Today in the MHSAA: 9/16/19
September 16, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
We’re a month away from the start of the postseason in most sports, but many of the state’s best got looks at the competition this weekend at prestigious invitationals for cross country, volleyball and girls swimming & diving.
1. Cross Country: The Brighton boys – top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – finished first, and the LPD2 No. 1 East Grand Rapids girls finished second to a team from Ohio as the top in-state performers in the Elite race at the Spartan Invitational at Michigan State University – Athletic.net
2. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 3 Lowell won the Farmington Hills Mercy Invitational, sweeping the host and top-ranked Marlins in the final – Oakland Press
3. Girls Swimming & Diving: Zeeland claimed the West Michigan Relays title at Grand Haven, edging runner-up and LPD3 No. 1 East Grand Rapids by two points – Swimcloud.com
4. Cross Country: The LPD1 No. 3 Dexter boys and LPD1 No. 5 Salem girls were Division I winners, and Saugatuck swept its division’s races among many at the Holly Invitational – Athletic.net
5. Cross Country: Saline (LPD1 No. 4 girls, No. 6 boys) swept the Division 1 races, while the LPD2 honorable mention Tecumseh girls and Adrian boys also were team champions at the 51st Huron Invitational – Athletic.net
6. Volleyball: Division 3 honorable mention Morley Stanwood repeated as Big Rapids Crossroads Invitational champion, sweeping Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart in the final – Big Rapids News
7. Volleyball: Kingsford continued its tournament success this fall with the championship at the Gladstone Rock Invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News
8. Volleyball: Division 4 No. 5 Mendon lost only one set on the day and defeated Reading in the final in winning the Union City Tournament – Sturgis Journal
9. Volleyball: Manton also lost only one set in claiming its invitational, downing Charlevoix in the final – Cadillac News
10. Cross Country: The LPD1 No. 4 Romeo boys and Sterling Heights Stevenson girls claimed Autumn Classic championships – Macomb Daily
Today in the MHSAA: 8/26/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 26, 2025
1. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 4 Mendon defeated Three Rivers to finish an undefeated day as St. Joseph County Tournament champion – Sturgis Journal
2. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 8 Frankenmuth defeated No. 6 Alma 4-1, and Freeland defeated No. 11 Saginaw Swan Valley 3-2 – Saginaw News
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 11 Holland High and Holland Christian played to a 1-1 draw – Holland Sentinel
4. GIRLS GOLF Harbor Springs and Katey Buchanan were champions at the Grayling Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. BOYS SOCCER Brooklyn Columbia Central added a 5-1 win over Division 3 No. 12 Grass Lake to its strong start – Jackson Citizen Patriot
6. CROSS COUNTRY The Monroe Jefferson and Southgate Anderson boys and Ypsilanti Lincoln girls were among winners at the Milan Puddle Jumpers Invitational – Monroe News | Athletic.net
7. BOYS SOCCER Bay City Western defeated Midland 1-0, its first win over the Chemics since 2018 – Bay City Times
8. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 7 Grosse Ile posted its second-straight shutout, this time 3-0 over Riverview – Southgate News-Herald
9/ BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow edged Mount Pleasant 5-4 in the Saginaw Valley League – Midland Daily News
10. BOYS SOCCER Fremont followed Deagan Klimek to a 3-0 win over Big Rapids – Local Sports Journal