Today in the MHSAA: 9/17/15
September 17, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Today’s know-your-sports checklist includes catching up on impressive feats by some of the state’s top-ranked girls golf teams and enjoying a pair of inspirational stories about leading soccer scorers.
Girls Golf
Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 4 Lake Orion won the Oakland County Division 1 Tournament for the second straight season, edging No. 6 Novi by one shot and No. 1 Rochester by two – Oakland Press
Three Spring Lake golfers carded three birdies apiece to lead the LP Division 3 No. 1 Lakers to a 53-stroke win in the Lakes 8 jamboree on their home course – Muskegon Chronicle
Boys Soccer
Freeland improved to 11-1 with its first win over Saginaw Swan Valley in three seasons, also handing the Vikings their first loss this fall – Saginaw News
Boys Tennis
Midland Dow, No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, fell to No. 3 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central at the Midweek Classic, but still won the tournament thanks to No. 6 Detroit U-D Jesuit’s win over FHC – Midland Daily News and Saginaw News
Volleyball
Ionia swept reigning Capital Area Activities Conference White champion Williamston, beating the Hornets for the first time under sixth-year coach Jeanna Kraatz – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
Niles emerged as the biggest winner from the SMAC 6-Pack Tournament on its home floor with victories over Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central and Richland Gull Lake, all in two games – Niles Daily Star
Bay City John Glenn improved to 9-1 with a win over Tawas, opening North East Michigan Conference play as the reigning champion and with nearly the same lineup as in 2014 – Bay City Times
Good Reads
We’re big fans of athletes who play multiple sports, and Port Huron’s Jon Miller is one of the latest – he’s the soccer team’s leading scorer and the top field goal kicker in school history, plus one of the football team’s leading receivers. A great line from the story: “But if there’s one kid that can take this on, it’s the kid that’s loading his senior year with as many memories as possible.” – Port Huron Times-Herald
Andrew Shippell is Marshall’s leading scorer this season, and after three years of fighting is preparing to celebrate a milestone – the end of his chemotherapy in February – Battle Creek Enquirer
Today In The MHSAA: 10/27/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 27, 2021
1. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 St. Joseph edged No. 6 Marshall 2-1 to earn a trip to a Division 2 Regional Final – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
2. BOYS SOCCER No. 7 Williamston downed No. 6 Imlay City 4-1 to advance in Division 3 – Lansing State Journal
3. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Okemos defeated No. 7 Traverse City West 2-1 in Division 1 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. VOLLEYBALL Warren Regina defeated Macomb Lutheran North 3-1 in the Detroit Catholic League Cardinal Tournament finale – Macomb Daily
5. BOYS SOCCER Salem came back from a goal down to defeat No. 14 Ann Arbor Pioneer in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Observer & Eccentric
6. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Richland Gull Lake got past No. 10 Holland 1-0 in Division 2 to earn the Regional Final matchup with St. Joseph – Battle Creek Enquirer
7. BOYS SOCCER North Muskegon held on for a 1-0 Division 4 Semifinal win over No. 8 McBain Northern Michigan Christian – Local Sports Journal
8. VOLLEYBALL Zeeland East swept West to clinch the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green Tournament title and overall league championship – Holland Sentinel
9. BOYS SOCCER No. 3 New Baltimore Anchor Bay survived an upset attempt with a 4-3 overtime win over Utica Eisenhower in Division 1 – Macomb Daily
10. BOYS SOCCER Michigan Center won a 4-3 shootout to advance with a 1-0 Division 3 win over No. 10 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep – Oakland Press