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: 10/15/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 15, 2025
1. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 4 Kingsley finished a repeat championship run in the Northern Shores Conference with a sweep of Elk Rapids and hasn’t lost a set in two years of league play – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. CROSS COUNTRY The Traverse City West girls – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – and Central boys clinched Big North Conference titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD3 No. 4 Blissfield girls and Adrian boys claimed Lenawee County championships – Adrian Daily Telegram Girls | Boys
4. BOYS SOCCER Warren De La Salle Collegiate downed Grosse Pointe North 6-0 in Division 2 as Andrew Corder set a single-season scoring record – Macomb Daily
5. BOYS SOCCER No. 6 Okemos defeated Brighton 3-0 and Grand Ledge downed East Lansing 2-1 in Division 1 District Semifinals – WLNS
6. BOYS SOCCER Standish-Sterling will play for what would be a first District title after defeating Essexville Garber 5-2 in Division 3 – Bay City Times
7. BOYS SOCCER Ida earned its first win all-time over honorable mention Milan, 1-0 to advance in Division 3 – Monroe News
8. BOYS SOCCER Macomb Dakota scored the game’s lone goal with less than two minutes to play in a Division 1 District Semifinal against Macomb L’Anse Creuse North – Macomb Daily
9. BOYS SOCCER Lake Orion advanced in Division 1 with a 2-1 win over Oxford – Oakland Press
10. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City St. Francis came back from two goals down late to defeat Gaylord 3-2 in overtime in Division 2 – MI Sports Now