Today in the MHSAA: 8/25/2015
August 25, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A soccer coach celebrated his 1,000th game and a community mourned the passing of a longtime football program leader.
Those and a feature on a member of our Student Advisory Council are among today’s notable headlines and links to coverage below.
Football
Newaygo is mourning the passing of longtime coach Mark Puff, who guided the varsity to 128 wins and seven league titles over 22 seasons before retiring in 2000 – Muskegon Chronicle
Girls Golf
Jackson Lumen Christi went from two returning members last season to 17 golfers total this fall and won its first tournament since 2013 by edging Parma Western by six strokes at Hanover-Horton’s invitational – Jackson Citizen Patriot
Boys Soccer
Fraser coach Thaier Mukhtar coached his 1,000th high school soccer game Monday (boys and girls games combined), guiding his team to a 5-0 win over Romeo. He formerly coached the Warren DeLaSalle boys and leads both teams at Fraser – Macomb Daily
Saginaw Heritage has posted three shutouts during a 4-0 start after finishing 9-10-1 last season; Monday’s was a 4-0 win over Flushing – Saginaw News
Alma’s Brevan Bender is coming off a season during which he set a school record with 30 goals, and Monday he netted five in an 8-0 win over Birch Run – Saginaw News
Volleyball
Left over from Saturday: St. Louis has long been one of the dominant programs in Class C statewide and against all classes in the mid-Michigan area; Ithaca beat the Sharks for the first time since 1993 when they faced off at the Alma Invitational – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Good Read
Muskegon senior Jared Pittman played in last season’s MHSAA Division 3 Football Final, and after his team was defeated handed the trophy to Orchard Lake St. Mary’s as a member of the MHSAA Student Advisory Council. He’ll be a significant contributor to his team and the Council this fall – Detroit Free Press
Today in the MHSAA: 9/20/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 20, 2024
1. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 5 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern swept Division 2 No. 2 Grand Rapids Christian – FOX 17
2. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 6 Traverse City St. Francis downed No. 5 Elk Rapids 3-0 – Up North Live
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Fruitport ran its winning streak to 11 and shutout streak to six with a 1-0 win over Division 4 No. 5 Grandville Calvin Christian – MuskegonSports.com
4. GIRLS GOLF Northville – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – remained undefeated in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West with a victory over Plymouth – Hometown Life
5. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City Central swept Traverse City West – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 top-ranked Portage Central downed Portage Northern 3-0 to keep the Portage Derby trophy – Kalamazoo Gazette
7. VOLLEYBALL Allison Deon set a Utica Ford hitting record in her team’s sweep of Utica High – Macomb Daily
8. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Brother Rice came back from a 1-0 deficit to defeat Detroit U-D Jesuit 3-1 – Oakland Press
9. GIRLS TENNIS Negaunee improved to 11-0 with victories over Norway and Munising – Upper Michigan’s Source
10. VOLLEYBALL Erie Mason’s Brooklyn Langenderfer provided her 1,000th career assist in a sweep of Morenci – Monroe News