Today in the MHSAA: 5/19/16

May 19, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

As tennis and track & field teams prepare to begin the postseason, there’s plenty of news to report from all over the state and a few features worth a little more of your time today as well.

Baseball

Howell claimed its first Kensington Lakes Activities Association overall title with a comeback win over Northville – Livingston Daily

Golf

Midland’s Top Kamnark shot a school-record 66 to lead his team to a second straight Saginaw Valley League overall championship – Midland Daily News

Softball

Canton rallied in the seventh inning to down Milford 5-4 and win the overall KLAA championship – Oakland Press

DeWitt handed Grand Ledge the Comets’ first loss this season to advance to the Lansing Softball Classic championship game with a 12-9 win – Lansing State Journal

New Haven won its first Macomb Area Conference championship since joining the league in 2005 with a 15-6 win over Clinton Township Clintondale – Macomb Daily

From Tuesday, Escanaba launched five homers over two games to sweep Gladstone by a combined 16-0 score – Escanaba Daily Press

Girls Tennis

Niles Brandywine won its fourth straight league title and ninth in 12 seasons by claiming the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Conference title – Niles Daily Star

Good Reads

The Adrian Daily Telegram did a quick Q & A with Blissfield baseball coach Larry Tuttle, one of two in MHSAA history with more than 1,200 wins – Adrian Daily Telegram

Saginaw Nouvel’s Mitch Morley is the son of former Nouvel star and Kansas City Royals minor leaguer Mike Morley, and also is talented on the diamond as well as the football field and basketball court – Saginaw News

Detroit Cass Tech’s Savalas Morgan has improved significantly to become an MHSAA contender in track, but that’s just one of his talents – Detroit News

Today in the MHSAA: 10/23/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 23, 2024

1. BOYS TENNIS Holland Christian clinched its first Finals championship in this sport since 1965 – MHSAA.com

2. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 honorable mention Onaway clinched the Ski Valley Conference championship with a sweep of East Jordan – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

3. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Birch Run is the champion of the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference after a sweep of Mt. Morris – WJRT

4. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention Hanover-Horton finished a perfect run through the Cascades Conference with a sweep of Brooklyn Columbia Central – Jackson Citizen Patriot

5. BOYS SOCCER No. 5 Rochester Adams advanced in its Division 1 Regional with a 2-1 overtime win over No. 3 Troy – Oakland Press

6. BOYS SOCCER No. 15 Fennville earned its first Regional Final berth with a shootout win over Wyoming Godwin Heights in Division 3 – Holland Sentinel

7. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Lansing Christian advanced in Division 4 with a 2-1 win over No. 5 Clarkston Everest Collegiate – Lansing State Journal

8. BOYS SOCCER No. 3 Royal Oak Shrine Catholic downed No. 10 Jackson Christian 1-0 in Division 4 – Oakland Press

9. BOYS SOCCER No. 7 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern handed No. 8 Bay City John Glenn its first and only loss of the season, 3-1 in Division 2 – Bay City Times

10. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Portage Central advanced in Division 1 with a 3-0 win over No. 7 Traverse City West – Kalamazoo Gazette