Today In The MHSAA: 5/19/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 19, 2022

1. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 6 Richland Gull Lake defeated Division 1 No. 6 Portage Central 2-1 in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference championship game – WWMT

2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 5 Midland Dow got past Grand Blanc 1-0 to clinch the Saginaw Valley League title – Midland Daily News

3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 5 Plainwell finished an outright title run in the Wolverine Conference with a 3-1 victory over Division 3 No. 14 Otsego – FOX 17

4. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 10 South Lyon East earned its first Lakes Valley Conference Tournament championship with a 2-0 victory over Walled Lake Central – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 13 Trenton finished an outright Downriver League title run with a 3-1 win over Brownstown Woodhaven – Southgate News-Herald

6. SOFTBALL/BASEBALL Fowlerville’s Tori Briggs tied an MHSAA record with four triples in a game against Lansing Eastern, and Brighton Charyl Stockwell pitcher Aidan Liedeke just missed making the record book with 20 strikeouts over eight innings in a win over Whitmore Lake – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. SOFTBALL Division 4 honorable mention Rogers City split with honorable mention Indian River Inland Lakes, delivering coach Karl Grambau his 500th career victory – MI Sports Now

8. GIRLS SOCCER Hamilton advanced in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue Tournament with a 2-1 win over Fruitport – Holland Sentinel

9. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 11 Big Rapids moved on to the Central State Activities Association Tournament title game with a big win over Fremont – Big Rapids Pioneer

10. SOFTBALL Cheboygan can clinch the Straits Area Conference title outright Friday after sweeping St. Ignace – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

Also of note …

BOYS BASKETBALL Williamston coach Tom Lewis has stepped down after leading the Hornets to this season’s Division 2 championship – Lansing State Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 12/17/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 17, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Ignace earned an impressive 56-40 win over Harbor Springs – Up North Live

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Benton Harbor defeated St. Joseph 84-57 after dedicating its floor to a legendary coach – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL North Muskegon came back from eight points down to defeat Muskegon Catholic Central 43-33 – Local Sports Journal

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Roeper remained undefeated with a big win over Allen Park Cabrini – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL New Boston Huron got past Flat Rock 53-47 to remain undefeated – Monroe News

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Ovid-Elsie edged Chesaning 58-55 – WNEM

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Carman-Ainsworth also remained undefeated with a 78-61 win over Goodrich – WJRT

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Baraga followed Daniel Connor past L’Anse, 64-57 – Upper Michigan Source

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Escanaba used power in the post to get past Crystal Falls Forest Park 76-55 – Escanaba Daily Press

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Tristan Demlow reached double digits in only one category but nearly did so in three others to lead Grayling past Mancelona 70-52 – Traverse City Record-Eagle