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: 4/12/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 12, 2022

1. BOYS GOLF Grand Rapids Christian shot a 318 to win the Forest Hills Invitational by two strokes – Grand Haven Tribune

2. BASEBALL Tyler Sager struck out 20 Ovid-Elsie hitters in Chesaning’s 8-0 win – Owosso Argus-Press

3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 5 Midland Dow moved to 3-0 with a 1-0 win over Division 3 No. 8 Flint Powers Catholic – Midland Daily News

4. BASEBALL Brighton put up an impressive win, 8-1 over Division 1 No. 6 Livonia Stevenson – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 2 Grand Blanc opened with an extra-inning walk-off win over Clarkston, 4-1 – Mid-Michigan Now

6. SOFTBALL Fremont also won in an extra-inning walk off, 6-5 over Hart – MuskegonSports.com

7. BOYS GOLF Holland Christian shot a 340 to win the annual Wooden Shoe Invitational – Holland Sentinel

8. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 5 South Lyon East swept Waterford Mott with Delaney Lis and Anna Lassan throwing four-inning no-hitters – Oakland Press

9. SOFTBALL Division 1 top-ranked South Lyon opened with a sweep of Milford – Oakland Press

10. BASEBALL Coldwater opened with four pitchers combining to no-hit Schoolcraft – Coldwater Daily Reporter