Today in the MHSAA: 6/13/16
June 13, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Tawas and Clarkston Everest Collegiate won their first MHSAA titles in any sport Saturday, in boys golf, as teams in six sports claimed either Regional or Finals championships over the weekend.
Baseball
Holland Christian won its Division 2 Regional with a walk-off double by star pitcher Mike Mokma – Holland Sentinel
Detroit Country Day’s walk-off homer in the eighth inning pushed the Yellowjackets past reigning Division 2 champion Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 4-3 – Oakland Press
Scottville Mason County Central downed Carson City-Crystal 8-5 in Division 3 to win its first Regional title since 1998 – Muskegon Chronicle
Niles in Division 2 won its first Regional title since 1999 by downing Sturgis after beating top-ranked Coldwater in the day’s first game – Niles Daily Star
Rochester’s last late run pushed it past Adams in Division 1 and to its first Regional title since 1998 – Oakland Press
Boys Golf
Tawas and Clarkston Everest Collegiate won their first MHSAA Finals championships in any sport, while St. Johns won its first in boys golf and Detroit Catholic Central continued its reign in Division 1 – Second Half
Boys Lacrosse
Birmingham Brother Rice continued its 12-year hold on Division 1 and Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central returned to the top in Division 2 at Saturday’s Finals – Second Half
Girls Lacrosse
For the fourth and fifth straight seasons, respectively, Rockford and East Grand Rapids reigned again at Saturday’s Girls Lacrosse Finals – Second Half
Girls Soccer
Grosse Ile downed Williamston 1-0 in Division 3 to win its first Regional title in the sport – Macomb Daily
Softball
Reigning Division 4 champion Unionville-Sebewaing survived two more strong opponents to win its Regional with a 1-0 win over Brown City and then 3-0 win over Waterford Our Lady – Huron Daily Tribune
Reigning Division 3 champion Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central downed No. 8 Napoleon 9-1 and then No. 4 Clinton 7-1 to advance again – Monroe Evening News
Farmington Hills Mercy repeated as a Division 1 Regional champ and slugger Abby Krzywiecki knocked her 20th home run of the season – Detroit News
Shepherd in Division 3 won its first Regional title since 1997 beating No. 9 Reese in the championship game – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Macomb Dakota downed two opponents in shutouts to win its first Regional title, in Division 1 – Macomb Daily
Today in the MHSAA: 10/25/18
October 25, 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.
Division 3 Regional soccer was filled with highlights Wednesday from a matchup of two of the top-ranked teams, an upset coming from a meeting of two more and the first win ever at this level of the tournament for another surging contender.
1. Boys Soccer: Division 3 top-ranked Grosse Ile moved to 26-1 with a 3-0 Regional Semifinal win over No. 3 Lansing Catholic – Southgate News-Review
2. Boys soccer: No. 9 Ludington got past No. 5 Elk Rapids 3-2 in overtime in Division 3 – Ludington Daily News
3. Boys Soccer: Brooklyn Columbia Central downed Clawson in Division 3 for its first Regional win in program history – Jackson Citizen Patriot
4. Volleyball: Petoskey downed Alpena to clinch a share of the Big North Conference championship – Petoskey News-Review
5. Volleyball: Division 2 honorable mention Cadillac earned the other share in the BNC, downing Traverse City West – Cadillac News
6. Volleyball: St. Louis swept Pinconning to secure an outright title in the Tri-Valley Conference West – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
7. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 2 Bronson closed the regular season with a sweep of Division 4 No. 3 Battle Creek St. Philip and No. 2 Mendon – Coldwater Daily Reporter
8. Boys Soccer: Paw Paw downed Grand Rapids Aviation Academy 5-3 in Division 3 – WWMT
9. Volleyball: Onaway won the Presque Isle County championship with a sweep of Rogers City – Alpena News
10. Boys soccer: Muskegon Orchard View moved on in Division 3 with a 5-2 win over West Branch Ogemaw Heights – MI Sports Now
Also of note …
Volleyball: From last week, Division 1 No. 4 Lowell clinched its first league volleyball title with a win over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central – Grand Rapids Press
Volleyball: From Tuesday, Marquette swept Escanaba to claim the Great Northern Conference title outright – Marquette Mining Journal
Volleyball: From Tuesday, Division 4 No. 10 Rudyard finished its second straight perfect run through the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference with a sweep of DeTour – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Volleyball: From Tuesday, Division 2 honorable mention Corunna completed an unbeaten title run in the Genesee Area Conference Red – Owosso Argus-Press