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: 9/1/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 1, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 9 Frankenmuth handed No. 13 Freeland its first loss, 3-0 – Saginaw News
2. GIRLS GOLF Alpena carded a 383 to win the Traverse City West Titan Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. GIRLS GOLF Caledonia finished first as a team and Muskegon Reeths-Puffer placed the top two individuals at the second Ottawa-Kent Conference Green jamboree – Local Sports Journal
4. BOYS SOCCER Maple City Glen Lake downed Traverse City St. Francis 5-2 – MI Sports Now
5. BOYS SOCCER German exchange student Livius Guellmeister debuted with four goals in Milan’s 9-1 win over Carleton Airport – Monroe News
6. GIRLS TENNIS Ishpeming Westwood swept Gladstone – Upper Michigan’s Source
7. BOYS SOCCER Southgate Anderson earned its first Downriver League win this season, 5-2 over Taylor – Southgate News-Herald
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Flint Powers Catholic swept Birch Run – WNEM
9. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow opened league play with a 6-1 win over Mount Pleasant – Midland Daily News