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: 1/21/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 21, 2022

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central downed No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 55-51 – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 2 Dearborn Divine Child remained undefeated with a 47-43 win over No. 10 Bloomfield Hills Marian – Detroit Free Press

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Joseph moved into first place alone in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference West with a 58-42 win over Portage Central – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Romeo took over first alone in the Macomb Area Conference White with a 60-42 win over Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Traverse City West delivered Cadillac’s first Big North Conference defeat, 35-28 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Warren Fitzgerald edged St. Clair Shores South Lake 54-50 in a matchup of MAC Gold contenders – Macomb Daily

7. SKIING Harbor Springs swept girls and boys Lake Michigan Conference races – Petoskey News-Review

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sanford Meridian extended its school-record winning streak to 12 with a big one over Harrison – Midland Daily News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon Western Michigan Christian posted an impressive 55-40 win over Montague – Muskegon Chronicle

10. BOYS BASKETBALL A late putback pushed Holt past Lansing Waverly 64-62 – Lansing State Journal