Today in the MHSAA: 4/21/17
April 21, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Some impressive action from the western and northern parts of our state highlighted Thursday’s headliners in baseball, girls soccer and track & field.
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
Kalamazoo Christian took a 7-1 win from Division 4 No. 1 Kalamazoo Hackett before Hackett came back to win the second game 7-2 – Kalamazoo Gazette
Girls Soccer
Cadillac fought back from an early one-goal deficit to down Traverse City West 4-1 in a Big North Conference opener – Cadillac News
Harbor Springs keeper Izzy Gracy made saves on four of five shots she faced in a shootout to help her team to a 2-1 win over Charlevoix – Petoskey News-Review
Track & Field
Benzonia Benzie Central’s Manon Lutzke bested a 12-year-old school record in the shot put to help her team to a Northwest Conference quad win – Traverse City Record-Eagle
From Wednesday, Ishpeming’s boys and Munising’s girls took top honors at the third and final Superior Dome Invitational of this season at Northern Michigan University – Marquette Mining Journal
Today in the MHSAA: 9/25/18
September 25, 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. Girls Golf: Big Rapids, No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, shot a 374 to win the Lady Tullymore Invitational ahead of LPD4 No. 5 Kalamazoo Hackett and No. 6 St. Louis – Big Rapids News
2. Girls Golf: LPD1 No. 10 Traverse City West shot a 309 to win the Cheboygan Invitational, as runner-up and LPD4 No. 4 Harbor Springs set a school record with a 326 and Petoskey carded its lowest individual score ever – Petoskey News-Review
3. Girls Golf: Pinckney repeated as Southeastern Conference White champion after finishing second to Ann Arbor Pioneer at the league tournament that included both divisions – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. Girls Golf: LPD1 No. 5 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek shot a 336 to win the Midland Dow Invitational – Midland Daily News
5. Girls Golf: Bay City Central stood against strong winds to win its third straight Bay County championship – Bay City Times
6. Girls Tennis: Reigning UPD2 champion Ishpeming Westwood got a boost from its No. 4 doubles in edging reigning UPD1 runner-up Marquette 5-3 – Marquette Mining Journal
7. Boys Soccer: Brody Hoffman had two goals and three assists in Division 4 No. 9 North Muskegon’s win over Saugatuck – Local Sports Journal
8. Volleyball: Gladstone came back from two sets down to defeat Marquette in five – the last three sets all by two points – Escanaba Daily Press
9. Boys Soccer: Utica Eisenhower downed Utica 4-1 to take control of the Macomb Area Conference Red – Macomb Daily
10. Boys Soccer: Division 3 No. 6 Grand Rapids South Christian held on for a 0-0 tie with East Kentwood – FOX 17