Today in the MHSAA: 4/27/16

April 27, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A southwest Michigan pitcher threw a second straight no-hitter Tuesday, but balls were flying out of the park in that corner of the state’s softball diamonds.

Baseball

Morley Stanwood came back from six runs down to beat Holton and stay atop its division in the Central State Activities Association – Big Rapids News

Maple City Glen Lake improved to 11-1 with a sweep of Frankfort including a walk-off bunt in the second game – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Coldwater’s Nick Shaw threw his second straight no-hitter, this time against Parma Western – Coldwater Daily News

Zeeland East’s Ben Martin struck out nine in a five-inning no-hitter against Muskegon – Holland Sentinel

Softball

Utica Eisenhower handed Utica Ford its first loss this season in a bit of a surprise given last year's results – Macomb Daily

Three Rivers won the first game 15-5 and Sturgis the second 18-11, and together they hit nine home runs over the doubleheader – Sturgis Journal

Stevensville Lakeshore and St. Joseph combined for three grand slams during their doubleheader – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

From Saturday, Escanaba’s Katie Ross threw a no-hitter to beat Norway in the title game of the inaugural Yooper Tournament at Gladstone – Iron Mountain Daily News

Track & Field

The Cadillac girls picked up two more Big North Conference wins over Traverse City West and Gaylord after beating Traverse City Central last week for the first time in program history – Cadillac News

Grand Haven freshman Gabby Hentemann is quickly making a name for herself after adding her school’s freshman records in the 1,600 and 800 to her previous 3,200 record in a loss to Hudsonville; all three times are second-fastest in school history regardless of class – Grand Haven Tribune

Today in the MHSAA: 10/2/18

October 2, 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 Golf: Sisters Anika and Anci Dy tied for first to lead Traverse City West, No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, to the Traverse City Central Invitational title, which also secured the Titans their fourth straight Big North Conference championship – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 8 Midland Dow tied rival Midland 1-1 to clinch its third straight Saginaw Valley League championship – Midland Daily News

3. Boys Soccer: Novi upended Division 1 No. 9 Canton 2-1 to pull closer to the league-leading Chiefs in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West – Observer & Eccentric

4. Girls Golf: St. Joseph battled tough weather to win the South Haven Invitational, with LPD4 No. 5 Kalamazoo Hackett second – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

5. Girls Golf: Tecumseh held off Adrian Madison to win the Lenawee County Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. Boys Soccer: Melvindale added a second win this season over Gibraltar Carlson to improve to 12-2-1 – Southgate News-Herald

7. Boys Soccer: Flint Powers Catholic handed the second loss this season to Flint Carman-Ainsworth, 3-1 – Flint Journal

8. Boys Soccer: Charlevoix finished its second win over Harbor Springs this season with the go-ahead goal during the closing minutes of a 2-1 victory – Petoskey News-Review

9. Boys Soccer: After falling to Hillsdale Academy 4-2 earlier this season, Hillsdale battled back to a 1-1 tie in the rematch – Hillsdale Daily News

10. Boys Soccer: Buckley held on for another close league win, 3-2 over Kingsley – Traverse City Record-Eagle