Today in the MHSAA: 4/25/16
April 25, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
An intriguing tournament format, track and field dominance by a statewide power and the return to baseball by one of our Upper Peninsula schools were among events gaining notable headlines over the weekend.
Baseball
L’Anse played its first high school baseball games in more than 50 years, splitting with Hancock – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Boyne City ace Derek Willis no-hit Bath in helping his team to an East Jackson Dome Classic championship for the second straight season – Petoskey News
Unranked Clinton took a doubleheader from Division 3 No. 6 and reigning champion Jackson Lumen Christi, 11-9 and 8-5 – Adrian Daily Telegram
Division 3 top-ranked Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett split with Detroit Country Day on Saturday, winning the opener 3-0 before suffering its first loss, 6-0 – Detroit News
Jake Dabkowski followed teammate Sergio Diaz with Grand Rapids Union’s second straight no-hitter, this one in a 5-0 win over Comstock Park – Grand Rapids Press
Baseball/Softball
Leroy Pine River won the first Osceola County Royal Rumble, which combined results of the baseball and softball teams. The Bucks finished 4-0 – Cadillac News
Track & Field
Midland’s girls won the annual Swayze Relays, this time at Northwood University, by 14 points over Traverse City West, while West’s boys broke Midland’s winning streak in the accompanying Graves Relays – Midland Daily News
The two-time reigning Lower Peninsula Division 1 champion Oak Park girls just edged Lake Orion 94-90 to win the Oxford Invitational, while Oak Park’s boys dominated by more this time finishing 26 points ahead of Walled Lake Central – Oakland Press
Today in the MHSAA: 8/27/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 27, 2024
1. GIRLS GOLF Grace Slocum won her fourth tournament to start the season, this time leading Traverse City St. Francis to the team title at the Grayling Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. VOLLEYBALL Mendon won the St. Joseph County Tournament, defeating 2023 champion Three Rivers to clinch – Sturgis Journal
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 top-ranked Warren De La Salle Collegiate scored with 18 minutes to play to get past Division 1 No. 12 Detroit Catholic Central 1-0 – Oakland Press
4. BOYS SOCCER Riverview and Division 3 No. 14 Grosse Ile played to a 2-2 draw in a key Huron League match – Southgate News-Herald
5. BOYS SOCCER Alma held on to down Frankenmuth 2-1 – Saginaw News
6. GIRLS GOLF Whitehall carded a 378 to win the Ludington Jamboree by 15 strokes – Ludington Daily News
7. BOYS TENNIS Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse edged Sterling Heights Stevenson 5-3 – Macomb Daily
8. BOYS SOCCER Mason Keister scored the lone goal in Midland Bullock Creek’s win over Gladwin – Midland Daily News
9. BOYS SOCCER Canton Prep broke away during the second half for a 5-0 win over Livonia Clarenceville – Hometown Life
10. BOYS SOCCER Cadillac earned its first win of the season, downing Sault Ste. Marie 7-0 – Cadillac News