Today in the MHSAA: 8/27/15
August 27, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Much usually changes from the start of a season to its end.
But August provides a great opportunity for the state’s best to see how they stack up against each other before locally-focused league competition gets underway.
Today's list of links includes some of those results.
Cross Country
Nate Carey won last season’s MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division 1 Final in 17:19.1, with Escanaba’s Joey Wolfe third at 17:28. But Wolfe edged Carey at Tuesday’s Munising Invitational – Escanaba Daily Press
Boys Soccer
Bay City Western only tied Flushing 2-2 on Wednesday, but did so coming back from two goals down to remain undefeated – and with senior Tyler Fulco netting his 14th goal already this season – Bay City Times
East Grand Rapids fell in its District opener in Division 2 last season, but played reigning Division 3 champion Hudsonville Unity Christian to a 3-3 draw Wednesday – Grand Rapids Press
Boys Tennis
Midland’s teams enjoyed a perfect Wednesday, with Midland High defeating Holt, Grand Blanc and Traverse City West and Dow taking down Okemos and Holly to move to 5-0 this fall – Midland Daily News
Good Read
Longtime official Jerry Hendrickson, 78, will begin his 53rd and final season tonight, surrounded by three sons on his crew at Houseman Stadium – Grand Rapids Press
The Lansing Eastern football varsity is 27-126 since its last winning season in 1997, and with a new coach starts again in an attempt to bring success back to a proud program – Lansing State Journal
Today In The MHSAA: 10/1/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 1, 2021
1. GIRLS GOLF Northville – top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – shot a 302 to edge No. 2 Plymouth by a stroke and win the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Tournament – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. BOYS TENNIS Milan won the Huron League Tournament to lock up its first overall league championship in the sport – Monroe News
3. BOYS TENNIS LPD2 No. 8 Midland Dow won seven of eight flights to clinch its 16th-straight Saginaw Valley League Tournament title – Midland Daily News
4. GIRLS GOLF LPD3 No. 7 Grosse Ile shot a 325 to win the Huron League Tournament – Monroe News
5. GIRLS GOLF Shepherd finished a repeat title run in the Mid-Michigan Golf Conference with a league tournament win – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
6. BOYS TENNIS Traverse City Central edged Petoskey by five points to win the Big North Conference Tournament – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 14 Ludington clinched the outright Lakes 8 Activities Conference title with a shutout of Muskegon Orchard View – Ludington Daily News
8. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 4 Centreville took over first place alone in the Southwest 10 Conference with a five-set win over Mendon – Sturgis Journal
9. VOLLEYBALL Zeeland East came back from a two-set deficit to defeat Zeeland West in five and take over first alone in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green – Holland Sentinel
10. BOYS SOCCER Pontiac maintained its league lead, downing Auburn Hills Avondale 3-1 in Oakland Activities Association Blue play – Oakland Press