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: 2/11/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 11, 2025

1. SKIING The Harbor Springs girls and Petoskey boys were Division 2 Regional champions at Boyne Mountain – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Parker LePla became Goodrich’s all-time leading scorer during his team’s 69-57 win over Flint Hamady – Mid-Michigan Now

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Charlotte Box reached 1,000 career points in Onaway’s 46-35 win over Pickford – Cheboygan Daily News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mallory Miller reached 1,000 career points although Mason County Central fell to Onekama 57-54 on a halfcourt buzzer beater – Ludington Daily News

5. SKIING East Grand Rapids swept Division 2 girls and boys Regional championships at Cannonsburg – Cadillac News

6. SKIING Brighton swept girls and boys Kensington Lakes Activities Association championships – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. BOYS BOWLING Muskegon Mona Shores defeated Caledonia with Derek Kern rolling a 300 and school-record 537 series – Local Sports Journal

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart hung on against St. Charles, 49-40 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Marquette got past Munising 58-53, handing the Mustangs just their second loss – Upper Michigan’s Source

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Harbor Beach defeated Millington 60-54 in a matchup of teams that entered the game with only one loss apiece – Huron Daily Tribune