Today in the MHSAA: 5/23/18

May 23, 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: A dramatic doubleheader split with No. 14 Sanford Meridian eventually netted Division 3 No. 15 Beaverton its first Jack Pine Conference championship in 28 years – Midland Daily News

2. Softball: After taking a loss to Niles in the night’s first game, Division 2 top-ranked Stevensville Lakeshore came back to win the second and clinch its third straight Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference West title – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

3. Baseball: Warren DeLaSalle dealt Division 2 top-ranked Orchard Lake St. Mary’s a 15-8 loss to claim the Detroit Catholic League A-B championship – Macomb Daily

4. Baseball: In a matchup of two of the best in Division 3, No. 6 Bronson handed No. 2 Homer its first loss as the teams split a doubleheader – Coldwater Daily Reporter

5. Boys Golf: Big Rapids, No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, claimed its 13th straight Central State Activities Association championship by shooting a 307 – Big Rapids News

6. Baseball: Division 4 No. 20 Beal City swept Evart to claim its 15th straight league title in the Highland Conference – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

7. Softball: Alpena clinched its eighth straight Big North Conference championship with a split against second-place Traverse City Central – Alpena News

8. Boys Lacrosse: After falling to Clarkston each of the last two postseasons, No. 8 Lake Orion moved on in its Division 1 Regional with a 12-6 victory over the Wolves – Oakland Press

9. Girls Soccer: Boyne City edged Traverse City St. Francis to claim its first Lake Michigan Conference title in the sport – Petoskey News-Review

10. Softball: Division 1 No. 8 Plymouth followed pitcher Jenny Bressler to a 9-1 win over No. 6 Howell in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association semifinals – Observer & Eccentric

Also of note ...

Wrestling: Coach Nate Ethridge will be leaving Remus Chippewa Hills with more than 500 wins to take over the program at Collins Hill in Georgia – Gwinnett Daily Post

Today In The MHSAA: 8/19/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 19, 2021

1. GIRLS GOLF Montague shot a 338 to win the Muskegon Mona Shores Invitational at Stonegate – Local Sports Journal

2. GIRLS GOLF Brighton was the first-day leader at the Lober Classic at Crystal Mountain, shooting a 334 to pace the 23-team field – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. BOYS SOCCER Spring Lake and East Grand Rapids tied 2-2 in a rematch of a 2020 Regional Final – Grand Haven Tribune

4. BOYS TENNIS Grand Rapids South Christian won its home tri ahead of Whitehall and North Muskegon – Local Sports Journal

5. BOYS TENNIS Ludington edged DeWitt by two points to win the Portland quad – Ludington Daily News

6. VOLLEYBALL Spring Lake opened with a sweep of Montague and Hesperia – Local Sports Journal

7. BOYS SOCCER Rochester Hills Stoney Creek opened with a 4-2 win over Grosse Pointe North – Oakland Press

8. GIRLS TENNIS West Iron County bounced back from an opening loss to earn a 6-2 win over Ishpeming – Iron Mountain Daily News