Michigan High School softball districts begin next week, with first round games beginning on Tuesday, May 26 and the district finals taking place from May 28-30. The state-title favorites have begun to separate themselves, evidenced by the latest rankings release by the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association (MHSSCA) on Tuesday, May 19.
All four No. 1 teams stayed the same this week (Hudsonville, Stevensville Lakeshore, Evart, Mendon), with only minor changes down lower in the top ten.
In Division 1, No. 3 Northville and No. 4 Saline swapped positions, while No. 8 Grand Blanc swapped with No. 9 Salem. In D2, No. 3 Paw Paw swapped with No. 4 Clio while No. 10 Escanaba jumped into the top ten from the honorable mentions.
D3 had the most notable changes, with a former No. 1 in Ravenna back up to No. 3, No. 5 Morely Stanwood up from No. 8 and No. 10 St. Mary Catholic Central into the top ten from honorable mentions.
Michigan High School Softball Rankings
DIVISION 1
1. Hudsonville
2. Anchor Bay
3. Saline
4. Northville
5. TC Central
6. Grand Haven
7. Walled Lake Northern
8. Grand Blanc
9. Salem
10. Reeths Puffer
HM: Byron Center, Grand Ledge, Lakeland, Livonia Stevenson, Lowell
DIVISION 2
1. Stevensville Lakeshore
2. Coldwater
3. Paw-Paw
4. Clio
5. Carleton Airport
6. Frankenmuth
7. Swan Valley
8. Hudsonville Unity Christian
9. Essexville Garber
10. Escanaba
HM: Armada, Dowagiac, Linden, Lutheran North, Orchard Lake St Marys, Owosso, Petoskey, St. Clair, Tecumseh, Three Rivers, Wayland
DIVISION 3
1. Evart
2. Brooklyn Columbia Central
3. Ravenna
4. Grass Lake
5. Morley Stanwood
6. Clinton
7. Jackson Lumen Christi
8. Laingsburg
9. Lansing Catholic Central
10. St Mary Catholic Central
HM: Buchanan, Cheboygan, Coloma, Gladstone, Hanover Horton, Kingsley, Millington, Ottawa Lake Whiteford, Pinconning, Standish-Sterling
DIVISION 4
1. Mendon
2. Hillman
3. USA
4. Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart
5. Bellaire
6. St Louis
7. Beal City
8. Fowler
9. Brown City
10. Johannesburg Lewiston
10. Gobles
HM: Frankfort, Holton, Lake Linden, Hubbell, Rogers City
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This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Check out the latest Michigan high school softball rankings, May 19
Reporting by Dylan Jespersen, The Petoskey News-Review / The Petoskey News-Review
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