Today in the MHSAA: 5/11/18
May 11, 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. Girls Tennis: Midland Dow, the top-ranked team in Lower Peninsula Division 1, swept every flight to claim a 21st straight Saginaw Valley League championship – Midland Dow
2. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 15 Plymouth dealt No. 3 Brighton its first loss of the season, 1-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Baseball: Division 1 No. 3 Rockford came back from being swept by No. 6 Grandville on Tuesday to win their third game against each other this week and pull within a game of the Bulldogs’ league lead – FOX 17
4. Girls Tennis: LPD2 No. 7 Traverse City Central locked up its seventh straight Big North Conference championship – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. Baseball: Unranked Saginaw Heritage won the opener 1-0, but Division 1 No. 2 Bay City Western won the second game 3-0 in a matchup of Saginaw Valley League contenders – Bay City Times
6. Softball: Ubly swept Harbor Beach to earn a share of the Greater Thumb Conference East title – Huron Daily Tribune
7. Baseball: Tucker Zacharda’s walk-off sacrifice fly earned Holton an 8-7 win over White Cloud and coach Jim Giddings his 300th career victory – Local Sports Journal
8. Track & Field: Rapid River’s boys won their 41st annual home invitational by two points, while Felch North Dickinson repeated as the girls champion – Escanaba Daily Press
9. Golf: The Escanaba girls and Gladstone boys claimed Escanaba Invitational titles, the Braves shooting a 311 and Paxton Johnson finishing as girls medalist at 77 – Escanaba Daily Press
10. Football: Former Grand Ledge standout and Homer coach Joe Brya has been hired to take over Eaton Rapids – Lansing State Journal
Also of note …
Boys Basketball: Frankfort coach Reggie Manville will not return next season after leading the team to a 129-41 record over the last seven – MI Sports Now
Baseball: Ada Forest Hills Eastern coach Ian Hearn was honored Thursday for winning his 500th career game a week ago – Grand Rapids Press
Today in the MHSAA: 4/9/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 9, 2025
1. BOYS LACROSSE Detroit Catholic Central held off Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 10-9 in a matchup of annual Division 1 contenders – Oakland Press
2. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 9 New Boston Huron defeated Division 2 No. 10 Flat Rock 5-1 in their first of two regular-season matchups – Southgate News-Herald
3. SOFTBALL Royal Oak Shrine Catholic rebounded from last season’s five losses to Allen Park Cabrini with a doubleheader sweep – Southgate News-Herald
4. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Carlton Airport dealt Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central its first loss, 9-6 – Monroe News
5. BOYS LACROSSE Lake Orion held on to defeat Oxford 11-8 – Oakland Press
6. BASEBALL Pinconning opened its season with a sweep of Bay City Central – Bay City Times
7. GIRLS LACROSSE Flushing improved to 2-2 with a 10-6 win over Lapeer – Flint Journal
8. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 7 Hemlock opened with a doubleheader sweep of Carrollton – Saginaw News
9. GIRLS SOCCER Dearborn High won its rivalry matchup with Dearborn Fordson – Dearborn Press & Guide
10. GIRLS SOCCER Gladwin won its home opener against Shepherd – MI Sports Now