Today in the MHSAA: 9/17/15

September 17, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Today’s know-your-sports checklist includes catching up on impressive feats by some of the state’s top-ranked girls golf teams and enjoying a pair of inspirational stories about leading soccer scorers.

Girls Golf

Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 4 Lake Orion won the Oakland County Division 1 Tournament for the second straight season, edging No. 6 Novi by one shot and No. 1 Rochester by two – Oakland Press

Three Spring Lake golfers carded three birdies apiece to lead the LP Division 3 No. 1 Lakers to a 53-stroke win in the Lakes 8 jamboree on their home course – Muskegon Chronicle

Boys Soccer

Freeland improved to 11-1 with its first win over Saginaw Swan Valley in three seasons, also handing the Vikings their first loss this fall – Saginaw News

Boys Tennis

Midland Dow, No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, fell to No. 3 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central at the Midweek Classic, but still won the tournament thanks to No. 6 Detroit U-D Jesuit’s win over FHC – Midland Daily News and Saginaw News

Volleyball

Ionia swept reigning Capital Area Activities Conference White champion Williamston, beating the Hornets for the first time under sixth-year coach Jeanna Kraatz – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

Niles emerged as the biggest winner from the SMAC 6-Pack Tournament on its home floor with victories over Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central and Richland Gull Lake, all in two games – Niles Daily Star

Bay City John Glenn improved to 9-1 with a win over Tawas, opening North East Michigan Conference play as the reigning champion and with nearly the same lineup as in 2014 – Bay City Times

Good Reads

We’re big fans of athletes who play multiple sports, and Port Huron’s Jon Miller is one of the latest – he’s the soccer team’s leading scorer and the top field goal kicker in school history, plus one of the football team’s leading receivers. A great line from the story: “But if there’s one kid that can take this on, it’s the kid that’s loading his senior year with as many memories as possible.” – Port Huron Times-Herald

Andrew Shippell is Marshall’s leading scorer this season, and after three years of fighting is preparing to celebrate a milestone – the end of his chemotherapy in February – Battle Creek Enquirer

Today in the MHSAA: 4/15/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 15, 2026

1. SOFTBALL Piper Cavanaugh threw a 17-strikeout perfect game in Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City Central’s 3-0 win over TC West – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. TRACK & FIELD Jaelyn Ray ran a girls school-record 4:56.99 in the 1,600 during a meet sweep of Jackson – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 13 Traverse City St. Francis dealt Division 4 No. 14 Elk Rapids its first loss, 4-3 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. BASEBALL Kalamazoo Christian and Division 4 No. 3 Hackett Catholic Prep exchanged strong pitching performances in their split – Kalamazoo Gazette

5. BASEBALL Freeland and Division 2 No. 8 Saginaw Swan Valley split, Swan Valley winning the first game 9-1 and Freeland the second 6-1 – Saginaw News

6. BASEBALL Harbor Springs swept Onaway, with Nick Lemieur throwing a one-hitter in the opener – Petoskey News-Review

7. BASEBALL St. Clair Shores Lakeview earned what could become a key 4-0 win over Fraser – Macomb Daily

8. BASEBALL Sanford Meridian earned an impressive sweep of Beaverton 4-2 and 2-1 – Midland Daily News

9. GIRLS SOCCER Grand Ledge earned a 4-0 shutout of Holt – Lansing State Journal

10. BASEBALL Clinton Township Clintondale evened its record with a win over Warren Lincoln – Macomb Daily