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: 2/16/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 16, 2022

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 8 West Bloomfield handed Division 2 power Detroit Edison its first in-state loss in four years, 65-62 – MLive-Detroit

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Oscoda clinched a fourth-straight North Star League Big Dipper title with a 59-45 win over Alcona – Bay City Times

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gibraltar Carlson downed Southgate Anderson 55-23 to clinch a share of the Downriver League championship – Monroe News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Morrice locked up its second-straight Genesee Area Conference Blue title with a big win over Webberville – Owosso Argus-Press

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Canton clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West title with a 61-24 win over Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 7 Muskegon earned a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green title with a 61-51 win over Holland – MuskegonSports.com

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain clinched a share of the Highland Conference championship with a big win over Houghton Lake, and Lake City’s loss to Manton – Cadillac News

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 10 Gaylord St. Mary clinched a share of the Ski Valley Conference title with a 51-44 win over Central Lake – Petoskey News-Review

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 19 Bloomfield Hills Marian edged No. 2 Farmington Hills Mercy 45-44 in overtime to earn a spot in the Detroit Catholic League Bishop championship game – Oakland Press

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 13 Houghton improved to 15-2 and sent Division 3 No. 2 Calumet to 14-2 with a 58-49 victory – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Also of note …

FOOTBALL River Rouge coach Corey Parker is leaving to become an assistant at University of Toledo after leading the Panthers to a 113-34 record and 2019 Division 3 title – Southgate News-Herald

BOYS BASKETBALL Dylan Barnowski went over 1,000 career points in Division 4 No. 7 Lake Leelanau St. Mary’s 68-26 win over Leland – Traverse City Record-Eagle

GIRLS BASKETBALL Anna Richards set East Jordan’s season 3-pointers record during a 48-31 win over Kalkaska – Petoskey News-Review