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: 8/22/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 22, 2025
1. VOLLEYBALL Fowler downed Onekama in five sets in a matchup of Division 4 contenders – Manistee News-Advocate
2. BOYS TENNIS Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood was first and Ann Arbor Greenhills and Holland Christian tied for second at the Sturgis Great 8 – Sturgis Journal
3. GIRLS GOLF Montague won its West Michigan Conference jamboree as Cadence Fox tied the program’s low-round record of 75 – CatchMark SportsNet
4. BOYS SOCCCER Gaylord defeated Petoskey for the first time since 2019, 5-4 – Petoskey News-Review
5. VOLLEYBALL New Boston Huron avenged a pool play loss to Flat Rock to clinch the Erie Mason Invitational title – Monroe News
6. BOYS SOCCER Troy Athens downed Troy High 1-0 – Oakland Press
7. BOYS SOCCER Muskegon Mona Shores and Western Michigan Christian played to a 2-2 draw at the Heroes Cup – Local Sports Journal
8. VOLLEYBALL Mancelona opened its season with victories over Grand Traverse Academy and Traverse City Bulldogs homeschoolers – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. BOYS SOCCER Cadillac earned its first win of the season, downing Sault Ste. Marie – Cadillac News
10. VOLLEYBALL Manistee downed Muskegon Orchard View and Mason County Central in its season openers – Ludington Daily News