Today In The MHSAA: 6/1/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 1, 2022
1. BOYS LACROSSE No. 10 Grandville won its first Regional title in the sport, defeating Rockford 11-6 in Division 1 – FOX 17
2. BOYS LACROSSE No. 6 Portage Northern also won its first Regional title, defeating Mattawan 15-7 in Division 2 – WWMT
3. BOYS LACROSSE No. 2 Detroit Country Day clinched a Division 2 Regional championship with a 17-5 win over No. 10 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Oakland Press
4. BASEBALL Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern upset No. 5 Rockford 5-1 in a Division 1 District opener – FOX 17
5. GIRLS SOCCER Meah Bajt set the Spring Lake single-season scoring record with all six goals in her No. 3-ranked team’s Division 2 District win over Muskegon Reeths-Puffer – Muskegon Chronicle
6. SOFTBALL Freshman Alli Wright set No. 5 Jenison’s single-season strikeouts record during a Division 1 District win over Grandville – FOX 17
7. BOYS GOLF Midland Dow will be returning to the Finals for the first time in a decade after winning its Lower Peninsula Division 2 Regional – Midland Daily News
8. BOYS GOLF No. 5 Spring Lake swept team and individual championships at its LPD2 Regional – CatchMark SportsNet
9. BOYS GOLF No. 3 Maple City Glen Lake golfers finished first and second as the team won its LPD4 Regional championship – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. BASEBALL Sault Ste. Marie moved on to this weekend’s Division 2 District Semifinals with a 3-2 walk-off win over Kingsford – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Today in the MHSAA: 10/28/15
October 28, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Tuesday may have been the most eventful weekday of the 2015 fall season so far, with ranked teams matchup up all over the Boys Soccer Regional Tournament, league champions crowned in volleyball and two of the state’s major powers in swimming and diving matching up for a history-making finish. And be sure to also check out excellent coverage of the MHSAA’s concussion care efforts this fall.
Boys Soccer
Division 1 No. 10 Portage Northern shut out No. 16 Grand Haven; the shutout was the Huskies’ third straight during the playoffs – Kalamazoo Gazette
Division 1 No. 5 Detroit Catholic Central went to overtime with No. 20 Grand Blanc before scoring their game’s only goal – Mlive-Detroit
Division 2 No. 3 Mattawan edged top-ranked Holland Christian 1-0, handing the Maroons their first and only loss this fall – Kalamazoo Gazette
Reigning Division 2 champion East Lansing, ranked No. 5, edged No. 6 Spring Lake 2-1 as the teams faced off in the tournament for the third straight season – Mlive-Lansing
Division 3 No. 3 Williamston survived a tough challenge from unranked Freeland, knocking out the Falcons 1-0 on a penalty kick – Saginaw News
Division 3 No. 7 Paw Paw ended the season for No. 4 and reigning champion Hudsonville Unity Christian – Kalamazoo Gazette
Division 4 top-ranked Lansing Christian scored three first-half goals to down No. 4 Royal Oak Shrine – Lansing State Journal
Girls Swimming and Diving
Holland Christian, ranked No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, topped LPD2 No. 9 Holland for the first time in this sport in 15 years – Holland Sentinel
Volleyball
Utica Eisenhower earned a share of the Macomb Area Conference White championship with a win over New Baltimore Anchor Bay; both are honorable mentions in Class A – Macomb Daily
Class A No. 3 Grand Haven fell to unranked East Kentwood to start Tuesday, but came back to beat Holland West Ottawa and clinch the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red title, its first league title since 2012 – Muskegon Chronicle
Buchanan, a Class B honorable mention, tied a school record for victories with its 45th win Tuesday – Niles Daily Star
Niles, unranked in Class B, downed Class D No. 2 Battle Creek St. Philip before falling to Class A No. 9 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central in four sets including two decided by two points – Niles Daily Star
Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart defeated Coleman in a matchup of undefeated teams in Mid-State Activities Conference play, but they could meet again at Saturday’s league tournament – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Good Read (and View)
The MHSAA has continued to take significant steps to provide the best possible care when concussions are suspected and treated, and WXYZ in Detroit reported on a few of this fall's developments – WXYZ.com