Today in the MHSAA: 9/28/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 28, 2022

1. GIRLS GOLF Big Rapids finished an undefeated championship run in the Central State Activities Association – Big Rapids Pioneer

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 3 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern will head into the Ottawa-Kent Conference White Tournament as the top seed after defeating No. 2 Forest Hills Central 2-1 – FOX 17

3. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention Manton picked up a key Highland Conference win over Division 4 No. 10 McBain Northern Michigan Christian – Cadillac News

4. GIRLS GOLF Petoskey shot a 345 to edge Traverse City Central for the Cheboygan Invitational title – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

5. GIRLS GOLF LPD4 No. 8 Montague shot a 375 to win the Rocket Invitational, with Muskegon Mona Shores runner-up – Local Sports Journal

6. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 15 Traverse City West remained undefeated in the Big North Conference with a 1-0 win over Petoskey – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. VOLLEYBALL Clinton Township Chippewa Valley reached the midpoint of the Macomb Area Conference Blue season undefeated in league play thanks to a sweep of Port Huron Northern – Macomb Daily

8. BOYS SOCCER The first “Battle of the Big Boy” went to Division 2 No. 7 St. Joseph with its 3-1 win over Stevensville Lakeshore – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. GIRLS GOLF Sturgis won the final Wolverine Conference jamboree, clearing the field by 11 shots – Sturgis Journal

10. BOYS SOCCER Birmingham Groves maintained its lead in the Oakland Activities Association White with a win over North Farmington – Oakland Press

Also of note …

BASEBALL Chris Andrews, who led Portage Northern to the 2019 Division 1 championship, has resigned after 22 seasons – Kalamazoo Gazette

SAULT STE. MARIE Longtime sportswriter Rob Roos died Saturday after a battle with cancer; he was in his 24th year at The Sault News – Petoskey News-Review

Today in the MHSAA: 4/23/19

April 23, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Monday’s statewide sports action reached from the southern border into the Upper Peninsula and included ranked matchups in softball on both sides of Mackinac Bridge.

1. Softball: Division 3 No. 3 Sanford Meridian and Division 4 No. 5 Unionville-Sebewaing delivered each other’s first losses during a doubleheader split – Midland Daily News

2. Baseball: Jake Amato tossed a three-hitter as Salem shut out Division 1 No. 7 Brighton 6-0 – State Champs Sports Network

3. Girls Tennis: Top-ranked Grosse Pointe South won a matchup of top teams in Lower Peninsula Division 1 over No. 9 (tied) Ann Arbor Huron – We Love Ann Arbor

4. Softball: Division 3 No. 9 Negaunee opened its season with a sweep of Division 4 honorable mention Rapid River – Escanaba Daily Press

5. Baseball: Grosse Pointe South earned a 12-4 win over Division 1 No. 14 Macomb Dakota – Detroit News

6. Boys Lacrosse: Battle Creek Lakeview won its third straight All-City title with a double overtime win over Pennfield – Battle Creek Enquirer

7. Baseball: Brethren’s Jake Riggs had 15 strikeouts in the opening win over Mason County Eastern and hit three home runs in the second game of the sweep – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. Boys Golf: Mattawan, No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, edged Stevensville Lakeshore by two strokes to win the opening Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference West jamboree – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. Girls Soccer: Division 2 No. 15 Trenton improved to 7-1 in Downriver League play with a key win over Southgate Anderson – Southgate News-Herald

10. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 10 Rochester Adams shut out Birmingham Seaholm 2-0 – Oakland Press