Today in the MHSAA: 5/4/18
May 4, 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.
1. Track & Field: Top-ranked East Kentwood downed Rockford 74-63 in a matchup of the top two placers, respectively, in Division 1 boys last season – FOX 17
2. Girls Soccer: Undefeated and Division 1 No. 5 Brighton continued to surge with a 1-0 win over No. 6 Northville in league play – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Baseball: Zeeland West downed Division 2 top-ranked Holland Christian 3-1 to earn a 2-1 advantage in their season series – Holland Sentinel
4. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 9 Bloomfield Hills edged No. 15 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 2-1 in league play – Oakland Press
5. Girls Soccer: Traverse City West handed a 1-0 defeat to three-time reigning Big North Conference champion Cadillac – Cadillac News
6. Softball: Amber Gibson threw a no-hitter as East Jordan swept Harbor Springs – Petoskey News-Review
7. Softball: Division 2 honorable mention Kalkaska pushed its record to 15-0 with a sweep of Grayling – MI Sports Now
8. Boys Lacrosse: Division 2 No. 8 Grosse Pointe North moved to 9-1 with a 13-5 win over rival Grosse Pointe South – Detroit News
9. Boys Basketball: Longtime Petoskey coach Dennis Starkey has announced his retirement after more than three decades leading a top program – Petoskey News-Review
10. Girls Basketball: Kingsford coach Mike Cross stepped down after 22 years in the program and 14 with the varsity and as the all-time winningest coach in program history – Iron Mountain Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 5/1/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 1, 2025
1. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 12 Otsego remained undefeated with a 3-1 win over Plainwell, its first over its rival in more than five years – Kalamazoo Gazette
2. SOFTBALL No. 6 Millington won a matchup of top-10 teams in Division 3, 6-1 over No. 8 Otisville LakeVille Memorial – WNEM
3. BASEBALL Saginaw Swan Valley swept Division 3 No. 8 Hemlock 2-0 and 9-1 – Saginaw News
4. GIRLS SOCCER Oxford scored three second-half goals to pull away from Division 3 No. 9 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 5-1 – Oakland Press
5. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 7 Spring Lake finished a three-game sweep of No. 17 Hudsonville Unity Christian with a third-straight shutout of the Crusaders, 2-0 – Grand Haven Tribune
6. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 16 Midland and Davison split, Midland winning first and Davison the second game – Midland Daily News
7. SOFTBALL Mackenzie Burns nearly hit for the cycle in Pinckney’s win over Ann Arbor Skyline – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. GIRLS SOCCER Monroe Jefferson/Erie Mason improved to 6-7 wit a 1-0 win over Flat Rock after winning one match a year ago – Monroe News
9. GIRLS SOCCER Hannah Converse scored five goals in Lake Fenton’s win over Clio – Flint Journal
10. SOFTBALL Petoskey remained undefeated this season with a sweep of Cadillac – MI Sports Now
Also of note …
BOYS BASKETBALL Iron Mountain coach Bucky Johnson has retired after 25 seasons and with a 392-170 record – Upper Michigan’s Source