Today in the MHSAA: 5/9/16

May 9, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

This weekend was a major one for tournament events statewide as close finishes and falling records were seen on both sides of the bridge.

Baseball

Montague downed reigning Division 4 champion Muskegon Catholic Central 8-2 to win the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association’s Tier 2 championship – Muskegon Chronicle

From Thursday, Blissfield earned longtime coach Larry Tuttle his 1,200th win; he’s second on the MHSAA record list by just a handful of victories – Adrian Daily Telegram

Boys Golf

Grand Haven won its inaugural invitational at Grand Haven Golf Course with a 326, seven strokes ahead of Spring Lake – Grand Haven Tribune

Boys Lacrosse

Also from Thursday, Lake Orion, coming off records of 7-12 in 2014 and 5-14 in 2015, clinched the Oakland Activities Association Red championship with a double-overtime win over Bloomfield Hills – Oakland Press

Softball

Hudson’s Lauren Valdez struck out 18 batters in throwing a no-hitter against Petersburg-Summerfield – Adrian Daily Telegram

Girls Tennis

North Muskegon won five flights including all four doubles in claiming the title at the annual Greater Muskegon Athletic Association tournament – Muskegon Chronicle

Track & Field

The Utica Ford boys just edged Troy to win Sterling Heights’ Harold Arft Invitational, while Grosse Pointe South won the girls meet by nearly 15 points – Macomb Daily

The Sanford Meridian boys cleared Harrison by 5.5 points to win the 32nd Nite Trax Invitational, while Gaylord’s girls won by six over Remus Chippewa Hills – Midland Daily News

Petoskey’s Isabel Anderson should be a contender for an MHSAA Finals championship after besting her previous school record high jump of 5-foot-6 at the Ken Bell meet in Traverse City – Petoskey News

Harbor Springs’ Caylin Bonser broke her school’s discus record with a toss of 135-7 during Friday’s Lake City Invitational – Petoskey News

Pickford’s boys just got past Newberry 142-141 to win the St. Ignace Invitational, while the host Saints girls won their meet comfortably by 24.5 points – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

Today in the MHSAA: 10/31/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 31, 2025

1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 3 Kingsley swept Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City Central, Leland and Division 3 No. 8 Traverse City St. Francis at the ABCD quad – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 9 Saginaw Valley Lutheran set a team wins record while defeating Midland Dow, Essexville Garber and Yale – Saginaw News

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL McBain swept through the Oceola Showdown with wins over Reed City, Evart and LeRoy Pine River – Cadillac News

4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Ava Mauntler went over 2,000 career digs as Division 4 No. 10 Onekama defeated Bellaire and Buckley but fell to Traverse City Christian – Manistee News Advocate

5. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Midland Dow – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – defeated Midland High 102-78 – Midland Daily News

6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Lake City swept Whitehall, Big Rapids and Montague – Traverse City Record-Eagle