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: 12/2/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 2, 2021

1. HOCKEY Cheboygan came back from a one-goal third-period deficit to get past Sault Ste. Marie 5-4 in overtime – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain came back to force overtime, but Big Rapids won the extra period in a 53-45 victory – Big Rapids Pioneer

3. HOCKEY Muskegon Mona Shores improved to 4-0 with a 3-0 win over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central – MuskegonSports.com

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Union City scored the final five points of a 51-46 win over Addison – Coldwater Daily Reporter

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Katelynn Dix was the star as Grand Traverse Academy opened with a 48-42 win over Suttons Bay/Northport – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Katelyn Pnacek’s double-double led Coleman’s winning effort against Beaverton – Midland Daily News

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland Bullock Creek started fast in its opening win over Gladwin – Midland Daily News

8. HOCKEY Dearborn Unified and Gibraltar Carlson both continued opening scoring surges, but finished with a 5-5 tie – Southgate News-Herald

9. HOCKEY Two players had hat tricks as Canton moved past Livonia Franklin – Observer & Eccentric

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ludington turned a fast start into a big win over Benzie Central – Ludington Daily News