Today in the MHSAA: 8/31/18
August 31, 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. Cross Country: The Marquette girls and Ishpeming boys won the annual Dale Phillips Invitational – Marquette Mining Journal
2. Cross Country: Croswell-Lexington swept the girls and boys championships at the Brown City Invitational – Port Huron Times-Herald
3. Girls Golf: Brighton shot a 329 to win the Patriot Cup in Frankenmuth by 11 strokes – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. Boys Soccer: Aidan Day had three more goals as Alpena downed Bay City John Glenn 4-0 – Alpena News
5. Girls Golf: Sturgis won two Wolverine Conference jamborees, one on each nine of Lake Doster Golf Club in Plainwell – Sturgis Journal
6. Girls Golf: Byron shined in winning the first-ever Mid-Michigan Activities Conference girls golf meet – Owosso Argus-Press
7. Boys Soccer: Spring Lake earned its first win of the season, 3-1 over Sparta – Grand Haven Tribune
8. Boys Soccer: A pair of players scored twice as Adrian Lenawee Christian downed Blissfield – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. Girls Golf: Harbor Springs won the latest Lake Michigan Conference event with a 349 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. Boys Soccer: Charlevoix also earned its first victory of the fall, over Kalkaska – Petoskey News-Review
Today in the MHSAA: 6/11/18
June 11, 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. Today’s list does not include the Boys Golf or Lacrosse Finals played Saturday; they are reported in their entirety elsewhere on Second Half.
1. Softball: Honorable mention South Haven claimed its first Regional title in softball since 1982 with an upset of top-ranked Stevensville Lakeshore in Division 2 – WWMT
2. Baseball: No. 6 Gladstone got past top-ranked Traverse City St. Francis 8-4 in 10 innings to clinch a Division 3 Regional title – Escanaba Daily Press
3. Softball: No. 3 Clinton claimed its Regional title, ending the seasons for reigning Division 3 champion and current No. 5 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central and also reigning runner-up and current honorable mention Napoleon – Adrian Daily Telegram
4. Softball: Top-ranked Rogers City eliminated reigning Division 4 champion and current No. 7 Indian River Inland Lakes with a 4-2 Regional Final win – Alpena News
5. Baseball: No. 9 Brownstown Woodhaven continued its historic run with a first Regional title, downing reigning Division 1 champion and current No. 10 Saline 3-2 to advance – Southgate News Herald
6. Softball: No. 2 Spring Lake improved to 40-0 with wins over No. 6 Wayland and Holland Christian to claim a Division 2 Regional title – Grand Haven Tribune
7. Girls Soccer: No. 8 Midland won its first Regional title in 31 years in this sport with a 3-2 victory over No. 16 Grandville in Division 1 – Midland Daily News
8. Softball: No. 7 Richmond earned a return to the Quarterfinals with a 3-1 win over No. 4 St. Clair in Division 2 – Port Huron Times Herald
9. Softball: Negaunee followed its first District title in this sport with its first Regional championship, downing Traverse City St. Francis and No. 8 Gladstone in Division 3 – Marquette Mining Journal
10. Softball: No. 5 Frankfort held on for a Division 4 Regional title win over No. 4 Holton – Traverse City Record-Eagle