Did you see that? (10/15-10/21)
October 22, 2012
Three MHSAA fall sports came to an end over the weekend, and the tournament for a fourth has begun. Those finishes highlight the non-football best from the week that was Oct. 15-21.
Golf
Rankings play out: The Lower Peninsula girls season came to a close with all four top-ranked teams claiming championships. Plymouth won its first MHSAA title in any sport in Division 1, while Mona Shores became the first Lower Peninsula girls golf team to win four straight by doing so in Division 2. Ada Forest Hills Eastern made it two titles in three seasons by winning Division 3, and Lansing Catholic won its third straight in Division 4. Second Half covered them all. (Division 1) (Division 2) (Division 3) (Division 4)
Tennis
Dynasties continue: Three of four top-ranked teams also won MHSAA Lower Peninsula Boys Tennis Finals over the weekend, with the other champion hardly unfamiliar with first place. Ann Arbor Huron was ranked only No. 3 before winning Division 1 for the third time in five seasons. Midland Dow won its fourth straight Division 2 title and Ann Arbor Greenhills won its fifth straight in Division 4. But the biggest headline goes to Detroit Country Day, which tied Ann Arbor Pioneers’ dominance in 2002 with 39 points in claiming the Division 3 title. Second Half also covered all four of these Finals.(Division 1) (Division 2) (Division 3) (Division 4)
Cross country
One streak ends, another begins: The Upper Peninsula season came to an end with its Finals for three divisions. Calumet’s Tara Kiilunen led her team to the Division 1 girls title by winning the individual championship for the fourth consecutive season. On the boys side, Sault Ste. Marie won its first title in 11 years thanks to the individual Division 1 championship of freshman Parker Scott, who finished this season undefeated. Second Half covered all the races. (Girls Finals) (Boys Finals)
Soccer
Powers emerge in Division 1: Lower Peninsula Districts whittled the number of teams still alive down to 64 – 16 in each of four divisions. And the two toughest Districts to navigate were arguably in Division 1. Top-ranked East Kentwood beat Caledonia 6-0 to win that District, but only after the Falcons knocked out No. 2 Rockford in a semifinal and the Rams did the same to No. 7 Okemos in an opener. Rochester Stoney Creek, ranked No. 4, emerged from a district at Rochester that included No. 9 Utica Eisenhower and honorable mention Troy Athens by beating Rochester Adams 2-1 in the title game – after Adams upset Eisenhower in a semi. (Grand Rapids Press) (Oakland Press)
Today In The MHSAA: 9/13/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 13, 2021
1. GIRLS GOLF Rochester Adams shot a 317 to win the 25-team North Farmington Invitational – Chelsea Sun Times News
2. VOLLEYBALL Morley Stanwood swept all five of its Big Rapids Invitational matches, including against Alma in the final – Big Rapids News
3. CROSS COUNTRY The Brighton girls – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – and No. 13 Lake Orion boys won Averill Invitational titles at Kensington Metropark – Oakland Press
4. VOLLEYBALL Charlevoix defeated Manton twice Saturday in winning the Rangers’ invitational – Cadillac News
5. CROSS COUNTRY The Oxford and LPD2 No. 14 Warren Regina girls and Port Huron Northern and Yale boys were champions at the Algonac Invitational – Macomb Daily
6. VOLLEYBALL Kingsford claimed The Rock Invitational championship at Gladstone with a 38-36 final-set win over Houghton – Escanaba Daily Press
7. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD2 No. 4 Freeland girls and Walled Lake Northern boys were champions at the Northwood Invitational – Midland Daily News
8. CROSS COUNTRY The Coldwater boys and Coloma girls were junior/senior race champs at the Centreville Invitational – Coldwater Daily Reporter
9. CROSS COUNTRY The Brownstown Woodhaven girls and Monroe boys won Warrior Invitational titles at Lake Erie Metropark – Southgate News-Herald
10. CROSS COUNTRY The Alpena boys and Alma girls won Lancer Invitational championships at Bullock Creek – Alpena News