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: 4/16/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 16, 2026
1. SOFTBALL Division 2 top-ranked Richmond and Armada split, Richmond winning 11-7 and Armada 16-5 – Macomb Daily
2. BOYS LACROSSE Oxford moved into first place alone in the Oakland Activities Association White with an 8-7 overtime win over Troy – Oakland Press
3. TRACK & FIELD The Benzie Central girls edged Frankfort, and Buckley freshman Easton Harrand won four events during a six-team meet at Glen Lake – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. GIRLS LACROSSE First-year program Grosse Ile earned its first win, 15-14 in overtime over Detroit Cass Tech – Southgate News-Herald
5. BASEBALL Gladstone downed Division 4 No. 16 Norway 10-6 – My UP Now
6. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 13 Midland handed Saginaw Heritage its first loss, 4-1 – Midland Daily News
7. GIRLS SOCCER Myla Parker scored three goals as Fruitport downed Wyoming Godwin Heights 5-0 – MuskegonSports.com
8. GIRLS SOCCER Gibraltar Carlson downed Trenton 2-0 in what could become a key Downriver League matchup – Southgate News-Herald
9. TRACK & FIELD Frankenmuth swept girls and boys meets against Alma and Bridgeport – Saginaw News
10. BASEBALL Traverse City Central and West split their regular-season doubleheader for the sixth time since 2018 – Traverse City Record-Eagle