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: 9/20/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 20, 2023
1. VOLLEYBALL No. 4 Brighton won the first set, but top-ranked Northville won the next three of this matchup between top teams in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 top-ranked Richland Gull Lake delivered Division 1 No. 8 Portage Central’s first defeat this fall, 2-0 – WWMT
3. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 7 Lake City swept Manton in Highland Conference play – Cadillac News
4. BOYS SOCCER Chesaning won a matchup of first-place teams in the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference, 1-0 over Byron – WJRT
5. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention South Lyon East stands atop the Lakes Valley Conference thanks to a four-set win over Walled Lake Northern – Oakland Press
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 12 Royal Oak remains first in the Oakland Activities Association White after a scoreless draw with Bloomfield Hills – Oakland Press
7. BOYS SOCCER Petoskey sits alone atop the Big North Conference after a 6-1 win over Cadillac – Petoskey News-Review
8. VOLLEYBALL Davison earned a five-set road win at rival Grand Blanc – Mid-Michigan Now
9. VOLLEYBALL Escanaba won the third set 31-29 to finish a sweep of Gladstone – Escanaba Daily Press
10. VOLLEYBALL Three of four sets were decided by three points or fewer as Union City got past Concord – Coldwater Daily Reporter