Today in the MHSAA: 8/26/19
August 26, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Girls swimming & diving and volleyball teams launched into their seasons over the weekend and wasted no time helping fill today’s list of notable performances from Friday and Saturday.
1. Cross Country: The Traverse City Central and McBain girls and Grand Rapids Christian and Roscommon boys won championships at Benzie Central’s Pete Moss Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. Cross Country: Brighton’s boys won the South Lyon Invitational ahead of reigning Lower Peninsula Division 1 champion Plymouth, while Brighton’s girls edged Plymouth’s with the tie-breaker – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Girls Swimming & Diving: Ann Arbor Pioneer won the Huron Relays by eight points over Saline and 14 ahead of Northville – We Love Ann Arbor
4. Girls Swimming & Diving: Midland Dow and Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central shared the championship at the Battle Creek Relays – Midland Daily News
5. Volleyball: Host Battle Creek St. Philip won the Carrie Adams Invitational with a 2-1 finale victory over Centreville, which advanced with a semifinal win over reigning Division 3 champion Bronson – Three Rivers News
6. Cross Country: Both individual course records were broken and the Blissfield girls and Clinton boys won team titles at Addison’s Keunner Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram
7. Volleyball: Marquette swept Calumet in the championship match to claim the Kingsford Invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News
8. Volleyball: Petoskey won the Sault St. Marie Invitational for the fourth straight season, downing Alpena in the final – Petoskey News-Review
9. Boys Soccer: Gaylord downed Adrian and Boyne City by a combined score of 12-1 to win its Sunrise Side Soccer Cup Challenge – Gaylord Herald Times
10. Volleyball: Manistique swept Brimley to clinch the Munising Invitational championship – Escanaba Daily Press
Today in the MHSAA: 6/12/18
June 12, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
1. Softball: No. 10 Centreville downed No. 3 Kalamazoo Christian 7-1 to claim a Division 3 Regional title – WWMT
2. Baseball: No. 2 St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic emerged from a Division 4 Regional with a win over No. 11 Decatur, which previously had eliminated top-ranked Kalamazoo Hackett – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
3. Softball: Honorable mention Flat Rock downed honorable mention Milan in nine innings to move on in Division 2 – Southgate News Herald
4. Baseball: No. 6 Grand Ledge is headed back to the Division 1 Quarterfinals thanks to a 5-1 Regional Final win over No. 14 Portage Northern – Lansing State Journal
5. Baseball: No. 16 Tecumseh shut out Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard in Division 2 to advance – Adrian Daily Telegram
6. Football: Benton Harbor coach Elliot Uzelac has resigned; he led the Tigers to their first MHSAA playoff appearance in 2015 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Also of note ...
Baseball: If you haven't heard yet about this ultimate show of sportsmanship and proper perspective in athletics, you need to check out what happened during the Minnesota prep playoffs – Minneapolis Star-Tribune