Today in the MHSAA: 4/21/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 21, 2023

1. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 7 Troy Athens surged in the second half to get past No. 13 Troy 4-1 – Oakland Press

2. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 9 Brownstown Woodhaven earned a 17-13 win over Division 2 No. 10 Trenton – Southgate News-Herald

3. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 11 Mattawan downed Division 2 No. 3 Stevensville Lakeshore 10-7 in nine innings – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

4. BASEBALL Midland split with Division 2 No. 6 Flint Powers Catholic, its opening victory the 500th of coach Eric Albright’s career – Midland Daily News

5. BASEBALL Merrill swept Blanchard Montabella as Vandals leader Dave DeBeau coached his 1,000th game – Saginaw News

6. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 honorable mention Salem and No. 2 Northville played to a 2-2 draw – Hometown Life

7. BASEBALL Sterling Heights Stevenson earned a 3-1 road win at Division 1 No. 14 Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily

8. BASEBALL Brownstown Woodhaven edged Division 2 No. 10 Trenton 2-1 in 12 innings – Southgate News-Herald

9. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 8 Okemos scored the game’s lone goal late to get past DeWitt – Lansing State Journal

10. BOYS LACROSSE Detroit Country Day earned an impressive 15-8 win at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s – Oakland Press

Today in the MHSAA: 1/17/19

January 17, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Rematches of the top girls swimming & diving teams in the Upper Peninsula from last season and two of the Detroit Catholic League’s hockey powers highlighted Wednesday’s headliners across the state.

1. Girls Swimming & Diving: Reigning Upper Peninsula runner-up Marquette downed reigning champion Gladstone 118-51 – Escanaba Daily Press

2. Hockey: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central defeated Division 2 No. 4 Birmingham Brother Rice 6-1 in Detroit Catholic League Central play – Oakland Press

3. Wrestling: Division 4 No. 9 Bronson downed Jonesville and Quincy to keep a strong hold on first in the Big 8 Conference – Coldwater Daily Reporter

4. Boys Basketball: Wayland edged East Grand Rapids 49-42 to remain undefeated in Ottawa-Kent Conference Gold play – FOX17

5. Boys Basketball: Alma came back from a three-point halftime deficit to get past Shepherd 53-44 and improve to 10-0 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

6. Hockey: Petoskey got off to a quick start against rival Gaylord on the way to a 6-3 win – Petoskey News-Review

7. Hockey: Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse held off St. Clair Shores Unified 6-4 – Macomb Daily

8. Wrestling: Traverse City West downed rival Traverse City Central 46-30 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. Boys Basketball: Bad Axe continued a recent surge, coming back from four down at halftime to defeat Vassar 52-46 – Huron Daily Tribune

10. Wrestling: Gladwin improved to 20-3 overall with its first league wins, over Houghton Lake and Sanford Meridian – Midland Daily News

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: From Tuesday, retired coach John Eggert stepped in for St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran and led the team to a 54-12 win over Covert, his 500th career victory – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium