Today in the MHSAA: 5/15/19

May 15, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The softball diamond was the scene Tuesday for a historic accomplishment up north and an inspiring performance in the Kalamazoo area as well.

1. Softball: Mackinaw City swept Ellsworth to claim its first Northern Lights Conference championship since 1999 – Petoskey News-Review

2. Softball: Alpena swept Traverse City Central to lock up a share of its ninth straight Big North Conference championship – Alpena News

3. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 2 Grandville locked up the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red title outright with a 1-0 win over Rockford – FOX 17

4. Softball: Division 3 No. 3 Sanford Meridian clinched a share of the Jack Pine Conference title with a 4-1 win over Beaverton, but fell in the second game 6-4 – Midland Daily News

5. Track & Field: Reese’s girls and Caro’s boys (No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 3) won the Greater Thumb Conference West league meet championships – Huron Daily Tribune

6. Boys Lacrosse: Dexter closed the regular season with a 15-7 win over Chelsea to clinch a share of the Southeastern Conference White title – Chelsea Sun Times News

7. Softball: Division 4 honorable mention Beal City clinched a share of the Highland Conference championship with a sweep of Evart – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

8. Softball: Division 2 top-ranked Escanaba and Division 3 No. 10 Gladstone split in a league matchup of state powers – Escanaba Daily Press

9. Baseball: Division 2 No. 3 Holland Christian and Chris Mokma got past Zeeland East and Adam Berghorst in a matchup of future Michigan State teammates – Holland Sentinel

10. Girls Soccer: Bloomfield Hills scored the game-winner late to upset Division 1 No. 7 Troy 2-1 – Oakland Press

Also of note …

Softball: We’re all rooting for Portage Central freshman Sophie Varney, who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in December but continues to take the field as she fights the disease – Kalamazoo Gazette

Boys Golf: From Monday, Centreville claimed the final Southwest 10 Conference jamboree to lock up the league title – Three Rivers Commercial News

Girls Tennis: From Saturday, Niles Brandywine locked up its seventh straight league title, in the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Conference – Niles Daily Star

Today in the MHSAA: 12/4/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 4, 2025

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Adam Dugener reached 1,000 career points in North Muskegon’s season-opening win over Holton – Muskegon Chronicle

2. ICE HOCKEY Petoskey scored all three of its goals during the third period of a 3-2 win over Traverse Bay Reps – Up North Live

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Roseville had five players score in double figures in an 85-75 win over Warren De La Salle Collegiate – Macomb Daily

4. GIRLS WRESTLING Fowlerville defeated Howell 60-17 in the first-ever Livingston County girls wrestling dual – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Mason Dowdy scored 39 points in Mason’s season-opening 73-72 win over Grand Ledge – WLNS

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Sanford Meridian edged Gladwin 65-61 in a season opener – Midland Daily News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Pellston earned new coach Jared Anderson his first win, 62-43 over Onaway – Petoskey News-Review

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Douglass opened with a 58-33 victory over Imlay City – Detroit News

9. BOYS BASKETBALL McBain opened with a 62-50 win over Houghton Lake – Cadillac News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker made 16 of 19 free-throw attempts in a 53-34 win over Bay City All Saints – Bay City Times