Today in the MHSAA: 5/17/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 17, 2021
1. Softball: Ravenna handed Division 2 top-ranked Muskegon Oakridge its first loss of this season and first in league play after 65 straight wins – Muskegon Chronicle
2. Girls Tennis: Holland Christian – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – scored 50 of 56 possible points to clinch the Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue Tournament championship – Holland Sentinel
3. Track & Field: St. Joseph swept the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference championships; St. Joseph’s girls are ranked No. 10 in LPD1 and the boys are No. 8 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
4. Track & Field: Ann Arbor Pioneer’s girls and Saline’s boys won Southeastern Conference Red championships; Saline’s boys are No. 1 in LPD1 – We Love Ann Arbor (Girls) | Chelsea Sun Times News (Boys)
5. Track & Field: Dexter’s girls and Pinckney’s boys clinched SEC White championships – Chelsea Sun Times News (Girls) | Livingston Daily Press & Argus (Boys)
6. Boys Lacrosse: Division 1 top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice and Royal Oak Shrine won Detroit Catholic League championships – Oakland Press Bishop | Cardinal
7. Track & Field: Rockford swept the O-K Red championships; the Rams girls are No. 1 in LPD1 and the boys are No. 3 – Holland Sentinel
8. Track & Field: The Milford girls and Walled Lake Central boys clinched Lakes Valley Conference titles – Oakland Press
9. Softball: Division 1 No. 3 Howell went 4-0-1 at the Michigan Challenge with wins over Division 2 No. 4 Escanaba and Division 1 No. 9 Allen Park among others – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
10. Girls Soccer: Division 3 No. 14 Big Rapids shut out Newaygo 3-0 to take control of the Central State Activities Association title race – Big Rapids News
Today in the MHSAA: 5/17/19
May 17, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Girls Tennis and girls and boys track & field joined the postseason march Thursday with the first of this week’s Regional competitions in their respective sports.
1. Girls Tennis: No. 2 Birmingham Seaholm edged No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Marian to claim a Lower Peninsula Division 2 Regional title – Oakland Press
2. Track & Field: Ishpeming’s boys and Hancock’s girls won close races to Upper Peninsula Division 2 Regional titles – Iron Mountain Daily News
3. Softball: Division 2 honorable mention Chelsea improved to 26-4, handing No. 3 Eaton Rapids (26-1) its first loss of this season during a quad – Chelsea Sun Times News
4. Baseball: Division 1 top-ranked Brownstown Woodhaven locked up its fifth straight Downriver League title with a big win over Allen Park – Southgate News-Herald
5. Track & Field: Gladstone’s boys won eight of 12 events to claim a UPD1 Regional title, while Marquette’s girls prevailed as well – Escanaba Daily Press
6. Baseball: Marysville claimed the outright Macomb Area Conference Blue title with a sweep of Fraser – Port Huron Times-Herald
7. Softball: Fowlerville swept Haslett to lock up the Capital Area Activities Conference Red championship – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 13 Livonia Stevenson claimed the Kensington Lakes Activities Association East title with a 3-0 win over Dearborn – Observer & Eccentric
9. Girls Tennis: No. 9 Jackson Lumen Christi won its LPD4 Regional by seven points over runner-up Kalamazoo Christian – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
10. Baseball: No. 6 Portage Northern won big over No. 10 Richland Gull Lake in a matchup of top teams in Division 1 – Kalamazoo Gazette
Also of note …
Football: The Muskegon area is mourning the death of coach Pete Kutches, who led both Muskegon Catholic Central and Reeths-Puffer to MHSAA championships – Muskegon Chronicle
Baseball: From last week, Division 1 No. 2 Birmingham Seaholm claimed its first league title since 2009 – Observer & Eccentric