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: 4/28/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 28, 2022
1. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Richland Gull Lake edged Division 1 No. 9 Portage Central 1-0 – Kalamazoo Gazette
2. TRACK & FIELD The Zeeland East girls – ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – and West boys won their annual matchup of neighbors that also are among statewide powers – Holland Sentinel Girls | Boys
3. BASEBALL Homer improved to 14-0 with a sweep of Quincy including a walk-off win in the opener – Jackson Citizen Patriot
4. GIRLS LACROSSE Huron Valley United broke away from South Lyon United with 11 straight goals in a 17-9 win – Oakland Press
5. GIRLS SOCCER Clio made its move in the Flint Metro League with a 3-0 win over first-place Fenton – Mid-Michigan Now
6. GIRLS SOCCER Muskegon Western Michigan Christian continues to lead the Lakes 8 Conference after a 3-1 win over Muskegon Orchard View – MuskegonSports.com
7. GIRLS SOCCER St. Joseph scored the game’s only goal late in a 1-0 win over Portage Northern – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
8. GIRLS TENNIS Bay City John Glenn edged Essexville Garber 5-3 – Bay City Times
9. TRACK & FIELD The Remus Chippewa Hills girls and Big Rapids boys earned three-meet sweeps in league competition – Big Rapids Pioneer
10. BASEBALL Erie Mason swept a key league doubleheader 4-3 and 8-5 over Petersburg Summerfield – Monroe News