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: 5/31/17

May 31, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

This spring’s first night of baseball, softball and girls soccer Districts enjoyed more drama than usual, with a number of upsets changing how brackets were expected to look this weekend – especially in the Bay City and Oakland County areas.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.

Baseball

Bay City Central scored two runs in the seventh inning to upset Bay City Western 3-2 in Division 1 – Bay City Times

Also in Division 1, Ann Arbor Skyline upset No. 10 Brighton 1-0 in nine innings – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

No. 14 Holt downed Battle Creek Lakeview 7-1 in a matchup of teams currently or formerly ranked in Division 1 – Battle Creek Enquirer

Battle Creek Harper Creek got past Marshall 2-1 in nine innings in Division 2 – Battle Creek Enquirer

Bloomfield Hills earned a stunning 5-2 win over No. 3 Birmingham Groves in Division 1 – Oakland Press

In Flint Southwestern’s final regular-season doubleheader ever, Chris Jones broke the school’s single-season stolen base record with his 50th in 54 tries – Flint Journal

Boys Lacrosse

Canton followed a seven-goal comeback against Saline with a five-goal comeback to beat Plymouth 8-7 in overtime in a Division 1 Regional – Observer & Eccentric

Girls Soccer

No. 9 Middleville Thornapple Kellogg opened with perhaps the most stunning win on the first night of the soccer tournament, taking down No. 5 Richland Gull Lake 4-1 in Division 2 – Grand Rapids Press

After the teams split during the regular season, No. 17 Portage Central won the Division 1 District game 1-0 over Mattawan – Kalamazoo Gazette

Saginaw Heritage downed Bay City Western 2-1 in overtime in Division 1 after falling to the Warriors 5-1 earlier this spring – Saginaw News

After seeing a two-goal lead dissolve late, Muskegon Western Michigan Christian downed No. 9 North Muskegon 3-2 with a shootout in Division 4 – Muskegon Chronicle

After falling to Marine City in the District the last two seasons, Richmond downed the No. 18 Mariners 1-0 in overtime in Division 3 – Clinton Township Voice

Division 2 No. 16 Stevensville Lakeshore came back from two goals down to beat Vicksburg 3-2 – St. Joseph Herald Palladium

Softball

Barely a week after being swept by Bay City Western, Bay City Central upset the Warriors 7-4 in Division 1 – Bay City Times

Holland scored in the seventh inning to down Grand Haven 5-4, also in Division 1 – Grand Haven Tribune

No. 3 Escanaba jumped to a 7-0 lead on honorable mention Petoskey in Division 2 and finished with an 8-2 victory – Petoskey News-Review