Today in the MHSAA: 8/31/18
August 31, 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. Cross Country: The Marquette girls and Ishpeming boys won the annual Dale Phillips Invitational – Marquette Mining Journal
2. Cross Country: Croswell-Lexington swept the girls and boys championships at the Brown City Invitational – Port Huron Times-Herald
3. Girls Golf: Brighton shot a 329 to win the Patriot Cup in Frankenmuth by 11 strokes – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. Boys Soccer: Aidan Day had three more goals as Alpena downed Bay City John Glenn 4-0 – Alpena News
5. Girls Golf: Sturgis won two Wolverine Conference jamborees, one on each nine of Lake Doster Golf Club in Plainwell – Sturgis Journal
6. Girls Golf: Byron shined in winning the first-ever Mid-Michigan Activities Conference girls golf meet – Owosso Argus-Press
7. Boys Soccer: Spring Lake earned its first win of the season, 3-1 over Sparta – Grand Haven Tribune
8. Boys Soccer: A pair of players scored twice as Adrian Lenawee Christian downed Blissfield – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. Girls Golf: Harbor Springs won the latest Lake Michigan Conference event with a 349 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. Boys Soccer: Charlevoix also earned its first victory of the fall, over Kalkaska – Petoskey News-Review
Today in the MHSAA: 9/6/18
September 6, 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. Volleyball: Traverse City Central earned its first win over rival West this decade, in three sets – WPBN
2. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 10 Grand Haven defeated Grand Rapids Northview and Grandville but fell to East Grand Rapids in a Wednesday quad – Grand Haven Tribune
3. Volleyball: After more than a decade as part of a co-op with Chassell, Painesdale-Jeffers has its own volleyball team again and earned its first win of the new era over Baraga – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
4. Volleyball: Division 1 honorable mention Rochester Hills Stoney Creek claimed the Rochester City Cup finishing ahead of its three neighbors – Oakland Press
5. Golf: Big Rapids won big in the Central State Activities Association, claiming the latest league meet by 71 strokes – Big Rapids News
6. Boys Soccer: Josh Varney scored both goals as Brownstown Woodhaven improved to 6-1 with a shutout of Trenton – Southgate News-Herald
7. Boys Soccer: Leland improved to 7-1-1 with a big win over Buckley, a Division 4 semifinalist last season – MI Sports Now
8. Boys Soccer: Melvindale stayed perfect in league play with a 3-2 win over Allen Park – Southgate News-Herald
9. Volleyball: Gaylord came back from dropping the first set to defeat Petoskey in four – Cadillac News
10. Cross Country: Gladstone swept the North Central Invitational championships – Escanaba Daily Press