Today in the MHSAA: 6/9/16
June 9, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The Girls and Boys Lacrosse Semifinals gave us our championship contenders for Saturday's games, and they were joined as well Wednesday by key soccer wins and a pair of baseball milestones.
Boys Lacrosse
Birmingham Brother Rice will play for its 12th straight Division 1 championship after downing Detroit U-D Jesuit 17-4 in a Semifinal – Oakland Press
Detroit Catholic Central held Detroit County Day scoreless during the second half to advance in Division 1 with a 13-5 Semifinal win – Oakland Press
East Grand Rapids downed Okemos 16-15 in double overtime to get back to the Division 2 Final – Grand Rapids Press
After falling to Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood in the postseason the last three years, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central earned a championship game berth with a 17-7 win over the Cranes – Grand Rapids Press
Girls Lacrosse
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood started on a 7-0 run in downing Farmington Hills Mercy 22-4 in a Division 2 Semifinal – Oakland Press
Four-time reigning Division 2 champion East Grand Rapids will play for a fifth straight title after downing Okemos 14-7 in a Semifinal – Grand Rapids Press
Three-time reigning Division 1 champion Rockford earned another trip to the Finals with a 23-7 win over Hartland – Livingston Daily
Birmingham United advanced to its first MHSAA lacrosse championship game since 2012 with a 16-4 win over Ann Arbor Pioneer in Division 1.
Girls soccer
The closest of four Regional games across the state came in Division 4, where Montrose got past Harbor Springs 2-0 – Petoskey News
Baseball
Shepherd baseball coach Jack Nartker retired after 27 seasons and a final 5-4 win over Beal City; his record is 647-288-7 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Grand Ledge avenged a District loss to Holt with a comeback win to claim the Capital Area Diamond Classic championship 7-3 and finish 31-4 – Lansing State Journal
Today in the MHSAA: 9/3/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 3, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 2 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian shut out Division 2 No. 5 Hudsonville Unity Christian 3-0 – Local Sports Journal
2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Marian swept new Catholic High School League Central opponent Detroit Country Day, ranked No. 7 in Division 2 – Oakland Press
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 9 Utica Eisenhower improved to 13-2 with a sweep of honorable mention Romeo – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS GOLF Traverse City West won the Elk Rapids Invitational with a score of 374 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. CROSS COUNTRY The Pinconning boys won the Rifle River Invitational – Bay City Times
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Riverview Gabriel Richard opened league play with a 3-1 win over Clarkston Everest Collegiate – Southgate News-Herald
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Midland Dow swept Petoskey and Ogemaw Heights – Midland Daily News
8. BOYS SOCCER Shelby scored the lone goal on a late penalty kick to defeat Manistee – Manistee News Advocate
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Stevensville Lakeshore downed Sturgis 3-1 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fennville swept Saugatuck, winning the second set 28-26 – Holland Sentinel