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: 4/26/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 26, 2022

1. BOYS LACROSSE Hartland’s Bo Lockwood set the MHSAA career assists record at 241 and counting during the Division 1 No. 6 Eagles’ win over Salem – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 5 Hudsonville Unity Christian edged Division 2 No. 7 Spring Lake 2-1 in a league matchup of state-ranked teams – Grand Haven Tribune

3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 8 Essexville Garber downed No. 15 Freeland 4-2 in league play – Mid-Michigan Now

4. GIRLS SOCCER Bay City Western played Division 1 No. 2 Midland Dow to a league draw – Midland Daily News

5. GIRLS LACROSSE Ella Spooner’s school-record 13 goals led Holland West Ottawa past Zeeland 16-9 – Holland Sentinel

6. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 10 Grand Blanc handed honorable mention Midland its first losses of the season in a sweep – Midland Daily News

7. BASEBALL Division 4 No. 4 Johannesburg-Lewiston and Division 3 No. 19 Traverse City St. Francis played to a high-scoring split – Up North Live

8. BOYS GOLF North Muskegon won a close Shelby Invitational, shooting 358 to finish a stroke ahead of Reeths-Puffer and three ahead of Manistee – Manistee News-Advocate

9. SOFTBALL Mikaylyn Kenney didn’t allow a hit over a combined 11 innings in Pentwater’s no-hitter sweep of Bear Lake – Ludington Daily News

10. BASEBALL Flushing ran its winning streak to seven with a 13-12 victory over Lapeer – WJRT