Today in the MHSAA: 10/10/19

October 10, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Boys Soccer District play opened Wednesday to join Girls Golf Regionals among postseason events this week in the Lower Peninsula, and those sports together claimed seven of our top 10 spots highlighting Wednesday’s major performances.

1. Girls Golf: Individual medalist Brandi Kautz shot an 81 to lead Almont to its third-straight Regional title, in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – Port Huron Times-Herald

2. Boys Soccer: No. 7 Detroit Catholic Central got past No. 6 Brighton 1-0 in overtime to open their Division 1 District – Observer & Eccentric

3. Boys Soccer: Rochester Adams opened District play with a 2-0 upset of No. 10 Rochester – Oakland Press

4. Girls Golf: Lauren Posey shot a 77 to lead No. 8 Big Rapids to an LPD3 Regional championship – Big Rapids News

5. Cross Country: Daisy Englund broke her mother’s 1993 school record to lead Rock Mid Peninsula to its third-straight Mid-Peninsula Conference championship meet win; Stephenson claimed the boys title – Escanaba Daily Press

6. Volleyball: Richland Gull Lake swept Kalamazoo Central to claim a second-straight Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference East championship – JoeInsider.com

7. Boys Soccer: Saginaw Heritage avenged a regular-season loss to Midland with a 1-0 shootout victory in Division 1 District play – Midland Daily News

8. Boys Soccer: Utica Eisenhower also picked up a 1-0 Division 1 shootout win, over Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Oakland Press

9. Boys Soccer: No. 15 Gaylord needed overtime to finish a third win this season over Petoskey, emerging 1-0 in a Division 2 District opener – Gaylord Herald Times

10. Cross Country: Bronson’s teams made themselves contenders for Big 8 Conference championships by sweeping jamboree wins – Hillsdale Daily News

Also of note …

Volleyball: From Tuesday, Dexter swept Jackson to earn a share of the Southeastern Conference White championship – Chelsea Sun Times News

Today in the MHSAA: 9/19/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 19, 2023

1. GIRLS GOLF Grand Rapids South Christian – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – shot a 378 to win the Tullymore Golf Invitational by a stroke ahead of Grand Ledge – Cadillac News

2. GIRLS GOLF Tecumseh carded a 409 to win the Onsted Invitational by 30 strokes – Coldwater Daily Reporter

3. GIRLS GOLF Petoskey edged Cheboygan by four strokes with a 409 to win the Ann Wilson Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. BOYS SOCCER New Haven downed Port Huron 3-1 in a matchup of the top two teams in the Macomb Area Conference Silver – Macomb Daily

5. BOYS SOCCER Top Western Wayne Athletic Conference teams Melvindale and Dearborn Heights Crestwood played to a 1-1 draw – Southgate News-Herald

6. BOYS SOCCER Big Rapids Crossroads’ Owen Piippo had three goals as his team drew with Cadillac Heritage Christian 4-4 – Big Rapids Pioneer

7. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 3 Grand Rapids South Christian scored both goals during the second half to shut out Grand Rapids Catholic Central 2-0 – FOX17

8. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 8 Fruitport found the next twice in a rivalry win over Spring Lake – MuskegonSports.com

9. VOLLEYBALL Gracie Pierscinski led Linden past Swartz Creek 3-0 – WJRT

10. BOYS SOCCER Harbor Springs scored the go-ahead goal with three minutes remaining to get past Boyne City 4-3 – Petoskey News-Review