Today in the MHSAA: 4/2/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 2, 2025
1. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 6 Grand Haven swept Spring Lake in the Drawbridge Classic, 17-0 and 19-11 – Local Sports Journal
2. GIRLS LACROSSE Hartland edged Muskegon Mona Shores 7-6 – Local Sports Journal
3. GIRLS SOCCER Lake Orion got past Oxford 3-0 scoring all three goals over 17 minutes – Oakland Press
4. SOFTBALL Parma Western rallied in the bottom of the sixth inning to get past Napoleon 5-3 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
5. GIRLS SOCCER Freeland opened with a 3-0 win over Hemlock – Saginaw News
6. SOFTBALL Armada downed Macomb L’Anse Creuse North 10-6 – Macomb Daily
7. BASEBALL Taylor came back to win its season opener at Riverview, 5-1 – Southgate News-Herald
8. BASEBALL Gibraltar Carlson opened with a 17-6 win over Melvindale – Southgate News-Herald
9. BOYS LACROSSE Pontiac Notre Dame Prep downed Troy in the latter’s season opener, 11-5 – Oakland Press
10. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 7 Hudsonville broke away late for a 10-1 win over Muskegon Mona Shores – Local Sports Journal
Also of note …
HOCKEY Hartland coach Rick Gadwa resigned after 14 seasons and with a 295-83-15 record and three Division 2 championships – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Today in the MHSAA: 12/20/18
December 20, 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.
Teams are getting in their final competitions before at least a brief holiday break, and we’re taking one too after today’s list – “Today” will return Jan. 7, although Second Half will continue publishing stories from all over the state during the final week of December and first of January.
1. Boys Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary broke a 31-game, 14-year losing streak to Bellaire with a 29-26 win – Gaylord Herald Times
2. Boys Basketball: Camden-Frontier improved to 7-0 by handing a first loss to Reading, 57-46 – Hillsdale Daily News
3. Hockey: Evan MacDonald had a hat trick as Division 1 No. 5 Brighton downed reigning Division 3 runner-up Livonia Churchill 4-1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. Boys Basketball: Mancelona gave Pellston its first loss of this season, 67-65 – Petoskey News-Review
5. Girls Basketball: Waterford Our Lady made a late run to get past Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 61-56 – Oakland Press
6. Wrestling: Grand Haven came back from a 24-0 deficit to defeat Caledonia 39-33 – Grand Haven Tribune
7. Gymnastics: Escanaba remained undefeated to start the season with wins over Marquette and Negaunee – Escanaba Daily Press
8. Boys Basketball: Portland St. Patrick closed on a 22-5 run to beat Fowler 52-42 – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
9. Hockey: Brendan Pellerito had 34 saves as Mattawan shut out Portage Northern 4-0 – JoeInsider.com
10. Wrestling: Division 4 top-ranked Hudson earned a pair of league wins over Blissfield and Onsted – Adrian Daily Telegram
Also of note …
Hockey: The status of high school hockey is on the rise with talent evaluators at the game’s next levels – Observer & Eccentric
Tennis: Longtime coach Paul Bandrowski retired after leading Traverse City St. Francis’ girls and boys teams to a number of strong MHSAA Finals finishes – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Girls Basketball: From Tuesday, Eaton Rapids came back to stun Jackson Northwest 44-41, but the Mounties’ Sydney Shafer went over 1,000 career points – Jackson Citizen Patriot
Boys Swimming & Diving: From Tuesday, Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 2 Ann Arbor Skyline edged LPD2 top-ranked Dexter 95-90 – We Love Ann Arbor