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: 6/1/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 1, 2021
1. Track & Field: Clare won its fourth-straight boys and third-straight girls Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association team championships, pacing the fields in Division 3; both teams were ranked No. 1 entering the meet – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
2. Track & Field: Hillsdale Academy swept MITCA Division 4 team championships; the girls entered ranked No. 1 and the boys No. 2 – Hillsdale Daily News
3. Track & Field: Detroit Renaissance's girls won their fourth-straight Public School League championship meet, while the Renaissance boys ran their title streak to two – Detroit News
4. Baseball: Montague and Division 3 No. 8 North Muskegon shared the West Michigan Conference title after a marathon doubleheader that stretched more than six hours – Muskegon Chronicle
5. Track & Field: Lake Orion’s girls won their first Oakland County championship, and the Novi boys won their first since 2014 – Oakland Press Girls | Boys
6. Track & Field: Rockford swept the Division 1 MITCA team titles; Rockford’s girls were No. 1 and the boys were ranked No. 3. In Division 2, the top-ranked Freeland girls and Frankenmuth boys were victorious – Athletic.net Division 1 | Division 2
7. Baseball: Pinconning swept Harrison to win the Jack Pine Conference title in its first season in the league – Bay City Times
8. Girls Soccer: No. 16 Pinckney downed Chelsea 3-0 in a Division 2 District matchup – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
9. Girls Soccer: Gibraltar Carlson and No. 11 New Boston Huron emerged victorious from their Division 2 District games – Southgate News-Herald
10. Softball: Traverse City West downed Division 3 No. 7 Traverse City St. Francis 5-3 – Traverse City Record-Eagle