Today in the MHSAA: 8/28/20

August 28, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Contenders in girls golf continued to emerge Thursday, as did a possible girls tennis contender in the Upper Peninsula.

1. Girls Golf: Anci Dy led a dominating Traverse City West performance as the Titans won the Midland Dow Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Girls Golf: St. Joseph and Portage Northern freshman KT Leinwand were the winners at Thursday’s Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference event – WWMT

3. Girls Tennis: Escanaba earned a 4-4 tie with Marquette, the reigning Upper Peninsula Division 1 champion – Escanaba Daily Press

4. Volleyball: Opening night was senior night as well as Manton downed Clare 3-1 – Cadillac News

5. Boys Soccer: Cadillac scored both of its goals during the second half of a 2-1 win over Leland – Up North Live

6. Volleyball: Carney-Nadeau allowed only 26 points over a three-game sweep of Crystal Falls Forest Park – Iron Mountain Daily News

7. Volleyball: Gladwin traveled north and brought home a five-set win over Grayling – Midland Daily News

8. Volleyball: Alpena swept Cheboygan, Hillman and Rogers City in a home quad – Alpena News

9. Volleyball: Mackinaw City opened with a sweep of DeTour – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

10. Girls Golf: Hudsonville Unity Christian shot a 187 to get past Holland Christian in league play – Holland Sentinel

Today in the MHSAA: 10/22/20

October 22, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The first District soccer championships of 2020 were celebrated across the Lower Peninsula on Wednesday, with the reigning Division 3 Finals champion continuing an incredible streak.

1. Boys soccer: Division 3 No. 2 Grosse Ile clinched its 12th-straight District title in this sport, shutting out Detroit Cristo Rey – Southgate News-Herald

2. Boys Soccer: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s earned its first District title in soccer, downing Ortonville Brandon 2-1 in a shootout in Division 2 – Oakland Press

3. Cross Country: Shepherd’s girls – No. 9 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – claimed their 11th-consecutive league title, winning the Jack Pine Conference, while Clare’s boys won for the 12th time in 13 seasons – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun Girls/Boys

4. Boys Soccer: In Division 1, Muskegon Mona Shores shut out Rockford for its first District title since 2005 – FOX17

5. Boys Soccer: Top-ranked Elk Rapids downed No. 14 Traverse City Christian 1-0 to clinch a Division 3 District championship – MI Sports Now

6. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 3 Cadillac defeated Division 1 No. 10 Traverse City West in five sets to create a two-way tie atop the Big North Conference standings – Cadillac News

7. Boys Soccer: No. 5 Riverview improved to 18-1 with a Division 2 District Final win over Gibraltar Carlson – Southgate News-Herald

8. Boys Soccer: Utica Eisenhower claimed a Division 1 District title with a 2-1 win over Clarkston – Macomb Daily

9. Boys Soccer: No. 10 Imlay City locked up a Division 2 District title with a 5-2 win over Clio – Flint Journal

10. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 2 Schoolcraft moved into first place alone in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Valley with a sweep of former co-leader Constantine – JoeInsider.com

Also of note …

Football: Forest Hills Central and Grand Rapids Northview worked together to create a memorable moment for one of the most dedicated Rangers supporters – WOODTV