Today in the MHSAA: 10/31/17
October 31, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
Today's Top 10
1. Volleyball: Class B honorable mention Cadillac won three sets decided by three points or fewer to get past No. 5 Kingsley 3-1 in a District opener – Cadillac News
2. Volleyball: Class B honorable mention Fruitport swept No. 8 Spring Lake to move on in their District – Grand Haven Tribune
3. Volleyball: West Michigan Conference champion Whitehall needed five sets but downed rival Montague in Class B – Local Sports Journal
4. Volleyball: Muskegon Mona Shores and Grand Rapids Northview alternated wins Monday before the Sailors finished a five-set win in Class A – Local Sports Journal
5. Volleyball: Warren Regina took a 2-0 lead but then needed a fifth to get past Sterling Heights in Class A – Macomb Daily
6. Volleyball: Less than a month after sweeping Wyandotte Roosevelt, Brownstown Woodhaven dropped the first set of their Class A District match before coming back to win in five – Southgate News Herald
7. Volleyball: Boyne City moved into Class B this school year and downed Gladstone 3-1 in its first District match at the new level – Petoskey News-Review
8. Volleyball: Sault Ste. Marie, fresh off a league title win Saturday, came back after losing the first set Monday to Kingsford to win 3-1 in Class B – Iron Mountain Daily News
9. Volleyball: Battle Creek Lakeview opened District play with a sweep of Battle Creek Harper Creek, which moved into Class A this school year – Battle Creek Enquirer
10. Volleyball: Cheboygan also opened its District match with a loss but came back to take the next three over Escanaba in Class B – Escanaba Daily Press
Today in the MHSAA: 8/27/15
August 27, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Much usually changes from the start of a season to its end.
But August provides a great opportunity for the state’s best to see how they stack up against each other before locally-focused league competition gets underway.
Today's list of links includes some of those results.
Cross Country
Nate Carey won last season’s MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division 1 Final in 17:19.1, with Escanaba’s Joey Wolfe third at 17:28. But Wolfe edged Carey at Tuesday’s Munising Invitational – Escanaba Daily Press
Boys Soccer
Bay City Western only tied Flushing 2-2 on Wednesday, but did so coming back from two goals down to remain undefeated – and with senior Tyler Fulco netting his 14th goal already this season – Bay City Times
East Grand Rapids fell in its District opener in Division 2 last season, but played reigning Division 3 champion Hudsonville Unity Christian to a 3-3 draw Wednesday – Grand Rapids Press
Boys Tennis
Midland’s teams enjoyed a perfect Wednesday, with Midland High defeating Holt, Grand Blanc and Traverse City West and Dow taking down Okemos and Holly to move to 5-0 this fall – Midland Daily News
Good Read
Longtime official Jerry Hendrickson, 78, will begin his 53rd and final season tonight, surrounded by three sons on his crew at Houseman Stadium – Grand Rapids Press
The Lansing Eastern football varsity is 27-126 since its last winning season in 1997, and with a new coach starts again in an attempt to bring success back to a proud program – Lansing State Journal