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

Today in the MHSAA: 9/16/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 16, 2022

1. GIRLS GOLF Grand Rapids Catholic Central – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – shot a 339 to win the Montague Invitational by 10 strokes – Local Sports Journal

2. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention White Lake Lakeland continued its undefeated start with a sweep of Rochester Adams – Oakland Press

3. BOYS SOCCER Leland shut out Division 3 No. 9 Traverse City Christian 1-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Saline – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – nearly doubled up Ann Arbor Huron 123-62 – Saline Post

5. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 13 Grand Haven moved to 7-0-3 with Cade LaRose scoring all four goals in a win over Grandville – MuskegonSports.com

6. CROSS COUNTRY Mackinaw City swept the second Northern Lakes Conference meets – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

7. VOLLEYBALL Brimley won the final two sets to defeat Cedarville/DeTour in five – MI Sports Now

8. BOYS SOCCER Greenville dealt Ionia its second loss, 3-0 – Greenville Daily News

9. BOYS SOCCER Birmingham Seaholm and Bloomfield Hills played to a 1-1 draw – Oakland Press

10. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City West won big in its rivalry matchup with Traverse City Central – Up North Live

Also of note …

CONFERENCE CHANGES Jackson Lumen Christi will be moving to the Detroit Catholic League, and the Greater Lansing Activities Conference has three schools on the move – Jackson Citizen Patriot | Lansing State Journal