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: 1/13/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 13, 2026

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Callie Hicks reached 1,000 career points in Hale’s 34-31 win over Oscoda – Bay City Times

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Libby Maurer reached 1,000 career points as well in Ithaca’s 45-43 victory over Beal City – Lansing State Journal

3. GIRLS BASKETALL Kaylee Jeffers scored her 1,000th career point for Gaylord St. Mary, but Petoskey emerged with a 42-38 win – Petoskey News-Review

4. SKIING The Traverse City Central girls and West boys won the latest Big North Conference races – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon Orchard View came back from a halftime deficit to defeat Shelby in double overtime 79-78 – Muskegon Chronicle

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Stockbridge succeeded in making a significant comeback, but Leslie held on for a 50-49 overtime win – WLNS

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage downed Frankenmuth 67-43 – WNEM

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Felch North Dickinson downed Norway 45-32 – My UP Now

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Cody remained undefeated in league play with a 51-45 win over Detroit Southeastern – Detroit News

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Brighton Livingston Christian followed Kendall Ploch to a big win over Charyl Stockwell Academy – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Also of note …

FOOTBALL Marc Jarstfer, who led Gladwin to the Division 5 title in 2022, is leaving to take over at Bay City Central – Bay City Times