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: 10/25/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 25, 2022
1. VOLLEYBALL Onaway defeated Posen and Rogers City for the Presque Isle championship – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
2. VOLLEYBALL Kingsley, Division 2 No. 2 Leland and Traverse City Central all went 2-1 at the ABCD quad with Division 3 No. 9 Traverse City St. Francis – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. VOLLYBALL Gabby Bryja went over 2,000 career assists as Division 4 top-ranked Adrian Lenawee Christian swept honorable mention Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes – Adrian Daily Telegram
4. VOLLEYBALL Sturgis went undefeated at the Mendon quad with wins over New Buffalo, Homer and the Division 4 No. 4 Hornets – Sturgis Journal
Also of note …
BASKETBALL The Ithaca and Alma areas are among those mourning the death of longtime coach Bob Anderson, who total coached 52 seasons of girls and boys basketball and led varsity teams to 1,145 wins – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun