Today in the MHSAA: 11/6/20

November 9, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The celebrations weren’t exclusive this weekend to cross country and boys soccer (see coverage of Finals for both all over Second Half) as girls swimming & diving and volleyball teams also secured plenty of hardware.

1. Girls Swimming & Diving: Ludington won its first league title in this sport in 13 years, claiming the Coastal Conference championship – Ludington Daily News

2. Girls Swimming & Diving: Grand Blanc – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – finished first and LPD2 honorable mention Midland Dow was second at the Saginaw Valley League championship meet – Midland Daily News

3. Volleyball: Brooklyn Columbia Central claimed its first District title in a decade, downing Hanover-Horton in Division 3 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

4. Volleyball: Grand Blanc won its third-straight District title, downing Davison in Division 1 – WJRT

5. Volleyball: Honorable mention Traverse City West avenged last season’s District loss to rival Central with a win in Division 1 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD1 honorable mention Macomb L’Anse Creuse North clinched the Macomb Area Conference White championship – Macomb Daily

7. Girls swimming & Diving: Sterling Heights Stevenson took top honors in the MAC Silver – Macomb Daily

8. Volleyball: Manistique came back after losing the first set to win the next three against Bark River-Harris in Division 3 – Escanaba Daily Press

9. Volleyball: Indian River Inland Lakes repeated as a District champion, sweeping Alanson in Division 4 – Cheboygan News

10. Volleyball: After falling in a District Final last season, Johannesburg-Lewiston was victorious this time in Division 3 – WBKB

Today in the MHSAA: 10/16/20

October 19, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

More cross country league races came to an end Thursday as more Boys Soccer Districts got rolling across the Lower Peninsula.

1. Cross Country: Brownstown Woodhaven swept Downriver League races to both clinch championships; the girls team received honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Southgate News-Herald

2. Cross Country: The Jonesville girls defeated Bronson and Springport to complete an undefeated run through the Big 8 Conference – Hillsdale Daily News

3. Cross Country: Yale’s boys – No. 9 in LPD2 – won their fourth-straight Blue Water Area Conference title – Port Huron Times Herald

4. Cross Country: The Marysville and New Baltimore Anchor Bay girls and Port Huron Northern and Warren Cousino boys won Macomb Area Conference divisional championships – Macomb Daily

5. Volleyball: Undefeated Trenton handed Allen Park its first loss – Southgate News-Herald

6. Boys Soccer: Eliot Boik scored three goals to lead Grayling past Boyne City in a Division 3 opener – Up North Live

7. Girls Swimming & Diving: Owosso continued its perfect start with a 115-61 win over Flint Kearsley/Lake Fenton – Owosso Argus-Press

8. Boys Soccer: Brighton opened Division 1 District play with a 3-1 win over Novi – Observer & Eccentric

9. Boys Soccer: Gaylord opened Division 2 District play with a 4-0 win over Bay City John Glenn – Gaylord Herald Times

10. Boys Soccer: Gibraltar Carlson opened its Division 2 District with a 4-0 win over Carleton AirportSouthgate News-Herald