Today in the MHSAA: 5/20/19
May 20, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
This weekend was one of the busiest of the spring with track & field and girls tennis Regionals, plus big-time tournament title deciders in softball, girls soccer, boys golf and baseball.
1. Softball: Division 1 No. 9 Hartland edged rival and No. 2-ranked Howell 6-5 and then downed No. 1 Clarkston 1-0 to win the Ann Arbor High School Softball Tournament – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Track & Field: The No. 5-ranked Alpena boys won their first Regional title since 1944, clinching first in Lower Peninsula Division 1 at Bay City Western – Alpena News
3. Girls Soccer: Division 2 No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Marian avenged its May 9 loss to Division 3 No. 2 Warren Regina with a 1-0 win in the Detroit Catholic League championship game – Oakland Press
4. Boys Golf: LPD3 No. 2 Big Rapids shot a two-day 607 to finish ahead of runner-up and top-ranked Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian and third-place Detroit Catholic Central (No. 7 in LPD1) at the Katke Classic – Big Rapids News
5. Girls Tennis: No. 4 Traverse City St. Francis claimed its ninth straight Regional title, in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – WPBN
6. Baseball: Division 3 No. 13 Traverse City St. Francis won the Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart Tournament with a 5-1 win over Division 4 No. 9 Gaylord St. Mary, which advanced with a 4-3 victory over Division 4 top-ranked Portland St. Patrick – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. Girls Soccer: Division 2 No. 4 Richland Gull Lake repeated as Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference Gold tournament champion with a 5-3 win over Portage Central – JoeInsider.com
8. Girls Tennis: No. 5 North Muskegon won six flight championships on the way to an LPD4 Regional team title against a field that included No. 10 (tied) Grant – Muskegon Chronicle
9. Girls Tennis: No. 3 Ann Arbor Pioneer clinched its LPD1 Regional title ahead of rival and No. 10 (tied) Huron, while Plymouth also qualified for the Finals for the first time – We Love Ann Arbor
10. Track & Field: Oak Park swept LPD1 girls and boys Regional championships – Oakland Press
Also of note …
Golf/Wrestling: Southeastern Michigan is mourning the death of Tecumseh wrestling and boys golf coach A.J. Marry, who was killed Sunday after being struck by a vehicle – Adrian Daily Telegram
Today in the MHSAA: 12/9/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 9, 2024
1. WRESTLING Division 3 top-ranked Dundee finished eight points ahead of Division 2 No. 1 Lowell and also ahead of Division 4 No. 1 Hudson to win a loaded Grappler Gold Invitational – Michigan Grappler
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage downed reigning Division 1 champion West Bloomfield 79-53 at the Ypsilanti Ice Breaker Classic – Saginaw News
3. HOCKEY Division 3 No. 2 East Grand Rapids defeated No. 3 Houghton in a shootout at the West Michigan Hockey Showcase – East Grand Rapids Hockey
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Jake Champagne tied Oxford’s career scoring record during a 75-40 win over New Baltimore Anchor Bay – Oakland Press
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saline’s Keira Roehm broke her school’s career record for 3-pointers with five more during a 59-28 win over Livonia Stevenson – Ann Arbor News
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Jalen Kampen scored 32 points to surpass 1,000 for his career in Parchment’s big win over Constantine – Kalamazoo Gazette
7. BOWLING Cadillac swept championships at the early-season Big North Conference meets – Cadillac News
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Onekama defeated Maple City Glen Lake 57-42 to clinch the Elk Rapids Invitational title – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. WRESTLING Midland finished 5-0 at the Saginaw Swan Valley Invitational, defeating Croswell-Lexington in the championship match – Midland Daily News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Warren Lincoln delivered a 56-51 season-opening loss to Ann Arbor Huron – Ann Arbor News