Today In The MHSAA: 4/21/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 21, 2022
1. GIRLS SOCCER Gabi Novak will be the first entry in the MHSAA record book for career goalkeeper saves after surpassing 530 in a 6-1 win over Coloma – Kalamazoo Gazette
2. BASEBALL Essexville Garber downed Division 2 No. 7 Bay City John Glenn 9-2 to secure the Bay County championship – Bay City Times
3. TRACK & FIELD Quincy’s girls swept Homer and Bronson with thrower Sophia Snellenberger breaking a 22-year-old school record in the discus – Coldwater Daily Reporter
4. BASEBALL Clinton swept Division 3 No. 4 Blissfield, 2-1 in nine innings and then 5-1 in five – Adrian Daily Telegram
5. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 3 Macomb Dakota won a 13-8 slugfest with honorable mention Walled Lake Northern, with the second game suspended after 15 more runs were scored over the first three innings – Macomb Daily
6. BOYS GOLF Traverse City Central won a fifth-score tie-breaker to edge West at the Cadillac Invitational – Cadillac News
7. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 16 Traverse City Central swept Division 3 No. 15 Traverse City St. Francis 6-4 and 11-1 – MI Sports Now
8. SOFTBALL Unity Nelson struck out 14 in a five-inning no-hit opener as Division 4 No. 4 Ottawa Lake Whiteford shut out Adrian Madison – Monroe News
9. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 19 Muskegon Oakridge’s sweep of Fremont including a 2-0 opening win and a 13-11 victory in the second game as Oakridge came back from eight runs down – MuskegonSports.com
10. BASEBALL Gavin DeVooght’s one-hitter in the opener highlighted Walled Lake Central’s sweep of Walled Lake Western – Spinal Column
Today in the MHSAA: 12/20/17
December 20, 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 Basketball: Grand Haven broke a 10-game losing streak to Muskegon going back to 2012, drilling 10 3-pointers in a 59-51 win – Grand Haven Tribune
2. Girls Basketball: Led by senior Maddie Barrie, Midland broke a seven-game losing streak to rival Dow in handing the Chargers their first loss this season 49-37 – Midland Daily News
3. Boys Basketball: Undefeated McBain went ahead to stay with 2.3 seconds to play in handing reigning Class D runner-up Buckley a 41-40 defeat – Cadillac News
4. Boys Basketball: Reigning champion Flint Beecher got past rival Hamady 49-48 in a matchup of likely two of the state's best again in Class C – Flint Journal
5. Hockey: Some of the state’s best hockey is played at the northern tip of the Upper Peninsula, and No. 7 Houghton won a matchup of two of the best programs in Division 3, 3-2 over No. 3 Calumet – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
6. Boys Basketball: Standout Brandon Johns poured in 51 points as East Lansing downed Lansing Sexton 114-82 – Lansing State Journal
7. Girls Basketball: Dana Schmanske drilled a 3-pointer during the final minute to push Brighton past Northville 37-35 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. Girls Basketball: Ella McKinney’s basket with 34 seconds to play lifted Haslett past Fowlerville 51-49 – Lansing State Journal
9. Boys Basketball: Midland Dow came back from 11 down in the fourth quarter to get past Midland 58-52 in overtime – Midland Daily News
10. Boys Basketball: A last-second 3-pointer sent Gibraltar Carlson and Trenton to overtime, and Carlson prevailed after two extra periods 86-79 – Monroe Evening News