Today in the MHSAA: 5/26/16

May 26, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Track & field league meets, golf Districts and lacrosse Regionals – and the wild ending to the Saginaw Valley League baseball title race – led a highlight-filled night of statewide high school action as the holiday weekend approaches.

Baseball

The Saginaw Valley League title hung on the continuation of a tie game between Division 1 top-10 teams Mount Pleasant and Bay City Western; the game started back up in the seventh inning, and three innings later Western had its fifth straight league title – Bay City Times

Boys Golf

Three Clarkston players broke 80 as the Wolves shot a 315 to win their Division 1 District at Twin Pines in Oakland Hills – Oakland Press

All four scorers broke 80 as Jackson Lumen Christi shot its season low, 305, to dominate its Division 3 District at Calderone Golf Club – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Girls Lacrosse

Reigning champion East Grand Rapids handed Grand Rapids Christian only its second loss in advancing in their Division 2 Regional – Grand Rapids Press

Girls Soccer

Paw Paw remained undefeated at 16-0-1 with a 2-1 edging of Mattawan – Kalamazoo Gazette

Utica Eisenhower finished its regular season a perfect 18-0 with a 2-0 win over New Baltimore Anchor Bay – Macomb Daily

Track & Field

Four girls surpassed the former record in the 1,600 to highlight the most impressive performances at the 38th West Michigan Invitational – Muskegon Chronicle

Traverse City Central’s boys won their eighth straight Big North Conference championship, clearing rival West by 20 points – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Livonia Ladywood won its first league title since 1996, nearly doubling runner-up Wixom St. Catherine in the Detroit Catholic League C-D – Detroit News

Three-sport standout Clayborn Allen was among champions for Detroit Loyola, which won the boys Catholic League C-D title despite having only 11 on its team – Detroit News

Flint Carman-Ainsworth’s boys continued their dominant run with a fourth straight Saginaw Valley League title, winning by 55 points – Flint Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 12/19/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 19, 2022

1. HOCKEY Houghton finished a winning weekend with a 5-1 victory over Division 1 No. 3 Hartland, giving coach Corey Markham his 379th victory – breaking the school record of past coach Don Miller; both are among the winningest coaches in MHSAA history – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

2. WRESTLING South Lyon won its first Oakland County championship in this sport – Oakland Press

3. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 3 Bronson went 5-0 to win the Coldwater Classic, including edging No. 6 Union City 39-34 – Coldwater Daily News

4. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 3 Bay City John Glenn won a fourth-straight Bay County championship – Bay City Times

5. HOCKEY Division 3 No. 4 Riverview Gabriel Richard claimed its Christmas Tournament title for the second-straight year with a pair of 9-1 victories – Southgate News-Herald

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL East Grand Rapids edged Redford Westfield Prep 61-56 at the West Michigan Hoops Summit – FOX 17

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Kalamazoo Central capped its Don Jackson Invitational with a 63-61 win over Saginaw – WWMT

8. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 4 Iron Mountain was among teams to impress at the Marquette Challenge – Upper Michigan Source

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon opened with a 71-38 win over Rockford – Muskegon Chronicle

10. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 6 Alpena finished its weekend with a 4-1 win over Traverse City Central – Alpena News