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: 2/27/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 27, 2025
1. HOCKEY Top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central downed No. 2 Hartland 2-1 in overtime to win a Division 1 Regional championship – Oakland Press
2. HOCKEY Riverview Gabriel Richard secured its eighth-straight Division 3 Regional title with a 5-2 victory over Detroit Country Day – Southgate News-Herald
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Catholic Central advanced in a Division 2 District with a 44-35 win over Hudsonville Unity Christian – Grand Rapids Press
4. HOCKEY Top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic clinched a Division 2 Regional title with a 4-1 win over No. 10 White Lake Lakeland – WJRT
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Battle Creek Harper Creek defeated Pennfield in a Division 2 District matchup of co-champions from the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference – Battle Creek Enquirer
6. HOCKEY Sparta claimed a Division 1 Regional title with a 2-1 overtime win over Muskegon Mona Shores – Local Sports Journal
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Pinconning’s Brady Lupcke reached 1,000 career points in his team’s 45-42 Division 3 District win over Beaverton – Bay City Times
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Goodrich downed Flint Kearsley in Division 2, 61-40, to avenge a pair of regular-season losses including in last week’s Flint Metro League title game – WJRT
9. HOCKEY No. 7 Marquette advanced in Division 2 with a 2-1 overtime win over Midland in a Regional Final – Midland Daily News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon won a Division 1 District Semifinal matchup of league champions 66-43 over Greenville – Local Sports Journal