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: 2/6/18
February 6, 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.
Today's Top 10
1. Boys Basketball: Surviving a 19-0 run, Frankfort came back to end McBain’s 59-game winning streak, 53-48 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. Boys Basketball: Genesee Area Conference Blue leader Burton Bentley got past GAC White leader Burton Atherton 50-46 – WNEM
3. Girls Basketball: Armada remained in first place in the Blue Water Area Conference with a 55-33 win over Capac – Macomb Daily
4. Boys Basketball: Cedarville got past Johannesburg-Lewiston 61-45 in a matchup of top teams in Class D and C, respectively – MI Sports Now
5. Boys Basketball: Mattawan reached double-digit wins for the first time since 2008-09 with a 56-50 win over Richland Gull Lake – JoeInsider.com
6. Girls Basketball: Hillman added a 15th straight win to its current streak, 59-26 over Mio – Alpena News
7. Girls Basketball: Chassell also pushed its winning streak to 15 with a 72-25 victory over Republic-Michigamme – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
8. Boys Basketball: Onekama held on late to edge Baldwin 70-65 – Manistee News Advocate
9. Girls Basketball: Rapid River made a buzzer-beater to push its game with Big Bay de Noc to overtime, then prevailed 62-55 – Escanaba Daily Press
10. Girls Basketball: Powers North Central upset Carney-Nadeau 55-41 – Iron Mountain Daily News