Today in the MHSAA: 8/19/19

August 19, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The 2019 fall high school sports season kicked off across Michigan this weekend for a number of sports, with a major rematch in cross country topping the headliners from the first days of competition.

1. Cross Country: East Jordan’s boys won the Division 4 race of the Ryan Shay Invitational ahead of reigning Lower Peninsula Division 4 runner-up Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart; East Jordan finished third in LPD4 in 2018 – Petoskey News-Review

2. Girls Golf: Okemos shot a 325 to win the Parma Western Invitational, with Marshall next at 358; Okemos was third in LPD2 last season – JTV

3. Boys Tennis: Midland Dow defeated Grand Blanc and East Lansing and fell to Troy Athens at the Grand Blanc quad; Dow was third in LPD2 last season, while Athens tied for 11th in LPD1 – Midland Daily News

4. Girls Cross Country: Tecumseh and Kaitlin Knape won the girls championships at the Lenawee County Preview – Adrian Daily Telegram

5. Boys Cross Country: Nathan Letson gave Adrian the sweep of the boys titles at the Lenawee County Preview – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. Boys Soccer: Reigning Division 3 champion Hudsonville Unity Christian held off Spring Lake 3-1 – Local Sports Journal

7. Boys Tennis: Dexter edged Marshall by two points to win the opening Marshall quad, also finishing ahead of Vicksburg and Kalamazoo Christian – Chelsea Sun Times News

8. Boys Tennis: Chelsea finished four points ahead of Pinckney and five ahead of Walled Lake Northern to win the Fowlerville Invitational – Chelsea Sun Times News

9. Boys Soccer: Bloomingdale got off to a fast start with a 2-0 win over Comstock – JoeInsider.com

10. Boys Soccer: Midland Dow opened with a 5-0 shutout of Freeland – Midland Daily News

Today In The MHSAA: 12/3/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 3, 2021

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Plymouth Christian Academy defeated Detroit Country Day 65-49 to begin its season – Detroit News

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bailie Lash’s jumper at the buzzer pushed Mendon past Quincy 42-41 – JoeInsider.com

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL After an East Jordan buzzer-beater forced overtime, Johannesburg-Lewiston pulled away for a 59-49 win – Petoskey News-Review

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Goodrich opened with a 50-40 win over Davison – WJRT

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Macomb Lutheran North held off Almont’s midgame comeback for a 48-33 win – Macomb Daily

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Paw Paw held off Dowagiac’s comeback attempt in a 44-34 victory – Niles Daily Star

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harbor Springs improved to 2-0 with a 60-45 win over Indian River Inland Lakes – Petoskey News-Review

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL A defensive surge from the start got Calumet rolling toward a 78-36 win over Iron Mountain – Iron Mountain Daily News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tecumseh also thrived on defensive pressure in a 68-29 win over Manchester – Adrian Daily Telegram

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kinde North Huron took a quick lead and never gave it up in a win over Peck – Huron Daily Tribune