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: 12/3/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 3, 2021

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Plymouth Christian Academy defeated Detroit Country Day 65-49 to begin its season – Detroit News

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bailie Lash’s jumper at the buzzer pushed Mendon past Quincy 42-41 – JoeInsider.com

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL After an East Jordan buzzer-beater forced overtime, Johannesburg-Lewiston pulled away for a 59-49 win – Petoskey News-Review

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Goodrich opened with a 50-40 win over Davison – WJRT

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Macomb Lutheran North held off Almont’s midgame comeback for a 48-33 win – Macomb Daily

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Paw Paw held off Dowagiac’s comeback attempt in a 44-34 victory – Niles Daily Star

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harbor Springs improved to 2-0 with a 60-45 win over Indian River Inland Lakes – Petoskey News-Review

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL A defensive surge from the start got Calumet rolling toward a 78-36 win over Iron Mountain – Iron Mountain Daily News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tecumseh also thrived on defensive pressure in a 68-29 win over Manchester – Adrian Daily Telegram

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kinde North Huron took a quick lead and never gave it up in a win over Peck – Huron Daily Tribune