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: 3/1/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 1, 2022

1. SKIING Cadillac’s girls won their first Finals championship since 1990 while Traverse City Central’s girls, Traverse City West’s boys and Petoskey’s boys all repeated as champions – Second Half

2. HOCKEY Romeo advanced with a 4-0 Division 2 Regional championship win over New Baltimore Anchor Bay – Macomb Daily

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL By way of Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart’s 48-46 win over St. Charles, Coleman won a share of the Mid-State Activities Conference title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Traverse City West upset Big North Conference champion Petoskey 32-18 in a Division 1 District opener – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Farmington and Lake Orion both earned their first District wins in at least a decade – Oakland Press

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL North Muskegon avenged two regular-season losses with a 37-35 Division 3 District win over Shelby – Local Sports Journal

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Phoenix Burden-Smith’s game winner sent Saginaw Arts & Sciences past Midland Calvary Baptist 40-38 in a Division 4 District opener – Saginaw News

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Owen Varnado went over 1,000 career points in Muskegon Western Michigan Christian’s 58-44 win over Manistee – Grand Haven Tribune

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Walled Lake Northern broke a nine-game, four-year losing streak against Walled Lake Central with a 40-37 Division 1 District Win – Spinal Column

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Greenville earned its first District win since 2016, 43-38 over Cedar Springs in Division 2 – Greenville Daily News