Today in the MHSAA: 4/24/18

April 24, 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

1. Girls Lacrosse: Rockford edged East Grand Rapids 15-10 in a matchup of top-ranked teams, the Rams in Division 1 and the Pioneers in Division 2 – FOX 17

2. Baseball: Division 1 No. 13 Bay City Western swept No. 8 Midland 1-0 and 9-3 – Midland Daily News

3. Girls Soccer: Division 4 No. 5 Elk Rapids opened the season with a win, 2-0 over No. 17 Harbor Springs – MI Sports Now

4. Girls Soccer: Rivals Kalamazoo Hackett and Kalamazoo Christian tied 1-1; Christian is No. 2 in Division 4 and Hackett is No. 14 – JoeInsider.com

5. Girls Soccer: West Bloomfield downed previously undefeated and Division 3 No. 7 Clawson 5-1 – Oakland Press

6. Baseball: Jake Riggs threw a five-inning perfect game as Brethren downed Mesick 11-0 – Manistee News Advocate

7. Softball: Muskegon Western Michigan Christian/Muskegon Catholic Central split a doubleheader with Grant, WMCC getting a five-inning no-hitter from Maria Sanocki in winning the first game – Grand Haven Tribune

8. Boys Golf: Flint Powers Catholic, No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, shot a 311 to win the Wayne Wire Tournament in Royal Oak – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. Softball: Paige Kolinski hit her fourth home run of the season as Utica Eisenhower downed Utica 11-5 – Macomb Daily

10. Baseball: Whitehall and Muskegon Oakridge split a pair of close games both decided by a run – Muskegon Chronicle

Today in the MHSAA: 10/27/16

October 27, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Daily action is sparse this time of year as the soccer tournament moves through Regionals and volleyball preps for Districts beginning Monday. But Wednesday did see a handful of notable events in those sports plus an honor for one of the state's most successful golf alums.

Boys Soccer

Macomb Dakota moved past Grosse Pointe North 4-1 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Macomb Daily

On the other side of that Division 1 bracket, No. 6 Troy Athens got past Warren DeLaSalle 2-0 – Oakland Press

Volleyball

Class B honorable mention Saginaw Swan Valley swept third-place Alma to clinch the Tri-Valley Conference Central championship – Saginaw News

Rogers City downed Class D No. 5 Onaway in three sets to win the Presque Isle county championship for the second straight year – Alpena News

Good Read

Today's golfers might not realize that longtime LPGA Tour pro Meg Mallon played her high school golf for Farmington Hills Mercy, finishing MHSAA Final runner-up (open class) in 1980. She recently was selected for the World Golf Hall of Fame – Observer & Eccentric