Today In The MHSAA: 4/26/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 26, 2021
This spring weekend felt more like winter in many places across the state but was filled with accomplishments including school and tournament records and first-time championships.
1. Boys Golf: Traverse City Central won its first TC Tee Off since 2004 with a 302 on the second day of the tournament – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. Girls Track & Field: Howell won its Highland Games Invitational thanks in part to Mackenzie Wright’s school record in the 3,200 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Boys Golf: Haslett won the Division 1 team title and Williamston’s Wyatt Vogel was the top individual with a tournament record 68 at the annual Dick’s Sporting Goods Invitational – Owosso Argus-Press
4. Softball: Essexville Garber won its first Bay County championship with a 7-2 win over Bay City Western – Bay City Times
5. Track & Field: Benzie Central swept championships at Cadillac’s Gary Rathbun Invitational with Hunter Jones breaking the boys school 3,200 record – Benzie Record Patriot
6. Baseball: Division 1 No. 11 Macomb Dakota followed up a Thursday loss to No. 16 Romeo with a 9-6 win in Friday’s rematch – Macomb Daily
7. Boys Track & Field: Harbor Springs’ Evan Schwab broke a 50-year-old school long jump record at the Mancelona Invitational – Petoskey News-Review
8. Softball: Escanaba added wins over Macomb Dakota and Frankenmuth to a downstate trip that also saw losses to Hartland and Farmington Hills Mercy – Escanaba Daily Press
9. Boys Lacrosse: Landon Taylor’s goal with 10 seconds to play gave Muskegon Mona Shores a 14-13 win over Reeths-Puffer – Local Sports Journal
10. Baseball: Division 3 No. 15 Traverse City St. Francis won its tournament with a walk-off 8-7 win over Evart in the finale – 9&10 News
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: After a season at Flint Carman-Ainsworth, former Flint Northern star and coach Tonya Edwards is headed back to the WNBA as an assistant coach for the Chicago Sky – Flint Journal
Today in the MHSAA: 1/23/18
January 23, 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.
Today's Top 10
1. Girls Basketball: Grand Rapids Catholic Central lone senior Abigail Tepper saw her final season end almost as it began with a knee injury in her team’s opening game. But she’s contributing in other ways for the first-place Cougars after some substantial health discoveries along the way – FOX17
2. Boys Basketball: Suttons Bay handed Bear Lake its first loss of this season, 72-63 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. Girls Basketball: Chassell continued its impressive start, moving to 11-1 with an 80-58 win over Calumet – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
4. Coaches: Brown City volleyball coach Jenna Welke talks of making the adjustment from player to coach in the latest of Port Huron Times Herald guest columns from local sports personalities – Port Huron Times Herald
5. Girls Basketball: Alliance League leader Fruitport Calvary Christian added a nonleague victory, 61-30 over North Muskegon – Grand Haven Tribune
6. Girls Basketball: Coldwater picked up another key win in the competitive Interstate 8 Athletic Conference, 45-27 over Battle Creek Harper Creek – Coldwater Daily Reporter
7. Boys Basketball: Hillsdale scored the game’s first 11 points on the way to a 55-35 win over Jonesville – Hillsdale Daily News
8. Girls Basketball: Detroit Osborn pushed nearer to .500 with a 59-31 win over Detroit Denby – Detroit News
9. Boys Basketball: Scottville Mason County Central moved to 8-2 with a tight 47-43 win over Manistee – Local Sports Journal
10. Football: Former Lapeer East standout and coach Jake Weingartz has been hired to run Davison’s program – ABC12