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: 5/26/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 26, 2022

1. TRACK & FIELD The Midland Bullock Creek boys and St. Louis girls – ranked No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – won Tri-Valley Conference 10 league meet titles, Bullock Creek’s boys for the first time in 29 years – Midland Daily News

2. SOFTBALL Division 1 top-ranked South Lyon edged honorable mention South Lyon East 5-4 to clinch the Lakes Valley Conference Tournament title – Oakland Press

3. TRACK & FIELD The Indian River Inland Lakes girls and Johannesburg-Lewiston boys won Ski Valley Conference league meet titles – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

4. BOYS GOLF LPD3 No. 7 Millington claimed the TVC 10 title with a four-stroke win over LPD4 No. 8 Saginaw Nouvel – Saginaw News

5. BOYS GOLF/TRACK & FIELD LPD4 No. 3 Maple City Glen Lake claimed the Northwest Conference Tournament title on the golf course, and Traverse City West swept Big North Conference league meet championships on the track; the West boys are No. 2 in LPD1 and the girls are No. 3 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BOYS LACROSSE Rochester Hills Stoney Creek avenged a seven-goal loss to Rochester Adams with an 8-7 Division 1 Regional Semifinal win – Oakland Press

7. GIRLS SOCCER Maggie Evans scored all three goals as Whitehall edged Fremont 3-2 in their Division 2 District – MuskegonSports.com

8. SOFTBALL Division 2 top-ranked Gaylord finished a perfect run through the Big North Conference with a sweep of Alpena – Petoskey News-Review

9. GIRLS SOCCER Freshman Cecilia Scaife keyed Michigan Center’s comeback 4-2 win over Onsted in a Division 3 District game – Jackson Citizen Patriot

10. GIRLS SOCCER No. 10 Rochester Adams posted its sixth shutout in seven games with a 1-0 Division 1 District win over Utica Ford – Macomb Daily