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: 10/3/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 3, 2025

1. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – claimed its 20th-straight Saginaw Valley League Tournament victory with a sweep of all flights – Midland Daily News

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 top-ranked Portage Central claimed a fourth-straight title in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference Tournament with a 1-0 win over Division 2 No. 6 St. Joseph – Kalamazoo Gazette

3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 15 DeWitt won the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup with a 3-1 victory over No. 11 Mason – Lansing State Journal

4. GIRLS GOLF LPD1 No. 4 Byron Center and Muskegon Reeths-Puffer’s Sophia McCollum were champions at the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green Tournament – Local Sports Journal

5. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 5 Flint Powers Catholic downed Grand Blanc 2-1 to win the SVL Gold Cup – WNEM

6. VOLLEYBALL Marysville swept Utica in a key Macomb Area Conference White match – Macomb Daily

7. GIRLS GOLF Petoskey was first and Harbor Springs second at the Traverse City Central Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. VOLLEYBALL Bear Lake stayed in first place in the West Michigan D League with wins over Baldwin and Mason County Eastern – Manistee News Advocate

9. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD2 No. 4 Midland Dow earned wins over Saginaw Heritage and Flint Powers Catholic, the latter 96-82 – Midland Daily News

10. BOYS SOCCCER Alpena earned a 1-0 Senior Night win over Cadillac – Alpena News