Today In The MHSAA: 9/1/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 1, 2021

1. VOLLEYBALL Unranked Reese earned an impressive sweep of Division 3 No. 3 Saginaw Valley Lutheran, winning both sets by two points apiece – Saginaw News

2. CROSS COUNTRY Monroe Jefferson swept the team and individual championships at Milan’s Puddle Jumper Invitational – Monroe News

3. GIRLS GOLF Montague shot a 367 to edge Traverse City West by a stroke at the latter’s invitational at Interlochen – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. BOYS SOCCER Brandon Winter had two goals and an assist as North Muskegon downed Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 5-2 – Local Sports Journal

5. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Dexter – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – opened the dual meet portion of its season with a 102-84 win over Milan – Chelsea Sun Times News

6. BOYS SOCCER Henry Plumstead had three goals and two assists in Maple City Glen Lake’s win over Charlevoix – Up North Live

7. VOLLEYBALL Allen Park Inter-City Baptist came back after losing the first set to down Allen Park High in five – Southgate News-Herald

8. BOYS SOCCER Dowagiac dominated first-half play in a win over Niles Brandywine – Niles Daily Star

9. VOLLEYBALL Kingsford came back after losing the first set to win the next three against Felch North Dickinson – Iron Mountain Daily News

10. VOLLEYBALL Manton swept Brethren and Frankfort to move to 6-0 – Cadillac News

Today in the MHSAA: 10/1/18

September 30, 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: Otsego senior Alex Comerford became the state’s first runner to break 15 minutes this season with a 26-second win at his team’s invitational – Athletic.net 

2. Girls Cross Country: Rockford senior Ericka VanderLende ran the state’s fastest time on the girls side this season, 16:55.9, in winning at the Allendale Invitational – Athletic.net 

3. Girls Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 4 Birmingham Groves won the most high-profile dual of its quad, over No. 6 Midland Dow, but the Chargers did earn victories over honorable mentions Grosse Pointe North and Fenton – Midland Daily News

4. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 2 Bronson defeated Division 2 honorable mentions Niles and then Edwardsburg to finish its run at its annual invitational – Sturgis Journal

5. Cross Country: The Plymouth boys (LPD1 No. 3) and Northville girls (LPD1 No. 1) won championships at the Coaching Legends Invitational at Huron Meadows Metropark – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. Cross Country: Dearborn Divine Child and Salem’s girls and boys teams swept championships at the Marauder Invitational at Lake Erie Metropark; Divine Child and Salem’s girls both are ranked No. 2, in Division 2 and 1 respectively, while the Divine Child boys are No. 13 in LPD2 and Salem’s are No. 9 in LPD1 – Southgate News-Herald 

7. Cross Country: Lansing Catholic’s boys (LPD2 No. 7), DeWitt’s girls (LPD2 No. 5), and both Ithaca teams (girls are LPD3 No. 14) won championships at the DeWitt Invitational – Athletic.net

8. Cross Country: The Petoskey (LPD2 No. 3) and Grandville Calvin Christian (LPD3 No. 4) girls and Pewamo-Westphalia (LPD3 No. 3) and Farmington boys won championships at the Shepherd Invitational – Athletic.net

9. Boys Tennis: Andrew Swirczek repeated as individual Greater Muskegon Athletic Association champion for Muskegon Mona Shores, but Whitehall edged the Sailors by three points for the team title – Local Sports Journal

10. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD2 honorable mention Battle Creek Lakeview returned to the top of the local ranking with a win at the All-City meet – Battle Creek Enquirer