Today in the MHSAA: 9/15/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 15, 2022
1. BOYS TENNIS Lower Peninsula Division 2 top-ranked Midland Dow earned three more impressive wins over No. 4 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, No. 10 (tied) Detroit U-D Jesuit and Flushing – Midland Daily News
2. GIRLS GOLF LPD4 No. 2 Adrian Lenawee Christian won the latest Independent Golf League jamboree on a fifth-score tie-breaker over No. 6 Brooklyn Columbia Central – Adrian Daily Telegram
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 3 Holland Christian and No. 5 Hudsonville Unity Christian played to a 1-1 draw – Holland Sentinel
4. GIRLS GOLF Muskegon Mona Shores edged LPD2 No. 15 Zeeland West by a stroke to win the latest Ottawa-Kent Conference Green jamboree – Local Sports Journal
5. BOYS SOCCER Grand Blanc earned a 4-1 win on the road at Division 3 No. 11 Flint Powers Catholic – Mid-Michigan Now
6. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD3 No. 4 Milan earned a 106-80 win over Dexter, which additionally doubled up LPD3 honorable mention Chelsea – Chelsea Sun Times News
7. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Essexville Garber came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Alma in five sets – Bay City Times
8. BOYS SOCCER Brownstown Woodhaven earned an important edge in the Downriver League with a 5-2 win over Gibraltar Carlson – Southgate News-Herald
9. VOLLEYBALL Carleton Airport swept Flat Rock in a memorable rivalry match – Monroe News
10. BOYS SOCCER Michigan Center made its first-half goal stand in a win over Brooklyn Columbia Central – Jackson Citizen Patriot
Today in the MHSAA: 11/4/16
November 4, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A number of District volleyball tournaments finished Thursday, with a number of champions winning for the second, third or fourth straight time. But there also was a 10-time champion crowned again – and three teams winning titles for the first time in at least 15 years.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Volleyball
Class A No. 9 Grand Haven swept Muskegon Mona Shores to claim a 10th straight District championship – Grand Haven Tribune
Class B No. 6 Battle Creek Harper Creek downed Marshall for a fourth straight District title – Battle Creek Enquirer
Calumet, an honorable mention in Class C, swept Ironwood for a fifth straight District title – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Centreville won its first District championship since 1995, downing Decatur in three sets in Class C – Sturgis Journal
Coleman edged Beal City 3-2 in Class C to win its first District title since 2001 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Also in Class C, Morley Stanwood won its fourth straight District title, downing Lakeview – Big Rapids News
In Class D, Portland St. Patrick won its first District title since 1991 with a four-set victory over Merrill – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
Good Reads
St. Joseph tennis player Ahmeir Kyle finished off an impressive run through the boys Lower Peninsula Division 2 Finals last month, winning the No. 2 singles title to become what's believed to be the first girl to win an individual flight in an MHSAA boys tennis championship tournament. Second Half covered the victory at the time, and both the St. Joseph Herald-Palladium and Kalamazoo Gazette featured the Bears standout this week – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium, Kalamazoo Gazette