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: 3/11/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 11, 2022

1. HOCKEY Top-ranked Hartland came back to force overtime and then scored quickly in the extra period to get past No. 2 Marquette 3-2 in a Division 2 Semifinal – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. HOCKEY No. 6 Trenton advanced to the Division 2 Final with a 4-2 win over 2021 champion and current No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice – Southgate News-Herald

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 9 Rockford avenged two regular-season losses with a 54-32 win over reigning Division 1 champion and currently top-ranked Hudsonville in a Regional Final – Grand Rapids Press

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Troy clinched its first Regional title in this sport, defeating No. 5 Macomb L’Anse Creuse North 56-47 in Division 1 – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 8 Grand Rapids West Catholic clinched its first Regional title in 27 years with a 55-29 win over No. 20 Newaygo, the reigning Division 2 runner-up – FOX 17

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dansville ended the repeat attempt for reigning Division 3 champion and current No. 4 Grass Lake with a 63-55 win – Jackson Citizen Patriot

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 6 Edwardsburg clinched its first Regional title in this sport with a 59-57 win over Wayland – Niles Daily Star

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Marysville also won its first Regional title with a 61-51 victory over No. 16 Lake Fenton in Division 2 – Macomb Daily

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 4 Adrian Lenawee Christian advanced in Division 4 with a 36-27 win over No. 5 Athens – Adrian Daily Telegram

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ludington secured its first Regional title since 2008 with a 34-31 win over Negaunee in Division 2 – Ludington Daily News