Today in the MHSAA: 10/14/16
October 14, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The first MHSAA Lower Peninsula Finals begin today, in golf and tennis, and Thursday featured a few more local championship events as teams in those sports began pointing toward the end of their regular seasons.
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 girls teams swept West Peninsula Athletic Conference championships at the league meet, the boys (who are tied for the No. 1 ranking in Upper Peninsula Division 1) continuing a recent string and the UPD1 No. 5 girls winning for the first time in at least five years – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Anna Fischer finished the Rock ‘N’ Run Invitational in Dowagiac in 18:48, more than a minute ahead of the field, as St. Joseph swept the girls and boys races; the Bears' girls are No. 12 in LPD2 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Boys Soccer
Midland Dow downed Midland 3-0 to complete a Saginaw Valley League title run and move to 16-0-4 heading into next week’s District – Midland Daily News
Good Read
We salute the many programs statewide that play games to benefit a variety of causes. Battle Creek Central’s football team will play a “Gray/Pink” game tonight with a teammate in mind, helping to raise money for the treatment of freshman player Michael Miller as he battles brain cancer – Battle Creek Enquirer
Today In The MHSAA: 11/2/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 2, 2021
1. VOLLEYBALL Hannahville Nah Tah Wahsh advanced during the volleyball postseason for the first time in more than a decade with 3-0 sweep of Norway in a Division 4 District opener – Escanaba Daily Press
2. VOLLEYBALL No. 8 Auburn Hills Oakland Christian opened District play with a sweep of honorable mention Orchard Lake St. Mary’s in Division 4 – Oakland Press
3. VOLLEYBALL Howell twice trailed Hartland before winning their Division 1 District opener in five sets – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. VOLLEYBALL No. 5 Farmington Hills Mercy also moved on in Division 1 with a four-set win over Bloomfield Hills – Oakland Press
5. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Traverse City West opened Division 1 District play with a sweep of host Marquette – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. VOLLEYBALL Saugatuck swept Holland Black River in Division 4, with Aerin Baker scoring the game winner in all three sets – Holland Sentinel
7. VOLLEYBALL Brighton got past Milford in four sets to open in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press-Argus
8. VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Battle Creek St. Philip opened its Division 4 District schedule with a sweep of Bellevue – Battle Creek Enquirer
9. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention McBain in Division 3 and No. 8 Cadillac in Division 2 were also among first-round District winners – Cadillac News
10. VOLLEYBALL Portage Central opened Division 1 play with a sweep of Stevensville Lakeshore – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium