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: 11/3/20

November 3, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The MHSAA Volleyball Tournament began at the District level Monday, and not without a full slate of nail-biters as teams across the state started their marches toward Kellogg Arena.

1. Volleyball: In a match with three sets determined by two points, No. 5 Utica Eisenhower defeated honorable mention Rochester Hills Stoney Creek in five in Division 1 – Macomb Daily

2. Volleyball: No. 10 Beal City won the first set, but No. 8 Morley Stanwood won the next three in a Division 3 opener – Big Rapids News

3. Volleyball: After losing the second set, No. 3 Saginaw Valley Lutheran came back to finish a four-set win over Reese in Division 3 – WJRT

4. Volleyball: Grand Haven began a march toward a hoped-for 14th-straight District title with a sweep of Muskegon Mona Shores in Division 1 – Local Sports Journal

5. Volleyball: Brethren came back from a two-set deficit to defeat Mason County Eastern in five in Division 4 – Manistee News Advocate

6. Volleyball: L’Anse won the final two sets to take a five-set Division 3 win over West Iron County – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

7. Volleyball: Mount Pleasant also came back to win the last two sets to get past Midland Dow in five in Division 1 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

8. Volleyball: Coldwater and Holt traded sets before the Cardinals won the fifth 15-13 in Division 1 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

9. Volleyball: Bellaire and Gaylord St. Mary also played to five sets in Division 4, with the Snowbirds emerging as winners – Up North Live

10. Volleyball: Brimley and Engadine also traded sets in Division 4 before the Bays emerged in five – MI Sports Now

Also of note …

Girls Swimming & Diving: From Saturday, top-ranked Ann Arbor Pioneer was first and No. 2 Saline second as Lower Peninsula Division 1 powers dominated the Southeastern Conference Red finale – We Love Ann Arbor