Today in the MHSAA: 4/22/19
April 22, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
From track to softball to soccer, big wins and big upsets dominated this weekend as we go back to Thursday night for today’s list of high achievers.
1. Track & Field: Zeeland East’s girls and boys teams are looking like contenders again after sweeping the Grand Rapids Elite Challenge titles – Holland Sentinel
2. Softball: Traverse City West split with Division 2 No. 5 Muskegon Oakridge, earning its win on a walk-off homer – Muskegon Chronicle
3. Softball: Division 4 honorable mention Three Oaks River Valley downed No. 6 Onaway 10-9 in 10 innings to clinch the Holton Invitational title – Alpena News
4. Girls Soccer: No. 11 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek should be moving up in Division 1 after a 2-0 win over No. 4 Troy – Oakland Press
5. Girls Soccer: Top-ranked Novi downed No. 6 Hartland 4-0 in a league matchup of top Division 1 teams statewide – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. Girls Tennis: Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 9 Traverse City Central and No. 7 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central tied for the Twin Bay Quad title – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. Boys Golf: LPD1 No. 8 Clarkston shot a 287 to win the Green/Black/Gold/Orange tournament 19 strokes ahead of runner-up and No. 5 Birmingham Brother Rice – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. Track & Field: Deckerville’s girls and boys swept their home invitational titles – Huron Daily Tribune
9. Track & Field: Midland’s girls edged Traverse City West and Traverse City Central’s boys edged Alpena to win Graves/Swayze Relays titles at Midland Community Stadium – Midland Daily News
10. Softball: Quincy downed Gobles and Niles Brandywine to win Brandywine’s invitational – Coldwater Daily Reporter
Also of note …
Boys Basketball: The Detroit Mumford community is mourning the death of former coach and athletic director Sam “Sonny” Taub – Detroit News
Today in the MHSAA: 10/6/17
October 6, 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. Football: Fox Sports Detroit tells the story behind the inaugural Football Week in Michigan, which will take place Nov. 18-25 and highlight games at the high school, college and professional levels – Fox Sports Detroit
2. Boys Tennis: For the second straight season, Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 2 Midland Dow swept every flight in winning the Saginaw Valley League tournament; the title was Dow’s 12th straight – Midland Daily News
3. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD1 No. 5 Holland West Ottawa upset No. 4 Rockford 165-150 – Holland Sentinel
4. Volleyball: Unionville-Sebewaing came back from two sets down to upset Class C No. 5 Cass City and avenge an earlier loss – Huron Daily Tribune
5. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD1 No. 2 Saline posted an impressive 120-66 victory over LPD2 No. 3 Dexter – Saline Post
6. Cross Country: The Houghton boys (UPD1 No. 1) and Chassell girls (UPD3 No. 1) continued pulling away from the pack with championships at the Houghton Invitational – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
7. Boys Tennis: Traverse City Central claimed its 11th straight Big North Conference championship with a league tournament win – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. Girls Golf: Portland claimed a share of its second Capital Area Activities Conference White championship ever with its first league tournament win – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
9. Volleyball: In a preview of possible Class B District matchups, honorable mention Spring Lake downed Whitehall and honorable mention Fruitport in a tri-meet – Grand Haven Tribune
10. Volleyball: Rochester Adams finished its Oakland Activities Association White outright championship with a sweep of West Bloomfield – Oakland Press