Today in the MHSAA: 8/16/18
August 16, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
1. Girls Golf: Northville shot a 304 to edge Plymouth and win the opening invitational at Hudson Mills in Dexter – those teams finished fourth and fifth, respectively, at last season’s Lower Peninsula Division 1 Final – Observer & Eccentric
2. Girls Golf: Kalamazoo Hackett was first, St. Joseph second and Coldwater third at the Richland Gull Lake Invitational at Bedford Valley; Hackett was fifth in LP Division 4 last season, while St. Joseph was eighth in LPD2 and Coldwater was 14th – Coldwater Daily Reporter
3. Boys Tennis: Traverse City Central opened by winning its Summer Splash ahead of Holland West Ottawa, Traverse City West and Grandville; Central tied for 14th and Grandville tied for 19th at last season’s LPD1 Finals – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Boys Tennis: After falling to host Zeeland East, Grand Haven stormed back with wins over Grand Rapids Northview and Grand Rapids Catholic Central; Grand Haven was an LPD1 Finals qualifier last fall – Grand Haven Tribune
Also of note …
Cross Country: Novi is mourning the death of longtime coach Robert Smith, who led the Wildcats boys to two MHSAA titles and two Division 1 runner-up finishes over 36 years from 1981-2016 – Observer & Eccentric
Today In The MHSAA: 6/11/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 11, 2021
1. Girls Soccer: No. 15 Bad Axe is a first-time Regional championship thanks to 2-1 win over No. 9 Laingsburg in Division 4 – WJRT
2. Girls Soccer: No. 15 Dearborn Divine Child clinched its first Regional title in this sport with a shootout win over No. 9 South Lyon East in Division 2 – Oakland Press
3. Girls Soccer: Hartland won its first Regional title, downing No. 13 Lake Orion 3-0 in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. Girls Soccer: No. 15 Ann Arbor Skyline is also a first-time Regional champion thanks to a 2-0 win over Canton in Division 1 – Ann Arbor News
5. Girls Soccer: No. 12 Royal Oak Shrine Catholic shut out No. 10 Allen Park Inter-City Baptist to clinch a Division 4 Regional title – Oakland Press
6. Girls Soccer: No. 4 Spring Lake earned a Division 2 Regional title with a 1-0 win over Cadillac – Muskegon Chronicle
7. Girls Soccer: Top-ranked Troy Athens also won by shutout, getting past New Baltimore Anchor Bay 3-0 in Division 1 – State Champs Sports Network
8. Baseball: Zeeland West finished a 12-inning, 4-3 Division 1 Regional Semifinal win against Muskegon Reeths-Puffer – FOX 17
9. Baseball: No. 9 Mesick also finished a Regional Semifinal win, 18-3 over Mason County Eastern in Division 4 – Cadillac News
10. Baseball: No. 7 Pewamo-Westphalia is moving on in Division 3 after a 10-0 win over Grandville Calvin Christian – Ionia Sentinel-Standard