Today in the MHSAA: 5/10/19
May 10, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The league title portion of this spring is in full swing, with champions awarded Thursday in girls tennis, girls and boys track & field and boys lacrosse.
1. Girls Tennis: Midland Dow – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – edged Grand Blanc to earn the Saginaw Valley League championship for the 22nd straight season – Midland Daily News
2. Track & Field: Pinckney’s girls and boys teams followed up unbeaten dual seasons with Southeastern Conference White league meet championships – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Track & Field: Kent City swept Central State Activities Association Silver league meet titles; the girls team is ranked No. 4 in LPD3 – Big Rapids News
4. Track & Field: The Colon boys and Athens girls clinched Southern Central Athletic Association West titles; the Athens girls are ranked No. 9 in LPD4 – Sturgis Journal
5. Boys Lacrosse: Division 2 No. 3 Spring Lake clinched its first league title in the sport with a 9-2 Ottawa-Kent Conference win over Grand Rapids Christian – Grand Haven Tribune
6. Track & Field: Marion’s girls clinched the West Michigan D League title by seven points – Cadillac News
7. Girls Soccer: Formerly-ranked Utica Eisenhower earned a 2-1 league win over Division 1 No. 5 Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily
8. Softball: Division 1 No. 8 Caledonia secured a season series win over honorable mention Grand Haven with a 12-1 victory – Local Sports Journal
9. Girls Soccer: Division 3 top-ranked Freeland also added an impressive win, 4-2 over Division 2 No. 15 Linden – Midland Daily News
10. Baseball: Division 2 No. 3 Holland Christian edged Byron Center 2-1 with a walk-off hit in the seventh inning – Holland Christian
Today in the MHSAA: 10/7/20
October 7, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Girls Golf Regionals continued across the Lower Peninsula on Tuesday, joined by boys soccer league championship deciders and volleyball showdowns likely to determine eventual title winners.
1. Girls Golf: No. 4 Grand Blanc, No. 6 Brighton and No. 7 Hartland qualified from a strong Lower Peninsula Division 1 Regional at Lapeer Country Club – Flint Journal
2. Girls Golf: Remus Chippewa Hills won its first Regional championship, edging runner-up Shepherd in LPD4 – Big Rapids News
3. Volleyball: Division 3 honorable mention Morley Stanwood avenged an earlier 3-2 loss to Kent City with a 3-2 win to create a tie for first in the Central State Activities Association Silver – Big Rapids News
4. Girls Golf: No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood was first, Goodrich second and No. 2 Macomb Lutheran North third at the LPD3 Regional at Heather Hills – Macomb Daily
5. Girls Golf: Petoskey, Mount Pleasant and Midland Dow qualified from an LPD2 Regional at Pohl Cat – Petoskey News-Review
6. Boys Soccer: Muskegon Western Michigan Christian earned a share of the Lakes 8 Conference championship with a 5-2 win over Muskegon Orchard View – Local Sports Journal
7. Volleyball: Dexter maintained its lead in the Southeastern Conference White with a sweep of former co-leader Chelsea – Chelsea Sun Times News
8. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD3 No. 6 Holland Christian edged LPD2 honorable mention Holland 102-80 – Holland Sentinel
9. Girls Golf: Rockford, No. 5 Traverse City West and Traverse City Central advanced from the LPD1 Regional at Sunnybrook – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. Boys Soccer: A 3-3 draw between Division 1 No. 7 (MPR) Mattawan and Division 2 No. 12 Richland Gull Lake created a three-team tie with Division 2 No. 15 St. Joseph for first heading into the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference Tournament – WWMT