Today in the MHSAA: 9/17/19
September 17, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A freshman phenom on the golf course helped her team lead Monday’s list of notables as a trio of tournament champions drove their way to the top.
1. Girls Golf: Grand Blanc freshman Kate Brody continued her dazzling high school debut by taking first in leading the Bobcats – ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – to the Genesee County Golf Championship victory; Grand Blanc finished two strokes lower than runner-up and LPD3 No. 1 Flint Powers Catholic – Flint Journal
2. Girls Golf: Coldwater outshot runner-up and LPD4 No. 9 Jackson Lumen Christi by six strokes to win the Onsted Invitational – Coldwater Daily Reporter
3. Girls Golf: Traverse City Central edged Traverse City West by a stroke to win the Charlevoix Classic against a field that also included LPD4 top-ranked Harbor Springs – Traverse City Record Eagle
4. Boys Soccer: Division 2 No. 8 Byron Center and Division 3 No. 1 Hudsonville Unity Christian played to a scoreless draw – FOX 17
5. Volleyball: Bloomfield Hills defeated Division 2 No. 4 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep in five sets, after NDP downed Rochester Adams in four – Oakland Press
6. Boys Soccer: Hillsdale got past Michigan Center to stay in the mix for the Independent Soccer League West title – Hillsdale Daily News
7. Volleyball: Rock Mid Peninsula posted its first win ever over Munising, sweeping the Mustangs – Escanaba Daily Press
8. Boys Soccer: Vicksburg downed Sturgis for the first time in at least seven seasons, 1-0 – JoeInsider.com
9. Boys Soccer: After edging Riverview by just a goal in their first meeting this season, Division 3 No. 6 Grosse Ile came back to win big in the rematch – Southgate News-Herald
10. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 5 Midland Dow downed Bay City John Glenn to improve to 11-1 – Midland Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 8/19/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 19, 2024
1. BOYS SOCCER Macomb Lutheran North defeated host Detroit Country Day in a shootout to claim the Paul Bartoshuk Invitational championship – Oakland Press
2. GIRLS GOLF Petoskey and Traverse City St. Francis’ Grace Slocum were champions of the season-opening Traverse City West Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. GIRLS GOLF Hudsonville edged Caledonia by a stroke to win the Sydney Carfine Memorial Tournament hosted by Jenison – Hudsonville Athletics
4. BOYS SOCCER Davison, Flint Powers Catholic and Grand Blanc were winners at the Vehicle City Soccer Classic – WNEM
5. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow opened with sweeps of Traverse City Central and Battle Creek Lakeview – Midland Daily News
6. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City West tied Mattawan and defeated Plainwell at Portage Central’s Justin Baily Memorial Soccer Shootout – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. BOYS SOCCER Alpena opened this season with a 3-2 win over Bay City Western – Alpena News
8. BOYS SOCCER Spring Lake opened with a 1-0 win over Muskegon Mona Shores – Local Sports Journal
9. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Hills bounced back from an opening loss to Orchard Lake St. Mary’s with a win over Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest – Hometown Life
10. BOYS SOCCER Oxford opened with a 4-1 win over Dearborn Divine Child – Oakland Press
Also of note …
TRACK & FIELD Grant Fisher has reached legendary status with his Olynpics accomplishments this month, and he’s another example of why participating in multiple sports is the smart move – Detroit Free Press