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: 4/8/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 8, 2024

1. GIRLS SOCCER Trenton won a rematch of a 2023 District Final, 3-0 over Riverview – Southgate News-Herald

2. TRACK & FIELD The Reed City boys and Hart girls won the Hart & Sole Music Invitational championships Big Rapids Pioneer | Athletic.net

3. TRACK & FIELD The Gaylord girls won the Third Annual Yooper Invitational, while Charlevoix and Alpena shared the boys championship – Escanaba Daily Press | Athletic.net

4. SOFTBALL Fowlerville and Howell split, the Highlanders’ Ava Lavery throwing a no-hitter in the second game – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City West added a second shutout to open this season, 3-0 over Elk Rapids – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. GIRLS SOCCER New Baltimore Anchor Bay netted the game’s lone goal with 23:02 to play against Utica Ford – Macomb Daily

7. GIRLS SOCCER Jackson Lumen Christi scored a pair of late goals to get past Manchester Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. GIRLS SOCCER Leland also finished its first week with a shutout, 2-0 over Manistee – MI Sports Now

9. GIRLS SOCCER Hart opened 1-0 for the first time since 2017 with a win over Benzie Central – Ludington Daily News

10. BASEBALL Haslett swept an early-season doubleheader against Jackson Northwest – Jackson Citizen Patriot