Today in the MHSAA: 10/14/15
October 14, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
With Lower Peninsula golf and tennis heading into the MHSAA Finals this weekend, it’s cross country, soccer and volleyball teams’ turns to claim league championships.
Cross Country
Lower Peninsula Division 3 No. 5 Shepherd won its sixth straight Tri-Valley Conference Central girls championship with the top four finishers at the final league jamboree – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Boys Soccer
Hillsdale Academy won the Hillsdale Cup and clinched a league title with a shootout win over Hillsdale High – Hillsdale Daily News
Division 2 No. 6 Spring Lake and No. 9 Fruitport will split the Lakes 8 Conference title thanks to the former’s 4-1 victory over Division 3 No. 11 Ludington on Tuesday – Muskegon Chronicle
Girls Swimming and Diving
LP Division 1 No. 6 Brighton opened its new pool by handing honorable mention Grand Blanc its first loss this season – Livingston Daily
Volleyball
Lake Odessa Lakewood, No. 7 in Class B, stayed undefeated in Greater Lansing Activities Conference play with a three-set win over Class D No. 5 Lansing Christian – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
Class B No. 7 Chelsea clinched its second straight Southeastern Conference White championship with a sweep of Tecumseh – AnnArbor.com
West Bloomfield unseated two-time reigning champion Farmington Hills Harrison in the Oakland Activities Association White, coming back from a first-set loss to claim the deciding match – Oakland Press
Ortonville-Brandon continued a 13-3 run coming off a 3-7 start this fall with a 3-1 win over Flushing – Flint Journal
Good Reads
The MHSAA Finals preview of Port Huron-area boys tennis teams kicks off with a look at 50-year Armada coach Dave Fredette – Port Huron Times-Herald
The origins of the unique Ann Arbor Huron River Rat mascot are tough to lock down, but this report looks at a few theories – AnnArbor.com
Today in the MHSAA: 8/31/16
August 31, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
With school starting for many this week and the rest in only a few days, it’s a time for new beginnings in Michigan – including the local cross country season Tuesday in our northernmost counties.
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 Houghton boys and Calumet girls opened the local cross country season with wins at the Painesdale-Jeffers Invitational – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Girls Golf
Adrian shot a team 416 to win its home invitational, edging Coldwater by three strokes – Adrian Daily Telegram
Boys Soccer
Muskegon Western Michigan Christian earned a 4-3 win over Fruitport despite the latter’s Zack Shane netting three goals – Muskegon Chronicle
Rochester remained undefeated with a 1-0 win over rival Adams thanks to second-half score – Oakland Press
Boys Tennis
Pinckney downed Howell using a doubles tie-breaker, but Howell’s Matt Wenzel got past Wilson Wagner is a matchup of Livingston County’s top singles players – Livingston Daily
Volleyball
Maria Mallon put together an incredible individual evening in leading her team over Macomb L’Anse Creuse North, Bloomfield Hills Marian and Lapeer – Macomb Daily