Today in the MHSAA: 10/5/15

October 5, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

One of the final weekends of the regular season included a record-setting performance in tennis and another in boys soccer, plus elite county-wide competition in swimming and diving.

Cross Country

Unranked Grand Haven finished ahead of Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 10 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central and Division 2 No. 5 Cadillac to win the large-school girls race at the Allendale Invitational – Grand Haven Tribune

Boys Soccer

Josh Busscher scored what would go down as the fastest goal (once confirmed) off the opening kickoff in MHSAA history, sending a shot into Division 4 No. 5 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian’s net four seconds in as Division 2 No. 1 Holland Christian went on to a 4-1 win – Grand Rapids Press

Girls Swimming and Diving

Battle Creek Lakeview won its All-City championship meet for the 12th straight season – Battle Creek Enquirer

Utica Eisenhower won the Macomb County Championships for the second straight year, setting a number of meet records in the process – Macomb Daily

Farmington Hills Mercy won the Oakland County meet for the 11th straight year and set meet records in the opening and closing relays – Oakland Press

Boys Tennis

Midland Dow’s Michael Szabo set what would be the MHSAA record for career singles wins, earning his 142nd and 143rd to surpass former Dow standout Johnathan Gurnee – Midland Daily News

LP Division 4 No. 6 Ludington and No. 5 Whitehall tied for the Coastal Conference tournament championship, with Ludington winning the overall league title thanks to a perfect dual match record – Muskegon Chronicle

Volleyball

Mount Morris, down to No. 6 in Class B, could jump back up the poll after beating Class A honorable mention Farmington Hills Mercy in its tournament final and finishing first ahead of a field including Class A No. 1 Novi and No. 2 Lake Orion – Flint Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 1/31/19

January 31, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Predictably, the polar vortex kept most students out of school and sports Wednesday – but we do have one exciting finish to report and a pair of headliners to share that we previously missed.

Hockey: Kyle Burke had a hat trick including the game winner in Dexter’s 4-3 overtime victory over Chelsea – Chelsea Sun Times News

Also of note …

Gymnastics: From Saturday, Farmington United won the 18-team Jeanne Caruss Invitational at White Lake Lakeland – Observer & Eccentric

Boys Basketball: From Tuesday, Engadine’s Andrew Blanchard went over 1,000 career points in a big win over Big Bay de Noc – The Upbeat