Today in the MHSAA: 5/9/17
May 9, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
We have a spring league champion (two, actually), as Remus Chippewa Hills continued its dominance in both girls and boys track & field while a number of others continued to advance on successful seasons Monday.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Baseball
Division 2 No. 11 Fowlerville moved to 18-1-2 on Nate Leonard’s 4-0 no-hitter of Williamston, followed by an 8-5 win in the second game – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Gladstone and Division 4 No. 10 Norway split Monday in a matchup of Upper Peninsula powers – Escanaba Daily Press
Division 1 top-ranked Saline moved to 21-1 on an 11th-inning home run by Cole Daniels that pushed it ahead of No. 8 Temperance Bedford 4-2 – Saline Post
Tyler Moses threw a five-inning perfect game for Lake Orion in its opener against Oxford, but Oxford came back to win the second game – Oakland Press
Boys Golf
Saginaw Heritage bested the field by 10 strokes, shooting a 326 to win the Saginaw County Tournament – Saginaw News
Gaylord, No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, finished 19 strokes ahead of the rest to win an eight-team event at Bayview Country Club – Gaylord Herald Times
Girls Soccer
Holland Christian avenged an earlier 5-0 loss to Division 3 No. 2 Hudsonville Unity Christian with a 0-0 tie – Holland Sentinel
From Saturday, Division 1 No. 5 Brighton improved to 9-1-2 with a 4-1 win over No. 16 Okemos – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Girls Tennis
Parma Western improved to 8-0-1 with a sweep of neighbor Jackson Northwest – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Track & Field
Remus Chippewa Hills swept the Central State Activities Association championships, the girls winning their 16th straight league title and the boys their first since 2013; the girls team is ranked No. 8 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Today in the MHSAA: 6/1/17
June 1, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The first MHSAA Finals championships of this spring were celebrated Wednesday in golf and tennis, while Hudsonville’s longtime softball coach celebrated a milestone win few have equaled.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Girls Golf
Escanaba repeated as Upper Peninsula Division 1 champion, finishing 18 strokes ahead of Houghton – Second Half
Boys Golf
Escanaba pushed past three-time reigning champion Houghton to win the Upper Peninsula Division 1 title – Second Half
Lower Peninsula Division 3 No. 10 Shepherd won its first Regional title in more than a decade – Saginaw News
Unranked Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central edged No. 7 Rockford by a stroke to win an LP Division 1 regional title – Grand Rapids Press
No. 6 Plymouth won a third straight LP Division 1 Regional title, shooting a 319 to edge No. 10 Ann Arbor Skyline by five strokes – Observer & Eccentric
Boys Lacrosse
No. 3 Hartland claimed its first Regional title in boys lacrosse with an 11-10 win over Midland in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
No. 5 Warren DeLaSalle edged No. 8 Grosse Pointe North 10-8 to claim a Division 2 title – Macomb Daily
No. 9 Clarkston avenged a regular-season loss by downing No. 8 Lake Orion 12-9 in another Division 1 Regional Final – Oakland Press
Girls Soccer
Swartz Creek continued its perfect run with a 2-1 Division 1 District Semifinal win over Davison, which scored first – Flint Journal
Newaygo escaped with a 2-1 win over Muskegon Oakridge after a shootout in a Division 3 District Semifinal and thanks to 36 saves by Jenna Janke – Muskegon Chronicle
No. 17 Portage Central got past rival Portage Northern 1-0 in a Division 1 District Semifinal – Kalamazoo Gazette
Softball
Hudsonville downed Allendale 10-0 to give 36-year coach Tom Vruggink his 1,000th career win, against only 263 losses – Grand Rapids Press
Division 1 No. 10 Mount Pleasant split with Division 2 top-ranked Saginaw Swan Valley, with a 6-5 win in the first game the Vikings’ first loss this season – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Boys Tennis
Ishpeming Westwood won six flights in claiming a fourth straight Upper Peninsula Division 2 title – Second Half
Negaunee won its fifth MHSAA Finals title this decade, claiming six flights during a Division 1 run – Second Half