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: 10/21/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 21, 2021
1. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep scored during the first half of overtime and held on for a 2-1 Division 3 District Final win over No. 8 Detroit Country Day – Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
2. BOYS SOCCER No. 3 New Baltimore Anchor Bay held on for a 2-1 Division 1 District championship win over No. 15 Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily
3. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Bad Axe netted its fourth-straight District title with a 4-0 win over Midland Calvary Baptist in Division 4 – Huron Daily Tribune
4. BOYS SOCCER Three first-half goals carried No. 8 East Kentwood to an eventual 4-0 Division 1 District Final win over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern – FOX 17
5. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 9 Cadillac swept Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City West to join the Titans as tied atop the Big North Conference with one league match to play for both – Cadillac News
6. BOYS SOCCER No. 6 Imlay City clinched a Division 3 District title with a 4-0 win over Richmond – Macomb Daily
7. CROSS COUNTRY Zeeland West swept the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green titles – Holland Sentinel Girls | Boys
8. BOYS SOCCER After splitting with Saginaw Swan Valley during the regular season, Freeland downed the Vikings 2-0 for a Division 3 District title – Saginaw News
9. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Holland edged Zeeland West 2-1 to repeat as a Division 2 District champ – Holland Sentinel
10. BOYS SOCCER Brandon Walters’ two second-half goals carried top-ranked Holland Christian past Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 3-1 in a Division 3 District Final – Holland Sentinel
Also of note …
CROSS COUNTRY Hillsdale Academy swept Southern Central Athletic Association championships; the Hillsdale Academy boys are No. 3 and the girls No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – Coldwater Daily Reporter