Today in the MHSAA: 5/2/18
May 2, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
1. Baseball: Auburn Hills Avondale dealt Division 2 No. 6 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep the latter’s first loss this season, 2-0 – Detroit News
2. Girls Soccer: Freshman Sophia Jeromsky scored the game-tying and winning goals for Division 1 No. 6 Northville in a 3-2 win over Livonia Stevenson – Observer & Eccentric
3. Track & Field: Fowlerville’s boys defeated Williamston for the first time since 2004 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. Track & Field: Boyne City swept its girls and boys invitational titles against a field including Upper Peninsula power St. Ignace – Petoskey News-Review
5. Baseball: Cade Peterson hit home runs in both games for Division 4 No. 20 Maple City Glen Lake in a sweep of Bellaire – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. Girls Soccer: Undefeated Boyne City celebrated its first win ever over Charlevoix, 2-1 – Petoskey News-Review
7. Track & Field: Marquette continued to dominate this spring, sweeping the Gladstone Invitational championships – Escanaba Daily Press
8. Track & Field: Bad Axe’s boys and Brown City’s girls won Ubly Invitational titles – Huron Daily Tribune
9. Track & Field: Distance runners led Pinckney’s girls to close wins over Chelsea and Tecumseh – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
10. Track & Field: The Remus Chippewa Hills girls and Big Rapids boys swept three meets apiece in the Central State Activities Association Gold – Big Rapids News
Today in the MHSAA: 1/29/16
January 29, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A relatively quiet night statewide still included matchups of ranked teams in swimming & diving, wrestling and basketball – and we’ve got a good read as well for parents saying good-bye to that role in high school athletics this school year.
Girls Basketball
Big Rapids Crossroads Academy kept a 44-game West Michigan D league winning streak alive with a 62-52 comeback win over Brethren – Big Rapids News
Boys Basketball
Bloomfield Hills survived a final West Bloomfield attempt to tie to stay in first place in the Oakland Activities Association White with a 63-61 victory – Oakland Press
Frankenmuth won its Tri-Valley Conference crossover 67-57 over Alma, which was tied with the Eagles this week for the No. 7 spot in the statewide Class B poll – Saginaw News
Boys Swimming & Diving
Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 4 Holland West Ottawa won every swimming event in a 189-125 victory over No. 7 Rockford – Holland Sentinel
Wrestling
Division 3 top-ranked Dundee took the upper hand in the Lenawee County Athletic Association with a 36-27 win over rival Hudson, ranked No. 2 in Division 4 – Adrian Daily Telegram
Football
The Macomb Daily is reporting this morning that longtime Dakota coach Mike Giannone, who led the Cougars to MHSAA championships in 2006 and 2007, will take over at Warren DeLaSalle – Macomb Daily
Good Read
Battle Creek Enquirer sports editor Bill Broderick writes about his final days as a high school sports parent, and how much he’ll miss them – Battle Creek Enquirer