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

Today in the MHSAA: 11/14/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 14, 2025

1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Detroit Country Day came back from two sets down to get past top-ranked North Branch in five in a power-packed Division 2 Regional Final – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fremont is a first-time Regional champion thanks to a five-set win over Fruitport in Division 2 – Local Sports Journal

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Bloomfield Hills claimed its first Regional title in volleyball with a sweep of Birmingham Groves in Division 1 – Hometown Life

4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Ogemaw Heights won the first two sets and hung on in five to defeat Essexville Garber in Division 2 and clinch a first Regional title – Bay City Times

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Trenton claimed a first Regional title, getting past Allen Park in four sets in Division 1 – Southgate News-Herald

6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Kingsley defeated a second ranked opponent this week, clinching a Division 3 Regional title with a sweep of No. 10 Beal City – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 5 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central won three close sets to get past No. 4 Hanover-Horton in Division 3 – Monroe News

8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Christian wrapped up a Division 4 Regional title with a sweep of No. 9 Onekama – MI Sports Now

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Fowler came back after losing the first set to defeat No. 5 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart in four – Lansing State Journal

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Mendon clinched a Division 4 Regional title with a four-set win over No. 8 Battle Creek St. Philip – Battle Creek Enquirer

Also of note …

GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING New Baltimore Anchor Bay won the final event to clinch the Macomb Area Conference Blue league meet title – Macomb Daily