Today in the MHSAA: 5/17/17
May 17, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The 2016-17 MHSAA school year ends a month from today, and Tuesday included another long list of league title-clinching events but also a couple impressive strings of success in girls and boys golf.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Baseball
Jack Huisman’s walk-off hit gave Division 2 No. 3 Holland Christian a 6-5 win over Grandville Calvin Christian – Grand Rapids Press
Pinconning secured a share of the Tri-Valley Conference West title with a sweep of Hemlock; this is Pinconning’s first year in the league – Bay City Times
Marshall claimed a share of the Interstate Eight Conference title with a sweep of Battle Creek Harper Creek – Battle Creek Enquirer
Morley Stanwood clinched the Central State Activities Association Silver title with a sweep of White Cloud – Big Rapids News
Division 3 No. 4 Clare earned a share of its second straight Jack Pine Conference title with a sweep of Beaverton which included a walk-off homer – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Girls Golf
Upper Peninsula Division 1 top-ranked Houghton won an invitational for the second straight day, this time at Portage Lake – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Boys Golf
Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 6 Gaylord won its sixth straight event and Brendon Gouin won his third straight individual championship over six days at the Blue Devil Open – Gaylord Herald Times
Girls Lacrosse
Division 1 No. 5 Birmingham United came back from three goals down to edge Division 2 No. 5 Bloomfield Hills Marian 14-13 – MLive-Detroit
Boys Lacrosse
Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse earned the Macomb Area Conference White title with a 23-15 win over Utica Ford – Macomb Daily
Girls Soccer
Division 1 No. 6 Brighton tied No. 5 Grand Blanc 0-0 to advance to the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Lakes championship game – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Traverse City West freshman Jaelyn Dobrowolski broke the Big North Conference single-season points record with a goal in her team’s 5-2 win over Traverse City Central – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Division 4 No. 4 Saginaw Nouvel downed Clio thanks in large part to five goals by Katherine Felton – Saginaw News
Softball
Division 1 No. 2 Macomb Dakota clinched its third straight Macomb Area Conference Red title with a sweep of Romeo – Macomb Daily
From Monday, Canton won the KLAA Kensington championship and advanced to today’s overall final with a 5-1 win over Northville in a matchup of Division 1 honorable mentions – Observer & Eccentric
Girls Tennis
LP Division 3 top-ranked Detroit Country Day downed LP Division 1 No. 3 Bloomfield Hills 5-3 winning three singles flights – Oakland Press
Track & Field
Marlette swept the championships at the Greater Thumb Conference East Invitational – Huron Daily Tribune
Cass City’s boys and Reese’s girls were the overall winners at the GTC West Invitational – Huron Daily Tribune
Today In The MHSAA: 10/21/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 21, 2021
1. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep scored during the first half of overtime and held on for a 2-1 Division 3 District Final win over No. 8 Detroit Country Day – Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
2. BOYS SOCCER No. 3 New Baltimore Anchor Bay held on for a 2-1 Division 1 District championship win over No. 15 Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily
3. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Bad Axe netted its fourth-straight District title with a 4-0 win over Midland Calvary Baptist in Division 4 – Huron Daily Tribune
4. BOYS SOCCER Three first-half goals carried No. 8 East Kentwood to an eventual 4-0 Division 1 District Final win over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern – FOX 17
5. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 9 Cadillac swept Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City West to join the Titans as tied atop the Big North Conference with one league match to play for both – Cadillac News
6. BOYS SOCCER No. 6 Imlay City clinched a Division 3 District title with a 4-0 win over Richmond – Macomb Daily
7. CROSS COUNTRY Zeeland West swept the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green titles – Holland Sentinel Girls | Boys
8. BOYS SOCCER After splitting with Saginaw Swan Valley during the regular season, Freeland downed the Vikings 2-0 for a Division 3 District title – Saginaw News
9. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Holland edged Zeeland West 2-1 to repeat as a Division 2 District champ – Holland Sentinel
10. BOYS SOCCER Brandon Walters’ two second-half goals carried top-ranked Holland Christian past Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 3-1 in a Division 3 District Final – Holland Sentinel
Also of note …
CROSS COUNTRY Hillsdale Academy swept Southern Central Athletic Association championships; the Hillsdale Academy boys are No. 3 and the girls No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – Coldwater Daily Reporter