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: 10/17/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 17, 2022
1. GIRLS GOLF Rochester Adams, Farmington Hills Mercy, Macomb Lutheran North and Jackson Lumen Christi won MHSAA Finals championships – MHSAA.com
2. BOYS TENNIS Bloomfield Hills, Midland Dow, Ann Arbor Greenhills and Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett won MHSAA Finals titles – MHSAA.com
3. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 3 Northville swept top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Marian to win the Beast of the East Tournament – Oakland Press
4. CROSS COUNTRY Ludington’s girls edged Hart by a point, and the Hart boys dominated at the Hart & Sole Invitational; the Hart girls are ranked No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, and the boys are No. 1 – Ludington Daily News
5. VOLLEYBALL Muskegon Mona Shores defeated Montague in four sets to clinch the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association title – MuskegonSports.com
6. CROSS COUNTRY Romeo added to its Macomb County championship success with a sweep; the Romeo girls are No. 5 in LPD1, and the boys are No. 9 – Macomb Daily
7. CROSS COUNTRY Adrian’s teams swept the Lenawee County championship meet titles; the Adrian boys are No. 6 in LPD2 – Adrian Daily Telegram
8. CROSS COUNTRY Bay City Western swept Bay County Championship titles – Bay City Times
9. CROSS COUNTRY The Whitehall boys and Mona Shores girls won GMAA championships – CatchMark SportsNet
10. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 top-ranked Ann Arbor Pioneer girls and Saginaw Heritage boys won Freeland Falcon Invitational titles – Athletic.net