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: 9/17/20

September 17, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A relatively quiet Wednesday statewide was headlined by a statement-making win among Ann Arbor and statewide golf powers.

1. Girls Golf: Ann Arbor Pioneer, ranked No. 9 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, earned three league wins including a key victory over No. 8 Skyline, shooting 162 – We Love Ann Arbor

2. Volleyball: Gaylord game back to defeat Petoskey is five sets – Gaylord Herald Times

3. Volleyball: The games were close, but Cadillac swept Traverse City Central – Cadillac News

4. Boys Soccer: New Haven downed Eastpointe 4-1 with three goals by David Glefke – Macomb Daily

5. Volleyball: Bullock Creek came back after losing the first set to defeat Saginaw Nouvel in four – Midland Daily News

6. Cross Country: Leslie swept the championships at its home invitational; Leslie’s boys are ranked No. 5 in LPD3 – JTV

7. Boys Soccer: Hemlock came back from a two-goal deficit to defeat Bullock Creek 4-2 – Midland Daily News

8. Boys Soccer: Cole Schelb scored five goals in Midland’s big win over Mount Pleasant – Midland Daily News

9. Volleyball: Jackson Northwest bounced back from losing the third and fourth sets to defeat Parma Western in five – Jackson Citizen Patriot

10. Boys Soccer: Unionville-Sebewaing got past Memphis 4-3 on a late penalty kick – Huron Daily Tribune