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: 1/13/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 13, 2022

1. HOCKEY Top-ranked Warren De La Salle scored two goals over the final minutes to defeat No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 3-2 – Observer & Eccentric

2. WRESTLING No. 8 Brighton likely shook up the Division 1 rankings with a 46-29 win over No. 3 Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. WRESTLING Division 4 top-ranked Hudson defeated Division 3 No. 2 Clinton 38-25 in league competition – Adrian Daily Telegram

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Traverse City St. Francis handed Division 3 No. 3 Harbor Springs its first loss, 54-37 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 3 No. 11 Reese earned the edge in the Greater Thumb Conference West standings with a 67-57 win over top-ranked Bad Axe – Bay City Times

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kennedy Guild scored her 1,000th career point in Pickford’s 70-20 win over Newberry – MI Sports Now

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain Northern Michigan Christian won a matchup of undefeated teams 30-27 over Lake City – Cadillac News

8. GYMNASTICS Reigning MHSAA Finals champion Jackson Area defeated Coldwater 136.300-128.975 in league competition – Coldwater Daily Reporter

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sanford Meridian moved to 9-1 and continued to sit atop the Jack Pine Conference with a 46-30 win over Gladwin – Midland Daily News

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cheboygan broke Division 4 No. 15 Indian River Inland Lakes’ five-game winning streak, prevailing 49-39 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune