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: 8/26/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 26, 2025

1. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 4 Mendon defeated Three Rivers to finish an undefeated day as St. Joseph County Tournament champion – Sturgis Journal

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 8 Frankenmuth defeated No. 6 Alma 4-1, and Freeland defeated No. 11 Saginaw Swan Valley 3-2 – Saginaw News

3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 11 Holland High and Holland Christian played to a 1-1 draw – Holland Sentinel

4. GIRLS GOLF Harbor Springs and Katey Buchanan were champions at  the Grayling Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. BOYS SOCCER Brooklyn Columbia Central added a 5-1 win over Division 3 No. 12 Grass Lake to its strong start – Jackson Citizen Patriot

6. CROSS COUNTRY The Monroe Jefferson and Southgate Anderson boys and Ypsilanti Lincoln girls were among winners at the Milan Puddle Jumpers Invitational – Monroe News | Athletic.net

7. BOYS SOCCER Bay City Western defeated Midland 1-0, its first win over the Chemics since 2018 – Bay City Times

8. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 7 Grosse Ile posted its second-straight shutout, this time 3-0 over Riverview – Southgate News-Herald

9/ BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow edged Mount Pleasant 5-4  in the Saginaw Valley League – Midland Daily News

10. BOYS SOCCER Fremont followed Deagan Klimek to a 3-0 win over Big Rapids – Local Sports Journal