Today in the MHSAA: 5/29/18
May 29, 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. Track & Field: Clare’s girls and boys swept the Division 3 championships at the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association Meet – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
2. Track & Field: Rockford also swept MITCA titles, winning the championships in Division 1 just ahead of East Kentwood for both boys and girls – MITCA
3. Track & Field: The Zeeland East girls and Zeeland West boys claimed MITCA team championships in Division 2 – Holland Sentinel Girls | Boys
4. Track & Field: The Addison boys and Pittsford girls claimed the Division 4 MITCA titles – Adrian Daily Telegram (Boys) | MITCA (Girls)
5. Track & Field: The Oak Park girls won their fifth straight Oakland County meet, and the boys won their fourth straight county title – Oakland Press
6. Girls Soccer: Spring Lake edged Division 3 No. 4 Grand Rapids Catholic Central 1-0 to claim the outright Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue championship – FOX 17
7. Baseball: Grosse Pointe South coach Dan Griesbaum won his 800 and 801st games during the Grosse Pointe Invitational, as his Division 1 No. 19 Blue Devils defeated Plymouth and Grosse Pointe North, respectively (and lost to No. 11 Northville) – Detroit News
8. Baseball: Coldwater edged Division 3 No. 6 Bronson 11-10 in the championship game of Bronson’s tournament – Coldwater Daily Reporter
9. Softball: Division 2 No. 10 Essexville Garber downed host and Division 4 top-ranked Coleman to also win a tournament championship – Midland Daily News
10. Softball: More of the state’s best got a final tune-up at the Sanford Meridian Invitational, with Division 1 No. 6 Howell downing honorable mention Bay City Western, Division 3 honorable mention Meridian and Midland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Also of note …
Girls Lacrosse: Longtime official Nancy Lapekas was celebrated last week after the last game of her 52-year career refereeing a number of sports – Grand Haven Tribune
Girls Basketball: Colleen Nagel will return to coach Grand Rapids Catholic Central after leading the Cougars to the 2010 Class B title before moving on to Ferris State – Grand Rapids Press
Today in the MHSAA: 5/12/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 12, 2023
1. TRACK & FIELD The Farmington girls and West Bloomfield boys won Oakland Activities Association Blue championship meet titles – Oakland Press
2. GIRLS TENNIS Midland Dow ran its Saginaw Valley League championship streak to 25 seasons – Midland Daily News
3. GIRLS SOCCER Unranked Auburn Hills Oakland Christian clinched the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference title with a 2-1 win over Division 4 No. 2 Plymouth Christian Academy – Oakland Press
4. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 10 (tied) Hartland clinched an outright Kensington Lakes Activities Association West championship with a sweep of honorable mention Novi – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
5. BOYS LACROSSE Grand Ledge finished a perfect run through Capital Area Activities Conference play with an 11-5 Cup championship win over Haslett/Williamston – Lansing State Journal
6. GIRLS TENNIS Traverse City Central finished its Big North Conference championship run with a league tournament victory – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. SOFTBALL Livonia Stevenson swept Dearborn to finish an outright KLAA East title run – Hometown Life
8. BOYS GOLF Port Huron Northern clinched the Macomb Area Conference White title with a seven-stroke win over Utica – Port Huron Times Herald
9. GIRLS TENNIS Brooklyn Columbia Central won the Southern Michigan Interscholastic Tennis League Tournament championship – Coldwater Daily Reporter
10. SOFTBALL Traverse City Central swept Division 3 top-ranked Evart 1-0 and 7-0 – Big Rapids Pioneer