Today in the MHSAA: 9/15/20

September 15, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Another meeting of Lower Peninsula golf elite tops today’s list of Monday’s headliners from across the state.

1. Girls Golf: Flint Powers Catholic’s Jolie Brochu and South Lyon – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – were winners at the Davison Invitational – Flint Journal

2. Volleyball: Muskegon Mona Shores defeated Grand Haven, Spring Lake and Fruitport during an indoor “Battle on the Boardwalk” – Muskegon Chronicle

3. Boys Soccer: Buckley came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Maple City Glen Lake 5-3 and improve to 9-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. Volleyball: Kingsley swept Manistee, Maple City Glen Lake and Traverse City Christian – MI Sports Now

5. Boys Tennis: LPD3 No. 7 Holland Christian edged Hamilton 5-3 with three singles wins – Holland Sentinel

6. Volleyball: Saginaw Valley Lutheran scooped up a pair of wins against larger opponents, downing Saginaw Heritage and Swan Valley – Saginaw News

7. Boys Soccer: Brownstown Woodhaven scored twice during the final five minutes to get past Allen Park 3-2 – Southgate News-Herald

8. Volleyball: Bark River-Harris improved to 4-1 with a sweep of Ishpeming Westwood – Escanaba Daily Press

9. Boys Soccer: Grand Blanc scored five unanswered goals during the second half to defeat Midland 6-0 – Midland Daily News

10. Volleyball: Morley Stanwood opened league play with a sweep of Holton – Big Rapids News

Today in the MHSAA: 8/17/18

August 17, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media. 

1. Girls Golf: Muskegon Reeths-Puffer shot a 325 to take a six-stroke lead on Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern during the first round of the annual Lober Classic at Grand Traverse Resort; Forest Hills Northern won Lower Peninsula Division 2 last season, and Reeths-Puffer was third – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Boys Tennis: Traverse City West won the Saginaw Heritage Invitational, followed by Midland; Midland made the LPD1 Finals last fall – Midland Daily News

3. Girls Tennis: Marquette won its second straight match in two days by an 8-0 score, this time over Gladstone; Marquette was the UPD1 runner-up last season – Escanaba Daily Press

Also of note:

Girls Tennis: From Wednesday, Negaunee downed Ishpeming Westwood 7-1 in an opening matchup between annual Upper Peninsula powers; Negaunee has won four straight U.P. Division 1 titles and Westwood has won eight of the last nine in UPD2 – Marquette Mining Journal