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: 2/26/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 26, 2025
1. HOCKEY No. 6 Painesdale Jeffers won its first Regional title since 1977 with 5-1 victory over No. 2 Houghton in Division 3 – My UP Now
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gaylord St. Mary clinched the Ski Valley Conference championship with a 51-44 win over Indian River Inland Lakes – Petoskey News-Review
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Armada and Yale shared the Blue Water Area Conference title with Armada’s win over Richmond and Yale’s over Imlay City – Port Huron Times Herald
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankfort clinched the Northwest Conference title outright with an 18-11 win over Leland – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dexter locked up a share of the Southeastern Conference Red title with a 57-23 victory over Monroe – Ann Arbor News
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Temperance Bedford also claimed a share in the SEC Red with a big win over Ann Arbor Huron – Monroe News
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia clinched a share of the Central Michigan Athletic Conference championship with a 58-30 victory over Laingsburg – Lansing State Journal
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mariah Kerley became East Jackson’s all-time leading scorer during a big win over Milan – Jackson Citizen Patriot
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Camryn VandenBosch reached 1,000 career points in Holland Christian’s 45-35 win over Allendale – Holland Sentinel
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sanford Meridian finished a fourth-straight undefeated run through the Jack Pine Conference with a 62-42 win over Shepherd in a crossover of division champs – Midland Daily News
Also of note …
GIRLS BASKETBALL Freeland edged Midland 51-49 in a matchup of contenders in Divisions 2 and 1, respectively – WNEM