Today In The MHSAA: 4/23/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 23, 2021

Notable performances were not in short supply Thursday as softball, golf, baseball and soccer contributed to today’s top-10 list – with a major football coaching move added in as well.

1. Softball: Emma Trombly drove in 10 runs during a 23-11 win over Warren Cousino, giving her 84 RBI for her career to break the school record set in 1997 – Port Huron Times-Herald

2. Boys Golf: Detroit Catholic Central and Warren De La Salle Collegiate both put up stellar scores, with the Shamrocks emerging with a 311-312 win – Macomb Daily

3. Softball: Stevensville Lakeshore opened league play with an impressive sweep of Mattawan – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

4. Softball: Howell swept Plymouth as Highlanders’ pitcher Avrey Wolverton saw her scoreless innings streak end at 48 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. Baseball: Division 2 No. 7 Trenton opened its new stadium with a 4-3 win over Allen Park – Southgate News-Herald

6. Softball: Schoolcraft swept Kalamazoo Christian in a matchup of 2019 championship contenders – Kalamazoo Gazette

7. Girls Soccer: Salem scored all three of its goals during the second half to remain undefeated with a 3-0 win over Northville – Observer & Eccentric

8. Baseball: Division 1 No. 12 Grand Blanc swept Saginaw Heritage as Division I college-bound pitchers faced off – Saginaw News

9. Baseball: Brock Porter struck out 17 in the first game as Division 2 top-ranked Orchard Lake St. Mary’s went on to sweep De La Salle – MLive-Detroit

10. Softball: Lydia Heymes drove in a combined nine runs as Traverse City West swept Sault Ste. Marie – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Also of note …

Football: Coach Pat Collins, fresh off leading Montague to the Division 6 championship, is taking over at Holland West Ottawa – FOX 17 

Today in the MHSAA: 4/28/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 28, 2025

1. TRACK & FIELD The 1,600 races were the feature event again for the Barnyard Invitational, with Onsted’s Emmry Ross and Grand Haven’s Luka Hammond winning against elite fields; the Romeo girls and Saginaw Swan Valley boys – ranked No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – were team champs – Macomb Daily | Grand Haven Tribune | Midland Daily News | Saginaw News

2. SOFTBALL Division 3 top-ranked Evart and Division 4 No. 2 Beal City split a power-packed doubleheader – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. TRACK & FIELD The LPD2 No. 4 Stevensville Lakeshore girls and Portage Central boys won at the Don Lukens Invitational, where Jackson Lam starred for host Loy Norrix – Kalamazoo Gazette

4. BOYS GOLF Flushing shot a 298 to win the Farmington Invitational, and Saline was second with its best team score since 2012 – Saline Post

5. GIRLS TENNIS LPD2 No. 9 Battle Creek Lakeview edged Harper Creek by three points to win an 18th consecutive All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer

6. BOYS GOLF Colon edged Three Rivers by four strokes to win the St. Joseph County Invitational – Sturgis Journal

7. TRACK & FIELD McBain’s LPD3 No. 2-ranked girls and Bath’s boys won at the Clare Invitational, both by small margins – Cadillac News

8. SOFTBALL Midland Dow came back four times to get past Mount Pleasant 8-7 and win its Charger Classic – Midland Daily News

9. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 17 West Bloomfield defeated Rochester 10-7, but the Falcons came back to win the second game 13-6 – Oakland Press

10. TRACK & FIELD Leslie swept team championships at its Blackhawk Invitational – Jackson Citizen Patriot