Today in the MHSAA: 10/23/15
October 23, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Notable milestones made headlines Thursday – among them, Rockford’s boys cross country team extending an incredible championship streak and one of Michigan’s best volleyball coaches being celebrated for 1,000 victories.
Cross Country
The Milford girls and White Lake Lakeland boys, both ranked No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, won Kensington Lakes Activities Association Lakes championships; Milford’s girls finished ahead of No. 4 Brighton and No. 12 Waterford Mott – Oakland Press
The Rockford boys, No. 1 in LPD1, won their 21st straight league title, claiming the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red; Rockford’s 10th-ranked girls added their third straight league title – Grand Rapids Press
Boys Soccer
Unranked Okemos edged No. 11 Portage Central in a Division 1 semifinal 2-1 after jumping out to a two-goal lead – Kalamazoo Gazette
Division 2 No. 14 Petoskey advanced despite three Cadillac comebacks, finally winning a 5-4 semifinal – Petoskey News
Division 3 No. 4 Hudsonville Unity Christian repeated as a district champion with a 2-1 win over No. 18 Grand Rapids Catholic Central – Grand Rapids Press
Volleyball
Unionville-Sebewaing, an MHSAA semifinalist in 2014, won its fourth straight Greater Thumb Conference West title by avenging an earlier loss to Bad Axe with a five-set win – Huron Daily Tribune
Class D No. 6 North Adams-Jerome needed to reach 31-29 to win its first set against Pittsford before finishing a sweep – Hillsdale Daily News
Good Reads
Battle Creek Enquirer sports editor Bill Broderick says what a lot of former high school football players have felt in his message to seniors playing their final games this week and over the next few – Battle Creek Enquirer
Longtime Midland Dow, Pinconning and now Bronson volleyball coach Jean LaClair won her 1,000th match last week; her team is ranked No. 1 in Class C and she was the 2015 MHSAA Women in Sports Leadership Award winner – Sturgis Journal
Michigan Fall Previews (update 9/3/13)
August 26, 2013
Seasons have begun but we're still adding to our mighty list of links to statewide media team and league preview.
This update contains some from five sports, but mostly football from the Battle Creek, Port Huron, Livingston County and Traverse City areas.
See a preview for any fall sport that's been published by Michigan media that we missed? Send the link to Geoff Kimmerly at [email protected].
Football
Battle Creek Enquirer: Battle Creek Central - Battle Creek St. Philip - Marshall - Battle Creek Pennfield - Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference East - Kalamazoo Valley Association - Southern Central Athletic Association - Big 8 Conference - Bronson/Tekonsha
Bay City Times: North Star League - West Branch Ogemaw Heights - Bay City John Glenn/Pinconning/Standish-Sterling/Tawas - Jack Pine Conference
Detroit Free Press: Detroit Catholic High School League - Oakland Activities Association - Downriver League - Michigan Independent Activities Conference - Macomb Area Conference - Huron League
Detroit News: Detroit Public School League - Detroit Catholic High School League - Macomb Area Conference - Kensington Lakes Activities Association - Oakland Activities Association - Western Wayne Athletic Conference - Downriver League - Huron League - Michigan Metro Athletic Conference - Michigan Independent Athletic Conference - Charter School Conference
Flint Journal: Flint Metro League - Saginaw Valley League South - Genesee Area Conference Red - Genesee Area Conference Blue - Kensington Lakes Activities Association West
Gaylord Herald Times: Sky Valley South - Big North Conference
Grand Rapids Press: O-K Red - O-K White - O-K Blue - O-K Gold - O-K Black - O-K Green - O-K Bronze - O-K Silver
High School Sports Scene: Saginaw, Lansing and Grand Rapids areas
Holland Sentinel: Holland Christian - Hamilton
Ionia Sentinel-Standard: Ionia - Portland St. Patrick - Lake Odessa Lakewood
Kalamazoo Gazette: Wolverine Conference - Kalamazoo Valley Association - Southwestern Athletic Conference - St. Joseph Valley League - Southern Central Athletic Association
Lansing State Journal: Greater Lansing and mid-Michigan area
Livingston County Daily Argus & Press: Howell - Brighton - Hartland - Pinckney - Novi - Milford - Fowlerville - Kensington Lakes Activities Association West -
Marquette Mining Journal: Negaunee - Ishpeming - Marquette - Gwinn - Munising - Ishpeming Westwood
MLive Detroit: Macomb Area Conference - Oakland Activities Association - Detroit Catholic High School League
MLive Lansing: Lansing area
Oakland Press: Kensington Lakes Activities Association - Oakland Activities Association White - Oakland County schools in MIAC/MAC/Flint Metro/independent
Port Huron Times Herald: Port Huron Northern - St. Clair - Port Huron - Marysville - Marine City - Armada
Saginaw News: Saginaw Valley League North - Tri-Valley Conference Central - TVC West - TVC East - Greater Thumb Conference West - Saginaw Nouvel/Kingston/Akron-Fairgrove/Coleman/Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart
Traverse City Record-Eagle: Big North Conference - Northwest Conference - Ski Valley Conference - Lake Michigan Conference - Traverse City Christian - Traverse City Central - Traverse City St. Francis - Traverse City West
Boys Cross Country
Adrian Daily Telegram: Adrian and Lenawee County areas
Lansing State Journal: Greater Lansing and mid-Michigan areas
Port Huron Times Herald: Eastern Thumb area
Girls Cross Country
Adrian Daily Telegram: Adrian and Lenawee County areas
Battle Creek Enquirer: Battle Creek area
Escanaba Daily Press: Manistique
Port Huron Times Herald: Eastern Thumb area
Girls Golf
Battle Creek Enquirer: Battle Creek area
Lansing State Journal: Greater Lansing and mid-Michigan areas
Monroe Evening News: Monroe area
Muskegon Chronicle: Muskegon area
Boys Soccer
Battle Creek Enquirer: Battle Creek area
Bay City Times: Bay City area - Bay City John Glenn
Escanaba Daily Press: Big Bay de Noc
Gaylord Herald Times: Gaylord
Midland Daily News: Midland area
Monroe Evening News: Monroe area
Muskegon Chronicle: Muskegon area
Petoskey News: Petoskey
Port Huron Times Herald - Port Huron and Thumb areas
Girls Swimming and Diving
Battle Creek Enquirer: Battle Creek area
Monroe Evening News: Monroe area
Port Huron Times Herald: Eastern Thumb area
Boys Tennis
Lansing State Journal: Greater Lansing and mid-Michigan areas
Petoskey News: Petoskey
Girls Tennis
Escanaba Daily Press: Gladstone
Iron Mountain Daily News: Kingsford - Iron River West Iron County
Volleyball
Battle Creek Enquirer: Battle Creek area
Bay City Times: Bay City area
Escanaba Daily Press: Rock Mid Peninsula
Gaylord Herald Times: Gaylord - Gaylord St. Mary - Johannesburg-Lewiston
Hillsdale.net: Hillsdale
Holland Sentinel: Holland and Zeeland areas
Houghton Daily Mining Gazette: Houghton - Calumet - Baraga
Iron Mountain Daily News: Kingsford
Lansing State Journal: Greater Lansing and mid-Michigan areas
Port Huron Times Herald: Port Huron and Thumb areas