Today in the MHSAA: 9/11/18
September 11, 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. Girls Golf: Medalist Bethany Nowak led Tecumseh to the team championship at a rainy Adrian Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram
2. Boys Soccer: Lincoln Alcona earned an early edge in the North Star League race with a 4-1 win over frequent contender Oscoda – Alpena News
3. Boys Soccer: Quincy avenged an early-season loss to Grass Lake with a 5-1 win – Coldwater Daily Reporter
4. Girls Golf: Byron moved to 5-0 with a 37-stroke victory against Webberville – Owosso Argus-Press
5. Boys Soccer: Utica Eisenhower came back from an early one-goal deficit to down rival Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily
6. Boys Tennis: Ludington, No. 8 in Lower Peninsula Division 4, opened Coastal Tennis Conference play with a solid win over Grant – Ludington Daily News
7. Boys soccer: Cole Miller scored three goals as Fremont surged past Reed City – Local Sports Journal
8. Boys Soccer: Alpena scored all four of its goals in the first half of a 4-0 win over Harbor Springs – WBKB
9. Volleyball: Gladwin improved to 12-6 with a sweep of Standish-Sterling – Midland Daily News
10. Boys Soccer: Muskegon Orchard View scored all four of its goals during the second half of a 4-0 win over Shelby – Local Sports Journal
Today in the MHSAA: 10/21/15
October 21, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
League cross country finals and the second day of the Lower Peninsula boys soccer tournament dominated headlines as teams celebrated and continued to push toward next month’s MHSAA Finals.
Cross Country
The unranked Quincy girls won the Big 8 Conference final ahead of Lower Peninsula Division 4 No. 8 Concord. Concord’s boys won their race – Coldwater Daily Reporter
The Traverse City Central girls, No. 6 in LPD1, and the West boys who are No. 12, won the Big North Conference championships races – Traverse City Record-Eagle
The Otsego girls, No. 2 in LPD2, won their third straight Wolverine Conference championship while the No. 10-ranked boys also won – Kalamazoo Gazette
The Shepherd boys, No. 4 in LPD3, and the No. 5 girls swept the Tri-Valley Conference titles – the girls ahead of No. 3 Ithaca – Saginaw News
Boys Soccer
Two of the best from the Grand Rapids area met in a Division 1 opener, with No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central outlasting No. 12 East Kentwood 3-2 – Grand Rapids Press
Warren DeLaSalle scored in the final seconds of overtime to edge St. Clair Shores Lakeview 2-1 in a Division 1 game – Oakland Press
Midland Dow avenged its only Saginaw Valley League North loss by downing champion Saginaw Heritage 3-0 in a Division 1 opener – Midland Daily News
Division 1 No. 16 Grand Haven headed home the winning goal in overtime to survive Jenison in their opener – Muskegon Chronicle
Unranked Birmingham Seaholm won its first district game since 2011, and did so against No. 18 Birmingham Brother Rice, 2-1 – Oakland Press