Today In The MHSAA: 10/26/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 26, 2021
1. VOLLEYBALL Kingsley defeated Traverse City St. Francis, Leland and Traverse City Central to win the ABCD quad – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. VOLLEYBALL Midland Bullock Creek kept pace in second place in the Tri-Valley Conference West with a 3-1 win over St. Louis – Midland Daily News
3. VOLLEYBALL Flushing maintained its share of first in the Flint Metro League Stripes with a sweep of 2020 champ Holly – WJRT
4. VOLLEYBALL Baldwin came back from two sets down to defeat Big Rapids Crossroads – Big Rapids Pioneer
5. VOLLEYBALL Durand swept Burton Bendle, Morrice and Flint Carman-Ainsworth – Owosso Argus-Press
6. VOLLEYBALL Mackinaw City defeated Brimley and Harbor Light Christian – Petoskey News-Review
7. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention Morley Stanwood swept Big Rapids – Big Rapids Pioneer
8. VOLLEYBALL Adrian defeated Blissfield in five sets -- Adrian Daily Telegram
Today in the MHSAA: 1/5/16
January 5, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Winter sports return in force with a full slate of events statewide tonight, but here are a few headlines of note as we get rolling – plus two great reads from the wrestling world.
Boys Basketball
Ishpeming in recent seasons has scheduled its first basketball games later than other teams to offset the football team’s four straight runs to the MHSAA Finals at Ford Field – but the Hematites were one of the first to play in 2016 and came away with a 74-72 win over Gladstone to move to 2-0 – Marquette Mining Journal
Girls Bowling
From Sunday, two-time reigning Division 2 champion Flint Kearsley got past 2015 Division 1 finalist Jackson to win the Lila Jean Furnish Classic in Owosso, which included a number of the state’s top teams – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Good Reads
When Clinton wrestler Nick Rolland was 3, his parents were told to say their good-byes after he was pulled from under a running lawn mower. But doctors were able to save his life, and then his leg, and this weekend he’ll wrestle for his 100th career win – Adrian Daily Telegram
Hastings wrestling coach Mike Goggins started out as an athlete for the Saxons, later coached at the middle school and now also is the high school athletic director – and owner of more than 400 varsity coaching wins after reaching that milestone during the Montrose Invitational on Dec. 29 – Grand Rapids Press