Today in the MHSAA: 10/10/16
October 10, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Arguably the most high-profile regular-season events in cross country and girls swimming & diving took place this weekend, with the forecasts looking good for MHSAA championship contenders who were highly ranked coming in.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Cross Country
The Portage Invitational annually brings many of the top teams in Michigan together for something of a barometer for the MHSAA Finals; champions Saturday included the Lower Peninsula No. 4 Bear Lake/Onekama boys and the top-ranked Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart girls in Division 4, the No. 1-ranked Saugatuck boys and No. 2 Lansing Catholic girls in Division 3, No. 3 Fremont boys and No. 3 East Grand Rapids girls in Division 2 and the LaGrange Lyons, Ill. boys (runner-up and No. 1 Saline was the top in-state boys team) and No. 3 Ann Arbor Pioneer girls in Division 1 – Athletic.net
The LPD1 top-ranked Birmingham Seaholm girls won a sixth straight Oakland County championship, while the No. 2 Novi boys also repeated – Oakland Press
Girls Swimming & Diving
The annual Michigan Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association Meet also draws many of the state’s top competitors each fall. Multi-winners this weekend included Saline sophomore Maddie Luther (200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke) and Saline junior Lizzy Spears (200 individual medley, 500 freestyle) as their team also won two relays and received the top place in diving from Camryn McPherson; the Hornets are ranked No. 3 in LP Division 1 – MISCAonline.net
Volleyball
Marquette swept Ishpeming in two sets to win the Northern Michigan University High School Invitational – Marquette Mining Journal
Lake Linden-Hubbell improved to 17-6-4 with a championship at the Michigan-Wisconsin Invitational played at Ironwood and Hurley, Wis. – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Class A honorable mention Grand Haven downed Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Class B honorable mention Whitehall, Holland West Ottawa, Kalamazoo Central and Muskegon Mona Shores to the wins the Sailors’ invitational – Grand Haven Tribune
Adrian Madison downed Class D No. 7 Pittsford, Hopkins, Reading, White Pigeon, Camden-Frontier and Constantine to win the Homer Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram
Today In The MHSAA: 5/31/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 31, 2022
1. TRACK & FIELD The Detroit Renaissance girls and Martin Luther King boys won Detroit Public Schools League meet championships – Detroit News
2. TRACK & FIELD Clare swept the MITCA Division 3 “team” state championships; both teams entered the meet top ranked in the division – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
3. TRACK & FIELD The Rochester Adams boys and Walled Lake Central girls won Oakland County championships – MLive-Detroit
4. BASEBALL Dexter downed Monroe 8-4 to clinch the Southeastern Conference Red title – Ann Arbor News
5. TRACK & FIELD The Athens (D4 No. 2) and Rockford girls (D1 No. 2), Zeeland East girls (D2 No. 1) and Zeeland West boys (D1 No. 3), White Cloud boys (D4 No. 1) and Frankenmuth boys (D2 No. 1) were also MITCA champions – Coldwater Daily Reporter | Holland Sentinel | Saginaw News | MITCA
6. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City West advanced in its Division 1 District with a 4-1 win over Midland – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. BOYS LACROSSE No. 7 Traverse City United advanced to a Division 1 Regional Final with a 21-6 win over Grand Blanc – Up North Live
8. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 6 New Lothrop swept No. 17 Hudson 5-2 and 8-4 – Owosso Argus-Press
9. BASEBALL Division 4 top-ranked Beal City and Division 3 No. 17 Hudson split, the Aggies winning the opener and the Tigers the second game to break Beal City’s 19-game winning streak – MI Sports Now
10. SOFTBALL Division 3 honorable mention Clinton swept Reese and Boyne City to win the Reese Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram