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: 11/2/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 2, 2022
1. VOLLEYBALL Macomb L’Anse Creuse North opened Division 1 District play with a sweep of a league champion, downing Clinton Township Chippewa Valley – Macomb Daily
2. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention White Lake Lakeland held off Milford in four sets for a Division 1 District-opening win – Oakland Press
3. VOLLEYBALL Fruitport advanced in Division 2 with a four-set win over Spring Lake – Muskegon Chronicle
4. VOLLEYBALL No. 10 Macomb Dakota emerged from a close first set to sweep Utica Ford in Division 1 – Macomb Daily
5. VOLLEYBALL No. 6 Blissfield improved to 50-4-1 with a sweep of Ottawa Lake Whiteford in Division 3 – Adrian Daily Telegram
6. VOLLEYBALL Walled Lake Northern advanced in Division 1 as well with a sweep of West Bloomfield – Oakland Press
7. VOLLEYBALL Petersburg Summerfield opened Division 4 play with a sweep of Waldron – Monroe News
8. VOLLEYBALL Felch North Dickinson and Crystal Falls Forest Park swept in Division 4 District openers – Upper Michigan Source
9. VOLLEYBALL Grass Lake opened Division 3 play with a sweep of East Jackson – Jackson Citizen Patriot
10. VOLLEYBALL Kinross Maplewood Baptist began Division 4 District play with a sweep of Newberry – MI Sports Now