Today in the MHSAA: 10/6/15

October 6, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Action was light Monday across the state, but a trio of soccer teams and a standout golf group achieved weighty accomplishments.

Girls Golf

Marysville won the St. Clair County Tournament with a score of 356, 54 strokes better than the field – Port Huron Times-Herald

Boys Soccer

Manchester, in its fourth season as a program, clinched its first league championship by defeating Brooklyn Columbia Central 8-2 in Independent Soccer League play – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Whitehall, No. 9 in Division 3 this week, edged Shelby 1-0 to remain undefeated in West Michigan Conference play over the last six seasons – Muskegon Chronicle

Division 3 top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic got past Flint Carman-Ainsworth 4-0 to clinch the Saginaw Valley League title for the third time in four seasons – Flint Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 1/12/16

January 12, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Today’s report includes our first skiing headline of this season – and make sure to check out as well a video involving the Plymouth football team and a fourth-grade student’s goal come true.

Boys Basketball

In a Monday matchup of unbeaten teams, Lake Linden-Hubbell got past Chassell 65-48 with a pair of players combining to score 52 of those points – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Bowling

From Sunday, Jackson’s girls won the Battle of the Baker tournament at M-66 Bowl in Battle Creek, beating Hartland 2-0 in the final match – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

From Saturday, Grand Haven’s teams swept the Fruitport Invitational after both qualified third to start the event but dominated the Baker games – Grand Haven Tribune

Skiing

The season got off to a late start, but there’s plenty of snow now and the Harbor Springs girls took advantage by winning the opening Grayling Invitational at Schuss Mountain – Petoskey News

Worth a Watch

We in Michigan can all use a little sunshine this time of year. This fall, Plymouth fifth-grader Connor “Sunshine” Sherman, with the help of the Plymouth High football program, put on the second Sunshine’s Skills and Drills Football Clinic for children with special needs. Here’s a look at how what started as a classroom project took off.