Today in the MHSAA: 8/24/16

August 24, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A pair of undefeated tournament runs by top volleyball teams Tuesday highlighted the latest list of impressive performances from around the state.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.

Cross Country

Reigning Lower Peninsula Division 4 girls champion Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart claimed the 27-team Remus Chippewa Hills Invitational led by individual winner Alexis McConnell – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Boys Soccer

Grand Ledge downed DeWitt 2-0 in a matchup of top teams in the Lansing area and potentially-ranked teams when the first polls are released – MLive-Lansing

In a matchup of small-school powers, Muskegon Western Michigan Christian downed Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 2-1 – Grand Haven Tribune

Holland junior Jose Penaloza scored three as the Dutch downed rival Holland West Ottawa 5-0 – Holland Sentinel

Volleyball

Brown City opened its season going 6-0 at its home invitational Tuesday including a comeback win over annual power Marysville – Port Huron Times Herald

Grand Haven also went undefeated at its home invitational, downing among others East Grand Rapids in the championship match – Grand Haven Tribune

Good Reads

Muskegon Heights Academy football coach Tommie Elliott is providing plenty of inspiration for his team this fall, returning to coach from a wheelchair while recovering from back surgery that was necessary to give him a chance to walk again – Muskegon Chronicle

Mason’s Storm Miller is back on the football field this fall after beating a rare form of cancer he was diagnosed with in January – Lansing State Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 4/20/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 20, 2026

1. BOYS LACROSSE Bay City Central defeated rival Western to win the North/South Invitational, its first tournament title in program history – Bay City Times

2. GIRLS SOCCER A “nearly unbelievable” goal was the difference as Division 2 No. 12 Holland Christian downed No. 7 Zeeland East 2-1 – Holland Sentinel

3. SOFTBALL Division 3 No. 2 Ravenna went 3-0 at the Grand Haven Invitational defeating Division 1 honorable mentions Traverse City Central and Midland Dow and the No. 7 Buccaneers – Local Sports Journal

4. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 top-ranked Byron Center and Division 2 No. 2 Richland Gull Lake played to a scoreless draw – Kalamazoo Gazette

5. GIRLS LACROSSE Detroit Country Day broke away during the second quarter of a 17-7 win over Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Oakland Press

6. BASEBALL Division 4 top-ranked Portland St. Patrick swept No. 5 Fulton 13-2, 12-6 – Lansing State Journal

7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 5 Rochester Adams edged No. 9 Rochester High 1-0 – Oakland Press

8. TRACK & FIELD The Olivet girls and Parma Western boys took top team places at the 23rd Ralph Rice Invitational hosted by the latter – Jackson Citizen Patriot

9. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 16 Caro edged Almont 11-10 to clinch its Jeff Raymond Tournament championship – Saginaw News

10. TRACK & FIELD The Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central girls and host Bears boys won Monroe Jefferson Invitational titles – Monroe News