fifth-straight Macomb Area Conference Red dual meet championship – Macomb Daily

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Tyler Dafoe went over 1,000 career points and undefeated Petersburg Summerfield downed Ottawa Lake Whiteford 61-47 – Monroe News

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Mason remains in the lead alone in the Capital Area Activities Conference Red after a 56-43 win over Haslett – Lansing State Journal

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Elk Rapids picked up a big win over ranked Harbor Springs, 56-39 – MI Sports Now

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Manton won a key matchup in the Highland Conference, 56-37 over McBain – Cadillac News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Rochester downed Pontiac 50-43 in a matchup of Oakland Activities Association Blue contenders – Oakland Press

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Gibraltar Carlson upset Downriver League leader Lincoln Park 53-47 – Southgate News-Herald

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Vassar defeated Reese for the first time since 2011, ending a 30-game losing streak against the Rockets with a 22-20 victory – Saginaw News

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Averie Zinn scored 49 points, but Flint Kearsley got past Genesee in overtime 79-70 – WJRT