Today in the MHSAA: 10/13/20
October 13, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
With District play beginning midweek, a number of boys soccer teams across the Lower Peninsula finished up regular-season matches – and league title celebrations – on Monday.
1. Boys Soccer: Division 2 top-ranked (MPR) Holland downed Muskegon Mona Shores and No. 3 Holland Christian defeated Spring Lake as both clinched league championships – Holland Sentinel
2. Girls Golf/Boys Soccer: Traverse City West clinched Big North Conference championships in both sports, the Division 1 No. 2 (MPR) soccer team for the 11th straight season; the golf team is ranked No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. Boys Soccer: Division 2 No. 2 (MPR) Riverview clinched the outright Huron League title with a 4-1 win over Division 4 No. 15 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – Southgate News-Herald
4. Volleyball: After winning the first two sets, Division 3 No. 5 North Muskegon held on and claimed the fifth and the match against Muskegon Reeths-Puffer to open the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association Tournament – Local Sports Journal
5. Boys Soccer: Grand Blanc finished a perfect run through the Saginaw Valley League with a win over Bay City Central – WJRT
6. Volleyball: Morrice’s Katelyn Allen served her way into the record book with 15 aces during a sweep of International Academy of Flint – Owosso Argus-Press
7. Boys Soccer: Midland Dow got past Flint Powers Catholic 2-1 – Midland Daily News
8. Boys soccer: Division 4 No. 8 (MPR) Bad Axe swept Bay City John Glenn 3-0 on Senior Night – Huron Daily Tribune
9. Boys Soccer: Cadillac finished the regular season with a 1-0 shutout of Gaylord – Cadillac News
10. Volleyball: Kingsford served up a dominating sweep of league opponent Menominee – Iron Mountain Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 2/1/19
February 1, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Slowly and surely, teams began returning to the court and ice Thursday, including with the first games of this weekend’s Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League Showcase.
1. Hockey: Utica Eisenhower won its 10th straight game in downing Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 4-2, and Division 1 No. 9 Macomb Dakota came back to defeat Division 2 No. 7 Saline 3-1 in MIHL Showcase games – Macomb Daily
2. Girls Basketball: Mackinaw City improved to 12-1 by holding on against Cheboygan 47-44 – Petoskey News-Review
3. Boys Basketball: Matt Ojala put up 27 points and 16 rebounds to lead Calumet past Houghton 46-45 – The Upbeat
4. Boys Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary held on for a 70-65 win over Onaway – Gaylord Herald Times
5. Boys Basketball: Alpena continued its best season in four with a 70-55 win over Gaylord – Alpena News
6. Girls Basketball: Abby Brown scored 31 points as Manton won big over Leroy Pine River – MI Sports Now
7. Girls Basketball: Six Copper Kings players scored eight or more points in Calumet’s 66-47 win over L’Anse – The Upbeat
8. Girls Basketball: McBain Northern Michigan Christian bounced back from this week’s layoff with a 48-22 win over Evart – Cadillac News
9. Boys Basketball: Grand Traverse Academy also came back from nearly a week off practice for a 68-53 win over the Traverse City Homeschoolers – Traverse City Record-Eagle