Today in the MHSAA: 4/28/17

April 28, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Upsets in girls soccer and softball topped Thursday’s statewide action, while Saginaw Heritage continued to make plans to honor the fourth baseball coach ever to win 1,000 games in Michigan.

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

Conner Esch threw a combined 96 pitches in earning both pitching wins for Bay City John Glenn over Freeland, and also drove in three runs in the opener – Bay City Times

Ann Arbor Greenhills drew even with two runs in the seventh inning and then put up seven in the eighth to down 2016 Division 4 champion Sterling Heights Parkway Christian 12-5 – Ann Arbor News

Division 1 No. 16 Brownstown Woodhaven earned its fourth straight Downriver League shutout with an 11-0 victory over Southgate Anderson – Southgate News Herald

From Saturday, Saginaw Heritage coach Bob Andrezejewski became the fourth in MHSAA history to win 1,000 games, guiding the Division 1 No. 8 Hawks to a 12-3 win over Beal City (and then 1,001 in the second game of the day). Heritage will honor him after its invitational this Saturday – Saginaw News

Boys Golf

Berkley remained undefeated with a two-stroke win over Birmingham Groves – Detroit News

Girls Soccer

Unranked Frankenmuth downed No. 7 Birch Run 1-0 in a matchup of annual Tri-Valley Conference East contenders – Saginaw News

Reigning Division 1 champion and current No. 2 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek came back to down North Farmington 2-1 – Oakland Press

Division 1 No. 13 Saline remained undefeated in the Southeastern Conference Red with a 1-0 win over Ann Arbor Skyline – Saline Post

Softball

Division 1 honorable mention White Lake Lakeland improved to 9-0 by coming back to hand No. 9 Howell its first loss, 11-9 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Track & Field

East Kentwood’s top-ranked girls and boys teams swept Grand Haven, the boys by only a 77-60 margin – Grand Haven Tribune

Today in the MHSAA: 9/21/18

September 21, 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. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 8 Spring Lake came back from dropping the third and fourth sets to finish a win over honorable mention Grand Rapids Catholic Central – Local Sports Journal

2. Volleyball: Division 4 No. 2 Camden-Frontier ran its winning streak to 13 with a sweep of Hillsdale Academy – Hillsdale Daily News

3. Boys Soccer: Aidan Day scored his 48th career goal to set his school’s record as Alpena tied Petoskey – Alpena News

4. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 7 Hudsonville edged Grand Haven in four sets, winning three by three or fewer points – Grand Haven Tribune

5. Volleyball: Utica Eisenhower downed Macomb Dakota in a matchup of teams that entered undefeated in Macomb Area Conference Red play – Macomb Daily

6. Boys Soccer: Zach Riordan scored five goals for Division 4 No. 5 Adrian Lenawee Christian in its win over Brooklyn Columbia Central – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. Volleyball: Division 2 honorable mention Cadillac swept Traverse City West to finish the first half of the Big North Conference schedule undefeated – Cadillac News

8. Boys Soccer: Will Flewelling scored twice as Division 3 No. 4 Ludington downed Manistee 3-1 – MI Sports Now

9. Volleyball: Marquette remained undefeated with a sweep of rival Escanaba – Escanaba Daily Press

10. Boys Soccer: Walled Lake Northern downed Lakes Valley Conference leader Milford 3-1 – Oakland Press