Today in the MHSAA: 9/8/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 8, 2025
1. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING South Lyon East – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – was the team champion and Hartland’s Claire Gostlin set two meet records at the Kenzie Klassic – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. CROSS COUNTRY Northville and Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard swept girls and boys races, and the Leslie girls and Jonesville boys also were victorious at the Bath Bret Clements Invitational – Owosso Argus-Press | Athletic.net
3. BOYS SOCCER Fruitport handed Division 2 No. 5 Allendale its first defeat, 4-3 – Grand Haven Tribune
4. CROSS COUNTRY Edwardsburg swept championships at the Fennville Open – Niles Daily Star
5. BOYS SOCCER Goodrich defeated Marysville, Davison and Richmond to win its Martian Classic – Flint Journal
6. CROSS COUNTRY The Negaunee girls and Gladstone boys won at the Bay College Invitational – Escanaba Daily Press
7. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Monroe finished first in five events to claim the Southeastern Michigan Independent Swimming League Relays title – Monroe News
8. CROSS COUNTRY Frankenmuth swept girls and boys championships at the Northwood Invitational, joined among first-place teams by the Bay City Western girls and Flint Powers Catholic boys – Saginaw News | Athletic.net
9. CROSS COUNTRY The Harbor Springs and Bellaire girls and Charlevoix and East Jordan boys were winners at the Charlevoix Mud Run – Petoskey News-Review | Athletic.net
10. CROSS COUNTRY The Reed City girls and Howard City Tri County boys won Ferris State Invitational titles – Cadillac News
Also of note …
FOOTBALL Legendary Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice coach Al Fracassa died at age 92 – Detroit News
Today in the MHSAA: 5/29/18
May 29, 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. Track & Field: Clare’s girls and boys swept the Division 3 championships at the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association Meet – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
2. Track & Field: Rockford also swept MITCA titles, winning the championships in Division 1 just ahead of East Kentwood for both boys and girls – MITCA
3. Track & Field: The Zeeland East girls and Zeeland West boys claimed MITCA team championships in Division 2 – Holland Sentinel Girls | Boys
4. Track & Field: The Addison boys and Pittsford girls claimed the Division 4 MITCA titles – Adrian Daily Telegram (Boys) | MITCA (Girls)
5. Track & Field: The Oak Park girls won their fifth straight Oakland County meet, and the boys won their fourth straight county title – Oakland Press
6. Girls Soccer: Spring Lake edged Division 3 No. 4 Grand Rapids Catholic Central 1-0 to claim the outright Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue championship – FOX 17
7. Baseball: Grosse Pointe South coach Dan Griesbaum won his 800 and 801st games during the Grosse Pointe Invitational, as his Division 1 No. 19 Blue Devils defeated Plymouth and Grosse Pointe North, respectively (and lost to No. 11 Northville) – Detroit News
8. Baseball: Coldwater edged Division 3 No. 6 Bronson 11-10 in the championship game of Bronson’s tournament – Coldwater Daily Reporter
9. Softball: Division 2 No. 10 Essexville Garber downed host and Division 4 top-ranked Coleman to also win a tournament championship – Midland Daily News
10. Softball: More of the state’s best got a final tune-up at the Sanford Meridian Invitational, with Division 1 No. 6 Howell downing honorable mention Bay City Western, Division 3 honorable mention Meridian and Midland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Also of note …
Girls Lacrosse: Longtime official Nancy Lapekas was celebrated last week after the last game of her 52-year career refereeing a number of sports – Grand Haven Tribune
Girls Basketball: Colleen Nagel will return to coach Grand Rapids Catholic Central after leading the Cougars to the 2010 Class B title before moving on to Ferris State – Grand Rapids Press