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: 2/6/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 6, 2025

1. WRESTLING Union City downed No. 9 Bronson 46-28 to clinch a Division 4 District title and end Bronson’s District run at 26 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

2. COMPETITIVE CHEER Division 2 No. 2 Allen Park and top-ranked Gibraltar Carlson continued their rivalry with Allen Park emerging this time as Downriver League champion – Southgate News-Herald

3. WRESTLING Gaylord avenged a regular-season loss by downing No. 5 Cadillac 44-31 on the way to winning a Division 2 District title with a 53-19 victory over Bay City Western – Petoskey News-Review

4. WRESTLING No. 9 Fowlerville finished its Division 2 District championship run with four straight pins in getting past No. 3 Mason 36-34 – Lansing State Journal

5. WRESTLING St. Joseph avenged a regular-season dual loss by edging Stevensville Lakeshore 31-30 in a Division 2 District Final – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

6. COMPETITIVE CHEER Carleton Airport clinched the Huron League title just ahead of Grosse Ile – Southgate News-Herald

7. WRESTLING No. 10 New Boston Huron edged Airport by two points and Carlson by five to win a Division 2 District title – Monroe News

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia remained undefeated with a 59-53 win over Fowler – Lansing State Journal

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Manton moved into a tie for first in the Highland Conference with a 55-39 win over co-leader Evart – Up North Live

10. WRESTLING Warren Woods Tower clinched a Division 2 District title with wins over St. Clair Shores Lake Shore and Warren De La Salle Collegiate – Macomb Daily