Today in the MHSAA: 5/14/18

May 14, 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. Boys Lacrosse: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central ended No. 6 Birmingham Brother Rice’s 13-season reign in the Detroit Catholic League with an 11-8 victory to clinch its first conference championship – Observer & Eccentric

2. Baseball: Division 4 No. 2 Frankfort took sole possession of the MHSAA record for consecutive shutout innings, running its streak to 45 during a win over Onekama – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Softball: Division 2 No. 5 Richmond split with Romeo as the Blue Devils’ win put coach Howard Stuart over 1,000 for his career – Macomb Daily

4. Track & Field: Northville’s girls won their sixth straight Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship, while Grand Blanc’s boys (No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 1) won their side of the meet to cap their final season in the league – Observer & Eccentric Girls | Boys

5. Track & Field: Saline’s boys won the Southeastern Conference Red championship for the eighth straight season – Saline Post

6. Track & Field: The Lake Linden-Hubbell girls and Houghton boys continued to dominate this spring with championships at the Houghton County Invitational – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

7. Boys Tennis: Reigning Upper Peninsula Division 1 champion Negaunee claimed the Kingsford Invitational title, winning five flights – Marquette Mining Journal

8. Track & Field: The Highland Milford girls and White Lake Lakeland boys won the inaugural Lakes Valley Conference championship meet titles – Oakland Press

9. Girls Tennis: Fruitport edged Muskegon Mona Shores to win the Ottawa-Kent Conference Black tournament title – Grand Haven Tribune

10. Baseball: Petoskey scored a win over Division 3 No. 10 Reed City on the way to earning the championship at its home invitational – Petoskey News-Review

Today in the MHSAA: 3/20/17

March 20, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The final weekend of this girls basketball season saw two new champions and two of Michigan's most established programs leave the Breslin Center with 2016-17 MHSAA titles. 

Girls Basketball

Class A: Flushing entered the postseason unranked but ended as No. 1 in Class A with a Finals victory over East Kentwood Second Half

Class B: Detroit Country Day won its second title in three seasons to celebrate coach Frank Orlando's 50th season as a high school coach Second Half

Class C: Detroit Edison Public School Academy finished a run that included its first District title and set the stage for a repeat or two over the next few seasons Second Half

Class D: Pittsford completed a second straight perfect season and a four-year run of 103-2 Second Half