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: 2/17/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 17, 2022

1. WRESTLING Imlay City clinched its first Regional title in this sport with a 37-31 win over No. 5 Richmond in Division 3 – Macomb Daily

2. WRESTLING No. 3 St. Louis downed Evart and Hesperia in Division 4 to claim its first Regional title since 1995 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. WRESTLING No. 9 St. Joseph won its first Regional championship in this sport with victories over Plainwell and Edwardsburg in Division 2 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

4. WRESTLING No. 4 Gaylord edged No. 10 Bay City John Glenn 34-29 to earn a return to the Division 2 Quarterfinals – Petoskey News-Review

5. HOCKEY No. 8 Midland Dow downed Davison 7-0 to clinch a share of the Saginaw Valley League title with Flint Powers Catholic, which defeated Midland – WJRT

6. GYMNASTICS Jackson Area finished first and Coldwater second at the South Central Gymnastics League championship meet – Coldwater Daily Reporter

7. WRESTLING No. 5 Bronson defeated No. 4 Union City and Springport to win a Division 4 Regional championship – Coldwater Daily Reporter

8. BOWLING Whitehall swept Greater Muskegon Athletic Association team championships – Local Sports Journal

9. WRESTLING No. 2 New Lothrop won its state-best 22nd-straight Regional championship, advancing in Division 4 – Owosso Argus-Press

10. WRESTLING Hartland won its 21st-consecutive Regional title with its third shutout in three postseason Division 1 matches – Livingston Daily Press & Argus