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: 8/20/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 20, 2025

1. GIRLS GOLF Dexter carded a 322 to win its Dexter Invitational by 70 strokes – Chelsea Sun Times News

2. CROSS COUNTRY The Remus Chippewa Hills girls and Shepherd boys were victorious at Chippewa Hills’ Early-Season Warrior Invitational – Cadillac News

3. BOYS SOCCER Grand Haven edged reigning Division 4 champion Muskegon Western Michigan Christian 1-0 – Grand Haven Tribune

4. GIRLS GOLF Brighton was first and Grand Rapids Catholic Central second after the first day of the annual Bob Lober Classic – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. CROSS COUNTRY The Cheboygan girls and Mackinaw City boys were among winners at Upper Peninsula invitationals – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

6. BOYS SOCCER Henry Juneau scored three goal to help Harbor Springs past Charlevoix 5-1 – Petoskey News-Review

7. BOYS SOCCER Bay City Western scored all of its goals during the second half of a 5-3 win over Cadillac – Bay City Times

8. CROSS COUNTRY The host Three Rivers boys and Bronson girls won the Hill Climb Invitational – Niles Daily Star

9. BOYS SOCCER Temperance Bedford gave coach Brendan Wyatt his first varsity win with the program, 5-3 over Monroe – Monroe News

10. BOYS SOCCER Fruitport opened with a 3-0 shutout of Ludington – Local Sports Journal