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: 11/10/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 10, 2021

1. VOLLEYBALL Watervliet held on to win the fifth set 15-13 and defeat No. 4 Bronson in a Division 4 Regional Semifinal – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

2. VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Marian advanced to a Division 1 Regional Final with a four-set win over No. 9 Novi – Observer & Eccentric

3. VOLLEYBALL No. 5 North Branch swept No. 10 Essexville Garber to move on in Division 2 – WJRT

4. VOLLEYBALL Elk Rapids swept No. 10 Charlevoix in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Petoskey News-Review

5. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Lake Orion twice came back from a set down to defeat White Lake Lakeland in five – Oakland Press

6. VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Muskegon Western Michigan Christian advanced in Division 3 with a 3-1 win over honorable mention Morley Stanwood – Grand Haven Tribune

7. VOLLEYBALL Portage Northern won a matchup of Division 1 honorable mentions, 3-2 over Byron Center – FOX 17

8. VOLLEYBALL Three Rivers earned a chance to win a first Regional title with a five-set win over Grand Rapids South Christian in Division 2 – Three Rivers Commercial News

9. VOLLEYBALL Brighton advanced to a Regional Final for the first time since 2001 with a sweep of Grand Ledge in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

10. VOLLEYBALL Eben Junction Superior Central advanced in Division 4 with a sweep of Crystal Falls Forest Park – Escanaba Daily Press