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: 3/10/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 10, 2026
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Belleville avenged a loss to Howell two weeks earlier with a 58-44 Regional Semifinal win in Division 1 – Detroit News
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Petoskey handed Negaunee just its second loss this season, 49-42 in Division 2 – Petoskey News-Review
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tecumseh got past Haslett 60-44 in Division 2 – Adrian Daily Telegram
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Evart advanced in Division 3 with a 50-36 win over Beaverton – Cadillac News
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kent City came back from a 17-point deficit to defeat Saugatuck in Division 3, 72-67 – Local Sports Journal
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankfort advanced in Division 4 with a 65-34 win over Mio – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Utica Eisenhower moved past Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 48-33 in a matchup of ranked teams in Division 1 – Macomb Daily
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Plymouth Christian Academy ended the season for last year’s Division 3 runner-up Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, 60-55 – Oakland Press
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sandusky downed Genesee 44-27 in Division 3 to advance to a fifth-straight Regional Final – Port Huron Times Herald
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Portland St. Patrick advanced in Division 4 with a 41-20 win over Climax-Scotts – Lansing State Journal
Also of note …
BOYS BASKETBALL East Lansing’s KJ Torbert was named winner of this year’s Mr. Basketball Award – Detroit Free Press