Today in the MHSAA: 4/9/19

April 9, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Many in Michigan returned from Spring Break on Monday, and teams jumped straight into competition with five sports making our first daily achievers list of this season.

1. Girls Tennis: Petoskey won five flight championships en route to earning the Up North Invite team title – Petoskey News-Review

2. Softball: Kalkaska coach Rik Ponstein earned his 700th career win during his team’s sweep of Roscommon – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Boys Lacrosse: Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard edged rival Greenhills 7-6 in overtime – We Love Ann Arbor

4. Baseball: Division 1 No. 6 Lake Orion downed Division 3 No. 16 Madison Heights Bishop Foley for its first win – Oakland Press

5. Baseball: Division 3 No. 12 Michigan Center swept Jonesville in a rematch of last season’s Regional Final – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

6. Baseball: Division 2 No. 6 Saginaw Swan Valley took a pair of impressive wins over Mount Pleasant – Saginaw News

7. Softball: Gladwin earned a pair of one-run wins over Midland Dow – Midland Daily News

8. Baseball: Division 1 No. 16 Plymouth won big over Northville in a matchup of Kensington Lakes Activities Association contenders – Observer & Eccentric

9. Softball: Division 1 No. 8 Canton improved to 2-0 with a 6-1 win over Novi – State Champs Sports Network

10. Girls Soccer: Taylor Noble had a first-half hat trick as Boyne City downed Kalkaska – MI Sports Now

Also of note …

Baseball: From Friday, Fowlerville downed Division 2 top-ranked Detroit Country Day 2-1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Softball: From Friday, No. 4 Howell avenged a Wednesday loss with a big win over No. 2 Hartland to finish their first rematch from last season’s Division 1 Semifinal – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Baseball: From Friday, Division 1 No. 3 Grandville made a trip east and left with a 13-6 win over Division 2 No. 2 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s – State Champs Sports Network

Baseball: From April 3, Division 1 No. 8 Detroit Catholic Central swept top-ranked Birmingham Brother Rice – Observer & Eccentric

Today in the MHSAA: 3/4/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 4, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lexi Olson reached 1,000 career points in Ishpeming Westwood’s 45-23 Division 3 District win over West Iron County – Upper Michigan’s Source

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Natalie Hensen reached 1,000 career points and set Battle Creek Pennfield’s career blocked shots record, but Harper Creek won their Division 2 District opener 63-50 – Battle Creek Enquirer

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw United opened Division 1 District play with a 49-45 win over Bay City Central – WNEM

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jana Honeycutt starred in Holland West Ottawa’s 72-43 Division 1 win over Holland – Holland Sentinel

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Manistee scored the first 11 points of a 40-34 Division 3 District win over White Cloud – Ludington Daily News

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jackson Northwest edged Jackson High 37-32 in Division 1 play – WILX

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Livonia Franklin came back to defeat Farmington 46-39 in Division 1 – Hometown Life

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Meadow Cameron got off to a fast start during a 62-29 Division 1 win over Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse – Macomb Daily

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rapid River followed Aubrey Olson to a 49-30 Division 4 District win over Rock Mid Peninsula – Escanaba Daily Press

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ida defeated Monroe Jefferson 39-23 in a Division 2 District opener – Monroe News