Today In The MHSAA: 5/3/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 3, 2021

1. Track & Field: Birmingham Seaholm’s Audrey DaDamio and Ann Arbor Skyline’s Hobbs Kessler won Barnyard Invitational championships against fields including many of the state’s top distance runners – Macomb Daily

2. Baseball: Division 1 No. 13 Saline handed the first loss this season to Division 2 top-ranked Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 2-1 – State Champs Sports Network

3. Softball: Kami Morse hit two home runs in an emotion-fueled performance as Jenison went 3-0 to win its invitational – FOX 17

4. Girls Tennis: North Muskegon – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – won its third Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championship in four seasons, just ahead of Mona Shores and Whitehall – Local Sports Journal

5. Track & Field: Reeths-Puffer won its first GMAA championship since 2006 and Whitehall won the girls title the next day – Muskegon Chronicle Girls | Boys

6. Softball: Muskegon Oakridge moved up a tier in the GMAA tournament and won its fifth-straight championship – Local Sports Journal

7. Girls Soccer: Rochester Adams earned an impressive 1-0 win over Novi – Oakland Press

8. Track & Field: Grand Blanc swept Flint Carman-Ainsworth Invitational championships – WJRT

9. Boys Golf: Norway shot a 323 to edge Houghton by seven strokes and win its invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News

10. Baseball: Muskegon Mona Shores clinched its third-straight GMAA Tier 1 title – Local Sports Journal

Also of note …

Softball: Portage Central celebrated the life of Sophie Varney with its Sophie Strong game and dedication of new batting cages; she died in December after battling an inoperable brain tumor – Kalamazoo Gazette

Today in the MHSAA: 2/22/18

February 22, 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.

Today's Top 10 

1. Girls Skiing: Harbor Springs won its 10th straight Lake Michigan Conference title by claiming the final conference race – Petoskey News-Review

2. Girls Basketball: Trenton downed Wyandotte Roosevelt 35-34 on a final-minute free throw to move into first place alone in the Downriver League – Southgate News Herald

3. Boys Basketball: Manton handed McBain just its second loss, 47-38, to create a first-place tie atop the Highland Conference – Cadillac News

4. Boys Basketball: Cade Peterson went over 1,000 points for his career as Maple City Glen Lake created a three-way tie for first in the Northwest Conference with a 53-47 win over Frankfort – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. Boys Skiing: The Great North Alpine co-op team claimed its side of the Lake Michigan Conference title, by a point over Harbor Springs – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. Hockey: Division 1 No. 3 Brighton will carry plenty of momentum into next week’s playoff opener after a 2-0 win over Division 2 No. 4 Birmingham Brother Rice – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. Girls Basketball: Negaunee closed out a 20-0 regular-season finish with a 72-61 win over Marquette – Marquette Mining Journal

8. Girls Basketball: Onsted’s Taylor Hutchinson went over 1,000 career points in a 73-25 win over Clinton – Adrian Daily Telegram

9. Girls Basketball: Big Rapids Crossroads fell 66-55 to Vestaburg, but Britton Angell went over 1,000 career points in the defeat – Big Rapids News

10. Boys Basketball: Bear Lake fell 58-52 to Onekama, but Kaiden Hejl went over 1,000 points for his career – MI Sports Now