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: 12/17/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 17, 2025
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon made a statewide wave with a 58-51 win over Rockford – Muskegon Chronicle
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Truman Brennan scored his 1,000th career point as Paw Paw defeated Edwardsburg 51-49 – Kalamazoo Gazette
3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Trenton defeated Lower Peninsula Division 3 honorable mention Riverview 100-86, ending Riverview’s dual meet winning streak at 37 – Southgate News-Herald
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bay City All Saints earned the 600th win in program history, defeating Mayville 57-19 – Bay City Times
5. BOYS BASKERTBALL Menominee followed Darrent Butler to an 84-52 win over Crystal Falls Forest Park – Upper Michigan’s Source
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Battle Creek Pennfield defeated Marshall 62-46 in a matchup of last season’s Interstate 8 Athletic Conference co-champions – Battle Creek Enquirer
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Emmanuel Cooley’s buzzer-beater gave Grand Blanc a 48-45 win over Saginaw United – WNEM
8. COMPETITIVE CHEER Howard City Tri County won the Central State Activities Association Blue opener – Big Rapids Pioneer
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s handed Clarkston its first loss, 61-37 – Oakland Press
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Braylon Frantz scored 32 points in St. Clair’s 66-63 overtime win over Croswell-Lexington – Port Huron Times Herald