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: 10/6/20

October 7, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Girls Golf Regionals teed off in the Lower Peninsula on Monday, with a number of highlights adding to a day that also saw Negaunee win the Upper Peninsula Division 1 girls tennis title (see “Latest Posts at right).

1. Girls Golf: St. Joseph shot a 358 to win its fifth straight Regional, in Lower Peninsula Division 2 at Yankee Springs – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

2. Girls Golf: Whitehall claimed its first Regional title since 2011, with No. 3 Big Rapids second and No. 5 Ada Forest Hills Eastern third in LPD3; and top-ranked Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern won its Regional in LPD2 ahead of second-place East Grand Rapids and third-place and No. 6 Muskegon Mona Shores – Muskegon Chronicle

3. Girls Golf: No. 8 Flint Powers Catholic, Cheboygan and Freeland advanced from the LPD3 Regional at Flint Golf Club – Flint Journal

4. Boys Soccer: North Muskegon earned a share of the West Michigan Conference title with a 3-2 win over Division 2 No. 9 (MPR) Whitehall – Muskegon Chronicle

5. Boys Tennis: LPD2 No. 13 Traverse City Central claimed five flight titles to win the Big North Conference Tournament and overall championship – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. Boys Tennis: LPD3 No. 7 Holland Christian defeated Spring Lake 6-2 in the championship match to claim the Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue title – Holland Sentinel

7. Boys Soccer: Oscoda downed Fairview 8-2 to clinch the North Star League championship – WBKB

8. Cross Country: Marquette’s teams swept the Gladstone Invitational races – Iron Mountain Daily News

9. Boys Tennis: LPD4 No. 9 (tied) Whitehall, No. 8 North Muskegon and No. 9 (tied) Ludington took the top three spots, all within 1-2 points of each other, at the Coastal Conference quad – Local Sports Journal

10. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 9 Saginaw Valley Lutheran improved to 17-2 with wins over Corunna, Durand and Frankenmuth – Saginaw News