Today in the MHSAA: 9/12/18
September 12, 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: Division 4 No. 3 Leland came back from losing the first set to down Division 2 No. 9 Kingsley in five – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 7 Canton avenged an early-season loss to No. 5 Salem by handing the Rocks their first defeat, 3-2 – Observer & Eccentric
3. Cross Country: The Lower Peninsula top-ranked Northville girls and No. 2 Brighton boys won big league races against ranked competition – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. Boys Soccer: Division 3 No. 5 Ludington took a significant step in Lakes 8 Conference play with a 2-1 win over Division 4 No. 3 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – Ludington Daily News
5. Cross Country: Marquette’s Upper Peninsula Division 1 top-ranked teams continued to dominate, sweeping championships at the Kingsford Invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News
6. Boys Soccer: Cadillac downed host Petoskey 1-0, earning its first road win over the Northmen in at least 10 years – Cadillac News
7. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 2 Pontiac Notre Dame swept Bloomfield Hills and Troy Athens to improve to 23-5 – Oakland Press
8. Volleyball: Schoolcraft, No. 3 in Division 3, shut down league rival Kalamazoo Christian – WWMT
9. Girls Swimming & Diving: Spring Lake, an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 3, edged Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern by nine points – Grand Haven Tribune
10. Cross Country: Romeo swept Macomb Area Conference Red races at the latest league event – Macomb Daily
Also of note ...
Boys Basketball: Longtime Clarkston coach Dan Fife announced his retirement. He's the third-winningest coach in the sport in MHSAA history and led the Wolves to the last two Class A titles – Oakland Press
Today In The MHSAA: 10/13/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 13, 2021
1. VOLLEYBALL Kingsley swept Suttons Bay to clinch a share of a third-straight Northwest Conference championship – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 6 Centreville swept Cassopolis to clinch the Southwest 10 Conference title – Sturgis Journal
3. BOYS SOCCER Despite playing a player down, Grosse Pointe South scored late to defeat Utica 2-1 and clinch the Macomb Area Conference White title – Macomb Daily
4. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 2 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian finished a perfect run through the Lakes 8 Activities Conference with a four-set win over Orchard View – MuskegonSports.com
5. BOYS SOCCER By way of Royal Oak’s 1-0 win over Division 1 No. 12 Rochester, Birmingham Groves locked up the Oakland Activities Association White championship – Oakland Press
6. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 8 Northville swept No. 7 Novi to move into first place alone in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West – Observer & Eccentric
7. VOLLEYBALL Muskegon Mona Shores opened Ottawa-Kent Conference Green Tournament play with a sweep of Holland – MuskegonSports.com
8. CROSS COUNTRY Hart swept the final West Michigan Conference jamborees; Hart’s girls are No. 1 in LPD3, and the boys are ranked No. 3 – Ludington Daily News
9. VOLLEYBALL Zeeland West, Zeeland East and Holland Christian also opened O-K tournament play with wins – Holland Sentinel
10. BOYS SOCCER McBain Northern Michigan Christian finished the regular season 16-1-1 with a 2-1 win over Traverse City Christian – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Also of note …
MONTROSE Many in the Flint area and the MHSAA included are mourning the death of Tom Skinner, a longtime broadcaster who as recently as this fall served as a voice of NFHS Network broadcasts after previously building one of the top Student Broadcast Programs in the country at Montrose – Flint Journal