Today in the MHSAA: 5/17/16
May 17, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
League and area supremacy was on the line Monday, especially in our diamond sports – where Detroit’s best in baseball extended a title streak to nearly a decade.
Baseball
Detroit Western International claimed its ninth straight Detroit Public School League title, downing Detroit Renaissance in the Mega final 8-6; Detroit Osborn also won its first PSL title in 27 years – Detroit News
Howell edged White Lake Lakeland 4-2 to win the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Lakes title for the first time – Livingston Daily
Girls Soccer
McBain Northern Michigan Christian might be cruising under the radar while unranked this week, but NMC moved to 14-0 with a 3-1 win over Boyne City – Cadillac News
Softball
Walled Lake Northern homered in the sixth inning to take a lead, but Koryn Pennebaker singled home the tying and winning runs in the seventh to lead Milford to a 5-4 win and its first league title, in the KLAA Lakes division – Oakland Press
Surging DeWitt downed Eaton Rapids 7-0 on Monday in the first round of the Lansing Softball Classic; Eaton Rapids has won the title five of the last seven years – Lansing State Journal
Grand Ledge remained undefeated at 22-0 with a 12-7 win over Mason in the second game of Monday’s Softball Classic openers – Lansing State Journal
Today in the MHSAA: 6/5/18
June 5, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
1. Rules: The MHSAA’s new transfer regulation takes effect in 2019-20, but based on sports an athlete plays beginning in 2018-19. Check out this explanation – State Champs Sports Network
2. Baseball: Division 1 No. 6 Grand Ledge advanced to the Capital Diamond Classic championship game with a 3-1 win over Lansing Catholic – Lansing State Journal
3. Baseball: Division 2 No. 7 DeWitt came back to defeat Holt and earn the opportunity to repeat as Diamond Classic champ – Lansing State Journal