Did you see that? (9/10-9/16)
September 18, 2012
One of the state's premier regular-season cross country events plus some big-time volleyball in the Upper Peninsula highlight the non-football highlights from the week that was Sept. 10-16.
(Click for the Drive for Detroit football report.)
Cross country
Elite meet at MSU: The Spartan Invitational, run at Michigan State's Forest Akers East Golf Course, is arguably the most competitive regular season event in this sport and draws a number of top teams from all over the state for a series of races. Champions on Friday were the Waterford Mott boys and Grosse Pointe South girls in the Elite races, the Ithaca boys and North Muskegon girls in the White division, the Haslett boys and the Spring Lake girls in the Bronze division, and Bloomfield Hills Lahser boys and Jenison girls in the Green division. Click the "Playmakers" link for results and the others for coverage. (Playmakers.com) (Grand Haven Tribune) (Lansing State Journal)
Volleyball
Capital of UP volleyball: Calumet, ranked fourth in Class C this week. defended its title at the Articatz Invitational Autumn Classic in Marquette by winning all 12 of its games. The field also included Marquette, Houghton and Escanaba among others. (Marquette Mining Journal)
Trojans at home above the net: More of the Upper Peninsula's top teams met nearer the Wisconsin border. Crystal Falls Forest Park, ranked No. 6 in Class D, defended its home tournament title with a 2-1 win over No. 10 Lake Linden-Hubbell in the final. (Iron Mountain Daily News)
Golf
Lakeview owns Battle Creek: Lakeview continues to rank among the state's best teams in Division 2, at No. 3 this week. And there's no question it's the best in Battle Creek, as evidenced by a sixth-straight All-City championship won with a score of 176 -- 45 strokes better than runner-up Harper Creek. (Battle Creek Enquirer)
Recognition
Clawson names Judy Hacker Field: Hacker, who died in 2011, was a pioneer of girls sports in the southeastern corner of the state during her time at the school from 1963-95. She coached basketball, volleyball, softball, track and field and field hockey at the school. The school dedicated its softball diamond in her name Saturday. (Oakland Press)
Today in the MHSAA: 2/16/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 16, 2024
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Elk Rapids defeated Boyne City 47-40 to wrap up its first outright Lake Michigan Conference title since 1999 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. BOWLING The Bay City John Glenn girls and boys teams combined to sweep the Bay County Championships for the fourth-straight season; the John Glenn girls are ranked No. 7 in Division 2 – Bay City Times
3. BOWLING The Division 2 No. 10 Coldwater girls clinched the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference championship with a 24-6 win over Parma Western – Coldwater Daily Reporter
4. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Coldwater claimed the I8AC title with a 96-51 win over Hastings/Delton Kellogg – Coldwater Daily Reporter
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Troy clinched an outright Oakland Activities Association White championship with a 63-46 win over Troy Athens – Oakland Press
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Baldwin clinched a share of the West Michigan D League championship with a 70-36 win over Bear Lake – Big Rapids Pioneer
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Clay Shoup scored a school-record 55 points to lead Mason County Eastern past Manistee Catholic Central 76-55 – Ludington Daily News
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL North Muskegon defeated Holton 41-31, but Holton’s Ryann Robins went over 1,000 career points and became the school’s all-time scoring leader – Local Sports Journal
9. HOCKEY Alpena defeated Petoskey 7-2 to claim the program’s 900th victory – WBKB
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fraser advanced in the Macomb Area Conference Blue/Gold Tournament with a 41-29 win over St. Clair – Macomb Daily