Today in the MHSAA: 10/27/20
October 27, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Volleyball was the name of the only game in Michigan on Monday, with an annual meeting of northern powers topping today’s headliner list.
1. Volleyball: Three teams finished 2-1 at the annual ABCD quad featuring Division 3 No. 8 Traverse City St. Francis, Division 4 No. 2 Leland, Traverse City Central and Kingsley – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 4 Byron Center defeated Division 3 No. 4 North Muskegon 2-0, but the Norse did sweep Allendale – Local Sports Journal
3. Volleyball: Alma’s Alyssa Leister was honored for breaking the school’s kills record the previous Saturday during a Monday sweep of Shepherd – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
4. Volleyball: Corunna earned an emotion-fueled win against Ortonville Brandon – WJRT
5. Volleyball: Rudyard continued its unbeaten run through the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference with a sweep of Pickford – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
6. Volleyball: Mesick improved to 18-1 with a five-set win over Manton – Cadillac News
7. Volleyball: Goodrich earned a sweep against Lake Fenton – WJRT
8. Volleyball: Brimley came back after losing the first set to win the next three against Engadine – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
9. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 5 Utica Eisenhower downed Romeo 3-1 in Macomb Area Conference Red play – Macomb Daily
10. Volleyball: Buckley swept Brethren as both prepared for the postseason – Manistee News Advocate
Today in the MHSAA: 10/18/19
October 18, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
One of the most intriguing league cross country title races in some time came to a conclusion Thursday as a number of state-ranked girls and boys teams ran to be the best in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association.
1. Cross Country: Brighton’s girls – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – finished ahead of No. 2 Northville and No. 6 Salem to win the Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship meet, and Brighton’s top-ranked boys won their first league meet since 1995 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Boys Soccer: No. 3 Marshall scored all of its goals during the final 12 minutes to come back and defeat Coldwater 3-2 in a Division 2 District Final – WWMT
3. Boys Soccer: No. 2 Troy Athens shut out No. 8 Berkley 3-0 to clinch a Division 1 District championship – Oakland Press
4. Boys Soccer: Division 3 No. 2 Hudsonville Unity Christian locked up its sixth straight District title with a 7-0 win over No. 6 Wyoming Lee – FOX 17
5. Cross Country: The LPD1 No. 5 Saline boys clinched the Southeastern Conference Red title with a second place at the final league jamboree, and the top-ranked Ann Arbor Pioneer girls won their race and league championship – Saline Post Boys | Girls
6. Boys Soccer: No. 7 Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep needed overtime but got past No. 9 Hillsdale Academy 2-1 in a Division 4 District Final – JoeInsider.com
7. Cross Country: Romeo and Marysville swept their divisions of the Macomb Area Conference championship meet, with Port Huron Northern’s boys and St. Clair’s girls also victorious; Romeo’s boys are No. 2 in LPD1 and Romeo’s girls are No. 14 – Athletic.net
8. Boys Soccer: Gladwin improved to 20-2-2 and won its first District title in this sport since 2015 with a 1-0 victory over Essexville Garber in Division 3 – Bay City Times
9. Boys Soccer: Dearborn’s second-half surge resulted in a 5-1 Division 1 District title win over Downriver League champion Brownstown Woodhaven – Southgate News-Herald
10. Boys Soccer: Bad Axe improved to 11-4-3 with a 4-2 Division 4 District Final win over Saginaw Valley Lutheran – Huron Daily Tribune