Today in the MHSAA: Softball Quarterfinals

June 13, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The Girls Softball Finals will be played Thursday and Friday at Michigan State University’s Secchia Stadium. Below is a sampling of coverage of how the 16 qualifiers advanced.

Division 1: No. 2 Clarkston downed No. 1 Hartland 11-3 to advance – Livingston Daily Press & Argus 

Division 1: No. 3 Howell earned a return to Secchia Stadium with a big win over honorable mention Canton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Division 1: No. 6 Warren Regina will play for another Division 1 championship after downing Garden City – Detroit News 

Division 1: No. 7 Bay City Western got past Lowell 4-1 to earn a return to East Lansing – Midland Daily News

Division 2: No. 3 Eaton Rapids shut out Ida to move on, 2-0 – Lansing State Journal

Division 2: A freshman and junior pitched No. 4 Stevensville Lakeshore past No. 6 Spring Lake, 3-1 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Division 2: Top-ranked Escanaba earned an opportunity to repeat as champion with a 2-0 win over honorable mention Freeland – Escanaba Daily Press

Division 2: Reese Ruhlman hit three home runs to lead North Branch past St. Clair Shores South Lake – Detroit News

Division 3: No. 7 Standish-Sterling hit a pair of home runs to get past No. 10 Negaunee – Iron Mountain Daily News

Division 3: A big sixth inning pushed No. 2 Dundee past Riverview Gabriel Richard 8-3 – Monroe News

Division 3: Honorable mention Schoolcraft won a high-scoring Quarterfinal over Grandville Calvin Christian 14-6 – Three Rivers Commercial News

Division 3: Top-ranked Millington booked its return to the Semifinals with a big win over Marine City – High School Sports Scene

Division 4: No. 1 Coleman earned another Semifinals trip with a big win over No. 7 Holton – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Division 4: No. 4 Rogers City edged Rudyard 2-1 to also return to the Semifinals – Alpena News

Division 4: No. 2 Kalamazoo Christian won big over Hudson to advance – Kalamazoo Gazette

Division 4: No. 9 Unionville-Sebewaing earned its 13th trip to the Semifinals over the last 14 seasons with a big win over honorable mention Allen Park Inter-City Baptist – Huron Daily Tribune

Today In The MHSAA: 4/27/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 27, 2021

1. Girls Soccer: Undefeated Detroit Country Day handed a first loss to Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 3-0 – Oakland Press

2. Track & Field: Battle Creek Lakeview’s girls and boys teams both won their 11th-consecutive all-city meet championships – Battle Creek Enquirer

3. Baseball: Ethan Zabel struck out 18 in throwing a no-hitter for Clinton Township Clintondale against New Haven – Macomb Daily

4. Girls Soccer: Ludington handed a first loss this season to Muskegon Orchard View – Local Sports Journal

5. Girls Soccer: Trenton and Brownstown Woodhaven remain undefeated in league play after a 1-1 draw – Southgate News-Herald

6. Baseball: White Lake Lakeland moved to 10-1 by handing South Lyon East its first loss, 4-3 – Oakland Press

7. Girls Soccer: Maple City Glen Lake edged rival Leland 5-3 – Up North Live

8. Girls Soccer: Grand Blanc played its final game on its current home field, a 1-0 win over Midland – Mid-Michigan Now

9. Softball: Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central came back to defeat Flat Rock in eight innings 4-2 – Monroe News

10. Baseball: A recently-recalled JV player had the big hit in Bay City Central’s 5-4 win over Pinconning – Bay City Times