Today in the MHSAA: 5/22/18

May 22, 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. Girls Soccer: Division 4 top-ranked North Muskegon ran its record to 16-0 and its overall scoring advantage to 129-0 this spring with an 8-0 win over Ravenna in the West Michigan Conference semifinals – Muskegon Chronicle

2. Girls Soccer: Alma secured the Tri-Valley Conference Central title with a 7-1 win over Ovid-Elsie as Tia Everdeen became the first in program history to score 100 goals – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. Boys Golf: Pentwater won the West Michigan D League postseason tournament by a stroke to finish first overall in the league – Manistee News Advocate

4. Softball: Warren Regina came back to edge Farmington Hills Mercy 5-4 in the Detroit Catholic League A-B championship game – Detroit News

5. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 18 Rochester Adams downed Rochester 2-0 to clinch an outright Oakland Activities Association Red championship – Oakland Press

6. Boys Golf: Bad Axe won the final Greater Thumb Conference event of the spring by four strokes to create a shared title in the GTC West with Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker – Huron Daily Tribune

7. Baseball/Softball: The Hillman baseball and Division 4 honorable mention Onaway softball teams finished their league title runs undefeated in their respective conferences with two more wins apiece – Alpena News

8. Girls Soccer: Grace VerHage scored her 99th and 100th career goals as Otsego downed Plainwell to stay undefeated in the Wolverine Conference – WWMT

9. Track & Field: The Johannesburg-Lewiston girls and Mancelona boys clinched Ski Valley Conference championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. Softball: Division 3 honorable mention Boyne City swept Charlevoix to earn a share of the Lake Michigan Conference title – Petoskey News-Review

Also of note …

Officials: The MHSAA always is working to recruit and retain officials, and WNEM addressed some of the challenges – WNEM

Today in the MHSAA: 8/25/17

August 25, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

Today's Top 10

1. Head Safety: This report from State Champs! was produced earlier this month and continues to re-air, providing a thorough report on what’s being done to prevent head injuries in Michigan high school athletics.

2. Boys Tennis: Battle Creek Lakeview and No. 1 singles player Jai Banerji both repeated as Battle Creek All-City champions; Lakeview won seven flights – Battle Creek Enquirer

3. Volleyball: Midland won every set it played Thursday against a solid field in claiming the Cadillac Invitational title, downing the host in the final – Midland Daily News

4. Coaching: Traverse City West athletic director Jason Carmien, formerly a soccer coach, writes about how he’ll always be a coach at heart and why others should give it a try – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. Girls Golf: Lake Orion shot a 328 to win the Troy Invitational, nine strokes better than runner-up Midland Dow – Midland Daily News

6. Girls Golf: Saline broke its nine-hole school record with a 149, thanks in part to a hole-in-one by Sydney Page – Saline Post

7. Volleyball: Pittsford, after graduating all-stater Maddie Clark this spring, took a nice step Thursday with wins over Hillsdale and Michigan Center – Hillsdale Daily News

8. Volleyball: Sault Ste. Marie won a key Great Northern Conference match, sweeping Marquette – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

9. Boys Soccer: Port Huron Northern opened its season with an impressive tie with Marysville, which moved to 5-1-1 – Port Huron Times-Herald

10. Boys Soccer: Spring Lake earned its first win this season, downing rival Fruitport 3-1 – Grand Haven Tribune