Today in the MHSAA: 9/14/15
September 14, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
There's plenty of news and notes to share from a busy weekend all over Michigan, including some impressive runs by likely Class A volleyball contenders.
Boys Soccer
Mattawan held on against Portage Northern with a 2-1 overtime win Saturday, and held on to the No. 4 ranking in Division 2 this morning – Kalamazoo Gazette
Fraser, ranked No. 3 in Division 1, scored on a penalty kick to claim a 2-1 win over No. 17 Utica Ford and its Fraser Soccer Showcase Invitational championship – Macomb Daily
Girls Swimming and Diving
East Grand Rapids edged Rockford by 10 points to claim the West Michigan Relays at East Kentwood; both are ranked among the top 10 in their respective divisions – Grand Rapids Press
Boys Tennis
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central snapped Midland Dow’s string of five straight MHSAA championships at last season’s Finals, and finished first ahead of Dow by a point at Saturday’s Grosse Pointe North Invitational – Midland Daily News
Volleyball
Mattawan had a great Saturday all around, as its Class A No. 5 volleyball team was champion at the Grandville Invitational going 7-0 on the day – Kalamazoo Gazette
Class A No. 4 Grand Rapids Christian fell to Class B No. 2 Lake Odessa Lakewood in a tournament final earlier this season, but this time was the victor to win the East Kentwood Invitational – Grand Rapids Press
Petoskey improved to 17-3-2 this season by winning its own invitational, downing Harbor Springs in two sets in the final – Petoskey News
Good Reads
Logan MacGregor has an MHSAA Finals tennis win to his credit, pretty incredible for someone who only recently took up the sport – and more incredible for someone who has battled through leukemia – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Longtime Marine City Cardinal Mooney girls basketball coach Susan Everhart has stepped down after 25 seasons, three MHSAA Semifinals and a championship game appearance – Port Huron Times-Herald
Former Detroit Pershing star Spencer Haywood was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame last week – Detroit Free Press
Today in the MHSAA: 6/11/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 11, 2025
1. GIRLS SOCCER No. 11 Warren Regina earned its first trip to the Finals with a 2-0 Semifinal win over Almont in Division 3 – Macomb Daily
2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 7 Grand Rapids Catholic Central advanced to the Division 3 Final with a 1-0 win over Allegan – WZZM
3. GIRLS SOCCER No. 4 New Boston Huron edged No. 9 DeWitt 1-0 in a Division 2 Semifinal – Monroe News
4. GIRLS SOCCER Top-ranked Hudsonville Unity Christian edged Grand Rapids Christian 1-0 in a Division 2 Semifinal – Grand Rapids Press
5. SOFTBALL Top-ranked Escanaba got past No. 2 Hudsonville Unity Christian 3-0 in eight innings to advance to the Division 2 Semifinals – Upper Michigan’s Source
6. SOFTBALL Top-ranked Clare edged No. 2 Gladstone 1-0 to advance in Division 3 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
7. SOFTBALL Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary defeated No. 5 Holton 4-3 in Division 4 to earn its first Semifinals trip – Saginaw News
8. SOFTBALL Algonac downed No. 7 Millington 8-6 in a Division 3 Quarterfinal – Port Huron Times Herald
9. SOFTBALL No. 9 Carleton Airport advanced in Division 2 with a 5-2 win over No. 4 Dearborn Divine Child – Monroe News
10. SOFTBALL No. 6 Grass Lake earned a return to the Division 3 Semifinals with a 10-9 win over No. 5 Laingsburg – Jackson Citizen Patriot