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: 10/17/17
October 17, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
Today's Top 10
1. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 18 Novi scored the game’s lone goal to upset No. 9 Northville in a District opener – Observer & Eccentric
2. Boys Soccer: Manistee scored the winning goal on a penalty kick in overtime to upset No. 15 Whitehall 2-1 in a Division 3 first-round game – Manistee News-Advocate
3. Boys Soccer: Pontiac won its first District game in program history, downing Armada 3-2 in Division 2 – Oakland Press
4. Boys Soccer: DeWitt took East Lansing to overtime before the Trojans emerged with a 2-1 win in a Division 2 opener – Lansing State Journal
5. Boys Soccer: No. 12 Plymouth also survived a close Division 1 opener, clipping Salem 1-0 – Observer & Eccentric
6. Volleyball: Unranked Lapeer was the big winner of its tri-match, downing Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary and also Class B No. 9 Freeland in five sets – Saginaw News
7. Boys Soccer: Howell broke a tie with Pinckney late to emerge with a 2-1 win in Division 1 after playing the Pirates in overtime two of the last three seasons – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. Football: Coming off Farmington Hills Harrison coach John Herrington tying the MHSAA record for football wins (and since breaking it) held by Birmingham Brother Rice’s Al Fracassa, the Observer & Eccentric interviewed the legends together – Observer & Eccentric
9. Multi-Sport Athletes: Grand Haven athletic director Scott Robertson wrote a guest column for his local paper explaining the benefits of the multi-sport experience, citing a recent star at his school known well by fans statewide – Grand Haven Tribune
10. Mascots: We know our school’s mascot, but do we know why that mascot was chosen? The Tri-County Times dives into the backstories of four schools’ mascots in its area – Tri-County Times