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: 8/30/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 30, 2022

1. GIRLS GOLF Northville and Grand Blanc’s Kate Brody were champions at the Charger Invitational in Flint – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. BOYS SOCCER Cameron Sherrill scored all three goals in Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse’s 3-1 win over St. Clair Shores Lake Shore – Macomb Daily

3. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City West remains undefeated after a 4-0 win over Elk Rapids – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. BOYS SOCCER Arturo Romero scored four more goals in Muskegon Oakridge’s 6-3 win over Orchard View – MuskegonSports.com

5. BOYS SOCCER Ludington also remains undefeated after a 5-2 win over Hart – Local Sports Journal

6. GIRLS GOLF Harbor Springs edged Traverse City St. Francis by three strokes at the first Lake Michigan Conference event – Petoskey News-Review

7. VOLLEYBALL Spring Lake downed Muskegon Western Michigan Christian, Zeeland East and Montague – MuskegonSports.com

8. GIRLS TENNIS Negaunee held off Marquette for a 6-2 victory – Marquette Mining Journal

9. BOYS SOCCER Fenton scored with under 10 minutes to play to get past Ortonville Brandon 3-2 – Oakland Press

10. BOYS SOCCER Alpena evened its record with a big win over Harbor Springs – Alpena News

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Renaissance coach Shane Lawal is leaving the program to become an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings – Detroit News