Today in the MHSAA: 11/3/16
November 3, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The four MHSAA Boys Soccer Finals are set thanks to some exciting Semifinal play Wednesday, while Volleyball Districts finished up their third day of six with a couple of notable comebacks.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Boys Soccer
East Kentwood, No. 19 in Division 1, earned its fifth Finals berth over the last decade with a 1-0 win over No. 14 Novi – Grand Rapids Press
No. 6 Troy Athens took down unranked Rochester in a shootout to win 2-1 and advance in Division 1 – Oakland Press
Dearborn Divine Child won a matchup of unranked teams, downing Fenton 2-0 to advance to the Division 2 Final – Detroit Free Press
Mattawan, No. 12 in Division 2, upset top-ranked East Lansing 2-0 – Kalamazoo Gazette
Top-ranked Grand Rapids Catholic Central topped No. 13 Charlevoix to advance to its first MHSAA Final, in Division 3 – Grand Rapids Press
No. 4 Flint Powers Catholic just got past No. 13 Lansing Catholic to secure a spot in the Division 3 championship game – Flint Powers
Unranked Muskegon Catholic Central continued its unexpected run with a 4-3 overtime win over No. 18 Kalamazoo Hackett in Division 4 – Kalamazoo Gazette
Reigning Division 4 champion and current No. 6 Burton Genesee Christian upended No. 3 Ann Arbor Greenhills – Flint Journal
Volleyball
Lowell came back from a two-set deficit to edge Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central in five in a match between Class A honorable mentions – Grand Rapids Press
Class B honorable mention Saginaw Swan Valley swept No. 10 Frankenmuth – Saginaw News
Essexville Garber’s Marlee Bromberg set a school record for kills in the Dukes’ 3-1 win over Bay City John Glenn in Class B – Bay City Times
Class C honorable mention Calumet dropped the first set to rival Hancock before coming back to advance – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Today in the MHSAA: 1/26/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 26, 2024
1. BOYS BASKETBALL East Lansing remains undefeated after a key 66-54 win over Okemos – Lansing State Journal
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Benzie Central took over first alone in the Northwest Conference with a 60-51 win over Glen Lake – Up North Live
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Diamond Prince’s school-record 40 points led Troy past Berkley 63-38 – Oakland Press
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Drayten Evans scored a school-record 50 points in Central Lake’s 101-50 win over Grand Traverse Academy – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mackinaw City remains alone atop the Northern Lakes Conference thanks to a 45-34 win over Ellsworth – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Napoleon pulled ahead of Michigan Center in the Cascades Conference East with a 50-44 victory – Jackson Citizen Patriot
7. COMPETITIVE CHEER Marion was first and Evart second at the latter’s meet – Big Rapids Pioneer
8. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Midland Dow defeated Flint Powers Catholic and Bay City Western – Midland Daily News
9. GYMNASTICS Charlotte Calhoun was first all-around to lead Coldwater, but Jackson Area won the team competition 125.6-115.225 – Coldwater Daily Reporter
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Ludington also reached 100 points, defeating Traverse City Central 100-77 – Ludington Daily News
Also of note …
FOOTBALL Longtime former Lowell coach Noel Dean is returning to Michigan to take over at Chelsea – Grand Rapids Press