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: 1/13/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 13, 2022

1. HOCKEY Top-ranked Warren De La Salle scored two goals over the final minutes to defeat No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 3-2 – Observer & Eccentric

2. WRESTLING No. 8 Brighton likely shook up the Division 1 rankings with a 46-29 win over No. 3 Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. WRESTLING Division 4 top-ranked Hudson defeated Division 3 No. 2 Clinton 38-25 in league competition – Adrian Daily Telegram

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Traverse City St. Francis handed Division 3 No. 3 Harbor Springs its first loss, 54-37 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 3 No. 11 Reese earned the edge in the Greater Thumb Conference West standings with a 67-57 win over top-ranked Bad Axe – Bay City Times

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kennedy Guild scored her 1,000th career point in Pickford’s 70-20 win over Newberry – MI Sports Now

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain Northern Michigan Christian won a matchup of undefeated teams 30-27 over Lake City – Cadillac News

8. GYMNASTICS Reigning MHSAA Finals champion Jackson Area defeated Coldwater 136.300-128.975 in league competition – Coldwater Daily Reporter

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sanford Meridian moved to 9-1 and continued to sit atop the Jack Pine Conference with a 46-30 win over Gladwin – Midland Daily News

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cheboygan broke Division 4 No. 15 Indian River Inland Lakes’ five-game winning streak, prevailing 49-39 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune