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: 6/4/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 4, 2021

1. Girls Soccer: No. 10 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central scored the lone goal of its Division 1 District Final against No. 14 Rockford to take a 1-0 title-clinching win – FOX 17

2. Girls Soccer: Grace Thorpe scored all three goals as Harbor Springs downed Maple City Glen Lake 3-2 in a Division 3 District Final – Petoskey News-Review

3. Boys Golf: No. 5 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart was one shot better than Pentwater in claiming a Lower Peninsula Division 4 Regional title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

4. Girls Soccer: Dearborn Divine Child claimed a third-straight District title with a 6-0 win over Garden City in Division 2 – Oakland Press

5. Boys Golf: No. 7 Warren De La Salle Collegiate shot a 295 to clinch its LP Division 1 Regional title – Macomb Daily

6. Girls Soccer: Kaley Douglass scored three goals as Williamston won its District 3 District Final 5-0 over Lansing Catholic – Lansing State Journal

7. Girls Soccer: Top-ranked Troy Athens will move on to next week thanks to a 4-0 District Final win over Fraser in Division 1 – Oakland Press

8. Girls soccer: McBain Northern Michigan Christian advanced in Division 4 with a 3-1 District Final win over Buckley – Up North Live

9. Girls Soccer: Dearborn edged Grosse Pointe North 4-3 to claim a Division 1 District title – Dearborn Press & Guide

10. Girls Soccer: Comstock downed Springport 8-5 in a Division 3 District championship game – JTV