Today in the MHSAA: 6/3/19

June 3, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The annual “busiest sports weekend of the year” is nearly behind us – a number of District baseball and softball tournaments will conclude today. But in addition to the 14 Track & Field and four Girls Tennis Finals we covered Saturday – see “Latest Posts” at right – here’s a glance at coverage of more highlights from Friday and Saturday.

1. Girls Lacrosse: No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Marian handed No. 8 Farmington its only loss of the season, 17-16 in overtime in a Division 2 Regional Final – Observer & Eccentric

2. Girls Soccer: Division 2 No. 10 Dexter avenged a loss and a tie to No. 14 Pinckney with a 5-1 win to clinch a fourth straight District championship – Chelsea Sun Times News

3. Girls Soccer: Clinton Township Chippewa Valley got past No. 12 Macomb Dakota in a shootout to claim a Division 1 District title – Macomb Daily

4. Baseball: Midland Dow got past Bay City Western to win its first District title in 12 years – Midland Daily News

5. Girls Soccer: Ali Keyser scored the equalizer late in regulation and the winner in overtime to get No. 9 Grand Haven past Muskegon Mona Shores in a Division 1 District Final – FOX 17

6. Softball: Division 4 No. 4 Rogers City scored seven runs in the ninth inning to beat Hillman 9-2 and clinch its eighth straight District title – Alpena News

7. Baseball: Evart’s Danny Witbeck fired a no-hitter to lead the No. 18 Wildcats past Morley Stanwood in a Division 3 District Final – Big Rapids News

8. Softball: No. 5 Gladstone downed Iron Mountain 6-2 to claim a Division 3 District title, its 17th straight – Escanaba Daily Press

9. Softball: Quincy came back off an 11-inning win over Jonesville to defeat Homer and win a Division 3 District title – Coldwater Daily Reporter

10. Baseball: Pinckney advanced to today’s Division 1 District Final with a 7-2 upset of No. 3 Brighton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Today in the MHSAA: 9/14/18

September 14, 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.

1. Boys Soccer: Unranked Birmingham Brother Rice scored early and made it stand in a 1-0 victory over Division 1 No. 2 Detroit Catholic Central – Oakland Press

2. Volleyball: Division 1 top-ranked Farmington Hills Mercy won the first of what should be a few highly-charged matches this season with rival and No. 8 Bloomfield Hills Marian – Oakland Press

3. Volleyball: Grand Haven edged Holland West Ottawa 3-2 on Bucs Pride Night dedicated to those in the community fighting cancer – Grand Haven Tribune

4. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 7 Northville improved to 19-2 with a sweep of Plymouth – Observer & Eccentric

5. Volleyball: Division 4 No. 6 Rudyard continued its surge with a three-set sweep of Cedarville MI Sports Now

6. Boys Soccer: Hillsdale Academy broke free in the second half for a 4-2 win over rival Hillsdale High – Hillsdale Daily News

7. Boys Soccer: Petoskey earned its first win in Big North Conference play, edging Traverse City Central 1-0 – Petoskey News-Review

8. Volleyball: The “Battle of the Bay” went L’Anse’s way as the Purple Hornets downed Baraga in four sets – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

9. Volleyball: Boyne City remains undefeated atop the Lake Michigan Conference after a win over Kalkaska – Petoskey News-Review

10. Boys Soccer: St. Joseph came back from a two-goal deficit to down Stevensville Lakeshore 4-3 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium