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: 10/27/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 27, 2022

1. VOLLEYBALL Gladwin clinched its first volleyball league title since 1978 with a sweep of Farwell, Pinconning and Sanford Meridian in the Jack Pine Conference – Midland Daily News

2. BOYS SOCCER Muskegon Western Michigan Christian handed No. 7 Marcellus Howardsville Christian its lone loss of the season, 3-0, in a Division 4 Regional Semifinal – MuskegonSports.com

3. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Hartford also advanced in Division 4 with a 2-1 win over No. 5 Grandville Calvin Christian.

4. BOYS SOCCER Honorable mention McBain Northern Michigan Christian and Leland will meet in a Division 4 Regional Final as both were victorious in Semifinals – Up North Live

5. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Cadillac clinched a share of an eighth-consecutive Big North Conference title with a sweep of Petoskey – Cadillac News

6. VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Central also is a BNC co-champion thanks to a sweep of Traverse City West – MI Sports Now

7. VOLLEYBALL Coldwater swept Division 4 No. 4 Mendon and defeated No. 7 Battle Creek St. Philip in four sets – Coldwater Daily Reporter

8. VOLLEYBALL Bronson defeated St. Philip in four sets and swept Division 4 top-ranked Adrian Lenawee Christian – Sturgis Journal

9. VOLLEYBALL Kira Patrick went over 1,000 career assists as Corunna swept Holly – Owosso Argus-Press

10. VOLLEYBALL Charlevoix fell to Division 4 No. 2 Leland but rebounded with a win over Traverse City Christian – Petoskey News-Review