Today in the MHSAA: 10/26/15

October 26, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

There was much more than football playoff pairings to discuss this weekend – most notably, MHSAA Boys Soccer Districts and the Upper Peninsula Cross Country Finals.

Cross Country

All three Upper Peninsula girls team champions repeated, and Marquette standout senior Lindsey Rudden capped her career with a first individual title – Second Half

Two Upper Peninsula boys team champions repeated, but Negaunee stole the show with its first title since 1983 – Second Half

Boys Soccer

Tecumseh won its first District title since 2010 with a Division 2 shootout victory over Milan, improving to 10-1-3 over its last 14 games – Adrian Daily Telegram

Reigning Division 2 Final champion East Lansing, ranked No. 5, won its fourth straight District title, this time 3-2 over Haslett – Lansing State Journal

Eighth-ranked Mason finished a shutout of its Division 2 District, downing Chelsea 3-0 to win its three games by a combined 13-0 – Lansing State Journal

Gladwin, No. 10 in Division 3, won its first District title with a 1-0 victory over West Branch Ogemaw Heights – Midland Daily News

Grand Haven, No. 19 in Division 1, won its fifth straight District title with a 1-0 victory over Grandville – Grand Haven Tribune

Bloomfield Hills scored its only goal on a penalty kick in downing Birmingham Seaholm in Division 1 for its third straight District title – Oakland Press

Volleyball

Buchanan, an honorable mention in Class B, won the St. Joseph Invitational with a three-set victory over Class A honorable mention Niles in the final – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Today in the MHSAA: 11/4/20

November 4, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Tuesday was quieter on the high school sports scene as playoffs in multiple sports pick up again this afternoon. But we’ve included all of the coverage out there from District volleyball and a county cross country championship event.

1. Cross Country: The Sturgis girls and Three Rivers boys won St. Joseph County championships – Sturgis Journal

2. Volleyball: Escanaba swept Kingsford to move on in a Division 2 District – Escanaba Daily Press

3. Volleyball: Houghton also moved on in Division 2 with a sweep of Gladstone – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

4. Volleyball: Holland West Ottawa swept Holland in a Division 1 District opener – Holland Sentinel

5. Volleyball: No. 3 Cadillac swept Big Rapids to open their Division 2 District – Cadillac News

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: Former Eastern Michigan coach Charles Ramsey will return from the college ranks to take over at Ypsilanti Community – Ann Arbor News

Girls Basketball: Former program all-time leading scorer Morgan Giddings has been selected as Muskegon Oakridge’s next varsity coach – Muskegon Chronicle