Today in the MHSAA: 11/4/16

November 4, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A number of District volleyball tournaments finished Thursday, with a number of champions winning for the second, third or fourth straight time. But there also was a 10-time champion crowned again – and three teams winning titles for the first time in at least 15 years.

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.

Volleyball

Class A No. 9 Grand Haven swept Muskegon Mona Shores to claim a 10th straight District championship – Grand Haven Tribune

Class B No. 6 Battle Creek Harper Creek downed Marshall for a fourth straight District title – Battle Creek Enquirer

Calumet, an honorable mention in Class C, swept Ironwood for a fifth straight District title – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Centreville won its first District championship since 1995, downing Decatur in three sets in Class C – Sturgis Journal

Coleman edged Beal City 3-2 in Class C to win its first District title since 2001 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Also in Class C, Morley Stanwood won its fourth straight District title, downing Lakeview – Big Rapids News

In Class D, Portland St. Patrick won its first District title since 1991 with a four-set victory over Merrill – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

Good Reads

St. Joseph tennis player Ahmeir Kyle finished off an impressive run through the boys Lower Peninsula Division 2 Finals last month, winning the No. 2 singles title to become what's believed to be the first girl to win an individual flight in an MHSAA boys tennis championship tournament. Second Half covered the victory at the time, and both the St. Joseph Herald-Palladium and Kalamazoo Gazette featured the Bears standout this week – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium, Kalamazoo Gazette

Today in the MHSAA: 8/26/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 26, 2024

1. CROSS COUNTRY Benzie Central swept small-school championships at its annual Pete Moss Invitational, while the Traverse City West girls and Jenison boys won big-school titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Athletic.net

2. VOLLEYBALL Kingsford edged Crystal Falls Forest Park in the final to win its home invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News

3. GIRLS GOLF Goodrich carded a 330 to win Midland Dow’s Frank Altimore Invitational – Midland Daily News

4. CROSS COUNTRY The Grosse Pointe South and Brighton girls and South Lyon East and Northville boys won Livonia Lamplighter Invitational titles – Livingston Daily Press & Argus | Athletic.net

5. VOLLEYBALL Shelby swept Saginaw Heritage in the final to clinch the Cadillac Invitational championship – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BOYS SOCCER Trent Phillips scored his first career goal and then a title clincher as Bay City John Glenn downed Bay City Western to win the Bay County tournament – Bay City Times

7. BOYS SOCCER Battle Creek Harper Creek downed Battle Creek Lakeview 1-0 to claim its first All-City championship since 2008 – Battle Creek Enquirer

8. CROSS COUNTRY The Freeland and DeWitt girls and Midland boys were among champions at St. Johns’ Under the Lights Invitational – Midland Daily News | Athletic.net

9. BOYS SOCCER Waterford Kettering edged Auburn Hills Avondale in a shootout to win the latter’s Hive Invitational – Oakland Press

10. BOYS TENNIS Jason Nejedlik won a pair of No. 1 singles matches at the Adrian Invitational to become Temperance Bedford’s career wins leader – Monroe News