Today in the MHSAA: 4/25/17

April 25, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A handful of no-hitters and the end of a notable streak made the diamond the place to be Monday, while golf and track & field saw significant invitational action – and our School Broadcast Program received some great attention as well.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.

Baseball

Midland dealt Division 1 No. 7 Bay City Western its first doubleheader sweep in more than five seasons and 200 games with 1-0 and 3-2 wins – Bay City Times

Detroit Western International pitcher Miguel Ambriz threw a no-hitter as his team downed Detroit Catholic Central 4-1 – Detroit News

Division 3 No. 13 Homer swept Vandercook Lake at University of Michigan, taking the first game 4-2 thanks in part to a complete game pitching victory by freshman T.J. Vanderkuyl – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Boys Golf

Gladstone edged Escanaba by three strokes to win its home invitational – Escanaba Daily Press

Division 1 No. 9 Utica Ford finished 13 strokes better than Macomb Dakota to win the Evans-Gill Invitational – Macomb Daily

Boys Lacrosse

From Sunday, Division 1 No. 1 Birmingham Brother Rice ended the 50-game winning streak, longest nationally, for New York champion Victor with a 10-9 win – Rochester (NY) Democrat & Chronicle

Girls Soccer

Alma’s Tia Everdeen scored three goals in the first half as her team downed Ithaca 4-0 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Softball

Division 1 No. 9 Howell freshman Molly Carney threw a one-hit shutout to down honorable mention Waterford Kettering and returning all-state pitcher Madison French – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Kingsley swept Harrison on a pair of no-hitters by McKenna Musser – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Track & Field

The Norway boys won the Bobcat Invitational in Florence, Wis., while Felch North Dickinson finished second in both the boys and girls competitions – Iron Mountain Daily News

Good Read

ABC10 reports on Negaunee's digital writing and broadcast program, a recent recipient of multiple MHSAA SBP Excellence Awards – ABC10-Marquette

Today in the MHSAA: 9/24/15

September 24, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Michigan’s athletes are in midseason form as we head into the final weekend of September, and some of Wednesday’s performances in cross country and golf are proof they’re hitting stride.

Cross Country

St. Joseph sophomore Anna Fischer, one of the top freshmen at last season’s MHSAA Finals, edged Portage Northern freshman Peyton Witt to win Wednesday’s Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference West race – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills senior Madison Goen continued her streak of winning every race she’s run this season, going 18 minutes flat as Kenowa edged Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 27-28 – Grand Rapids Press

Girls Golf

Macomb Lutheran North, No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 4, broke its school record for the second time this week, shooting 330 to win the Macomb County Golf Invitational; sophomore Serena Nguyen was the medalist at 77 – Macomb Daily

Boys Soccer

Midland edged Bay City Western 2-1 in Saginaw Valley League North play despite the 25th goal this season for the Warriors Ty Fulco – Bay City Times

Ortonville Brandon, No. 20 in Division 2, edged Flint Metro League foe Fenton 1-0 after a shootout; Brandon also beat Clio in a shootout Monday – Oakland Press

Petoskey’s 4-0 win over Elk Rapids was its sixth shutout in seven games and fourth straight; the Northmen are No. 14 in Division 2 – Petoskey News

Boys Tennis

Port Huron Northern, No. 8 in LP Division 1, downed St. Clair 6-2 to claim the MAC Red championship outright, its first league title since 2011 – Port Huron Times-Herald

Volleyball

Class C top-ranked Bronson downed Class D No. 5 Mendon in three sets in a matchup of two of southwest Michigan’s top teams – Sturgis Journal

Kent City, an honorable mention in Class C, downed No. 10 Morley-Stanwood in four sets to move into first place alone in the Central State Activities Association Silver – Big Rapids News