Today in the MHSAA: 6/15/16

June 15, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The first four girls soccer finalists and the 32 baseball and softball semifinalists were determined Tuesday across the state, with links below from all four soccer semifinals and some of the most dramatic diamond Quarterfinal finishes.

Baseball

New Lothrop scored six runs in the seventh inning to come all the way back and down Standish-Sterling 6-5 in Division 3 – Flint Journal

Gaylord St. Mary will play in a Semifinal for the first time since 1989 after downing Norway 6-2 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Linden will be back in the MHSAA Semifinals for the first time since 2004 thanks to a 2-0 extra-inning win over Gaylord – Flint Journal

Dearborn Divine Child also needed extra innings to eliminate Detroit Country Day 4-3 in Division 2 – Oakland Press

Portland St. Patrick eliminated reigning Division 4 champion Muskegon Catholic Central 3-2 – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

Girls Soccer

Rochester Hills Stoney Creek dominated a 4-1 overtime shootout to come away with a 2-1 Semifinal win over Novi in Division 1 – Oakland Press

Canton dealt the first and only loss this season to Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central – Grand Rapids Press

Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett returned to the MHSAA Finals for the first time since 2005 with a 1-0 win over top-ranked Lansing Christian – MLive-Detroit

Montrose will play in its first MHSAA Final in girls soccer thanks to a 3-0 win over Muskegon Western Michigan Christian in Division 4 – Flint Journal

Softball

Vicksburg scored five runs in the first inning on the way to downing reigning Division 2 champion Wayland 14-2 – Grand Rapids Press

Macomb Dakota added to this season’s firsts with its first Semifinal berth, downing Garden City 6-0 in Division 1 – Macomb Daily

Midland made its first MHSAA Semifinals in 28 years with an 8-1 win over Rockford in Division 1 – Midland Daily News

Division 4 top-ranked Coleman fell to Holton in the Quarterfinals for the second straight season, this time 6-3 – Muskegon Chronicle

Farmington Hills Mercy got past Lake Orion 11-7 in Division 1 as the teams combined for 19 hits – Oakland Press

In Division 3, 42-1 Millington earned its first Semifinal berth with a 1-0 win over Shepherd – Saginaw News

Today In The MHSAA: 3/4/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 4, 2022

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 13 Grand Blanc closed the regular season with a 68-57 win over Division 3 No. 2 Flint Beecher in a matchup of 2021 MHSAA Finals champions – Flint Journal

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Carson City-Crystal and Blanchard Montabella are sharing the Mid-State Activities Conference title after the Eagles’ 32-29 overtime win – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 3 New Buffalo downed Bridgman 70-44 to clinch the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Conference White title outright – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Lake Orion downed Birmingham Groves 49-34 to clinch a share of the Oakland Activities Association White title – Oakland Press

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 4 Hudsonville Unity Christian completed its first 20-0 regular season since 1999-2000 with a 76-55 win over Zeeland West – FOX 17

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 3 No. 6 Reese finished its regular season with a 79-55 win over Division 2 No. 18 Carrollton – Saginaw News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 4 McBain Northern Michigan Christian finished a perfect regular season with a 44-29 win over McBain – Cadillac News

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Negaunee avenged a 30-point loss to Iron Mountain with a 57-53 win – Iron Mountain Daily News

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 3 No. 18 Grandville Calvin Christian came back from a third-quarter deficit to down Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 79-73 – FOX 17

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 10 Marshall closed the regular season with a 61-56 win over Battle Creek Lakeview – Battle Creek Enquirer