Today in the MHSAA: 4/20/18
April 20, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
1. Softball: Madeline Skene powered Division 1 honorable mention Hartland to an upset sweep of No. 2 Howell – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Baseball: Division 2 No. 3 Detroit Country Day edged Division 3 top-ranked Madison Heights Bishop Foley 2-1 in a matchup of elite teams – Detroit News
3. Girls Soccer: Division 2 top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Marian downed rival Farmington Hills Mercy 3-0 – Oakland Press
4. Track & Field: The Bessemer boys and Lake Linden-Hubbell girls won their division of the Superior Central Invitational at Northern Michigan University – Escanaba Daily Press
5. Boys Lacrosse: Spring Lake extended a one-goal halftime lead to down Holland Christian 9-4 – Grand Haven Tribune
6. Girls Soccer: Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port came back from two goals down to defeat Dryden 3-2 – Huron Daily Tribune
7. Baseball: Flushing handed Bay City Western its first loss, but Western came back to take the second game in eight innings – Bay City Times
8. Girls Tennis: Lower Peninsula Division 3 No. 7 Allegan moved to 6-0 this season with a win over Hamilton – WWMT
9. Girls soccer: Big Rapids remained undefeated with a 2-1 win over Fremont – Big Rapids News
10. Track & Field: Zeeland West swept Holland, the girls meet coming down to the final event – Holland Sentinel
Today in the MHSAA: 5/1/18
May 1, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
1. Boys Golf: White Pigeon, ranked No. 9 in Lower Peninsula Division 4, clinched the Southwest 10 Conference championship with a win at its home jamboree – Sturgis Journal
2. Boys Golf: Unranked Warren DeLaSalle claimed its fifth straight Macomb County Invitational championship with a 305, just edging runner-up and LP Division 1 No. 10 Utica Eisenhower – C&G Newspapers
3. Track & Field: Zeeland East swept neighbor Zeeland West, the girls winning by a point 69-68 – Holland Sentinel
4. Softball: Flat Rock edged Riverview 2-1 in a matchup of Division 2 honorable mention teams and Huron League rivals – Southgate News Herald
5. Girls Lacrosse: Division 1 No. 3 Hartland came back from an early 5-1 deficit to down Grosse Pointe South 17-11 and remain undefeated – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. Girls Soccer: Madison Holloway’s goal with 15 seconds to play pushed Division 2 No. 6 Holland Christian past Zeeland East 3-2 – Holland Sentinel
7. Boys Golf: Manistee edged first-place Ludington by four strokes in the latest Lakes 8 Conference jamboree to move within a stroke of the top spot in the overall standings – Manistee News Advocate
8. Volleyball: DeWitt coach Christy Thelen has stepped down after leading the Panthers to the Class A Semifinals in the fall and with a 404-91-8 record over the last decade – Lansing State Journal
9. Football: Plymouth coach Mike Sawchuk has resigned after 12 season with a 73-48 record – Observer & Eccentric
10. Multi-Sport Participation: State Champs! Network began its look at MHSAA Executive Director Jack Roberts’ legacy with a report on multi-sport participation and its many benefits – State Champs! Network