Today in the MHSAA: 5/9/19
May 9, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Tennis, track & field and lacrosse teams continued to close out league titles Wednesday as those three sports approach the starts of their MHSAA postseasons next week.
1. Girls Tennis: Holland West Ottawa, No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, edged No. 6 Rockford to lock up half of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red championship – Holland Sentinel
2. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 2 Midland finished a perfect run through the Saginaw Valley League North with a 2-1 win over rival Dow – Midland Daily News
3. Girls Soccer: With a 1-1 draw against Division 2 No. 3 Richland Gull Lake, Portage Central locked up the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference regular-season title – WWMT
4. Girls Tennis: LPD3 No. 6 Grand Rapids Catholic Central downed Spring Lake to clinch half the title in the O-K Blue – Grand Rapids Press
5. Track & Field: The LPD4 top-ranked Pittsford girls and No. 6 Hillsdale Academy boys repeated as Southern Central Athletic Association East champions – Hillsdale Daily News
6. Boys Lacrosse: Hartland, No. 5 in Division 1 entering the week, downed Plymouth 14-5 in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association title game – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. Baseball: Division 2 No. 14 Essexville Garber scored a sweep of Division 3 No. 19 Pinconning, 3-0 and 6-2 – Bay City Times
8. Boys Golf: LPD2 No. 3 Gaylord continued to surge with a win at the Big North Invitational, shooting a 323 – Gaylord Herald Times
9. Boys Lacrosse: Traverse City United followed up an earlier one-goal win over Petoskey with an 11-10 overtime victory in the rematch – MI Sports Now
10. Boys Golf: Spring Lake shot a 159 to maintain first place in the O-K Blue with a nine-stroke league win – Grand Haven Tribune
Also of note …
Boys Basketball: Coach Jacob Polfus stepped down with a 169-75 record after 11 seasons leading Carney-Nadeau, including guiding a trip to the Class D Semifinals in 2012 – Escanaba Daily Press
Today in the MHSAA: 8/21/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 21, 2025
1. GIRLS GOLF Brighton won the Lober Classic for the fourth time in five season, finishing 20 strokes ahead of the field – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. GIRLS TENNIS Ishpeming Westwood edged three-time reigning Upper Peninsula Division 1 champion Negaunee in a rematch of the top two teams from last season – Marquette Mining Journal
3. GIRLS GOLF Northville was first and Dexter second at the Dan Young Invitational – Chelsea Sun Times News
4. VOLLEYBALL Byron Center downed East Grand Rapids in a “Rally on Reeds Lake” outdoor match – WOOD TV
5. BOYS SOCCER New Boston Huron avenged a 2024 loss with a 2-1 win over Melvindale – Southgate News-Herald
6. GIRLS GOLF Grand Blanc and Midland Dow’s Sophia Lee were top finishers at the first Saginaw Valley League jamboree – Midland Daily News
7. VOLLEYBALL Parma Western earned two-set wins over Brooklyn Columbia Central and Pewamo-Westphalia – Jackson Citizen Patriot
8. VOLLEYBALL Carrollton swept St. Charles, St. Louis and Sanford Meridian on volleyball opening night – Saginaw News
9. BOYS TENNIS Ludington won its invitational, with Cadillac finishing second – Cadillac News