Today in the MHSAA: 5/2/17
May 2, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Rain switched up more than a few schedules Monday, but a number of ranked teams still took the field with some major contests especially in baseball, lacrosse and golf.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Baseball
Division 1 No. 5 Sterling Heights Stevenson remained undefeated in Macomb Area Conference play with a key 7-6 win over No. 3 Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily
Boys Golf
Unranked Warren DeLaSalle won its fourth straight Macomb County championship, shooting a 309 to clinch by seven strokes over Division 1 No. 9 Utica Ford – Macomb Daily
Girls Lacrosse
Division 1 No. 7 Brighton followed Cameron Stilson’s county saves record in a 15-9 win over rival and No. 3-ranked Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Girls Tennis
From Friday, Portland downed previously top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Academy of the Sacred Heart 6-2; the Raiders remained ranked No. 7 in Division 4 while Sacred Heart fell to No. 5 – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
Football
Former Saginaw High coach George Genyk, who helped turn around the program during the mid-1980s, died Saturday at age 78 – Saginaw News
Today in the MHSAA: 6/15/17
June 15, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The final four Semifinals of this girls soccer season produced the four contenders for Division 1 and 4 titles Wednesday as the final weekend of 2016-17 was set to begin.
Girls Soccer
Division 1: Freshman Faith Webber scored both goals as Grand Blanc downed Utica Ford 2-1 – Detroit News
Division 1: Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central scored the lone goal against Saline minutes before halftime and made it stand for a 1-0 win – Grand Rapids Press
Division 4: After falling to Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett in a Semifinal last season, Lansing Christian won the rematch 2-0 – Lansing State Journal
Division 4: Kalamazoo Christian downed Muskegon Catholic Central 2-0 to advance to the Finals for the first time since 2008 – Kalamazoo Gazette