Today in the MHSAA: 6/12/17

June 12, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

MHSAA champions in Lower Peninsula boys golf and girls and boys lacrosse were crowned Saturday as the 2016-17 school year turned into its final week. The final eight spots in the Girls Soccer Semifinals also were determined Friday, with 32 quarterfinalists in baseball and softball earning their way in Saturday Regionals.

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

Corunna claimed its first Regional title since 2005, downing No. 12 Fowlerville in Division 2 after the Gladiators had eliminated No. 5 DeWitt earlier in the day – Owosso Argus-Press

Rochester scored eight runs during the seventh inning to win a Division 1 Regional Final over No. 5 Birmingham Brother Rice – C&G Newspapers

No. 10 Gaylord St. Mary scored most in an offensive shootout, downing No. 9 Maple City Glen Lake 13-10 in a Division 4 Regional Final – Gaylord Herald-Times

No. 12 Saginaw Heritage shut out No. 7 Midland 3-0 to finish a Division 1 Regional title run – Midland Daily News

Macomb Lutheran North hit three home runs in upsetting No. 2 Detroit Country Day 19-5 in a Division 2 Regional Final – Macomb Daily

No. 4 Homer put up five runs in the sixth inning to get past Michigan Center 7-6 in Division 3 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

No. 14 Holt downed Howell 3-1 and then No. 17 Grand Ledge 5-4 to claim its first Regional title, in Division 1 – Lansing State Journal

Boys Golf

Detroit Catholic Central claimed its third straight Division 1 title, St. Johns repeated in Division 2 and Clarkston Everest Collegiate repeated in Division 4, and Jackson Lumen Christi returned to the top of Division 3 at Saturday’s Lower Peninsula Finals – Second Half

Boys Lacrosse

Birmingham Brother Rice won its 13th straight Division 1 title, again over rival Detroit Catholic Central, while East Grand Rapids won the Division 2 title over rival Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central – Second Half

Girls Lacrosse

In one of the all-time thrillers in MHSAA lacrosse history, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood downed East Grand Rapids in overtime for the Division 2 title, while Rockford added its fifth straight championship in Division 1 – Second Half

Girls Soccer

Top-ranked Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central jumped out to a three-goal lead and didn’t look back in a 3-1 Semifinal win over No. 2 Brighton in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press

No. 7 Linden edged reigning Division 2 champion and current No. 3 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep to advance to this week – Flint Journal

Saline and No. 11 Plymouth went into a shootout scoreless, but the Hornets emerged victorious in Division 1 – Saline Post

Top-ranked Flint Powers advanced in Division 3 with a 5-0 win over No. 16 Lansing Catholic – Flint Journal

No. 8 Macomb Lutheran North also advanced in Division 3 with a shootout win over No. 5 Grosse Ile – Southgate News Herald

No. 3 Freeland won a fourth straight Regional title, downing Charlevoix 5-0 in Division 3 – Saginaw News

Top-ranked Lansing Christian won its fifth straight Regional title, downing No. 14 Manchester 4-1 in Division 4 – MLive-Lansing

Top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Marian remained undefeated with a 2-0 Division 2 win over No. 6 Dexter – Observer & Eccentric

Softball

Shepherd downed Pinconning and then beat No. 8 Beaverton 8-7 in a Division 3 Regional Final – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Reigning Division 2 champion and current No. 2 Richmond needed nine innings but downed honorable mention Detroit Country Day 2-1 in a Division 2 Regional Final – Port Huron Times Herald

Twice No. 6 Holton rallied in seventh innings Saturday, the second time in an 8-7 win over Beal City, to claim a Division 4 Regional title – Muskegon Chronicle

No. 5 Mattawan downed No. 2 Howell in a Division 1 Regional for the third straight season – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Alicia Ascencio’s three-run walk-off homer pushed Garden City past Grosse Pointe North in a Division 1 Regional Final – Observer & Eccentric

No. 6 Stevensville Lakeshore gave up two runs total in wins over No. 4 Vicksburg and Edwardsburg to claim the Division 2 title – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

No. 5 Coleman advanced to a third straight Division 4 Quarterfinal with a 12-6 win over honorable mention Morrice – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Mendon won its first Regional title since 1992, downing Camden-Frontier, after entering the postseason with a sub-.500 record – Sturgis Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 3/3/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 3, 2025

1. WRESTLING A total of 70 champions were crowned at the Individual Finals, including three who became the 38th, 39th and 40th four-time winners in MHSAA history – MHSAA.com

2. COMPETITIVE CHEER – Rochester Hills Stoney Creek and Allen Park repeated as Finals champions, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep returned to the top and Hanover-Horton claimed its first title – MHSAA.com

3. GIRLS BOWLING Grandville, Swartz Creek, Livonia Clarenceville and Ravenna claimed Finals team championships, and Novi, Tecumseh, Standish-Sterling and Bronson won singles titles – MHSAA.com

4. BOYS BOWLING Utica United, Flint Kearsley, Standish-Sterling and Allen Park Cabrini were team Finals winners, and Wayne Memorial, Vicksburg, Almont and Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central won in singles – MHSAA.com

5. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Saline – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – claimed its first league title since 2016, winning the Southeastern Conference Red meet to share the overall championship with top-ranked Ann Arbor Pioneer – Chelsea Sun Times News

6. HOCKEY Top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic came back from a 4-1 deficit to defeat No. 7 Marquette 5-4 in overtime and win a Division 2 Regional title – WNEM

7. GYMNASTICS Hartland scored a school-record 149.175 to claim a third-straight Regional title – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice downed No. 3 Trenton 4-2 to clinch a Regional title – Oakland Press

9. HOCKEY No. 6 Salem defeated No. 5 Brighton 7-4 in a Division 1 Regional Final – Hometown Life

10. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD2 honorable mention DeWitt claimed the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue title, its sixth-straight league championship – WILX

Also of note …

BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Allen Park claimed a share of the Downriver League title, with LPD3 No. 9 Trenton, with a league meet victory – Southgate News-Herald

BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD2 No. 8 Portage Central broke Battle Creek Lakeview’s Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference title streak with a league meet win – Battle Creek Enquirer