Today in the MHSAA: 10/1/15

October 1, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A pair of neat stories on three-sport athletes are worth your time today as we prepare for another full weekend and celebrate our first MHSAA champions.

Girls Golf

Lower Peninsula Division 2 top-ranked Midland Dow captured the first of what it hopes will be multiple championships this fall, winning its third straight Saginaw Valley League title – Saginaw News

St. Joseph, No. 7 in Division 2, claimed the Southwest Michigan Athletic Conference championship by 31 strokes with a score of 338 – Kalamazoo Gazette

Boys Soccer

Ortonville Brandon, No. 19 in Division 2, notched its ninth shutout of the season and sixth straight win by blanking Linden 2-0 – Flint Journal

Girls Tennis

Munising clinched its first MHSAA title, edging Iron Mountain by a point to win Upper Peninsula Division 2 in the first postseason final of this school year – Second Half

Volleyball

Tri-County Conference rivals Clinton and Adrian Madison played five sets Tuesday, none decided by more than four points in Clinton’s win to stay undefeated in the league – Adrian Daily Telegram

Good Reads

Since joining the Sanford Meridian varsity during Week 2 of 2012, four-year quarterback Christian Petre has a 25-9 record and has the Mustangs off to a 5-0 start. He also plays baseball and is a reigning MHSAA champion in the 100 meters – Midland Daily News

The Dean family is synonymous with Lowell football (and wrestling too), with Noel Dean the longtime football coach and Zeth Dean on the team now – along with his sister, Darby, the kicker this fall – Grand Rapids Press

Today in the MHSAA: 12/10/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 10, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jenessa Eagle starred as Ishpeming downed rival Westwood 62-54 – Upper Michigan’s Source

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Lake Fenton remained undefeated with a 65-63 win over Fenton – WJRT

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL June Kirkpatrick shined from the 3-point arc in leading East Jordan past Fife Lake Forest Area – Petoskey News-Review

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Morenci made multiple big plays during the final minute to get past Concord 43-41 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Valley Lutheran held off a St. Charles comeback attempt for a 61-41 win – Saginaw News

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Zay Peoples’ perfection on 3-pointers helped Fennville to a 63-54 win over Saugatuck – Holland Sentinel

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Burr Oak scored the first 24 points on the way to defeating North Adams-Jerome 61-32 – Sturgis Journal

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Hart won a back-and-forth matchup with Manistee 51-48 – Ludington Daily News

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Norway heated up before halftime on the way to downing Escanaba 61-51 – Escanaba Daily Press

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sadie Dykstra starred as Yale defeated St. Clair 45-32 – Port Huron Times Herald