Today in the MHSAA: 10/17/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 17, 2022
1. GIRLS GOLF Rochester Adams, Farmington Hills Mercy, Macomb Lutheran North and Jackson Lumen Christi won MHSAA Finals championships – MHSAA.com
2. BOYS TENNIS Bloomfield Hills, Midland Dow, Ann Arbor Greenhills and Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett won MHSAA Finals titles – MHSAA.com
3. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 3 Northville swept top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Marian to win the Beast of the East Tournament – Oakland Press
4. CROSS COUNTRY Ludington’s girls edged Hart by a point, and the Hart boys dominated at the Hart & Sole Invitational; the Hart girls are ranked No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, and the boys are No. 1 – Ludington Daily News
5. VOLLEYBALL Muskegon Mona Shores defeated Montague in four sets to clinch the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association title – MuskegonSports.com
6. CROSS COUNTRY Romeo added to its Macomb County championship success with a sweep; the Romeo girls are No. 5 in LPD1, and the boys are No. 9 – Macomb Daily
7. CROSS COUNTRY Adrian’s teams swept the Lenawee County championship meet titles; the Adrian boys are No. 6 in LPD2 – Adrian Daily Telegram
8. CROSS COUNTRY Bay City Western swept Bay County Championship titles – Bay City Times
9. CROSS COUNTRY The Whitehall boys and Mona Shores girls won GMAA championships – CatchMark SportsNet
10. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 top-ranked Ann Arbor Pioneer girls and Saginaw Heritage boys won Freeland Falcon Invitational titles – Athletic.net
Today in the MHSAA: 8/31/15
August 31, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The final weekend of August was a giant weekend for MHSAA volleyball contenders, with some of the top regular-season events this fall providing opportunities for the best to see how they might match up when playoffs begin in two months.
Below are headlines for some of the key high school reports from across the state; the weekend’s football round-up will publish later this afternoon.
Cross Country
Muskegon Reeths-Puffer’s Maryssa Depies set a course record of 18:11.3 to win the Big Red Invitational at McGraft Park – Muskegon Chronicle
Flint Powers Catholic’s top individual finisher came in ninth, but the Chargers girls as a team were first at the Lansing Catholic Invitational – Flint Journal
The reigning Lower Peninsula Division 2 champion Grand Rapids Christian boys repeated as winner of the prestigious Benzie Central Invitational, finishing ahead of Traverse City West and Central, while Central senior Anthony Berry won individually in 15:24 – Grand Rapids Press
Boys Soccer
Tawas, a Division 3 semifinalist last season, finished first from an Elk Rapids Invitational field that included Berkley and Saginaw Nouvel – Bay City Times
Volleyball
Lake Odessa Lakewood, last season’s Class B runner-up and the second-ranked team in that class this week, eliminated Class A No. 6 Grand Rapids Christian to win the West Michigan Volleyball Officials Association tournament for the first time in a decade – Grand Rapids Press
Class A No. 4 Grand Haven continued its perfect run at its outdoor Battle of the Boardwalk tournament, sweeping three opponents to remain undefeated through the event's third year – Grand Haven Tribune
Battle Creek Harper Creek, No. 9 in Class B, improved to 17-0 by winning the Cereal City Tournament at Pennfield with a 2-1 championship match win over Temperance Bedford, an MHSAA semifinalist last season in Class A – Battle Creek Enquirer
Good Reads
The Holland Sentinel introduced its top female athletes in that area’s history Sunday, and highlighted nationally-known softball star Kathy Arendsen and her successes during one of the MHSAA’s first Softball Finals – Holland Sentinel
Anyone who follows high school football history will enjoy going through the Muskegon Chronicle’s sampling of top-20 moments from that area’s football past – Muskegon Chronicle
More than 60 former Shepherd High School players from the last 25 seasons returned for an alumni doubleheader Sunday to honor coach Jack Nartker, who will retire after this spring – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun