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: 1/21/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 21, 2025
1. COMPETITIVE CHEER Gibraltar Carlson scored nearly 800 points to get past Rochester and win the Pat Christiansen Memorial Classic – Southgate News-Herald
2. WRESTLING Kingsford claimed the Upper Peninsula Championships – Upper Michigan’s Source
3. SWIMMING & DIVING Midland Dow – No. 9 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – won the Tri-Cities Championship for the 22nd-consecutive season – Bay City Times
4. WRESTLING Division 3 No. 5 Whitehall won the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association title for the 18th time over the last 19 seasons – Local Sports Journal
5. HOCKEY Division 3 No. 2 Houghton downed Division 2 No. 7 Grandville 6-3 on Friday and then Division 1 No. 8 Northville 2-0 on Saturday – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Warren Lincoln downed Muskegon 76-66 at the Horatio Williams Freedom Classic – Local Sports Journal
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankenmuth posted a 39-31 win over Saginaw Heritage at Saginaw Valley State’s MLK Classic – Saginaw News
8. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 8 Freeland was the repeat champion at the 40th Reed City Invitational – Cadillac News
9. COMPETITIVE CHEER Fruitport posted a big win at the Grand Rapids West Catholic Invitational – MuskegonSports.com
10. COMPETITIVE CHEER Dexter earned its first victory this season, finishing first at the Dearborn Heights Crestwood Invitational – Chelsea Sun Times News