Today In The MHSAA: 5/4/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 4, 2021

1. Girls Soccer: Division 2 No. 5 Linden ran its season-opening shutout streak to 10 with a 4-0 win over Fenton – WJRT

2. Softball: In her second varsity start, sophomore Amber Lamphier pitched Division 1 honorable mention Lapeer to a 1-0 win over No. 2 Grand Blanc – Flint Journal

3. Baseball: Jim Love threw a perfect game as Birmingham Seaholm downed Groves 5-0 – Oakland Press

4. Girls Soccer: Division 3 No. 15 Boyne City moved into a first-place tie in the Lake Michigan Conference with a 7-0 win over co-leader and No. 4-ranked Elk Rapids – Up North Live

5. Baseball: Lake Orion improved to 15-5 with a 3-2 win over Division 1 No. 14 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – State Champs Sports Network

6. Girls Soccer: Division 3 No. 13 Algonac moved into first alone in the Blue Water Area Conference with a 1-0 win over former co-leader Armada – Macomb Daily

7. Softball: Macy Irelan had a combined 29 strikeouts and threw a no-hitter in the second game to lead Owosso past Holly in a doubleheader sweep – Owosso Argus-Press

8. Softball: Watervliet earned an important sweep of Division 3 No. 6 Coloma, 10-0 and 14-10 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. Baseball: Flushing got past Lake Fenton 5-4 with three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning – Mid-Michigan Now

10. Track & Field: McBain’s girls and boys teams swept Beal City and Lake City – Cadillac News

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: St. Johns coach Mark Lasceski has stepped down with a 380-177 record over 25 seasons – Lansing State Journal

Boys Basketball: Hanover-Horton coach Chad Mortimer has stepped down with a 453-98 record over 23 seasons – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Today in the MHSAA: 4/14/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 14, 2023

1. GIRLS SOCCER Mattawan jumped to a 3-0 lead and held on to down Division 3 No. 3 Richland Gull Lake 4-3 – WWMT

2. SOFTBALL Morgan Sizemore’s homer was Division 1 top-ranked Allen Park’s lone hit in its 2-1 win over No. 9 Brownstown Woodhaven – Southgate News-Herald

3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 7 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek won a matchup of undefeated teams 2-0 over No. 6 Troy Athens – Oakland Press

4. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 5 Grand Blanc won the first game and No. 4 Midland the second in Saginaw Valley League play – Midland Daily News

5. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 7 Flint Powers Catholic won the opener with Saginaw Heritage, but the Hawks came back to claim the second game – WJRT

6. BOYS GOLF Brighton shot a 299 to claim the Green/Black/Gold/Orange Invitational title at Kensington Metropark – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. GIRLS SOCCER East Kentwood drilled a penalty shot to move ahead in an eventual 2-1 win over Plainwell – Grand Rapids Press

8. SOFTBALL Gabriella Mezey threw a no-hitter to finish Bay City John Glenn’s sweep of Oscoda – Bay City Times

9. SOFTBALL Linden moved to 6-0 with a sweep of Montrose – Flint Journal

10. BASEBALL Jordan Footlander struck out 10 in Carleton Airport’s 3-hitter win over Grosse Ile – Monroe News