Today in the MHSAA: 5/3/19

May 3, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half

Comebacks and record-book highlights fill today’s list of Thursday’s biggest headliners, starting off with a speedster’s notable performance leading the Lake Orion softball team.

Softball: Lake Orion’s Tessa Nuss notched her 103rd consecutive stolen base and hit two homers in the Division 1 honorable mention Dragons’ doubleheader sweep of North Farmington – State Champs Sports Network

2. Softball: Division 1 No. 2 Howell downed No. 10 Walled Lake Northern 9-5, and pitcher Molly Carney ran her career strikeout total to 500 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. Boys Golf: Cadillac, No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, shot 314 to edge No. 10 Gaylord by four strokes and win the Falcon Invitational in West Branch – Cadillac News

4. Baseball: Division 3 No. 12 Traverse City St. Francis got past No. 17 Boyne City 5-4 in extra innings – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. Baseball: Division 1 No. 3 Sterling Heights Stevenson handed No. 20 Grosse Pointe South its first league loss 7-3 – Detroit News

6. Baseball: Saginaw Heritage improved to 12-4 with a 3-1 win over Division 1 No. 10 Midland Dow – Saginaw News

7. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 12 Plymouth downed Salem 3-1 in the teams’ annual “pink out” game – Observer & Eccentric

8. Baseball: Division 4 No. 18 Bay City All Saints came back to win on a walk-off single over Peck, 11-10 – Bay City Times

9. Girls Soccer: Gladwin downed Standish-Sterling thanks in part to Maddie Witt’s four goals – Midland Daily News

10. Boys Lacrosse: Division 1 No. 3 Rockford locked downed Hudsonville for a 14-4 victory – WOOD TV

Today in the MHSAA: 8/30/16

August 30, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Close finishes in three sports highlighted Monday’s action, although a reigning MHSAA golf champion’s big win might be the most telling of all the results posted by our media across Michigan. 

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.

Girls Golf

Reigining Lower Peninsula Division 1 champion Traverse City West continued its dominating start by winning the Brighton Invitational, shooting a 321 to finish ahead of Saline and Brighton among others – Traverse City Record-Eagle

South Lyon edged Ann Arbor Pioneer on a fifth-player tie-breaker to win the Tecumseh Invitational – Observer & Eccentric

Boys Soccer

Tawas downed Lincoln Alcona 5-3, but Alcona keeper Conner McCoy set a school record with 34 saves – Alpena News

Birmingham Brother Rice’s goal with seven minutes to play was the decider in a 2-1 win over Farmington – Oakland Press

Volleyball

Grand Rapids Christian downed Grand Haven 17-15 in the deciding set of the championship match of the Buccaneers’ home tournament – Grand Haven Tribune

Saline finished 5-0 at the Southeastern Conference jamboree, downing among others Temperance Bedford in two sets – Saline Post