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: 4/23/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 23, 2025
1. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 2 Hudsonville increased its winning streak to 48 with a sweep of No. 6 Grand Haven – Grand Rapids Press
2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 11 Hartland scored three straight second-half goals to get past No. 10 Brighton 3-1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. GIRLS SOCCER A late goal led to a 2-2 draw between Division 1 No. 3 Bloomfield Hills and No. 5 Rochester – Oakland Press
4. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 6 Frankenmuth and No. 4 Essexville Garber remain undefeated after playing to a 1-1 draw – Mid-Michigan Now
5. BOYS LACROSSE Birmingham United took a big step toward a league title with a 12-11 overtime win over Clarkston – Oakland Press
6. SOFTBALL Kalamazoo Central improved to 13-0 with a sweep of Mattawan – Kalamazoo Gazette
7. TRACK & FIELD Kingsford’s girls and boys were among the most impressive teams at the Marquette Invitational – Upper Michigan’s Source
8. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 15 Watervliet and Bridgman split, with the Bees winning the opener – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
9. TRACK & FIELD Temperance Bedford’s boys – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – continued their undefeated run through the Southeastern Conference Red with wins over Monroe and Ann Arbor Pioneer, while Pioneer’s girls also went 2-0 – Monroe News
10. BASEBALL Essexville Garber and Freeland split, with Garber winning the opener in extra innings – Bay City Times