Today in the MHSAA: 6/4/19

June 4, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Nearly half of Baseball and Softball District tournaments finished Monday across the state, with a share of upsets and statement wins making for an exciting afternoon.

1. Baseball: Onsted edged No. 3 Napoleon 4-3 to lock up a Division 3 District championship – Adrian Daily Telegram

2. Softball: No. 2 Clarkston moved on to a Division 1 Regional with a big win over No. 5 Lake Orion – State Champs Sports Network

3. Baseball: Stevensville Lakeshore broke a late-season losing streak and downed No. 6 Edwardsburg 5-3 to earn a third-straight District title – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

4. Baseball: No. 17 Fowlerville got past No. 5 Mason 5-3 in a District Final matchup of ranked teams in Division 2, and after Mason beat No. 7 Williamston in 15 innings to advance – Lansing State Journal

5. Softball: Addison Cooley hit a pair of home runs to lead No. 7 Bay City Western past rival and honorable mention Bay City Central in a Division 1 District Final – Midland Daily News

6. Baseball: No. 8 Beal City outlasted Breckenridge 16-13 in a Division 4 District Final – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

7. Softball: Frankenmuth got past Saginaw Swan Valley 7-6 in a matchup of Division 2 honorable mentions, then downed Carrollton to lock up a District title – Saginaw News

8. Softball: Leah Vaughan struck out 15 as No. 6 Spring Lake got past Coopersville 2-0 to win a fifth straight District title, in Division 2 – Grand Haven Tribune

9. Softball: Vicksburg locked down Three Rivers 10-0 and went on to defeat Otsego 7-3 to claim a Division 2 District title – JoeInsider.com

10. Baseball: Oxford downed Lake Orion in Division 1 for its first District title in more than a decade – Oakland Press

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