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: 10/23/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 23, 2025

1. FIELD HOCKEY Olivia Rollins scored the game’s only goal in overtime as Ann Arbor Pioneer advanced with a 1-0 Semifinal win over Chelsea – Ann Arbor News

2. FIELD HOCKEY Dexter advanced to the inaugural MHSAA Final with a 4-0 win over Saline – Ann Arbor News

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Essexville Garber clinched its first league title since 1996, downing Saginaw Swan Valley in the Tri-Valley Conference Red – Bay City Times

4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Flat Rock clinched a share of the Huron League championship with a four-set win over Division 3 No. 4 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – Southgate News-Herald

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Port Huron finished a perfect run through the Macomb Area Conference Blue with a sweep of Clinton Township Chippewa Valley – Macomb Daily

6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 3 Kingsley swept Elk Rapids, Frankfort and honorable mention McBain – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Gladstone lost the first set but won the next three over Marquette – Upper Michigan’s Source

8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Midland Bullock Creek swept Farwell, and Beaverton defeated Standish-Sterling in five sets – Midland Daily News