Today in the MHSAA: 5/3/16

May 3, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The MHSAA girls soccer career goals record was broken Monday by a player who has had four seasons of highlights, while a longtime baseball coach passed another milestone as he resets the career wins record in his sport nearly every time out.

Baseball

MHSAA all-time coaching wins leader Pat O’Keefe reached another milestone, 1,200 victories, as his Comets defeated Lansing Eastern – Lansing State Journal

Grosse Pointe North freshman Chad Lorkowski extended his scoreless innings streak to 25 in throwing a complete game 3-0 win over Warren Cousino – Detroit News

Girls Soccer

Leland star Libby Munoz scored her 196th goal – breaking the MHSAA career record – in an 8-0 win over Kingsley – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Division 1 No. 12 Troy Athens got a goal from Natalie Miller with 14:27 to play to edge Rochester 1-0 – Oakland Press

Softball

Shepherd’s Adri Nelson hit her eighth and ninth home runs this season in consecutive at bats as the Bluejays swept Alma – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Track & Field

From Saturday, the Pickford boys and girls teams swept the Web Morrison Invitational on their home track, the boys winning for the fourth straight season – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

Today in the MHSAA: 2/7/20

February 7, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Northern Michigan provided us with our leading headliners Thursday as league races continued to shift especially in girls and boys basketball.

1. Girls Basketball: Sault Ste. Marie improved to 13-1 and handed St. Ignace just its second loss, 43-29 in a major Straits Area Conference matchup – MI Sports Now

2. Girls Basketball: Paige Kohler went over 1,000 career points in Suttons Bay’s 33-28 win at Lake Leelanau St. Mary – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Girls Basketball: Rochester moved into first place alone in the Oakland Activities Association Blue with a 33-31 win over former co-leader Berkley – Oakland Press

4. Boys Basketball: Traverse City Central pushed back into the Big North Conference race with a 50-37 win over Cadillac – Up North Live

5. Girls Basketball: Davison added a fifth win over its last seven games, 41-40 over reigning Division 3 runner-up Flint Hamady – ABC 12

6. Hockey: Division 2 No. 8 South Lyon Unified scored three goals during the third period to get past Northville 4-1 – Observer & Eccentric

7. Skiing: The Petoskey boys and Traverse City Central girls continued their dominance in the Big North Conference – Petoskey News-Review

8. Girls Basketball: Carney-Nadeau ran its winning streak to nine with a 48-25 win over Rapid River – Escanaba Daily Press

9. Girls Basketball: Pinconning earned the 10th win of its last 11 games, 54-25 over Sanford Meridian – Bay City Times

10. Girls Basketball: Three Rivers welcomed back standout Hadley Miller from injury with a 53-36 win over Otsego – Kalamazoo Gazette