Today In The MHSAA: 9/16/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 16, 2021

1. BOYS SOCCER Undefeated Saline handed Ann Arbor Pioneer its first defeat, 2-1 in Southeastern Conference Red play – Saline Post

2. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 5 Cadillac won the final two sets to get past Traverse City Central in five – Cadillac News

3. GIRLS GOLF Traverse City Central shot a 348 to win the Ogemaw Heights Invitational – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

4. BOYS SOCCER Ogemaw Heights gave Division 4 No. 7 McBain Northern Michigan Christian its first loss, 2-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 15 Clio handed Owosso its first defeat in league play and second overall, 3-0 – WJRT

6. BOYS SOCCER Armando Sanchez scored four goals for Fennville in its shutout of Saugatuck – Holland Sentinel

7. BOYS SOCCER Nathan Isbrecht scored all four goals in Watervliet’s shutout of Coloma – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

8. BOYS SOCCER Reigning Downriver League champion held off a rising contender in Lincoln Park, 2-0 – Southgate News-Herald

9. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention Morley Stanwood earned a seventh-straight win with a sweep of Hesperia – Big Rapids Pioneer

10. BOYS SOCCER Grand Blanc also showed its defensive potential with a 2-0 shutout of Flint Powers Catholic – Flint Journal

Also of note …

PORTAGE NOTHERN A star basketball and soccer player at Portage Northern who later played both at Northwestern, Lisa Byington then launched a successful broadcasting career and now will become the first fulltime female play-by-play announcer for a men’s professional sports team in MLB, NFL, NBA or NHL when she begins as the Milwaukee Bucks’ lead voice this season – Holland Sentinel

Today in the MHSAA: 12/13/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 13, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Belleville downed reigning Division 1 champion West Bloomfield 84-49 – MLIVE-Detroit

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Emily Hills’ late free throws gave Ottawa Lake Whiteford a 39-38 win over Erie Mason – Monroe News

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw United earned its first win in program history, 40-25 over River Rouge – Saginaw News

4. HOCKEY Bloomfield Hills scored last-minute goals in two periods to down Rochester United 2-0 – Oakland Press

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Traverse West made a statement with a 60-46 win over Cadillac – Up North Live

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Calumet downed reigning Division 4 champion Ishpeming 52-32 – Upper Michigan’s Source

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Standish-Sterling trailed entering the fourth quarter but came back to defeat St. Louis 29-25 – Bay City Times

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Mt. Morris improved to 6-0 with a 65-39 win over Montrose – WJRT

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Evart improved to 4-0 with a 64-50 victory over Manton – Big Rapids Pioneer

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Dearborn Edsel Ford also earned its first win, 64-50 over Fordson – Dearborn Press & Guide