Today in the MHSAA: 4/20/17
April 20, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A few track & field school records were broken across the middle of the Lower Peninsula over the last few days, but pay special attention to a pair of stories of courage in our “Good Reads” section at the bottom of this report.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Baseball
From Monday, Portage Northern downed reigning Division 1 champion and top-ranked Warren DeLaSalle 12-2 – Kalamazoo Gazette
Track & Field
Midland Bullock Creek sophomore sprinter Samantha Chew broke a school record and tied another in her team’s double-dual sweep of Saginaw Swan Valley and Chesaning – Midland Daily News
From Tuesday, Shepherd’s girls swept Alma and Standish-Sterling as Amber Gall broke a school record held since 1980 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Good Reads
Noah Kole finished third in Gaylord St. Mary’s golf match Tuesday – two months after not being able to walk while fighting for his life – Gaylord Herald-Times
Ashley Danilowicz is a top hitter and outfielder for a Saginaw Swan Valley team considered one of the best in the state. And she’s playing this season motivated by the memories of her dad Jim, who died in November in a car crash – Saginaw News
Today in the MHSAA: 10/30/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 30, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked St. Joseph defeated Dexter 1-0 in Division 2 to claim its first Regional championship since 1992 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
2. BOYS SOCCER No. 3 Kalamazoo Christian advanced to the Semifinals for the first time in three decades, downing No. 5 Grandville Calvin Christian in a shootout in Division 4 – WWMT
3. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian won its first Regional title since 2000 with a 3-1 victory over Paw Paw in Division 3 – Grand Rapids Press
4. BOYS SOCCER Carson Twiner scored both goals to send No. 14 Grosse Ile past No. 2 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 2-1 in a Division 3 Regional Final – Southgate News-Herald
5. BOYS SOCCER Williamston scored the game’s only goal in a 1-0 Division 3 Regional Final upset of No. 3 Flint Powers Catholic – Lansing State Journal
6. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian edged No. 6 Leland 1-0 in a Division 4 Regional Final – Local Sports Journal
7. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Troy claimed its first Regional title since 2017 with a 2-0 win over Utica Eisenhower in Division 1 – Macomb Daily
8. BOYS SOCCER No. 6 Warren De La Salle Collegiate claimed a fourth-straight Regional title with a 3-2 win over No. 14 Dearborn Divine Child in Division 2 – Macomb Daily
9. BOYS SOCCER No. 5 Holland claimed a Division 2 Regional Final 4-1 over Marquette – Holland Sentinel
10. BOYS SOCCER No. 14 Clarkston Everest Collegiate moved on to the Semifinals in Division 4 with a 6-0 win over Laingsburg – Oakland Press
Also of note …
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Zeeland East defeated Zeeland West and Division 2 honorable mention Holland Christian defeated Hamilton to create a shared Ottawa-Kent Conference Black title between the Chix and the Maroons – Holland Sentinel