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: 12/1/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 1, 2021

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grace Bradford went over 1,000 career points in leading Maple City Glen Lake past Traverse City St. Francis 59-40 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lauren Walker nearly had a triple-double as Essexville Garber opened with a 50-49 win over Saginaw Nouvel – Bay City Times

3. HOCKEY Traverse City Central stopped Petoskey’s rally short in a 5-3 win – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Monroe Jefferson won once last season, and now has won once already this winter, 48-41 over Petersburg Summerfield – Monroe News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Battle Creek Lakeview won an opener that was close throughout, edging Marshall 36-33 – Battle Creek Enquirer

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Zeeland West started fast and held on for a 49-37 win over Hudsonville Unity Christian – Holland Sentinel

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Greenville held off multiple Central Montcalm comebacks in a 49-47 victory – Greenville Daily News

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kent City opened with a 41-30 road win at Muskegon – Local Sports Journal

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland Dow also opened up with a road victory, 60-50 over Howell – Midland Daily News

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Felch North Dickenson had multiple players post double-doubles in a 52-46 opening win over Kingsford – Iron Mountain Daily News