Today in the MHSAA: 4/25/19

April 25, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A major soccer matchup tops today’s list of Wednesday’s best headliners, followed by a record-setting upset also on the pitch.

1. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 2 Grand Blanc held off Division 2 No. 7 Flint Powers 3-2 in a matchup of teams that played in MHSAA Finals last season – WJRT

2. Girls Soccer: New Baltimore Anchor Bay shut out Division 1 No. 3 Utica Eisenhower 1-0, giving Ally Gaunt 32 shutouts to tie her school’s record – Macomb Daily

3. Baseball: Division 3 No. 3 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett took Division 2 No. 17 Detroit Country Day to extra innings and won 4-3 – Detroit News

4. Track & Field: Kingsley’s girls, No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, edged LPD2 No. 11 Benzie Central’s 91-84, while Benzie’s No. 14 boys won by eight points over the LPD3 No. 7 Stags – Traverse City Record Eagle

5. Track & Field: Jessica Holcomb broke Quincy’s long jump record set in 1982 in helping her team to an 86-51 win over Concord – Coldwater Daily Reporter

6. Boys Lacrosse: Tecumseh edged Dexter 14-11, giving Tecumseh coach Steve Ayre his 100th win – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. Baseball: Pinconning went 10 innings to take a 9-8 win over Division 3 No. 16 Beaverton – Bay City Times

8. Girls Soccer: Division 4 No. 2 Kalamazoo Christian handed Coloma its first loss this season, 6-1 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. Girls Soccer: Alpena handed Gaylord its first loss, 2-1, in what also was the Wildcats’ first league win in nine years – WBKB

10. Baseball: Shawn Kaiser threw Midland Bullock Creek’s second no-hitter in two days in a split with Saginaw Valley Lutheran – Midland Daily News

Also of note …

O-K Conference: The state’s largest league announced its reconfiguration for 2020-21, including the elimination of a division – Grand Rapids Press

Today in the MHSAA: 10/30/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 30, 2024

1. VOLLEYBALL Brownstown Woodhaven defeated Dearborn Edsel Ford in three sets to create a shared Downriver League title between them – Southgate News-Herald

2. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 9 Ubly finished the Big Thumb Conference Black schedule undefeated with a sweep of Harbor Beach – Huron Daily Tribune

3. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Zeeland – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – edged LPD3 No. 4 Holland Christian 103-82 – Holland Sentinel

4. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 3 Detroit Country Day closed its regular season with a sweep of Birmingham Groves – Oakland Press

5. VOLLEYBALL Ida’s Ashley Begeman went over 1,000 career digs during her team’s wins over Hudson, Hillsdale and Onsted – Monroe News

6. VOLLEYBALL Fruitport swept matches over Muskegon, Grant and Allendale – MuskegonSports.com

7. VOLLEYBALL Escanaba won on Marquette’s Senior Night – Upper Michigan’s Source

8. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 7 Elk Rapids defeated Traverse City Christian in five sets – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. VOLLEYBALL Midland Dow swept Bullock Creek in a nonleague match – Midland Daily News

10. VOLLEYBALL Bay City Westen and Saginaw Swan Valley were among others to pick up victories Tuesday – WNEM