Today in the MHSAA: 4/21/16

April 21, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly

Second Half editor

Top-10 baseball teams in Division 1 both won and lost to lead Thursday’s headlines from around the state, and news broke that we’ll wave good-bye this spring to one of our longest-serving athletic directors.

Baseball

Division 1 No. 8 Bay City Western avenged last season’s Regional loss to Flushing with a doubleheader sweep, 8-2 and 15-4 – Midland Daily News

Macomb L’Anse Creuse North hung on for an 8-7 upset of Sterling Heights Stevenson, the No. 9-ranked team in Division 1 – Macomb Daily

Rochester Adams completed a three-game sweep of Oakland Activities Association Red rival Lake Orion with a 10-inning 1-0 win – Oakland Press

Girls Soccer

Kailey Yack’s two goals over the final eight minutes gave Stevensville Lakeshore a 4-2 win over Battle Creek Lakeview – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Girls Tennis

Utica Eisenhower clinched a 5-3 win over Port Huron Northern with a comeback victory by Zuzanna Lutrzykowska at No. 3 singles – Macomb Daily

Track & Field

Ishpeming’s boys and girls swept Division 2 championships at the Superior Dome Classic, following Marquette’s Division 1 sweep Tuesday – Marquette Mining Journal

Administration

After 36 years at Kalamazoo Christian, influential athletic director Jerry Weesies will retire this spring – Kalamazoo Gazette

Today in the MHSAA: 10/21/20

October 21, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

League championships again were the theme across the state Tuesday, especially on Lower Peninsula volleyball courts.

1. Volleyball: Central Montcalm clinched a share of its first Central State Activities Association Gold title with a 3-2 win over Grant – Greenville Daily News

2. Boys Soccer: Ann Arbor Skyline downed Division 1 No. 4 (MPR) Dexter 2-0 in a Division 1 District Semifinal – We Love Ann Arbor

3. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 7 Hamilton clinched a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue championship with a five-set win over Holland Christian – Holland Sentinel

4. Volleyball: Onaway and Johannesburg-Lewiston both won matches to earn a shared Ski Valley Conference championship – WBKB

5. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 9 Charlevoix defeated East Jordan to finish a run to the Lake Michigan Conference title – Charlevoix Courier

6. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 5 Montague clinched its second-straight West Michigan Conference title with a four-set win over Division 3 No. 4 North Muskegon – Local Sports Journal

7. Cross County: The Beal City girls clinched the Highland Conference championship; Beal City is No. 6 in LPD4 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

8. Volleyball: Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart downed St. Charles to clinch a share of the Mid-State Activities Conference title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

9. Cross Country: Fremont swept Central State Activities Association Gold finals, the Fremont boys are No. 1 in LPD2 – Big Rapids News

10. Boys Soccer: St. Clair also moved on in Division 2 with an overtime win over Marysville – Port Huron Times Herald