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: 5/7/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 7, 2021
1. Girls Soccer: Pinckney handed Dexter just its third league loss over Dexter’s last 58 league games, 1-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Baseball: Division 4 No. 8 Bark River-Harris handed Escanaba its first loss this season, 11-3 – Escanaba Daily Press
3. Baseball: Division 3 No. 5 Blissfield moved to 16-2 with a 10-1 win over No. 13 Clinton – Adrian Daily Telegram
4. Girls Soccer: Gaylord picked up a big Big North Conference win, 2-0 over Division 2 No. 6 Cadillac – Cadillac News
5. Boys Golf: Ludington won the Benona Invitational led by individual runner-up Ben Zwick – Ludington Daily News
6. Girls Soccer: South Lyon East came back to down Milford 3-2 to remain undefeated – Observer & Eccentric
7. Baseball: Zeeland East finished its sweep of Zeeland West with an eighth-inning walk-off single – Holland Sentinel
8. Softball: Wixom St. Catherine scored seven runs in the seventh inning to come back and defeat Madison Heights Bishop Foley 11-10 – Oakland Press
9. Softball: Spring Lake scored five runs in the seventh inning to come back and defeat Grand Rapids West Catholic, also 11-10 – Local Sports Journal
10. Softball: Owosso continued to pull away in the Flint Metro League with a sweep of Clio – Owosso Argus-Press
Also of note …
Baseball: Steve Hoyle has led Mount Pleasant’s junior varsity to 500 wins – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun