Today In The MHSAA: 4/19/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 19, 2022

1. GIRLS SOCCER Howard City Tri County handed Reed City its first loss, 3-2 – Big Rapids Pioneer

2. GIRLS SOCCER Lauren Bingham had five goals and an assist in Division 3 No. 14 Elk Rapids’ win over Grayling – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. GIRLS SOCCER Jordan Danna scored three goals in Division 1 No. 3 Midland Dow’s win over Mount Pleasant – Midland Daily News

4. GIRLS SOCCER Nazalla Mendiola’s three goals were big parts of the difference in Muskegon Orchard View’s 5-2 win over Shelby – MuskegonSports.com

5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 9 East Grand Rapids shut out Grand Rapids Christian 4-0 – FOX 17

6. GIRLS SOCCER Standout Jessica Stewart returned early from injury as Division 2 No. 10 Spring Lake won 7-3 over Fruitport – Grand Haven Tribune

7. GIRLS SOCCER Hamilton opened league play with a 2-0 shutout of Grand Rapids West Catholic – Holland Sentinel

8. GIRLS SOCCER Ludington opened its league schedules with a 2-0 win over Muskegon Catholic Central – Ludington Daily News

9. GIRLS SOCCER Lapeer edged Bay City Central 2-1 – Bay City Times

10. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City St. Francis and Charlevoix tied in league play – MI Sports Now

Today in the MHSAA: 10/23/2018

October 23, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

A pair of Detroit Catholic League Tournament championship celebrations lead a list filled with Monday volleyball winners and a pair of cross country invitational pacesetters.

1. Volleyball: Division 1 top-ranked Farmington Hills Mercy swept No. 7 Bloomfield Hills Marian to win the Detroit Catholic League A-B championship for the second straight season – Observer & Eccentric

2. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 6 Wixom St. Catherine claimed its second straight Catholic League C-D title with a sweep of Division 3 No. 4 Riverview Gabriel Richard – Oakland Press

3. Volleyball: Division 2 honorable mention Kingsley and Traverse City St. Francis both went 2-1 at the ABCD quad with Division 4 top-ranked Leland with Traverse City Central also playing – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. Cross Country: The Hanover-Horton boys and Pittsford girls won Sand Creek Invitational championships; Pittsford’s girls are ranked No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 and Hanover-Horton’s boys are No. 3 in LPD3 – Adrian Daily Telegram

5. Volleyball: Midland came out on top in a matchup of second-place finishers in the Saginaw Valley League with a crossover sweep of Flint Powers Catholic – Midland Daily News

6. Volleyball: Pellston earned wins over Gaylord and Harbor Springs – Petoskey News-Review

7. Volleyball: L’Anse took the season’s second “Battle of the Bay” meeting with Baraga with a three-set sweep – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

8. Volleyball: Kalamazoo Central swept Climax-Scotts on the Maroon Giants’ senior night – JoeInsider.com

9. Volleyball: Petoskey swept Cheboygan in nonleague play to improve to 33-4-1 – Petoskey News-Review

10. Volleyball: Chassell continued to make strides with a sweep of Dollar Bay – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Also of note …

Cross Country: From last week, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills girls won the Ottawa-Kent Conference White championship, believed to be the first in program history – Grand Rapids Press

Cross Country: From Saturday, Portage Northern’s boys won their first Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference meet championship in a decade – Kalamazoo Gazette

Cross Country: From Saturday, Parma Western held on at the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference meet to sweep the overall league championships – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Cross Country: From Saturday, Brownstown Woodhaven swept Downriver League meet titles and the boys won the league outright; Allen Park’s girls held on to their overall league championship – Southgate News-Herald girls | boys