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: 9/26/16
September 26, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Fall seemed to arrive all over Michigan over the weekend, and with some cooler weather came strong performances on the cross country course and in the pool.
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 Coldwater boys, No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, followed undefeated Shuaib Aljabaly to another championship in the Division 2 race at the Jackson High Invitational; Birmingham Seaholm’s girls, Otsego’s girls, Jackson Lumen Christi’s girls, Birmingham Brother Rice’s boys and Stockbridge’s boys also won championships – Coldwater Daily Reporter
South Lyon's girls repeated as champions of the Center Line Invitational with a one-point win over Berkley – Observer & Eccentric
Girls Golf
Bay City Central finished only a stroke from winning the Bay County championship in 2015, but came back to take the title by 39 strokes with a score of 383 – Bay City Times
Girls Swimming & Diving
East Grand Rapids reigned atop an elite field at its Pioneer Classic with 634 points, 40 ahead of runner-up Farmington Hills Mercy – Ann Arbor News
Midland Dow won a sixth straight Tri-Cities championship in part paced by record-setting freshman Claire Newman – Midland Daily News
Girls Tennis
Iron River West Iron County won its first Great Northern Conference championship in 18 years by claiming the league tournament title – Iron Mountain Daily News
Volleyball
Class C Munising downed Class A Marquette to win the Redettes’ invitational after falling in the tournament final last season – Marquette Mining Journal