Entries for '2015-16 Finals'

Pontiac Notre Dame Prep senior midfielder Rosella LoChirco called her team’s victory Saturday in the MHSAA Division 2 girls soccer championship game “a Cinderella story.” It’s doubtful that Cinderella would put up any sort of dispute.

Another pitcher might have backed down and avoided the threat altogether. But Nikki Bauer of Unionville-Sebewaing isn't just an ordinary pitcher.

Dan Cimini led Grosse Point Woods University Liggett to its fourth MHSAA baseball championship Saturday. None of the previous three could come close to matching the emotion of this one.

The best Division 3 softball teams still haven't found a way to solve Meghan Beaubien. Unfortunately for them, they'll have to undertake that frustrating task for one more year.

Hudsonville Unity Christian junior goalkeeper Emily Ponstein had both arms around the championship trophy and clutched it to her chest. Ponstein wasn’t going to let go of the trophy, much like she didn’t let go of any ball that was sent in her direction S...

The pitching circle is Erin Shuboy's comfort zone. It doesn't matter if it's an MHSAA championship game against a team with a .433 batting average and a full set of bleachers on either side of her. Pitching is easy for Shuboy. Talking about it? That's when the nerves ...

A bunch of young Warren DeLaSalle Pilots earned their wings Saturday. And from the looks of it, DeLaSalle baseball could be flying high for a while.

Andrea Elmore's confidence was never shaken. Even if she wasn't pitching her best, she knew that she had one of the most potent offenses in Michigan to back her up.

When the cart wobbled, Mike Mokma grabbed the wheel. Mokma allowed four hits and struck out 14 on Saturday as Holland Christian won its first MHSAA baseball championship with an 8-5 victory over Linden in the Division 2 title game.

Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett has much to play for this season. As the favorite entering the Division 3 tournament, the Knights have had their eyes set on winning the school’s fourth title in six years. On June 1, their focus became even sharper.

It never feels like just another game for Unionville-Sebewaing this deep into the MHSAA softball tournament. Any team made up of high school kids is going to feel some nerves, even if they represent a program that has played in the Semifinals 11 straight years.

Happy Birthday, Emily Solek. Happy first championship, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek. Friday surely will be a milestone day to remember for the lone scorer in this season’s MHSAA Division 1 Final – and also for teammates who with her earned the program&rsqu...

Although his team found itself in an unfamiliar situation Friday afternoon, David Dwaihy had an idea how at least the first part might play out. As Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett readied for its first tie-breaker shootout of this spring – and in the seas...

The last thing Marissa VanDenBerg wanted to talk about was her game-winning triple. She wanted to give credit to Grandville Calvin Christian teammate Kennedy Stevens, the No. 9 hitter whose game-tying single made VanDenBerg’s heroics possible.

No one knows better how good of a pitcher Andrew Manier is than Sterling Heights Parkway Christian catcher Alex Julio. “He was something special today,” Julio said. “He’s a good pitcher, and has been. But today he was special.”

Avery Slancik of Vicksburg could empathize with her rivals in the pitching circle. She's been where Livonia Ladywood's Rozlyn Price and Alexa Flores were Thursday. At some point, every pitcher has.

Wildly effective, and his record is deceptive. Both phrases accurately described Warren DeLaSalle sophomore Nino Puckett as he pitched – and won – the biggest game of his life Thursday.

Kendahl Dunford started summer softball last year with a team that wasn't operating at full strength. While Dunford was beginning her travel season, some of her teammates were still busy trying to win MHSAA championships with their high school teams.

Mike Mokma had four innings Thursday morning to scout DeWitt’s lineup as he watched his school’s first MHSAA Semifinal from his post at first base. As if the Holland Christian ace needed help, he also appears to take exceptional mental notes.

Ideally, the morning of a championship game arrives with as little stress as possible. But junior Nick Dudley didn't catch a break with the timing of two important events in his life.