Today in the MHSAA: 6/10/16

June 10, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A number of girls soccer Regional Finals pitted ranked teams Thursday, with the top two from Division 2 last season among those eliminated while new contenders moved on.

Girls Soccer

No. 13 Dexter eliminated three-time reigning Division 2 champion and No. 2-ranked Richland Gull Lake, 3-1, with two second-half goals – Ann Arbor News

No. 4 Novi needed overtime to get past No. 11 Brighton 3-2 in Division 1 – Oakland Press

No. 11 Livonia Ladywood scored twice during the final 25 minutes, but No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Marian hung on for a 3-2 Division 2 win – Oakland Press

No. 3 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep won its first Regional since 2013 and ended the 20-game winning streak of reigning Division 2 runner-up and No. 14-ranked Fenton, 2-1 – MLive-Detroit

Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern also needed overtime to down Grand Rapids Christian 2-1 in Division 2 – Grand Rapids Press

Today in the MHSAA: 5/9/18

May 9, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
 

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

1. Girls Soccer: No. 3 Brighton won a matchup of two of the top-ranked teams in Division 1, downing No. 2 Novi 2-1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. Softball: For the first time in Rapid River history, the Division 4 honorable mention Rockets swept Division 3 No. 5 Gladstone – Escanaba Daily Press

3. Track & Field: Midland swept Saginaw Heritage, the boys team by a point to stay undefeated in the Saginaw Valley League ahead of the LPD1 No. 9 Hawks; the Midland girls are unranked as well and upset the No. 7 Heritage team – Midland Daily News

4. Track & Field: Engadine swept the Mid Peninsula Small School Invitational titles, the boys winning by a point and the girls by two to repeat – Escanaba Daily Press

5. Girls Tennis: Unranked Saline tied Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 5 Ann Arbor Huron – Saline Post

6. Girls Soccer: Nora Uldrys scored with five minutes to play to give Division 1 No. 14 Saline a 1-0 win over Ann Arbor Skyline after her team tied Skyline earlier this spring – Saline Post

7. Baseball: Division 3 No. 11 Reed City swept Remus Chippewa Hills in a matchup of teams that both entered undefeated in league play – Big Rapids News

8. Girls Tennis: Traverse City Central No. 1 doubles player Bailey Swanson became the second on her team this season to go over 100 career wins, doing so in the LPD2 No. 7 Trojans’ 6-2 victory over Petoskey – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. Softball: Trenton made a run at handing Allen Park its first Downriver League loss, but the Jaguars held on for a 7-6 win – Southgate News Herald

10. Football: Salem coach Kurt Britnell resigned coming off leading the Rocks to their first playoff appearance since 1991 – Observer & Eccentric

Also of note …

Baseball: From Saturday, longtime Livonia Stevenson coach Rick Berryman reached 500 career wins with his team’s victory over Livonia Clarenceville; Stevenson is No. 14 in Division 1 – Observer & Eccentric