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: 4/11/18
April 11, 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. Boys Lacrosse: Joey Kamish scored in overtime to give Detroit Catholic Central its first win over 13-time reigning champion Birmingham Brother Rice since 1994, 10-9 – Observer & Eccentric
2. Girls Soccer: Division 3 power Hudsonville Unity Christian downed Division 2 No. 4 Holland Christian 2-0 – FOX17
3. Girls Soccer: Sarah Dawson scored half of her team’s goals in Jonesville’s 6-1 win over Hillsdale – Hillsdale Daily News
4. Baseball: Holland Christian’s Chris Mokma threw a five-inning perfect game as his team swept Hudsonville Unity Christian – Holland Sentinel
5. Baseball: Detroit Edison won a matchup of two of the best in the Detroit Public School League, 8-7 over Detroit Martin Luther King – Detroit News
6. Boys Golf: Holland West Ottawa shot a 333 to win the Wooden Shoe Invitational by 20 strokes – Holland Sentinel
7. Baseball: Essexville Garber and Standish-Sterling split a doubleheader, with Spencer Mahar’s walk-off double in the eighth inning of the Dukes’ 7-6 win among highlights – Bay City Times
8. Girls Soccer: Sidney McClay scored with just under three minutes to play to give Romeo a 1-0 win over Berkley – Oakland Press
9. Baseball: Brett Sikorski threw a five-inning no-hitter to lead Bronson in its doubleheader sweep of Union City – Coldwater Daily Reporter
10. Boys Soccer: Longtime Parma Western coach Ron Rudland, the only coach in program history, retired after 33 seasons – Jackson Citizen Patriot
Also of note …
Coaches: Fruitport Calvary Christian girls basketball coach Brad Richards has put together a Class D power over the last many years. This past winter also included a large role in a fascinating reality show airing on the History Channel; he’s part of a search for Confederate gold in Lake Michigan – Local Sports Journal