Today In The MHSAA: 4/30/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 30, 2021

1. Boys Golf: Portage Northern shot a 324 to edge Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 3 Richland Gull Lake by a stroke and win Gull Lake’s invitational – Chelsea Sun Times News

2. Baseball: Indian River Inland Lakes swept Division 4 No. 10 Gaylord St. Mary to remain undefeated in the Ski Valley Conference – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

3. Track & Field: Hart’s girls and boys swept Ludington Invitational championships – Ludington Daily News

4. Baseball: Division 2 No. 7 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep earned coach Jason Gendreau his 300th career win with a 9-8 victory over Monroe Jefferson – Oakland Press

5. Girls Soccer: Elk Rapids handed Charlevoix its first defeat of the season, 4-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. Girls Soccer: Adrian Lenawee Christian remained undefeated with an impressive shutout of Clinton – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. Girls Tennis: Traverse City West edged rival Central, 5-3 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. Girls Soccer: The Hemgesberg sisters combined for half of Freeland’s goals in an 8-1 win over Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News

9. Girls Soccer: Bay City John Glenn became the second team to score on Essexville Garber, but Garber remained unbeaten with a 7-1 win – Bay City Times

10. Baseball: Bear Lake ran its unbeaten streak to 10 with a sweep of Traverse City Christian – Manistee News Advocate

Today in the MHSAA: 10/15/20

October 15, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A few more league races in volleyball and cross country came to an end Wednesday, while Boys Soccer Districts kicked off across the Lower Peninsula. 

1. Cross Country: Zeeland East’s girls claimed the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green title, its first in the sport, while Zeeland West won the boys championship – Holland Sentinel Girls/Boys 

2. Volleyball: Niles swept Buchanan to clinch the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Conference Red title – Niles Daily Star

3. Boys Soccer: Macomb Lutheran North advanced in Division 3 with a District shootout win over No. 3 (MPR) Richmond – Macomb Daily

4. Boys Soccer: Rochester Hills Stoney Creek edged Rochester in overtime in a Division 1 opener – Oakland Press

5. Boys Soccer: No. 13 (MPR) Maple City Glen Lake scored two second-half goals to get past Charlevoix 2-1 in a Division 4 District opener – Up North Live

6. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 10 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian finished a win over Whitehall with a 31-29 fourth-set victory to advance in the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association Tournament – Local Sports Journal

7. Boys Soccer: Hemlock opened its Division 3 District with a win over Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News

8. Boys Soccer: Marcellus Howardsville Christian remained undefeated with a Division 4 District win over Lawton – WWMT

9. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 3 Cadillac improved to 30-5 with a sweep of Traverse City Central – Cadillac News

10. Boys Soccer: Essexville Garber built on its recent success with a Division 3 District win over Unionville-Sebewaing – Bay City Times

Also of note …

Volleyball: From Tuesday, Division 4 top-ranked Mendon swept Centreville to clinch the Southwest 10 Conference title – Sturgis Journal

Cross Country: From Tuesday, the Morenci girls and Erie Mason boys won Tri-County Conference finals – Adrian Daily Telegram

Cross Country: From Tuesday, Benzie Central swept the Northwest Conference championships; the boys are ranked No. 10 in LPD3 and the girls are No. 4  Benzie County Record Patriot

Boys Soccer: From Monday, Livonia Stevenson downed Division 1 No. 14 (MPR) Salem to claim the overall Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship – Observer & Eccentric

Cross Country: From Monday, Sault Ste. Marie finished championship runs in the Straits Area Conference; the boys are an honorable mention in UPD1 and the girls are No. 3 – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News