Today In The MHSAA: 4/22/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 22, 2022
1. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 5 Essexville Garber earned a titanic sweep of Division 4 top-ranked Unionville-Sebewaing, handing the Patriots their first loss in more than a year – Bay City Times
2. BASEBALL Unranked Freeland came back twice to sweep Division 2 No. 5 Frankenmuth – Saginaw News
3. BOYS LACROSSE East Grand Rapids came back from an early deficit to get past Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 13-5; they entered the week ranked Nos. 4 and 5 in Division 2, respectively – FOX 17
4. BASEBALL Division 4 No. 19 Kalamazoo Christian got past No. 4 Hackett Catholic Prep 8-7 in eight innings – WWMT
5. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 7 Brownstown Woodhaven handed Division 2 honorable mention Trenton its first defeat, 5-4 – Southgate News-Herald
6. TRACK & FIELD Katie Carothers’ 1,600 win highlighted Brighton’s sweep of Howell – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 13 Petoskey ran its shutout streak to four with a 1-0 win over Division 3 No. 14 Elk Rapids – Petoskey News-Review
8. GIRLS SOCCER All-stater Hannah Kastamo returned from injury with both goals in Division 1 No. 5 Hartland’s 2-0 win over Canton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
9. BASEBALL Central Montcalm edged Belding 9-8 in 11 innings on a walk-off bunt – Greenville Daily News
10. BASEBALL Division 2 top-ranked New Boston Huron improved to 7-1 with a sweep of Dearborn Divine Child – Southgate News-Herald
Also of note …
GIRLS BASKETBALL Imlay City coach Heather Lauwers resigned after six seasons, having led the Spartans to three straight league and District titles – Port Huron Times-Herald
BOYS BASKETBALL Steve Windemuller retired as Holland West Ottawa coach after 36 years total guiding high school teams, first at Holland High and then West Ottawa for the last nine – Holland Sentinel
GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Country Day has hired former standout Amber Deane as its next coach – Oakland Press
Today in the MHSAA: 10/2/18
October 2, 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: Sisters Anika and Anci Dy tied for first to lead Traverse City West, No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, to the Traverse City Central Invitational title, which also secured the Titans their fourth straight Big North Conference championship – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 8 Midland Dow tied rival Midland 1-1 to clinch its third straight Saginaw Valley League championship – Midland Daily News
3. Boys Soccer: Novi upended Division 1 No. 9 Canton 2-1 to pull closer to the league-leading Chiefs in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West – Observer & Eccentric
4. Girls Golf: St. Joseph battled tough weather to win the South Haven Invitational, with LPD4 No. 5 Kalamazoo Hackett second – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
5. Girls Golf: Tecumseh held off Adrian Madison to win the Lenawee County Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram
6. Boys Soccer: Melvindale added a second win this season over Gibraltar Carlson to improve to 12-2-1 – Southgate News-Herald
7. Boys Soccer: Flint Powers Catholic handed the second loss this season to Flint Carman-Ainsworth, 3-1 – Flint Journal
8. Boys Soccer: Charlevoix finished its second win over Harbor Springs this season with the go-ahead goal during the closing minutes of a 2-1 victory – Petoskey News-Review
9. Boys Soccer: After falling to Hillsdale Academy 4-2 earlier this season, Hillsdale battled back to a 1-1 tie in the rematch – Hillsdale Daily News
10. Boys Soccer: Buckley held on for another close league win, 3-2 over Kingsley – Traverse City Record-Eagle